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【提纲】论点:我认为推动历史文明的是由一些身份早就被淡忘的人群,在历史几个少数名人的带领下缔造的;
1. 我承认少数的历史名人对于推动人类历史文明起到了至关重要的作用;
2. 但是,如果没有人群的支持,单凭历史名人,推动历史的发展是不可能的;
3. 历史是人类用来了解自我的工具,历史研究关注个人无可厚非;
总结:历史名人对于历史的推动作用举足轻重,尽管历史很难记录大众,但是我们不能忽视那些身份早就被遗忘的人群;
【原文】
Who make the most significant events and trends in history? The speaker asserts that it is caused by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten instead of the famous few. On balance, however, I fundamentally agree with the notion that groups of people, following the famous few, create the most significant events and trends in history.
Admittedly, the famous few are crucial for the evolution of human's history. Peter the Great, Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Churchill, Washington, Genghis Khan; one would see an array of names of such momentous individuals when he opens a history book. Take Peter the Great as an example. His brilliant work had led the Russia to a great domination in the world due to his modernization of the army and the creation of the navy. Undoubtedly, these people are meaningful contribution who cannot be ignored by public.
However, it cannot convince me that some of individuals could boost the human's history without the supporting of groups of people. Importantly, we should be aware of the definition of history, which is more than the reconstruction of the past. History is a collective memories of societies. As we know, the society is consisting by vast individuals, who could affect the society more or less. Hence the history should consist of different classes of people, the fundamental of the society. Neglecting the value of people, the famous few, even the most forceful ones could not progress the human's history. To illustrate this point, still take Peter the Great as an example. In 1699, he ordered that the control of the cities should be shifted from appointed governors to locally elected officials in order to construct a democratic society. This reform, however, failed in practice due to local inertia ignorance which leads serious corruption problems.
Furthermore, the study of history emphasis on individuals is necessity and reasonable whereas people is elementary to change the history. On the one hand, history could not note the function of public accurately and collectively. Also, it is difficult for present people who can memorize their role in the past. So the history does not disallow the public's role, though it can hardly mark completely. On the other hand, history is a tool that help people realize themselves. Learning about great human accomplishments of the past provides inspiration. Imaging a student inspired by the courage of history's great explorers, such as Columbus, might decide as a result to pursue a career in geography, or archeology. This decision can affect the student's ideas and value. In another sense, people study the famous few, for example, Lincoln of courage in the face of difficulty could provide motivation to face their own personal hardship in life. In short, studying the individuals in history could help people understand themselves.
To sum up, the speaker fails to recognize that crucial of the famous few and the feasibility of memorizing public in history. Although we could not note public, their contribution could not be overlooked. The most significant events and trends in history were made by both individuals and the groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten.
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