The reading passage explores the issue of vessels. The professor's lecture deals with the same issue. However, she believes that the vessels were used as electric batteries in ancient times, which contradicts what the reading passage states. And in the lecture, she uses three specific points to support her idea.
First, even though the reading suggests that vessels would have been attached to some electricity conductors such as metal wires if they were used as batteries, the professor argues that vessels are not necessary to be discovered with attaching things. This is because they were found by local people and they could ignore the attaching things by the reason that they did not recognized them. Obviously the professor's argument disproves its counterpart in the reading.
Moreover, despite the statement in the reading that the copper cylinders inside the jars look exactly like copper cylinders discovered in the ruins of Seleucia which were not used for generating electricity, the professor contends that it can not prove anything. Then she supports this point with the fact that they could be used as another purpose meanwhile used as holding scrolls.
Finally, the professor asserts that ancient people could do many things with electricity thatthe vessels whereas the author of the reading claims that there were nothing ancient people could do with them. The professor proves that this claim is indefensible by pointing out that ancient doctors could uses electricity thatthe vessels to treat muscle illness.
In conclusion, the professor clearly identifies the weaknesses in the reading and convincingly show that the centeral argument in the reading, the vessels were not used as electric batteries in ancient times, is incorret.
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topic: young people nowadays do not give enough time to help communities
As the development of the society, everything are changing around us. Some people find that young people nowsdays help their communities less than before. It is sad but true. From my point of view, young people do not give time to help their communities because they have too much academic pressure and prefer to stay at home.
First, young people do not have enough time left after they finish their academic mission. It is wildly known that students nowadays are under more pressure than before. They have more courses to take and more homework to finish which can be seen by their heavy schoolbags. Based on this, they have so little time that they even can not do what they are really interested in. So how can we force them to spare time to help communities?
Moreover, beside the limited time, there is another important reason that young people prefer to stay at home. Why? On one hand, they do not have the time that long enough to go outside. On the other hand, they are stuck with their high-tech things like smartphones and computers. Using smartphones to check emails or twitter needs just a little time and using computers allows them to meet their friends at home. Therefore, young people can do almost everything in their homes. Sadly, they maybe do not even know who their neighbours are so that the fact that they do not give any help is not surprising any more.
Undeniably, there are still some young people that are willing to give time to helping their communities, but it is convincing that most young people are not. With little time and those high-tech things, young people become more and more coldhearted and are less likely to give help to their communities.作者: 风中的女王 时间: 2015-4-4 11:25