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36"The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries."

Who decide the greatness of those famous individuals? Their contemporaries or those who live after them? As far as I am concerned, it depends on the situations in which those famous individuals live.

In politics, many famous leaders' greatness is acknowledged by their contemporaries. Chairman Mao is a good case in point. Mao received people's great admiration after he succeeded in uniting China into a whole country and drove away the invaders. Since his great leadership and talent in military influenced the whole country a lot at his time, his greatness was acknowledged by his contemporaries. Another good example is Xiaoping Deng. He is also a successful leader in China and one of his most famous policies-- one country, two systems -- helped Chinese recover the possession of Hong Kong. His greatness is also acknowledged by his contemporaries, because his greatness exerts its effect even when he was alive. Therefore, the greatness of political leaders usually is decided by their contemporaries.

Unlike political leaders, the greatness of many scientists is decided by people who live after them. The theory of great scientists often goes ahead of their time; hence their contemporaries usually have some difficulties in understanding it. For instance, one of Albert Einstein great achievement is the theory of relativity, but this theory is so complicated that few people could truly understand it in his time. As time passing by, his theory receive more and more acclaims in science. The father of genetics is also a good example. When he first discovered the principle of genetics, he wrote many letters to those pundits in his time and tried to introduce them his theory of genetics. However, his theory is so advanced that those scientists could not accept it. Only about 300 years later, when other scientists repeated his experiment and discovered his principle again, could people begin to realize how valuable his principle is. From above two examples, we can see that many great scientists receive their acclaims from people who live after them, and one main reason probably is that their theories are too advanced to be accepted by their contemporaries.

While in arts, some great artists receive acclaim from their contemporaries, while other artists receive acclaim from those who live after them. The famous poet Li Bai is a good example for the former, and Du Fu-another famous Chinese poet- is a good example for the latter. Both of them lived in almost same time in Dang Dynasty, but their fates were quite different. Li Bai had been in the local government as a literary official for some time, and his poems received great praises from both people and the rulers. In contrast, Du Fu lived his life in a poor condition and most of poems had not been acknowledged until he died. One reason which can explain their difference is that the context of Li Bai's poem mainly focused on romantic things, while the context of Du Fu's focused on realistic matters with some criticism. Therefore, whether an artist could receive praises from his /her contemporaries highly depends on the context of his/her works.

All in all, in different fields, the fates of great individuals are different. To political leaders, it is easier to receive acclaim from their contemporaries; to scientist, they usually receive praise from those who live after them; to artist, both situation will happen according to whether their works are popular in that time.

莫名NUID: 146481

不好意思啊，马上快考试了，没有时间细看，就说2点吧：
1。我觉得满篇文章都是例子，分析太少了，这样光摆例子也没用啊，不够深入的
2。虽然说中国的例子也可以举，但也稍微多了一点吧，我不知道老美认不认识李白和杜甫
artist里面Mozart可以用于contemporary，Piccaso可以用于live after的

sydUID: 151948

36"The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries."

Who decide the greatness of those famous individuals? Their contemporaries or those who live after them? As far as I am concerned, it depends on the situations in which those famous individuals live.（开头的陈述不够具体，我是说，这个SITUATION太模糊了）

In politics, many famous leaders' greatness is acknowledged by their contemporaries. Chairman Mao is a good case in point. （中国的例子？毛在国外评价不高，邓好些）Mao received people's great admiration after（在毛领导战争的时候就有很高的个人崇拜了，不过这个估计ETS不知道，你可以蒙它们） he succeeded in uniting China into a whole country and drove away the invaders. Since his great leadership and talent in military influenced the whole country a lot at his time, his greatness was acknowledged by his contemporaries. Another good example is Xiaoping Deng. He is also a successful leader in China and one of his most famous policies-- one country, two systems -- helped Chinese recover the possession of Hong Kong. His greatness is also acknowledged by his contemporaries, because his greatness exerts its effect even when he was alive(passed away?). Therefore, the greatness of political leaders usually is decided by their contemporaries.

Unlike political leaders, the greatness of many scientists is decided by people who live after them. The theory(theories) of great scientists often goes ahead of their time; hence their contemporaries usually have some difficulties in understanding it(their works). For instance, one of Albert Einstein great achievement is the theory of relativity, but this theory is so complicated that few people could truly understand it in his time. As time passing by, his theory receive more and more acclaims in science. The father of genetics is also a good example. When he first discovered the principle of genetics, he wrote many letters to those pundits in his time and tried to introduce them his theory of genetics. However, his theory is so advanced that those scientists could not accept it.(It was) Only about 300 years later, when other scientists repeated his experiment and discovered his principle again, could(that) people begin to realize how valuable his principle is. From above two examples, we can see that many great scientists receive their acclaims from people who live after them, and one main reason probably is that their theories are too advanced to be accepted by their contemporaries.

While in arts, some great artists receive acclaim from their contemporaries, while other artists receive acclaim from those who live after them. The famous poet Li Bai is a good example for the former, and Du Fu-another famous Chinese poet- is a good example for the latter. Both of them lived in almost same time in Dang Dynasty, but their fates were quite different. Li Bai had been in the local government as a literary official for some time, and his poems received great praises from both people and the rulers. In contrast, Du Fu lived his life in a poor condition and most of poems had not been acknowledged until he died. One reason which can explain their difference is that the context of Li Bai's poem mainly focused on romantic things, while the context of Du Fu's focused on realistic matters with some criticism. Therefore, whether an artist could receive praises from his /her contemporaries highly depends on the context of his/her works.
(例子全是MADE IN CHINA？）
All in all, in different fields,（开头的SITUATION 换成这个FIELDS） the fates of great individuals are different. To political leaders, it is easier to receive acclaim from their contemporaries; to scientist, they usually receive praise from those who live after them; to artist, both situation will happen according to whether their works are popular in that time.

还要加油哦。 :D

DriverEntryUID: 143979

多谢！

leemeng2004UID: 154535

例子好像太多了。分析多些，而且有些小的语法错误，比如第三人称单复数 （。。receive。。）

narkUID: 156496

nod,还是举些国际性的例子比较好

DriverEntryUID: 143979

呵呵。看来我要多积累些例子了。不过用那些太经典的又觉得会雷同啊。是否还是比土产的好？

小豚UID: 154964

我到是不这么认为哦，其实，可以编些国内的事例，套上外国的名啊！（不知可否？）

莫名NUID: 146481

国产的不是不可以，
就是要老美熟悉的

fishergirlUID: 152325

文章的思路很清楚，不过例子确实过多，有一种堆砌之嫌。
第一段写的太过简略。Situations可以加以解释。其实凡是那些成果能够给人以直接影响的，成就很直观的，一般都能为当代人所接受。而成果带来的收益需要时间的，或者与当时人们的认知水平有较大差距的则可能要等到后人来评说。
另外，爱因斯坦的相对论好像并没有等到他的后人来承认吧？只是在它被提出后较长一段时间内遭到否定和质疑。

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"有一种堆砌之嫌" 受教！