issue144 AW狂人社组员Goku第三次作业

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TOPIC: ISSUE144 - "It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value."

*a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.
WORDS: 532          TIME: 1:31:02          DATE: 2007-3-8

I strongly agree with the statement that artists, rather than the critics, create the lasting value of our society. As stars of the stage of history, artists have been devoting themselves into the course of perpetuating the most durable values of our society and culture, while critics, for the most part, serve as an negligible or even negative role through times, though the critics contribute greatly during some specific periods of time.

In the first place, it is the artists, who produce most of the masterpiece of arts, that generate and then help preserve the priceless measure of our society. With a ceaseless enthusiasm, the artists dedicate their inspiration, intelligence and diligence for the propensity of  our society and the richness of human soul throughout the whole human history. Every fields of arts, no matter music, visual arts, or even literature, sees the significant endeavor of the artists for the flourish of the society. History is replete with compelling illustrations that support this point. Consider Homer, the Greek poet, his masterpiece Iliad and Odyssey-two of the greatest epics ever-had been the headstream of modern  west culture. And Beethoven influences the life of millions of people through his immortal melody: Hero. Both of the two artists has establish their name in history for the eternal contribution to the society. Therefore, it is safe to conclude that artists supply our society with the ever-lasting values.

By contrast, the critic does little to survive the values of the society, indeed it plays a malicious part in many circumstances for its oppression to the rising forces that are full of ingenuity. The reason for this is obvious: critics, for the most part, represent the interests of conservatives and thus would do their best to suppress the creative powers that are likely to bring unstable factors to the society. For instance, Mozart, suffering financial problems in his late life, receive cold-blooded scold from most of the critics at that time, only because he refused to serve the nobles any more. Van Gogh, another pioneer of Impressionism, receive endless severe sneer from the critcs for his transcended talent. In short, it would be apparently to argue that critics do much harm to the real values of society by oppressing the uprising and creative art that seek for the enduring value of our culture.

Nevertheless, there exists another side of the critics other than the negative one mentioned above. Actually critiques, the works of critics, itself as part of the literature, contribute significantly to the thrive of the culture and society in various aspects. Then, the art critic can help a simple reader better comprehend the motives of the writer, provide some insights about a painting, and suggest several appropriate approach to enjoy the maestro of an artist. Furthermore, the critics can also use their expertise regarding to specific field of art to evaluate and classify the art works, acting to provide constructive feedbacks to both artists and normal person.
  
To sum up, the artists are undoubtedly the creators of lasting values of our society, however, conceding some great contribution critics have done, critics mainly play a counterproductive role in the process of achieving real values for the society.

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issue144 AW狂人社组员Goku第三次作业
TOPIC: ISSUE144 - "It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value."

*a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.
WORDS: 532          TIME: 1:31:02          DATE: 2007-3-8

I strongly agree with the statement that artists, rather than the critics, create the lasting value of our society. As stars of the stage of history, artists have been devoting themselves into the course of perpetuating the most durable values of our society and culture; while critics, for the most part, serve as a negligible or even negative role through times, though the critics contribute greatly during some specific periods of time. 开门见山，自己的观点表述的很清楚

In the first place, it is the artists, who produce most of the masterpiece of arts, that generate and then help preserve the priceless measure of our society. With a ceaseless enthusiasm, the artists dedicate their inspiration, intelligence and diligence for the propensity 楼主应该是笔误，此处应为prosperity吧 of  our society and the richness of human soul throughout the whole human history. Every fields field of arts, no matter music, visual arts, or even literature, sees the significant endeavor of the artists for the flourish of the society. History is replete with compelling illustrations that support this point. Consider Homer, the Greek poet, his masterpiece Iliad and Odyssey-two of the greatest epics ever-had been the headstream of modern  west culture. And Beethoven influences the life of millions of people through his immortal melody: Hero. Both of the two artists hashave establish their name in history for the eternal contribution to the society. Therefore, it is safe to conclude that artists supply our society with the ever-lasting values.

By contrast, the critic does little to survive the values of the society, ；indeed it plays a malicious part in many circumstances for its oppression to the rising forces that are full of ingenuity. The reason for this is obvious: critics, for the most part, represent the interests of conservatives and thus would do their best to suppress the creative powers that are likely to bring unstable factors to the society. For instance, Mozart, suffering financial problems in his late life, receive received cold-blooded scold from most of the critics at that time, only because he refused to serve the nobles any more. Van Gogh, another pioneer of Impressionism, receive received endless severe sneer from the critcs for his transcended talent. In short, it would be apparently to argue that critics do much harm to the real values of society by oppressing the uprising and creative art that seek for the enduring value of our culture.

Nevertheless, there exists another side of the critics other than the negative one mentioned above. Actually critiques, the works of critics, itself as part of the literature, contribute significantly to the thrive prosperity吧，thrive没有名词形式 of the culture and society in various aspects. Then, the art critic can help a simple reader better comprehend the motives of the writer, provide some insights about a painting, and suggest several appropriate approach approaches to enjoy the maestro of an artist. Furthermore, the critics can also use their expertise regarding to specific field of art to evaluate and classify the art works, acting to provide constructive feedbacks to both artists and normal person.
  
To sum up, the artists are undoubtedly the creators of lasting values of our society, however 按照句意，这里不是转折关系，而是并列, conceding some great contribution critics have done, critics mainly play a counterproductive role in the process of achieving real values for the society.

楼主得文章行文流畅，用词多变，每一段top sentence和接下来的解释都清晰明了，例子也很丰富，写的不错啊
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这篇写的很棒嘛 楼主  
厉害厉害 我也写了这篇 ^_^ 不过是主要支持critic的
弱弱的问一下哈 结尾的undoubtedly 是不是尽量慎用啊 太绝对了 个人感情色彩太浓