issue176 转一篇过来，写176的参考

imongUID: 140258

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176"The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each."

文章不一定完全好的说~

Though it is detrimental to attribute specific functions and purposes to knowledge, especially at higher level of understanding, since both science and art form the same sphere of knowledge, the issue at hand is certainly some worth contemplating. Indeed, the function of science is reassure and the purpose of art is, to some extent, upset. Hence each has its own worth albeit in a limited way.

Science, in one sense, has the meaning of 'knowledge' accumulated from experience. In other sense, it is the pursuit of truth behind the phenomena through experimentation and study. The very genesis of science upholds these definitions. In the primordial stages of human civilizations, eastern or western, man was intrigued by the phenomena of nature such as lightening, earthquakes etc. These phenomena, as they were mysteries to the man of those times, remained dreadful to man. Man, the rational animal, honed his intellect to get emboldened and gain vigor. The rationalization for these phenomena resulted ultimately in philosophy and understanding of these resulted in science. Thus, the very purpose of science has been and is to remove the fears of man about the 'unexplained'. The concept of electricity has removed the fear of lightning, and the concept of human morphology and medicine and that of disease are a few examples.

Quite surprisingly, the value of science gets tainted once it starts threatening. The unwanted by-products of science such as pollution, nuclear weapons, and destruction to environment countermand the very purpose for which science has been rightfully created. None can deny the fact that this perversion of science has diluted the value of it. It is quite evident that science is now a tool that creates fear instead of removing it.

On the other hand, art has altogether a different reason to be created. It is the manifestation of human feelings in the physical form. It is not just the feeling of sadness. In fact art is created for recreation. It has been and is a leisure time activity to reduce the tensions of man both in ancient and in modern times. All forms of art including music, dance, literature, and painting are designed to enliven, not to dampen, the spirit. In this aspect if its purpose is to upset, it is against rationality and common sense.

Still we should not undervalue the importance of melancholy depicted the by art. If it depicts state of hunger, poverty, brutality, it does upset but with divine purpose of enlightening. If so, who can deny its sociological, humanitarian worth? In such instances the artist makes the society to rethink its ideals and move towards a more humane existence. Sometimes, the creative mind of the artist acts as a vent for the suppressed feelings of the artist who throws a pathetic scene on canvas. Yet at other times the canvas can portray emotions and feelings that lighten the spirit. Its worth to the individual in this case is insurmountable.

Finally considering these, we can conclude that science definitely should reassure but art can upset under the stated condition as they are aimed at both individual and social
development. (515 words)

发烧2000UID: 157260

176"The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each."

文章不一定完全好的说~

Though it is detrimental to attribute specific functions and purposes to knowledge, especially at higher level of understanding, since both science and art form the same sphere of knowledge, the issue at hand is certainly some worth contemplating. Indeed, the function of science is reassure (to reassure) and the purpose of art is, to some extent, upset. Hence each has its own worth albeit in a limited way. (果然好文采，赞！)

Science, in one sense, has the meaning of 'knowledge' accumulated from experience. (觉得这句话有改进的余地) In other sense, it is the pursuit of truth behind the phenomena through experimentation and study. The very genesis of science upholds these definitions. In the primordial stages of human civilizations, eastern or western, man was intrigued by the phenomena of nature such as lightening, earthquakes etc. These phenomena, as they were mysteries to the man of those times, remained dreadful to man. Man, the rational animal (Human, as an intellect creature), honed his intellect to get emboldened and gain vigor. The rationalization for these phenomena resulted ultimately in philosophy and understanding of these resulted in science. Thus, the very purpose of science has been and is (has been and is不知道这里对不对，还望指教) to remove the fears of man about the 'unexplained'. The concept of electricity has removed the fear of lightning, and the concept of human morphology and medicine and that of disease are a few examples.

Quite surprisingly, the value of science gets tainted once it starts threatening (threatening effects appears). The unwanted by-products of science such as pollution, nuclear weapons, and destruction to environment countermand the very purpose for which science has been rightfully created. None can deny the fact that this perversion of science has diluted the (true) value of it. It is quite evident that science is now a tool that creates (is now used to create) fear instead of removing it.

On the other hand, art has altogether a different reason to be created (art also has something in its favors). It is the manifestation of human feelings in the physical form. It is not just the feeling of sadness. In fact art is created for recreation. (这个观点值得商榷，艺术最初不是用来娱乐的，是用来传情达意的，在非洲就是早期的语言，在其他地方也是宗教起源的) It has been and is a leisure time activity to reduce the tensions of man both in ancient and in modern times. All forms of art including music, dance, literature, and painting are designed to enliven, not to dampen, the spirit. In this aspect if its purpose is to upset, it is against rationality and common sense.

Still we should not undervalue the importance of melancholy depicted the by art. If it depicts state of hunger, poverty, brutality, it does upset but with divine purpose of enlightening. If so, who can deny its sociological, humanitarian worth? In such instances the artist makes the society to rethink its ideals and move towards a more humane existence. Sometimes, the creative mind of the artist acts as a vent for the suppressed feelings of the artist who throws a pathetic scene on canvas. Yet at other times the canvas can portray emotions and feelings that lighten the spirit. Its worth to the individual in this case is insurmountable. (不太明白这一段有什么用，虽然写的很好)

Finally considering these, we can conclude that science definitely should reassure but art can upset under the stated condition as they are aimed at both individual and social
development. (515 words)
全文文采很不错，只是个别地方有待商榷，倒数第二段不知道干什么用的。

九月爱上乒乓球UID: 151821

我觉得写的很不错
将科学和艺术的作用都从立驳两个方面来讲 很全面
词语运用的也很灵活
哎 我就想不到这个层次啊

吭哧吭哧啃啃UID: 153580

先粘下来看看

papajohnsUID: 127722

这片文章的确不错,不管从逻辑还是语言方面来看.
给人耳目一新的感觉.

casablancaUID: 160003

ISSUE176.The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of arts is to upset. Therein lies the value of each.
科学的作用是解惑；艺术的目的是创新。只有这样他们才各得其所。

在规定时间内打完，可是字数不够，错误百出
请问是应该先顾时间还是先固质量啊？

Life is becoming more and more colorful with the development in every field. Both science and art are playing more and more important roles with their indispensable functions in the society. We can not oversimplify the unique purpose of each one.

Science had motivated our society to develop during the last hundred years and always made our life reassured. Each invention or progress in science gives the society, big or small, change.
When people go to work or other place he want to by automobile instead of on foot, they feel safer and more comfortable; when people communicate their feeling or exchange information by typing the keyboard and through the telephone wire rather than handwriting, they get more convenient and faster service than from traditional posting system; when human can recover from aliment with several pills of medicine, whey won't remind the years when human only can wait for miracle with disease. Such evidence shows us, with the modern science's improvement, our life become more and more reassured and seemly to live.

However, science progress also upset people by arousing so many curiosities about our unknown world. As our knowledge accumulated, we find that we have more and more to know. To explore the unknown world is one of the human’s natures, it made humanity become active rather than reassured. An example in point is after the two explore equipments, SPIRIT and OPPORTUNITY, landed on the Mars one by one, everybody in the world is care about their activity. We are eager to know whether there has water, life or anything we have not known on the mysterious heaven body, we are curious about if we can live on it several years later. With the technical progress, people have more chances and means to explore the huge cosmos, which makes us upset and gives us large encouragement. Meanwhile, other high-tech fields, such as genetics, atomics and unclear research, are solving some old problems and what is more, incur lots of new puzzles.

When it comes to art, most people associate it with the vivid characteristic the artists often possess. Classical movements give our unlimited imagination; super-realism paintings show us anxious mood by their crazy colors; critical literature exposing the hidden problems in our lives. All of which of course made us feel upset even anxiety, we often had to consider the problems these art works reflect.

Meanwhile, many people have the experience the cozy and comfortable atmosphere that the arts give us especially when we feel tired and sad. Many people like to reflex with some light music after hard work, while others prefer to appreciate some bucolic painting to refresh their nerves, and also some like to read some poems, prose or novels. These art works give us so many reassurances. They relax us body as well as sooth our tight nerves. From the peaceful atmosphere, we feel less worried and get more confidence to face every new day.

To conclude, both science and art have their own value in our daily life. To distinguish their functions in a limit aspect is hard and meaningless. What we should do with them is to give them more wide and free space to develop and obtain more essence and value from them to live a well-being life.

四月的迷迭香UID: 154552

请问是应该先顾时间还是先固质量啊？

我觉得这应该取决于你的考试时间。如果还有比较充裕的时间，应该先顾质量，时间稍长一点没关系。逻辑和语言的提高就是需要靠自己有意识地注重文章质量的过程中提高的。需要日积月累的过程。否则，在规定时间内写很多篇质量不高的文章，没有什么意义，也不会有大的提高。在考试前两个礼拜开始掐时间，加速，我觉得足够了。

一家之言，仅供参考 :cool:

saltsberryUID: 156561

6.        176 The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each.
科学的作用是给我们信心，艺术的作用是使我们失望？？？
科学给我们什么信心？探索未知世界、征服大自然的信心？？？
艺术怎么会让我们失望？实在想不出所以然
反掉这个statement！！！
科学的作用是追求真理，艺术的作用是伸张正义！！！
（1）        科学是我们认识世界、改造世界的最好武器。 好像有很多例子可以列举？？？可是我一个也想不出来呢？？？
（2）        艺术唤起人们的道德论理的觉醒，陶冶启发人们的思想，维护这个世界正常运转所需的道德体系。艺术教会人们认识什么是美丑善恶，在不同形式的艺术作品中：音乐、舞蹈、雕塑、绘画。可是都有什么例子呢？？？？难搞
（3）        科学和艺术是人类文明的两个不可分割的部分，相互渗透？？？怎么渗透呢

smilehahaUID: 160198

下面是我的理解，希望大家热烈讨论
1. Science supplies a plethora of convenience, and indeed figures out numerous practical problems. Example…Moreover, science also upset our way of seeing the world, thinking the things. Example…
2. Art contains painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, literature. In fact, most of art arouses our inner resonance and then relieves our pain, distress, and anxiety; in other words, it is art which makes us rethink the world from a different angle, and enter the world artists reside in. Consequently, art upsets our spirit world and then reassures us. Furthermore, some art work also exerts another kind of function to reassure us rather than to upset.当人们看到蒙娜丽莎 Mona Lisa 相信没有人看了之后不感觉到安危，平静，维拉斯 Venus。听了命运部队前途充满信心。艺术让我们发现内心深处的东西，让我们明白这个世界的lasting value
3.Our own world is compose of the spirit world and the material world. The science cannot replace the function of art in our spirit world, no matter how advanced the science and technology are. And the art also cannot substitute the significance of science in the real world.

九月爱上乒乓球UID: 151821

楼上的写的很漂亮啊