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113.Claim:The surestindicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, orscientists.
Reason: Thesurest indicator of a great nation is actually the welfare of all its people.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent towhich you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claimis based
I fundamentally agree with the opinion that the welfare of all people can indicates a great nation. The achievements of the nation's rulers, artists, and scientists, as well as the diligence of the whole society, however, can also be viewed as indicators when judging if a nation is great.
When speaking of the greatness of a nation, we usually consider it a peaceful, developed and equal country. The reason why I regard the people's welfare as the measurement is primarly based on these three aspects. First of all, the welfare of all the people could indicate the stability of one nation. Comparing a country where civil wars break out frequently to the one where people live their lives happily, it's undouted that the latter has the potential to be a great nation contemprarily. Secondarily, the economy can be illustrated adequately by the well-being of people. Only in a prosperous country, can the young be equally educated, the sick guaranteed timely treatment and the jobless supplied with unemployment benefit. Otherwise, the nation that cannot afford would be full of illiteracy, illness and loafers, which would impair the efficiency of the society and make itself behind the times sooner or later. Finally, when the individual, no matter which enthic group he or she belongs to, could share the equal welfare with others, then the nation could be characterized as the real great, just as Martin Luther King had said: there will be neither rest or tranquility until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
However, we can not ignore the influence of the distinguished rulers on one nation when talking about its greatness. The achivements of rulers, can sometimes be the best representatives of a nation and their feats could conduct the future development of the country. Abraham Lincoln, one of the most outstanding presidents in American history, led the Americans to preserve the Union, while ending the Civial War and the slavery. It's hard to imagine if American can achieve so much today without Lincoln's service.
On the other hand, the contribution of science and art one nation makes to the whole world should be also taken into account when defining its greatness. President John F.Kennedy once said: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. Similarly, the same principle can be applied to a nation. Ancient rome, the thriving civilization that grew in the 8th century BC, is considered as a great nation. Such a class-ridden society where the rank and file could not enjoy their rights cannot match up to the democratic nation contemporarily in economic and equality. Yet, it still deserves the honour as it achieved rather high in science and art. Its various architecture, for example, involving the innovative use of concrete as the building material, has a long and deep influence in Europe constantly.
While the welfare of all the people indicates the current state of a nation, the achievements of its ruler, scienctists and artists usually signify the past prosperousness. When we appreciate a nation accomplishing both parts, we cannot overlook those ones where people are striving for their better lives and future, even if the nation might be still in poverty and its people be still on the way of pursuing the true knowledg. Any diligent nation with the good belief should be viewed as great and deserves respect of all, as we can forsee its future: a nation with visionary rules where all the people share the welfare and contribute in sicience and art to the world continuously.
思路：如何定义“great”:经济发达，人民安定，种族平等，科技文化贡献
1. 承认人民的幸福是重要标准->现状
a. 基于社会稳定: 比较说明战争国家和和平国家
b. 基于经济发达: 小孩可以得到教育，生病可以得到治疗，失业得到救济，都需要经济基础。
c. 基于社会平等:解题点all
例子：消除种族歧视、马丁路德金名言。
2. ruler,artists,scientists也可以指示标准
是社会导向，显现创造力->往往基于过去
a. ruler能够给人民带来自由，引领未来，美国的林肯（Abraham Lincoln）
b. scientistand art：对后世的影响和世界的贡献，可以拿古罗马和当代国家做对比（这个感觉很难论证，如果拿现代国家来说怕美国人不会认可，所以干脆就拿一个文明古国来做比较，但是这样就感觉没说服力了……）
约翰·肯尼迪（John F. Kennedy）：评判一个国家的品格，不仅要看它培养了什么样的人民，还要看它的人民选择对什么样的人致敬、对什么样的人追怀。
Ask not what your country can dofor----ask what you can do for your country.
3. 总结：两者同样重要。但都归结于一点：这个国家的人民为将来的不断努力
求大牛指教！感觉这篇文章写得没有展开的样子……
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