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If you could go back to some time and place in the past, when and where would you go? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
If I were afforded the opportunity to go back to a specific time and place in the past, I would venture back to ancient Greece. During the 5th century B.C., the Greeks were in the process of developing and reforming a wide range of cultural, social, and scientific pursuits, which still have a significant impact on the world today.
In the arts, Greece excelled in many fields, particularly dramatic literature. The works of Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes have had a tremendous influence not only on western literature, but also western thought in general. The works of these playwrights are still performed on stages around the world today. However, it would be a rare and exciting opportunity to see these plays performed for the first time.
The ancient Greeks also excelled in the social sciences. Perhaps their greatest contribution in this area came in the form of democracy. The Greek words "Demo" and "Cracy" mean "People" and "Rule" respectively. Today, many of the world's great nations have adopted, and to a certain extent, modified the ancient Greek system. Yet, its birth and early maturation period all took place in ancient Greece.
Academic subjects such as Philosophy, Astronomy, Physics and Biology also received a great deal of attention in the ancient Greek world. The philosophical writings of Heraclitus, Plato, and Aristotle have had a profound influence on western scholarship for well over two thousand years. The Mathematical theories of Pythagoras and Euclid, combined with theories from other great ancient civilizations, provided a foundation upon which later mathematicians such as Newton and Einstein based their work.
The world of the Ancient Greeks would most certainly be an exciting and stimulating place to go back to. Politics, Drama, Physics, and a number of other subjects were still in their infancy, and all were being fiercely debated and examined. It would undoubtedly be and enriching experience to observe and take part in such a fascinating civilization.
满分要素剖析：
一、 语言表达
本文的语言亮点体现在词汇的多样性上，有很多值得借鉴的表达和关注的细节，小到副词的准确选用，大到动词的灵活换用，这些细小的处理会让文章的语言更上一层楼，也显现出创作者的扎实与灵活。
1. The Greek words "Demo" and "Cracy" mean "People" and "Rule" respectively. 这句中的respectively非常值得学习，表示“分别”的意思，在描述图表的时候经常会用到这个词，这个时候不是用separately，而是respectively更准确。
2. The ancient Greeks also excelled in the social sciences. 表示在某一领域很优秀用excel in,形容词形式是excellent。
3. If I were afforded the opportunity to go back to a specific time and place in the past, I would venture back to ancient Greece.首先，afford代替give，表示提供，给予的意思。Venture表示冒险，类似于adventure的动词形式，但是venture用作名词，还有投机的意思。
二、 逻辑结构
文章条理分明地从艺术，社会，学术三个方面说明想回到古希腊的理由，正面证明了古希腊在这三个方面对人类社会作出了奠基性的贡献，从而促使作者有了想要见证这个历史过程的愿望。
全文结构是典型的总分总结构，首尾呼应，开篇从三个方面引领出下文的讨论，结尾在这三个方面讨论的基础上概述收尾。
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