【big fish】3月22日Issue40-by jjooyy

jjooyyUID: 2704028

TOPIC: ISSUE40 - "Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem."
WORDS: 348          TIME: 00:45:00          DATE: 2010/3/22 17:21:12
While some maintains that scholars and researchers are supposed to spare no efforts to contribute to society, others argue that the professional should pursue what they are interested in. From my perspective, as the result of the search for truth always remains unknown to humankind, one ought to never cease to pursue what he/she likes, although certain consideration about society is needed for the sake of providing valuable works.

To begin with, since interest is the best teacher, there is nowhere more persistent than seeking for something one is fond of. With the drive of interest, one could overcome difficulties, ignore others' contempt and continue working day by day. Simply put, without interest, how could Noble invent the explosive, with injuries from hundreds of explosion? Without interest, how could Benjamin Franklin risk his life to fly a kite in a thunder, in order to find the power? Without interest, how could Madame Curie spend years carrying out experiments to refine polonium and radium? Undoubtedly, interest, one of the strongest impetuses, pushes great scholars and researchers to move forward persistently.

Besides the efficiency during the research, the purity of the goal of a research occasionally determines how far one can reach. That is, if one concerns too much about the contribution to society the outcomes would bring about, then the effect would be counterproductive. By contrast, satisfying one's curiosity and pursuing what one is interested in would inspire one. For instance, Thomas Edison failed to contribute more inventions late in his life, because he devoted himself to expand his inventions to business use. Obviously, the concern about how much contribution their work bring about would more or less ruin one's motivation and degrade one's pursuit.

Admittedly, a certain level of concern about the outcomes is expected to place in order to further develop the whole society. Supposing the professional are busy searching for what they are interested in and never take a look at what society need, possibly, what they discover and invent would be of little help solving social problems and advancing useful technologies. In that sense, it is unlikely for modern society to progress as rapidly as nowadays. It also makes little sense if one spends all his/her lifetime researching, but only brings about useless theories and inventions. Therefore, scholars and researchers should, to some extent, also care about what society want. Otherwise, their work could be of little value.

To conclude, while caring about whether it will be beneficial for others and society as a whole from the work to some extent is necessary, it is more efficient for scholars and researchers to work on the fields that they are interested in. Furthermore, the purity of the objects of searching could lead to more effects in the end.

the illustration of Edison is awful，but I haven't find any apter one...sigh...

wowoyuweiweiUID: 2754055

To begin with, since interest is the best teacher（我觉得teacher不是很合适，teacher是教你的，但你表达的应该是兴趣是动力吧）, there is nowhere more persistent than seeking for something one is fond of. With the drive of interest, one could overcome difficulties, ignore others' contempt and continue working day by day. Simply put, without interest, how could Noble invent the explosive, with injuries from hundreds of explosion? Without interest, how could Benjamin Franklin risk his life to fly a kite in a thunder, in order to find the power (electricity 如何)? Without interest, how could Madame Curie spend years carrying out experiments to refine polonium and radium? Undoubtedly, interest, one of the strongest impetuses, pushes great scholars and researchers to move forward persistently.在首段就应该清晰地表明你的观点。你第三段的内容在这里就没有体现吧

Besides the efficiency during the research, the purity of the goal of a research occasionally determines how far one can reach. That is, if one concerns too much about the contribution to society the outcomes would bring about, then the effect would be counterproductive. By contrast, satisfying one's curiosity and pursuing what one is interested in would inspire one. For instance, Thomas Edison failed to contribute more inventions late in his life, because he devoted himself to expand his inventions to business use这个例子接的位置。。。. Obviously, the concern about how much contribution their work bring about would more or less ruin（是不是程度有点大了？） one's motivation and degrade one's pursuit.

Admittedly, a certain level of concern about the outcomes is expected to place in order to further develop the whole society. Supposing the professional are busy searching for what they are interested in and never take a look at what society need, possibly, what they discover and invent would be of little help solving social problems and advancing useful technologies. In that sense, it is unlikely for modern society to progress as rapidly as nowadays. It also makes little sense if one spends all his/her lifetime researching, but only brings about useless theories and inventions. Therefore, scholars and researchers should, to some extent, also care about what society want. Otherwise, their work could be of little value.是不是可以举某些例子，比如克隆，核武器什么的。这样子就更有说服力吧

To conclude, while caring about whether it will be beneficial for others and society as a whole from the work to some extent is necessary, it is more efficient for scholars and researchers to work on the fields that they are interested in. Furthermore, the purity of the objects of searching could lead to more effects in the end.你最后说more effects， 但是在上文中我没有怎么看到more啊。。。


本人在语法上面实在是不好。。。也不知道说的那几个词对不对
就逻辑来说，我把我的建议都打在上面了
我觉得，首段只要清楚地摆明观点即可，不用太多的例子。而且，这个观点一定要清晰。
在每一段的论述中可以把例子扩充点，这样内容也就多了。
感觉你的文章读起来还是很顺的哈：）比我强多了。学习ing
继续加油啊