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TOPIC: ISSUE48 - "The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals. The most significant events and trends in history were made possible not by the famous few, but by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten."
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TIME: 00:56:04
DATE: 2010/2/2 17:16:10

In history of mankind, every significant improvement, every remarkable revolution, every memorable invention is the fruit which congealed with not only the key individual's dedication but also the fearless pursuit of masses. It is no doubt that the individual takes a more pivotal position in the process, and more importantly, they act as a symbol who emphasized in history to set a guideline for the follows.


Admittedly, the groups of people, who participate into the event together with the excellent individual, are a dispensable part that guarantees the final success. Holding the unshakable belief towards the leader, these people devote their time, energy, enthusiastic to what be regarded as truth. They demonstrate on the street to protest the unjustifiable law, they publish the ideas that would change the world, they even sacrifice themselves to protect the belief hold in their heart. For instance, It is hard to imagine that if lacking the support from the senators and residents, how can President Ford can smoothly push his New Deal forward; if absent with millions of people's backup, how can Churchill kicks out the invader of Nazi. As the foundation for any improvement, the mass's contribution could not be covered.

However, only based upon the mere group of people, most revolution may not reach its successful ending. Certain individual, no matter performing as an initiator or a leader, are recognized as the core component in each event. Those elites, cherishing the colorful hope for the future, pondering the defects of the current society or technology, initiate the campaign for change. For instance, Watt, once regard as an idiot for his research to revise steam machines in that time, invent the very first feasible stream machine for transportation. Although his colleagues dedicate a lot to the final work, if without Watt's persistence on this program and super-normal idea about the possibility to improve steam machine, this research could not be carried out let alone the realization of the breakthrough in transportation.

For these two reason, history is destined to emphasize every significant individual not only for setting a image for normal people but also for encouraging folks to follow the steps of elites in nowadays society. Without these idols to direct the right way of social development, residents may be stick by fetishism, which jeopardize the way for revolution. It could be seem in a country which enjoy short history: society is lack of real heroes or elites, the fraction of society shares no common in the construction of their homeland and development in the future. All of which may result in the riot and social turmoil. In addition, underline of remarkable individual in history could convey a message to public: these people who launch the new revolution is worthy to be followed, because they will bring us a new life. This idea totally dispels fearness and hesitation of the normal people who cannot make up one's mind to participate into those waves, people will feel more confident and reasonable to push the revolution forward.

In conclusion, the emphasize on famous few merits, and just this emphasize facilitates the road for improvement, encourages more elites' emerging and smooths operation of our society.