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GREpoolofissue

Aspeoplerelymoreandmoreontechnologytosolveproblems,theabilityofhumanstothinkforthemselveswillsurelydeteriorate.

Tounderstandthemostimportantcharacteristicsofasociety,onemuststudyitsmajorcities.

Majorcities--prosperity,economy,trend,

China,agriculturalcountry,

Misleading,

Educationalinstitutionshavearesponsibilitytodissuadestudentsfrompursuingfieldsofstudyinwhichtheyareunlikelytosucceed.

Scandalsareusefulbecausetheyfocusourattentiononproblemsinwaysthatnospeakerorreformerevercould.

Claim:

Governmentsmustensurethattheirmajorcitiesreceivethefinancialsupporttheyneedinordertothrive.

Reason:

Itisprimarilyincitiesthatanation'sculturaltraditionsarepreservedandgenerated.

Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththe

Somepeoplebelievethatgovernmentfundingoftheartsisnecessarytoensurethattheartscanflourishandbeavailabletoallpeople.Othersbelievethatgovernmentfundingoftheartsthreatenstheintegrityofthearts.

Claim:

Inanyfield—business,politics,education,government—thoseinpowershouldstepdownafterfiveyears.

Reason:

Thesurestpathtosuccessforanyenterpriseisrevitalizationthroughnewleadership.

Inanyfieldofendeavor,itisimpossibletomakeasignificantcontributionwithoutfirstbeingstronglyinfluencedbypastachievementswithinthatfield.

Nationsshouldpasslawstopreserveanyremainingwildernessareasintheirnaturalstate,eveniftheseareascouldbedevelopedforeconomicgain.

People'sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking.

Governmentsshouldofferafreeuniversityeducationtoanystudentwhohasbeenadmittedtoauniversitybutwhocannotaffordthetuition.

Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'sfieldofstudy.

Anationshouldrequireallofitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollege.

Educationalinstitutionsshouldactivelyencouragetheirstudentstochoosefieldsofstudythatwillpreparethemforlucrativecareers.

Somepeoplebelievethatinordertobeeffective,politicalleadersmustyieldtopublicopinionandabandonprincipleforthesakeofcompromise.Othersbelievethatthemostessentialqualityofaneffectiveleaderistheabilitytoremainconsistentlycommittedtoparticularprinciplesandobjectives.

Formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

Thewell-beingofasocietyisenhancedwhenmanyofitspeoplequestionauthority.

Governmentsshouldfocusonsolvingtheimmediateproblemsoftodayratherthanontryingtosolvetheanticipatedproblemsofthefuture.

Somepeoplebelievethatcollegestudentsshouldconsideronlytheirowntalentsandinterestswhenchoosingafieldofstudy.Othersbelievethatcollegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.

Lawsshouldbeflexibleenoughtotakeaccountofvariouscircumstances,times,andplaces.

Claim:

Thebestwaytounderstandthecharacterofasocietyistoexaminethecharacterofthemenandwomenthatthesocietychoosesasitsheroesoritsrolemodels.

Reason:

Heroesandrolemodelsrevealasociety'shighestideals.

Governmentsshouldplacefew,ifany,restrictionsonscientificresearchanddevelopment.

Thebestwaytoteachistopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.

Governmentsshouldoffercollegeanduniversityeducationfreeofchargetoallstudents.

Theluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifepreventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals.

Inanyfieldofinquiry,thebeginnerismorelikelythantheexperttomakeimportantcontributions.

Thesurestindicatorofagreatnationisrepresentednotbytheachievementsofitsrulers,artists,orscientists,butbythegeneralwelfareofitspeople.

Thebestwaytoteach—whetherasaneducator,employer,orparent—istopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.

Teachers'salariesshouldbebasedontheirstudents'academicperformance.

Societyshouldmakeeffortstosaveendangeredspeciesonlyifthepotentialextinctionofthosespeciesistheresultofhumanactivities.

Collegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.

Asweacquiremoreknowledge,thingsdonotbecomemorecomprehensible,butmorecomplexandmysterious.

Inanysituation,progressrequiresdiscussionamongpeoplewhohavecontrastingpointsofview.

Educationalinstitutionsshoulddissuadestudentsfrompursuingfieldsofstudyinwhichtheyareunlikelytosucceed.

Governmentsshouldnotfundanyscientificresearchwhoseconsequencesareunclear.

Societyshouldidentifythosechildrenwhohavespecialtalentsandprovidetrainingforthematanearlyagetodeveloptheirtalents.

Itisprimarilythroughouridentificationwithsocialgroupsthatwedefineourselves.

Collegestudentsshouldbeencouragedtopursuesubjectsthatinterestthemratherthanthecoursesthatseemmostlikelytoleadtojobs.

Claim:

Whenplanningcourses,educatorsshouldtakeintoaccounttheinterestsandsuggestionsoftheirstudents.

Reason:

Studentsaremoremotivatedtolearnwhentheyareinterestedinwhattheyarestudying.

Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbytheircontemporaries.

Studentsshouldalwaysquestionwhattheyaretaughtinsteadofacceptingitpassively.

Theincreasinglyrapidpaceoflifetodaycausesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.

Claim:

Itisnolongerpossibleforasocietytoregardanylivingmanorwomanasahero.

Reason:

Thereputationofanyonewhoissubjectedtomediascrutinywilleventuallybediminished.

Competitionforhighgradesseriouslylimitsthequalityoflearningatalllevelsofeducation.

Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'sfieldofstudy.

Educatorsshouldfindoutwhatstudentswantincludedinthecurriculumandthenofferittothem.

Educatorsshouldteachfactsonlyaftertheirstudentshavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.

Claim:

Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfromthosewhoseviewscontradictourown.

Reason:

Disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning.

Governmentofficialsshouldrelyontheirownjudgmentratherthanunquestioninglycarryoutthewillofthepeopletheyserve.

Youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtopursuelong-term,realisticgoalsratherthanseekimmediatefameandrecognition.

Thebestwaytoteachistopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.

Ifagoalisworthy,thenanymeanstakentoattainitarejustifiable.

Inordertobecomewell-roundedindividuals,allcollegestudentsshouldberequiredtotakecoursesinwhichtheyreadpoetry,novels,mythology,andothertypesofimaginativeliterature.

Inorderforanyworkofart—forexample,afilm,anovel,apoem,orasong—tohavemerit,itmustbeunderstandabletomostpeople.

Manyimportantdiscoveriesorcreationsareaccidental:

itisusuallywhileseekingtheanswertoonequestionthatwecomeacrosstheanswertoanother.

Themainbenefitofthestudyofhistoryistodispeltheillusionthatpeoplelivingnowaresignificantlydifferentfrompeoplewholivedinearliertimes.

Learningisprimarilyamatterofpersonaldiscipline;studentscannotbemotivatedbyschoolorcollegealone.

Scientistsandotherresearchersshouldfocustheirresearchonareasthatarelikelytobenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.

Politiciansshouldpursuecommongroundandreasonableconsensusratherthanelusiveideals.

Peopleshouldundertakeriskyactiononlyaftertheyhavecarefullyconsidereditsconsequences.

Leadersarecreatedbythedemandsthatareplacedonthem.

Thereislittlejustificationforsocietytomakeextraordinaryefforts—especiallyatagreatcostinmoneyandjobs—tosaveendangeredanimalorplantspecies.

Thehumanmindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonlytoolsofhumanminds.

Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsandtodisobeyandresistunjustlaws.

Peoplewhoarethemostdeeplycommittedtoanideaorpolicyarealsothemostcriticalofit.

Somepeoplebelievethatsocietyshouldtrytosaveeveryplantandanimalspecies,despitetheexpensetohumansineffort,time,andfinancialwell-being.Othersbelievethatsocietyneednotmakeextraordinaryefforts,especiallyatagreatcostinmoneyandjobs,tosaveendangeredspecies.

Somepeoplebelievethatthepurposeofeducationistofreethemindandthespirit.Othersbelievethatformaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

Somepeoplebelieveitisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleaderstowithholdinformationfromthepublic.Othersbelievethatthepublichasarighttobefullyinformed.

Claim:

Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'smajorfieldofstudy.

Reason:

Acquiringknowledgeofvariousacademicdisciplinesisthebestwaytobecometrulyeducated.

Youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtopursuelong-term,realisticgoalsratherthanseekimmediatefameandrecognition.

Governmentsshouldnotfundanyscientificresearchwhoseconsequencesareunclear.

Collegesanduniversitiesshouldrequireallfacultytospendtimewo