GRE sample essay

GRE Sample essay

It is easy to sympathize with the sentiment expressed in the topic statement. After all, no one wants to feel inadequate to any task, including appreciating art in its various forms. This is perhaps why we¡¯ve all been in the modern wing of a museum, perhaps looking at a cubist Picasso, and heard someone whisper, ¡°My seven-year old can draw better than that.¡± But surely the fact that not everyone is sufficiently familiar with the artistic concerns that gave rise to cubism means that the entire movement was a scam.
The composer Leonard Bernstein, in his popular book on music (the title of which escapes me), wrote that there are three levels of understanding or appreciation of music. The most fundame...