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发表于 2003-8-17 18:44:48
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21>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.
In the title statement , the author asserts that only when there is no hungry and unemployment , it is reasonable for government to support art. I strongly disagree with the author : whenever the times is , whatever the living condition is , it is necessary and crucial to support art in order that the society can survive and thrive.
Firstly, if arts can not be supported to develop and thrive as long as there are still any people who can not make a living , then arts will never have the chance to develop , as there are always some hungry , no matter in the past , today , even in the future. In this sense , the author' s claim is ridiculous to assume such an absolute precondition.
Secondly, considering the hungry and unemployment , it seems that it is indispensable to support such persons in order that they can make a living , however, we should not neglect that even though we support them once and supply them enough foods and clothes even some jobs, we can not guarantee that all of which is eternal , when they use out the providers and lost their jobs again, will the government still supply again and again till their death ? Impossible! In this sense , supporting the poor only servers as diminishing their independence which is the bedrock of our human beings .Whoever the government or the poor does not wish to see such things happen. However, on the other hand , let us see what will happen when the government support the arts ? Once the arts are invented and showed to the public , they will provide them with spiritual support by encouraging them to work hard , to struggle against the bad lives .Once the poor assess the motivates to survive , it is not hard at all to find all kinds of ways to make a living , which in the long run resolve the hungry and unemployment . What a wonderful support ! No doubt about it!
Last, but not least , arts serving as a mirror make us and future generations gaze into insight the history of past which is a source of precedent and precondition to alert us to avoid making repeating mistakes.
Further, art can purify our minds to form a correct attitude toward life whatever poor or affluent. As a result , even if when we confront some difficult such as hungry and unemployment the title mentioned, we have the confidence to go through them and succeed . Beethoven a excellent composer is a fitting example . He once said ( ):" I am completely absorbed in my music , and nothing can prevent me from suicide except art. " Simply put, the benefit of supporting arts over exceeds the one of supporting the poor only by material and economic funding.
In sum , without complete consideration , the author conclude such a ridiculous assertion . According to the analysis and proof above , we can safely and undoubtedly conclude that left to choose which one to support the poor or the arts, we will not hesitate a moment to choose the latter one . |
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