ISSUE120球拍。

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TOPIC: ISSUE120 - "So much is new and complex today that looking back for an understanding of the past provides little guidance for living in the present."
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TIME: 00:45:00
DATE: 2009-12-17 jason 16:42:20

The study of history is part and parcel regardless of how much progresses we have made and how many more options come along with those progresses. To understand the past enables us to be better prepared for the new challenges arising from the progresses and dilemmas that stem from competing options we have.

History is primarily a study of human and social behavior. The development of the society is a constantly upward spiral, historically interconnected. Lessons learnt yesterday guide the handling of challenges in a new and complex today. The significant strides we have made in nearly every realm of social development has some byproducts that we do not expect in the first place. Puzzled by the uncertainty of the future, we need to solve these unwanted byproducts by referring to the past. Though these problems are newly appeared that we would never be confronted before, they could be better understood by comparing to a similar problem in history and the strategy and principle of solving them could be learnt in the study of this history. We will have no clue of how to understand and solve the threat of spreading nuclear weapon unless we look up in the history of arms race during and after world wars. It is the imbalance between developments of different nations: those superpowers build a stronger national defense, which other countries perceive as potential threat to their sovereignty and thus pour their limited government funds into creating new weapons. Noticed that drastic increase in military spending, those superpowers feel threatened and expand their defense system further. Be it the nuclear weapon today or missiles after World War II, arms race reflects the development gap between countries and an absence of
trust in the international community. Bearing this historic lesson in mind, the international community primarily counts on negotiation and communication to solve this nascent problem, building up a peaceful global community. Understanding of the past instructs us in solving current problems, helping pave the path leading to a better future.

In the hope of building up a better future, we use history as a predictor and compass in the darkness of multiple challenges we face today. When we finally choose a path and embark on one, we, as a people, will confront dilemmas and hard choices in this changing world. Ethical dilemma repeats itself throughout the study of history, a study not only of certifiable heroes who successfully worked through it but also of ordinary men and women who provide lessons in diligence courage and sacrifice. It is not only those heroic leaders who try to lead will weather adversity. People living in obscurity are imposed to make ostensible choices in their daily lives. Understanding the history of individuals and situations in the past allow us to test our own moral sense, to hone it against same o the real complexities individuals have to face in this new and complex world.

For an individual who wants to flourish in this new and complex society, an understanding of past provide guidance for universal and timeless humanity questions that we all share. Equipped with this guidance, we would move further towards a better future with a trained trait of being reflective, an ability that is exceedingly crucial in a future destined to be more complex.

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The study of history is part and parcel regardless of how much progresses we have made and how many more options come along with those progresses. To understand the past enables us to be better prepared for the new challenges arising from the progresses and dilemmas that stem from competing options we have. 

History is primarily a study of human and social behavior. （首句与后文的联系似不是那么紧密）The development of the society is a constantly upward spiral, historically interconnected. Lessons learnt yesterday guide the handling of challenges in a new and complex today. The significant strides we have made in nearly every realm of social development has some byproducts that we do not expect in the first place. Puzzled by the uncertainty of the future, we need to solve these unwanted byproducts by referring to the past.（上下这两句内容很类似。bluntly,段首几句的内容都比较相似，切入主题稍微慢了一点） Though these problems are newly appeared that we would never be confronted before, they could be better understood by comparing to a similar problem in history and the strategy and principle of solving them could be learnt in the study of this history. We will have no clue of how to understand and solve the threat of spreading nuclear weapon unless we look up in the history of arms race during and after world wars. It is the imbalance between developments（下文似乎更强调misconception） of different nations: those superpowers build a stronger national defense, which other countries perceive as potential threat to their sovereignty and thus pour their limited government funds into creating new weapons. Noticed that drastic increase in military spending, those superpowers feel threatened and expand their defense system further. Be it the nuclear weapon today or missiles after World War II, arms race reflects the development gap between countries and an absence of trust in the international community. Bearing this historic lesson in mind, the international community primarily counts on negotiation and communication to solve this nascent problem, building up a peaceful global community. Understanding of the past instructs us in solving current problems, helping pave the path leading to a better future.
本段论述研究历史能够帮助解决当前问题。例子是当前核问题及过去的军备竞赛之间有相似性。

段首第一句话貌似没起到什么作用，不妨让主题的提出更清晰干脆。

In the hope of building up a better future, we use history as a predictor and compass in the darkness of multiple challenges we face today. When we finally choose a path and embark on one, we, as a people（一个民族？）, will confront dilemmas and hard choices in this changing world. Ethical dilemma repeats itself throughout the study of history, a study not only of certifiable heroes who successfully worked through it but also of ordinary men and women who provide lessons in diligence, courage and sacrifice. It is not only those heroic leaders who try to lead will weather adversity. People living in obscurity are imposed to make ostensible(1 : intended for display  : open to view 2 : being such in appearance  : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real  *the ostensible purpose for the trip*)choices in their daily lives（这句话不是很理解）. Understanding the history of individuals and situations in the past allow us to test our own moral sense, to hone it against same of the real complexities individuals have to face in this new and complex world. 
本段论述历史能够作为当今挑战与困境中的predictor and compass。以道德困境为例，指出历史记叙了both hero和小人物的故事，培养我们的道德感。

私以为这段有些beating about the bush。首先，主题句暗示的内容与上一段很类似，但集中笔墨于ethical dilemma了。其次，在论述历史帮忙解决道德困境的时候不是很有说服力。为什么读历史故事就能帮现代人理清复杂问题？虽然了解作者的意思，但如果说现在的道德问题与过去的有相似之处/过去的道德准则依然有价值—>历史承载了过去的道德准则—>读历史能够学到相似境况下人们的做法—>为现代情境提供借鉴...云云，可能会清楚一些。而且为何要特地指出历史不止记录大人物也关注小人物呢，是否有用心，可惜表现得不明显。

For an individual who wants to flourish in this new and complex society, an understanding of past provide guidance for universal and timeless humanity questions that we all share. Equipped with this guidance, we would move further towards a better future with a trained trait of being reflective, an ability that is exceedingly crucial in a future destined to be more complex.

全文：T（学习历史有助于更好地面对现代社会的挑战）——>B1（研究历史能帮忙解决当前问题）——>B2（历史能够作为当今挑战与困境中的predictor and compass）——>结论
私以为主要就是B1和B2的主题貌似很相近，不妨明确指出B1是XX问题，B2是道德问题之类。另个人觉得结尾提到的‘ trained trait of being reflective’是个很不错的想法。历史让人对事物的理解更深刻么！这一点甚至都可以单独拿出来做一个论点。