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The true value of a civilization is reflected in its artistic creations rather than in its scientific accomplishments.
The speaker maintains that, it is the arts rather than the science to reflect a civilization’s true value. The speaker overestimate the role of the arts at the expense of relegating the science unfairly. In my view, the two are both important to reflect the true value of a civilization.

Consider first the true value of a civilization. A civilization of great value is remembered, admired, and cherished because of its influence. In my opinion, through such impact, a civilization’s value sparks in the history and seen or felt by us, no matter whether we realize such impact deriviating from a civilization. Moreover, the value can be estimated by the rule of the history, that is, whether the civilization’s impact negative or positive and how powerful such influence is.

Admittedly, some civilization boasts their amazing and unique arts which compelling us a lot. Especially when we hold the eyes to appreciate those on exhibtion in the museum, is natural for us to connected civilization to those crafts, paintings, embroiders. In other cases, we imagine the lifestyle and daily routine as reading the lyric or poem from a acient times. It is natural for us to materialize the civilization which is too far to reach. For instance, when talk about the Ancient Egypt, the mummy and Pyramid came into my mind. Moreover, even in a living civilization, we still pay attention to its arts and seen as an important part of its civilization. The Hollywood’s blockbluster is a an living example, which has long been seen as a symbol of the “culture aggression” to the Asian or African traditional value systems. That is an living example that one civilization influence others by arts.

However, scientific accomplishments can also contribute a lot according the value criteria mentioned above. Unlike the arts, which has compelling impact on human’s emotion and feeling, the science changes us silently
and gradually. The agriculture came out in 5000 years ago in Nile Valley, and seem as the most important contribution of the Ancient Egypt. No one can deny the true value of the science.


In fact, in most cases, science and arts are complementary to each other. Both science and arts are motivated by the human’s inquiring. The different is one to outward while the other inward. in short, the science and arts influence the people and than, the history and civilization in turn. For instance, some scientists are artist as well. Davinci in the Renaissance was a sound example. In the other hand, without the science and technology, a civilization can not survival long. Poems and paintings can not defend the city and moat, and satisfy the hungry. While, a culture with weak and obscure arts is sure to be eroded by others, or even it can not called a civilization.

Moreover, except the science and arts, other features may also gain weight to the civilization which it belongs to. Such features including economy and politics. The democracy bud in the Ancient Greece have far-reaching influence during the following 2000 years. And the most successful two-party system of the USA also change the figure of the world after the cold word. Needless to say, these merits appreciate the value of their civilization.


In sum. Under the criteria of the civilization’s true value, I concluded that, not only the arts but also the science and other features that reflect the true value of a civilization.

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The speaker maintains that, it is the arts rather than the science reflects a civilization’s true value. The speaker overestimates the role of the arts at the expense of relegating the science unfairly. In my view, the two are both important to reflect the true value of a civilization.

Consider first the true value of a civilization. A civilization of great value is remembered, admired, and cherished because of its influence. In my opinion, through such impact, a civilization’s value sparks in the history and can be seen or felt by us, no matter whether we realize such impact deriving from a civilization. Moreover, the value can be estimated by the rule of the history, that is, whether the civilization’s impact is negative or positive and how powerful such influence is.

Admittedly, some civilization boasts their amazing and unique arts compelling us a lot. Especially when we appreciate those on exhibition in the museum, it is natural for us to connected civilization to those crafts, paintings, embroiders. In other cases, we imagine the lifestyle and daily routine as reading the lyric or poem from ancient time. It is natural for us to materialize the civilization which is too far to reach. For instance, when talk about the Ancient Egypt, the mummy and Pyramid came into my mind. Moreover, even in a living civilization, we still pay attention to the arts and consider it as an important part of its civilization. The Hollywood’s blockbuster, for example, has long been seen as a symbol of the “culture aggression” to the Asian or African traditional value systems, which is a living example that one civilization influences others by arts.


However, scientific accomplishments can also contribute a lot according the value criteria mentioned above. Unlike the arts, which have compelling impact on human’s emotion and feeling, the science changes us silently and gradually. The agriculture came out 5000 years ago in Nile Valley, and seen as the most important contribution of the Ancient Egypt. Another example is Hittite, a feeble civilization in 2000 AB in the asia minor, who is the forefunners of the Orin Age, developed the manufacture of iron artifacts. The melting iron technology is the most valuble things of the civilization. No one can deny the true value of the science.


In fact, in most cases, science and arts are complementary to each other. Both science and arts are motivated by the human’s inquiring. The different is one to outward while the other inward. Science and arts influence the people, and then the history and civilization in turn. For instance, some scientists are artist as well. Davinci in the Renaissance was a sound example. On the other hand, without the science and technology, a civilization can not survival long. Poems and paintings can not defend the city and moat, and satisfy the hungry. While, a culture with weak and obscure arts is sure to be eroded by others, or even it can not called a civilization.

Moreover, besides the science and arts, other features may also gain weight to the civilization which it belongs to. Such features include economy and politics. The democracy bud in the Ancient Greece has far-reaching influence during the following 2000 years. And the most successful two-party system of the USA also changes the profile of the world after the cold word. Needless to say, these merits appreciate the value of their civilization.

In sum, under the criteria of the civilization’s true value, I concluded that, not only the arts and science but also other features reflect the true value of a civilization.

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