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这篇我也写过,不过说实话,连写带改我在上面花了两个小时。四十五分钟是绝对写不出的,只能是陈述一下论点再简单该举个例子。
啊!打字!!
“Most people think their deeply held values are the result of rational choice, but reason often has little to do with the way people form values.”
Everyone has his value system, whether he has a clear sense of it. And many people think that what they deeply believe in are the results form rational choices. But in my opinion, it is often the case that reason has little to do with the way people form their values but conventions and customs. Nevertheless, the value system, whether is based on one’s rational choice or directly inherited from society, has its essential role in human beings’ everyday life.
First of all, it is always the culture in which we live that provides us with the values or choice of some particular elite, but not the rational thinking. Almost everyone is deeply influenced by the society he lives in by means of value system. For example, it is people’s common believe in China that one have the responsibility to respect and support one’s parents when they are in advanced years. And we Chinese cherish the virtue which has been conveyed from one generation to another in two thousand years. It is admitted that the belief is initialed by the great ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, who has profound influence on Chinese culture. However, it is when the belief was accepted by the whole society and became the character of it that it played significant role in Chinese culture.
Moreover, in fact, most individuals simply adopt the values instilled by their society without asking why. It is no harm that the ideas are valuable and reasonable, but would have pretty bad effects when the beliefs are stereotypes or even prejudices, which is true in certain societies during certain period. The Culture Revolution in China from 1966 to 1976 is a case in point. In that disaster of the whole society and all people in China, social class fight is the most important belief conveyed to mass instead of human rights. As a result of this, the whole society fell into madness and almost collapsed. Had Chinese people could think rationally and deeply concerning the wrong belief holding by themselves and the society, There should have not been so much tragedies in that ten years.
What I want to say next is that it is the duty of the society to set proper moral and ethical standards and value system for individuals. The education in the United States gives us a good illustration. An important aspect of education in America is the relationship between education and citizenship. This nation has emphasized public education as a means of transmitting democratic values, conveying the basic human rights and preparing new generation of citizens to function in society since it founded two hundred years ago. Thereby, as we can see, the society of America is full of democracy, justice, vigor and creativity.
Last but not the least, every individual should have skeptical and critical thinking, which should also be the necessary part of the value system of whole society, to question the established values within a certain society. It is criticism and skepticism but not stereotypes and following blindly that make a certain society progress.
To conclusion, I think it is correct that people often hold their deeply believed values without rational thinking. However, it is a certain society’s duty to set correct and valuable moral, ethical and value systems for citizens; and critical thinking, which is essential, should be included. After all, every individual should learn to choose rationally and judge without bias when facing value systems which the society conveys to him. |
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