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用的修锐上课的思路 他因法
提纲:
1 分析年轻人可以帮助我们了解当代文化
2 分析中年人老年人可以帮助了解当代文化
3 了解历史也可以是我们了解当代文化
因此,了解年轻人并非唯一途径
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How can contemporary culture best be understood? The speaker claims that, to analyze the trends of its youth is the answer to this question. It may be true in some aspects, but in my view, it is far from enough. There are still other ways to understand a society, such as, to examine the middle-aged and old people, and to review the history of the society.
Analyzing the trends of the youth is a good way to understand contemporary culture, for the young people are most sensitive to changes and they are usually willing to change themselves too. Fashion in clothes, cell phones, computers and much other everyday stuff is usually led by the young people. They can always figure out and get used to new functions of new product. Actually, it is they, who are creating fashion. What they use and what they do reflects what they like, which is a indispensable part of culture. If the trend of the youth is neglected, it is possible that we are not able to fully comprehend the contemporary culture, since the young people are the most active and fresh group in a society. Statistics shows, more than 60% TV-advertisements target on the young people. That shows the young people, in some sense, are the main concern of the society, the producers want to affect the contemporary culture by affecting the opinion of the young people.
Although young people can show the contemporary culture, no one can deny the contribution of the middle-aged people and the old people to contemporary culture. Contemporary culture means not only fashion that young people create, but also many other aspects, such as the lifestyle of people, the reflection towards life and nature. Such things above, usually are the middle-aged and old people’s consideration, and only the middle-aged and old people who see more, experience more, and suffer more can consider these kind of things deeply. Goethe, considered one of the most versatile figures in all world literature, devoted his late years to Faust, the crowning achievement of his life. The masterpiece mirrors the universal moral conflict in his age and reveals the light of individuality. It was considered much more valuable than The Lover’s Caprice which was written when Goethe was young.
Also, to review the history of the society is a effective way to understand contemporary culture. Culture is not something that form and determine in a single day. It passes, accumulates, and is modified, from generation to generation. Knowing that American people’s ancestor is mainly Puritan from England, we can better understand why today most American people are diligent and devout than people in most other counties. Without history, one may get into trouble when one tries to understand extant affairs. Without the knowledge of the constant wars between France and German in the several past centuries, one will almost surely fail to understand the contemporary subtle relationship between the two countries.
All in all, there are many effective ways to understand contemporary culture, analyze the trend of the youth is just one of them, and it should be supplemented by other ways, such as examine the middle-aged and the old people, and review the history.
[ Last edited by alcestis on 2005-7-13 at 21:59 ] |
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