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42. Students should always question whatthey are taught instead of accepting it passively.
Write a response in which you discuss theextent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain yourreasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting yourposition, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might nothold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
Itotally agree that students should be encouraged to take an skeptical attitudetoward what they have been told by the teachers and the information they obtainfrom mass media in that skepticism is beneficial to not only the students butalso our human society as a whole. However, what we should place considerableemphases is not the question itself but the capability of exploring the worldby students themselves.
First off, at an individual level ,questioning what they are taught aids students to enrich their minds. In mostcases, limited to the time, it is always the conclusions that teachers impartto their students with little or without further explanations, which leads tothe unfavorable consequence, namely students only know what the theories are,but cannot understand why they are so and how to applied them to the real life.One of ways to settle this problem is to encourage students ask more questionsabout newly-learned knowledge and to find the answers by themselves. Undoubtedly,such experiences provide students with opportunities to have an in-depth lookat the new knowledge they doesn't told in the class. Besides, inquiries likethese are catalyst to developing and cultivating the capabilities to getinformation from multiple sources, which will put them in a beneficial positionin the job markets in the future.
Secondly, at social level, skepticism alsoplays an extremely important role in the human history, serving as a propellerof the development of human civilization. It is not extravagant to say, oursociety will stay at a stage where truth cannot be realized were mankindlacking of the awareness of questioning what we have learned. When it comes theissue, Copernicus and Harvey appear in my mind. The discovery of heliocentricordering of planets is the outcome of Copernicus' challenge to the geocentrictheory dominated in the scientific field in Middle Ages. Similarly, that Harveydiscovered the circulation of blood definitely due to his skeptical attitudetoward the theories of Galen. It is hard for us to imagine how our world wouldbe like if all of them and other scientists just passively accept the knowledgeand information passing on from their predecessors. Consequently, to preparethe youth to be a qualified builder of our society, it is significant toaddress the ability to question.
Nevertheless, our ultimate goal cannot besimply apprehended as to ask students to repudiate everything. The key elementwe should pay attention to is to promote students' abilities of exploring theworld around us by themselves. Majority of us would agree that
a person's education cannot be completedwith graduation. In fact, graduation should be regarded as a new start for hisor her study life. In view of the complicacy of our society, without theguidance of teachers, are them able to distinguish wrong from right when a wide range of information flooding ourworld ? Therefore, instead of telling students a conclusion of a theory, it isschool's duty to teach them the way of dealing with the information they aretold.
In sum, it would be a great idea toencourage students to be skeptical about the knowledge they learned because itwould beneficial to themselves as well as our society. However, what is moreimportant is to pay more attention to the process of finding answers to thequestions they asked instead of the question itself.
The surest indicator of a greatnation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists, orscientists, but by the general welfare of its people.
Write a response in which you discussthe extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain yourreasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting yourposition, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might nothold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
When it comes to the surest indicator of agreat nation, many people claim that it is the welfareof its people that is the determinant. In my part, I admit such assertion hasits reasonable aspects, however, I think thosepeople underestimate the significance of its rulers, artists and scientists forthe flourish/prosperity of a country.
First off, thereis the no denying fact that welfare is an important criteria indetermining the greatness of a nation. After all , the ultimate aim of thegovernment authorities is to elevate the standard of its people's life. Forexample, the United Stated and many other developed countries win theirreputation in the world for their high welfare level. In contrast to them, acountry like Afghan and Syria,fails to provide their people with stable life even lack the ability ofprotecting its people. Can we say them are a great country? The answer is noobviously. Thus, we can safely draw the conclusion that when judge whether anation is great, the welfare of its people is a indispensable part of thefactors we should consider.
However, it is equally important toplace stress on the fruition of its rulers, artists and scientists when assess a nation's achievement In most cases, these events are closely related to the welfare ofpeople. As a ruler of a nation, a person are supposedto responsible for its citizens and must give the right direction forthe whole country. Take Washington for example,under his guidance, the American people finallywon the eight-year struggle against the Britishand obtained its independence. It is true that it is the power of the allparticipants that should be ascribed to the victory, but the importance to theleader cannot be ignored. leaders like Washington serveas a beacon guiding the country operate in the correct direction.
Moreover, the artists provide the mentallypleasure to the people not confined to its own country but people all over theworld. Paris, for instance, famous for its artistic atmosphere,millions of people each year rush into its galleries with various invaluablerarities. We can expect that if the artists there stop working, the statusof France might be lower. Similarly, think about the Internet, medicines for cancers and many other advanced technologies, which have changed our lifedramatically over last few decades and make our life more comfortable and convenient than any time before. From that perspective, it is unfairto overlook the effort scientists have made when assess the greatness of acountry since they are the propeller of the development of our society.
In sum, whether the achievement of itsrulers, artists and scientists or the welfare of its people are equallyimportant factors when judge the greatness of a nation. Without consideration of either of them, asound assessment cannot be made about that the extent to which a nationis great.
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