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本帖最后由 hubuwzm 于 2010-7-27 17:32 编辑
ISSUE 190 - "As long as people in a society are hungry or out of work or lack the basic skills needed to survive, the use of public resources to support the arts is inappropriate-and, perhaps, even cruel-when one considers all the potential uses of such money."
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With recently increasing attention was paid on serious social problems including hungry, unemployment, ecological environment problems and population aging situation, and the issue of whether governments should use the public resources to support the arts is now drawing more attention than before. The author insist that this kind of investment is inappropriate and perhaps, even cruel, when considered all the potential uses of such money. As to my standpoint, I strongly disagree with the speaker's claim. Investigation in arts is not contradicted with the survey of people, sometimes may benefit humanity as well.
To illustrate my standpoint step by step, I would like to analysis the importance of arts on human life. For contemporary society, we spare no efforts to pursuing the suitable quality life, and ignore the spiritual life. Whereas, the process of human's socialization teaches us the personality, character, norms, cultures have played significant roles in the progress of today's society. As one of the most important way to acquire these human traits, the arts provides us different angles to have a vision from the deep inner heat. When we are depressed, county music provide us comfortable melody to release ourselves. Through studying numerous great works can we learn the contemporary social situation of ancient people, and provide experience of today's construction. In conclusion, the role of the arts cannot be overlooked.
The author claims that governments should not support the arts, for being anxious about the basic living conditions cannot be improved if we provide lots of money in the arts. From my own prospect, these worrying is based on the false understanding the potential function of the arts. A proper example can illustrate my assertion, Indian film industry Bollywood, which is well known as the Hollywood in America is heavily provided financial by Indian government, and which provides countless jobs for film related industry workers as a result. The Indian government also provides various incentives for foreign companies to film and produce their movies in India. These incentives have contributed to Indian economy, thereby stimulating job growth and wealth that can be applied toward education, job training and social programs. The great beneficiary is the whole people of the country, so the living condition and the life level are greatly improved.
To improve the condition of people's life, the government can do a lot, however investigation on the arts cannot be overlooked, and the balance should be taken during the process of development of society. For most artists before they become famous, they live a simple life. We may not imagine how Van Gogh lives his simple life and create the great paint such as the sunflower at the same time. The artists are great builders of human spirits, who can provide their basic living conditions; government cannot omit its responsibilities.
In conclusion, the arts are indeed need government's investigation, which can provide countless jobs and improve the situation of people's living standard. So the author's claim is suspectable when he overlooks the potential function of the arts. |
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