作文互改-tongtong-issue28 民主政治与权力精英

kaileezhu · 发表于 2014-9-13 14:52:29

题目：The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievement of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people.
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Someone may think that a nation is measured by the achivement of its rulers or elites. They overlook the fact that a nation
composed of millions of ordinary people whose daily work make the nation run smoothely. Without the emphasize of the general welfare
of its people, a society cannot function, not to mention the possibility of nurturing creative artists and brilliant scientists. Meeting the baisc needs of the public is the fundation of a functioning society and the prerequiste of breeding civilization. This view has been proved nationwide.

First and foremost, the psysiological needs of the public must be met in order to maintian a cilvilized society. Food, water, shelter
and medical services come before everthing and anything. According to psychologial view of human needs, the psysiological needs are
the most basic needs that must be satisfied before higher and more spiritual needs such as love and self esteem can be reached. Therefore, if general public is starving and worrying about the next meal, there will be no energy and efforts available to think about arts or science. Moreover, devotion to science or arts is usually self-actualization, the highest pscyhological needs of human beings that occur after all the lower needs are met. In addition, a limited welfare is usually associated with resitve society where unemplyment rate is high; crime rate is high; homeless people are often seen and mutual trust in community is limited. In extreme cicumstances, social problems can accumulate to riots and rebellion. Clearly, without good welfare, a society can be jepardized.

One of the misconception people often makde is to distinguish artists and scientists from the ordinary people and falsely assume that they live in a greenhouse isolated from the outside world and free from mundane hassles. In deed, elites are just ordinary people with a special talent in one specific area. Since most sciensts and artists do not earn their title after years of education, training and diligent work, they often spend thirty or forty years of life as "ordinary people" and enjoy no priviledge. If the environment is supportive with numerous social services and supports they could count on, such as free public medical services, free public education, they are more likely to focus on their work, be productive and standout as elites. For example, the U.S. spent over 60% of its annual budget on medical services (medicare and medicade) and social security and it has the greatest number of scientists and artists. Public welfare is interdependent of the creativity and strength of a nation, namely the artists and scientists. Welfare not only benifits the general and ordinary people, but also increases the chance of breeding future elites by creating a warm, anxious free environment. This view has been proved in European and North America where great welfare co-occurs with great science and art. On contrary, in developing countries where gap between the rich and the poor is huge and welfare is underdeveloped, the acheivements of art and science are also relatively low.

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