ISSUE99

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TOPIC: ISSUE99 - "In any realm of life-whether academic, social, business, or political-the only way to succeed is to take a practical, rather than an idealistic, point of view. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival, whereas idealistic views tend to be superceded by simpler, more immediate options."

The claim above asserts that the only way to succeed in any realm of life is to take a practical rather than an idealistic point of view. If success here means a survival, I agree that pragmatic behavior guarantees survival. Nevertheless, if to succeed means achievement of an extraordinary goal, I propose a practical idealistic view rather than a practical view can lead us to success.

Admittedly, pragmatic behavior, in any realm of life, denotes a flexible and utilitarian way that guarantees survival. A scholar, no matter how prominent he was, is very likely to start his career as a teacher, from which he could support himself financially. In business, a practical point of view is even more important because market rules do not respect noble goals. A chief executive would not focus so much on charity when the company is struggled to survive. Practical point of views guarantees the very survival, which is the foundation of any extraordinary success. Nevertheless, to achieve an extraordinary goal, one should have an ideal goal to guide the path and put him or her through difficulties. Having an idealistic goal is the step stone towards success. This idealistic goal is by no means practical, often perceived as ridiculous by other people at the beginning. Being ridiculed is because all predicted difficulties coming along cannot be tackled in a practical view. When Nelson Mandela struggled to abolish apartheid in South Africa, he had been ridiculed by his friends because the government at that time was an authoritarian with strong military. However, it was this unrealistic dream that finally liberated millions of black people in South Africa from racial discrimination. No path of success is devoid of difficulties and predicaments. While practical point of view could make people give up immediately and retreat to simple options, an idealistic view provide the faith and belief that put them through any difficulty. In the twenty seven years of prison, Nelson Mandela never gave up his hope and continued his fight even in the most impossible scenario.


In the pursuit of an extraordinary goal, the difficulties and predicaments one might encounter require a steadfast belief to resist the temptation of simpler and immediate options. A belief along, however, will not automatically be transformed into success. Practical tactics and actions are called upon. That is practical idealistic view which could finally fulfill a success. An idealistic point of view without flexibility in tactics could easily lead to deadlock and renders the ideal goal unachievable. A practicability is needed for adjusting their tactics rather than principles in achieving an extraordinary goal. That is practical idealists, who adhere to their principles but adjust tactics. Nelson Mandela launched negotiation with the opposing government, which he perceived as a practical tactic to overturn the apartheid. For Mandela, refusing to negotiate was about tactics, not principles. Throughout his life, he has always made that distinction. His unwavering principle — the overthrow of apartheid and the achievement of one man, one vote — was immutable, but almost anything that helped him get to that goal he regarded as a tactic. He is the most pragmatic of idealists. Another example of pragmatic idealist is those educators and teachers in Summerhill School, England, whose education philosophy – freedom from coercion – contrast mainstream schools. Founded in 1921, they have been putting this ideal goal into practices: classes are all optional; children are living at a self-governing community where disputes are sorted out in school court. An idealistic view can only reach its goal when facilitated by practical measures.

Any extraordinary achievement in human history is neither a practical way nor an idealistic one. The perseverance from an ideal goal and flexibility tactics from a practical view could best serve the pursuit of extraordinary goal.

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圣诞节快乐！！！
:loveliness:

今天状态很不好。头痛。~
我怀疑自己到底是在挑战极限还是自残。。

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The claim above asserts that the only way to succeed in any realm of life is to take a practical rather than an idealistic point of view. If success here means a survival, I agree that pragmatic behavior guarantees survival. Nevertheless, if to succeed means achievement of an extraordinary goal, I propose a practical idealistic view rather than a practical view can lead us to success.

Admittedly, pragmatic behavior, in any realm of life, denotes a flexible and utilitarian way that guarantees survival. A scholar, no matter how prominent he was, is very likely to start his career as a teacher, from which he could support himself financially. In business, a practical point of view is even more important because market rules do not respect noble goals. A chief executive would not focus so much on charity when the company is struggled to survive. Practical point of views guarantees the very survival, which is the foundation of any extraordinary success. Nevertheless, to achieve an extraordinary goal, one should have an ideal goal to guide the path and put him or her through difficulties. Having an idealistic goal is the step stone towards success. （观点）This idealistic goal is by no means practical, often perceived as ridiculous by other people at the beginning.（[分论点1]） Being ridiculed is because all predicted difficulties coming along cannot be tackled in a practical view.（解释） When Nelson Mandela struggled to abolish apartheid in South Africa, he had been ridiculed by his friends because the government at that time was an authoritarian with strong military. （举例）However, it was this unrealistic dream that finally liberated millions of black people in South Africa from racial discrimination. （继续例子）No path of success is devoid of difficulties and predicaments. While practical point of view could make people give up immediately and retreat to simple options, an idealistic view provide the faith and belief that put them through any difficulty.（[分论点2]） In the twenty seven years of prison, Nelson Mandela never gave up his hope and continued his fight even in the most impossible scenario.（举例）
本段指出实用主义确保生存，是成功的基石；理想主义则指路并助燃。曼德拉的这部分讲得很不错!看下来很顺畅!
要carp的话，两部分（实务者视理想为空谈；理想支持人坚持不懈）的内容安排在顺序上不知是不是可以换一下。现在的顺序是：曼德拉被嘲笑因为实务者觉得不可能—>曼德拉成功—>务实的观点可能让人立刻知难而退，但理想让曼德拉在狱中也不放弃。试试这样：曼德拉被嘲笑因为实务者觉得不可能—>务实的观点可能让人立刻知难而退，但理想让曼德拉在狱中也不放弃—>曼德拉成功。
其实这两种安排应该都可行，现在这段讲得已经很清楚了，我只是carp一下~

In the pursuit of an extraordinary goal, the difficulties and predicaments one might encounter require a steadfast belief to resist the temptation of simpler and immediate options（为什么要抵抗这种诱惑？这些简单直接的选项有啥不好的？explain）. A belief along, however, will not automatically be transformed into success. Practical tactics and actions are called upon. That is practical idealistic view which could finally fulfill a success. An idealistic point of view without flexibility in tactics could easily lead to deadlock and renders the ideal goal unachievable. A practicability is needed for adjusting their tactics rather than principles in achieving an extraordinary goal. That（本句中该that指人，但在前文找不到相应的‘人’的指代本体） is practical idealists, who adhere to their principles but adjust tactics（不妨直接说Practical idealists adhere to...）. Nelson Mandela launched negotiation with the opposing government, which he perceived as a practical tactic to overturn the apartheid. For Mandela, refusing to negotiate was about tactics, not principles. Throughout his life, he has always made that distinction. His unwavering principle — the overthrow of apartheid and the achievement of one man, one vote — was immutable, but almost anything that helped him get to that goal he regarded as a tactic. He is the most pragmatic of idealists. Another example of pragmatic idealist is those educators and teachers in Summerhill School, England, whose education philosophy – freedom from coercion – contrast mainstream schools. Founded in 1921, they have been putting this ideal goal into practices: classes are all optional; children are living at a self-governing community where disputes are sorted out in school court. An idealistic view can only reach its goal when facilitated by practical measures. 
本段提出只有实用的理想主义才能确保成功。曼德拉同学又出现啦~而且干得不错，解释了何为务实的理想主义者。另一个学校的例子没有曼德拉好，无论什么理念都要付诸实际，这是很正常的，此处看到了‘施行理想主义’，但不明白为啥算作‘务实地施行’——是根据当地学生的背景和水平做了调整？还是修正了原本的过于理想化的理念以适应实际？

Any extraordinary achievement in human history is neither a practical way nor an idealistic one. The perseverance from an ideal goal and flexibility tactics from a practical view could best serve the pursuit of extraordinary goal.
全文：T（务实的理想主义引向成功）——>B1（实用主义确保生存，是成功的基石；理想主义则指路并助燃）——>B2（只有实用的理想主义才能确保成功）——>结论（二者结合）
这篇整个读下来很清晰，赞一下曼德拉，表达也显得更明了~

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