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History is a study not only of certifiable heroes, the great men and women of history who successfully worked through not only
moral dilemmas, but also of more ordinary people who provide lessons in courage, diligence, or constructive protest(啥意思?). However, this idea is now being questioned by more and more people, who point out that history is teaching by examples, which means “the famous few” who have been playing the significant leading role in the most times. (觉得这地方写的有点不明白)Thus, in my view, the speaker unfairly generalizes for the following reasons.
Turning first to every significant events and trends in history which are worth eulogizing, no one could deny the basic fact that “the famous few” played the most important leading role. A correlative example for individual success involves this fact is Gandhi’s legend. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, one of the most influential political leaders, is known as the international symbol of a free India. His “nonviolent protest” impacts on(enlightens) the world’s nationalists and those who seek peace in the international campaign. Albert Einstein once said, “Generations to come will find it difficult to believe that a man such as Gandhi ever walked the face of this earth.” Gandhi had also inspired many famous persons such as Martin Luther King and Mandela. In conclusion, the great man theory has never been out of favor. Maybe someone will doubt that without the majority of Indian people, how could Gandhi achieve the Indian independence? But is it really the case? We surely affirm the undeniable role of the masses, but Gandhi rendered the freedom and independence accessible to every class of Indian people throughout the country. On no account can we ignore the most essential achievement of the great leader.(觉得这里论证的有点不充分,要是能加上如果没有甘地会怎么样就好了) As for the other place, the assumption that groups of people make history is
an extreme performance of philosophy(没看懂). To some extent, the policy that making a portion of people to get rich first, which is advocated by the Chinese opening and reforming policy in 1980s, is essentially the return of the great man theory. Thus, it should be universally acknowledged that the people theory is standing behind the great man theory. At the time when the progress of society means building a better future, we need “the famous few” now more than ever. These “famous few” are such models who are providing the moral standards of social behavior(why?)They make the key choices at the very crucial moment on the very crucial issues on our behalf and break through all the self-serving biases and constraints for us(学习). That is why “the real famous few” make us naturally to be close to them. Therefore, we cannot emphasis the important leading roles too much.(额 怎么和前面论述的观点相反了) From what had been discussed above, the study of history should emphasis the achievement and leadership on individuals as much as it can. “The famous few” have become an indispensable part of our history, which tend to be our guidance in both social life and spiritual world. In addition, to a larger extent, these individuals represent the majority of groups of people. They come from groups and agglomerate the power of groups, from which we can safely draw the conclusion that emphasis on individuals has a firmly positive effect on the social development. In the final analysis(这地方不用analysis吧), there is a growing tendency for this society to study history with emphasis much on individuals. Furthermore, “the famous few” indeed play a major leadership role and make the most significant events and trends in the history. Thus, the study of history cannot place emphasis on individuals too much. 觉得你文中的例子占的篇幅太大,但又不能很鲜明的支出伟人的重要性,读起来的感觉就像是中间插了一个独立的小故事,甘地这个例子举得有点空,就是泛泛的说甘地非暴力,他付出了努力,带领印度人走向自由,所以甘地很重要,但是甘地怎么带领的?甘地付出了什么牺牲?度过了什么困难?如果没有甘地怎么就不行呢?却没有具体的写出,这就显得论证不够有力。但是这种论证是有问题的。因为你这么说的时候实际上事先已经假设了甘地很重要,因此能带领印度人走向自由,所以甘地很重要。逻辑链就是:【1)甘地重要】假设——》 2)甘地带领印度人走向自由——》3)甘地重要 我的水平也不高 上面是我的一点点建议 互相帮助吗 你批判的接受吧~~~~
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