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Issue185 字数:562 不限时 日期:2007-7-20 13:42:03
Just as a proverb said, “Good words not come out, while ill words spread a long distance.” I can agree with the statement about that, scandals in politics, academia, and some other areas can be useful and attain the audience’s attention on problems which no speaker or reformer ever could. Also the objective judgment of the scandals is necessary. Following evidence I will support in my next discussions.
To begin with, not only could the scandals call out an attach importance to publics, but also it makes the audiences realize the problems rapidly and easily, while other routes of communication do not transcend its speed. People do more likely intend to hear such scandals right after the explosion of the Watergate. Which sweated out through every pore of the Whitehouse to any corners in America then reach to other countries in only a few seconds, was surprised the whole world and reported by almost overall media to rapidly. Such an outcome serves to flag important sociopolitical problems would be more effectively than any single speaker or reformer.
Secondly, except of its revealing of the truth and matter, scandals are also useful insofar as urging people to improve the intendance or evaluation system to make such cases not to occur again. After the Watergate revelations, congress of the United States was provoked to pass several piece of legislation designed to curb executive power in the future, and enacted legislation in 1974 that set new ceiling on contributions and expenditures. It is not only in politics areas, but also in the academia or sportsdom— can be the similar scandals occur and remind people preventing from the lectures. Almost every Olympics exists the scandals of taking cordial by the competitors. Take an instance of the Justin Gatlin, who is an America Olympic gold medalist shares the world record in the 100m sprint and currently serving an eight-year ban form track and field for testing positive for doping. Justin Gatlin told the media that he had been informed by the USADA that he had given a positive doping test in April in 2006. The scandal of him must be warning of all the competitors and countries which are eager to own victory. Additionally, taking an objective attitude to the scandals does benefit for people.
However, there’s no denying that if we pay egregious attention to the scandals, it is entirely possible to overlook the objective justice and loss the discerning ability for oneself. Especially in such a period that thousands of times on journals and televisions media report the news, which almost every time took place around our life. As a result, numerous of information confuses our view easily. Take Bill Clinton as an example; during the eight years of his administration career, as a predominant US president, he had ever added an unprecedented contribution to the nation’s economy. Whereas the sex scandal occurred between Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, these accomplishments were mostly overshadowed in almost points of view.
In sum, the phenomenon of the treatment to scandals in each areas is such a controversial one, in my point of view I do believe that scandals is useful under the background of objective treatment and often serve to flag important sociopolitical problems more effectively than any single speaker or reformer can. However, we should pay properly attention to the scandals based on the justice factors.
Syllabus:
1、 丑闻可以传播的很快,它不仅能引起公众的重视,还能使受众快速简单的认识到问题。例:水门事件的传播速度之快。
2、 丑闻的发生揭示事件的真相和本质,并且能警醒世人和社会,它的教训使人们意识到并且采取措施预防,不再发生类似的事情。例:水门事件之后美国国会采取的系列措施;奥林匹克运动会关于服用兴奋剂的丑闻对任何一个参赛者和参赛国家都是一种警示,奥运短跑冠军加斯林因为服用兴奋剂而被禁赛,前途大毁。客观对待丑闻对人们是有益处的。
3、 但是毫无疑问对待丑闻要采取公正态度,过分的关注可能使我们失去对事物的客观判断能力,特别在今天这个 媒体无处不在和消息随时报道的时代。例:在多数人的观点里,克林顿在位八年给美国经济带来空前的贡献,但是因为和Lewinsky的丑闻使得他的成就失色。
========================= (提纲)Issue 142 & 160 =================
142. "The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority."
Syllabus:在一定的限度内,挑战权威的确能促进社会繁荣昌盛。
1、时代在发展,权威作为一种被大众认可普遍接受的观点或者事实,在接受质疑和改进的时候,才能有其新的进步,跟上时代的发展。
A.挑战学术权威,促进学科进步(One new authority's naissance lead the old authority's death, but promote the society's development. Descartes \ Aristotle)Descartes: French philosopher “I think, therefore I am”
Aristotle:Greek philosopher “ I love my teacher, but I love truth even more”
B.挑战政治权威,促进民主社会的进程,效率(challenge王权majesty---民权civil rights)
2、挑战权威不是毫无根据的怀疑,而是站在事实基础和改进建议的基础上,进行更好的建议,带来更好的发展。
Which the unique resources the forefathers bestowed to us, involve the talents and skills of many precursors in any field of research and endeavor. Hence, the properly question authority is based on the main fact and promotes changeable suggestion. Understandably, accumulating experiences and knowledge are worthy treasure for us, since it is necessary to make use of them as our stepping-stones, which enable our endeavor smoother and quicker by avoiding some unnecessary mistakes. Moreover, developing new ideas and perceiving existing achievements are not incompatible. When it comes to high-tech areas, where creative and original ideas are essential for development, properly utilizing past similar products' nice features as well as defects is the gist for researching new products. No high-tech engineer would do the troublesome to sever the bond that unites new products and relative past ones or create total things himself. In a word, important contributions contain considerable ideas that come from others’ achievements.
3、要承认的是,一方面完全不相信权威,会导致权威不被尊重并引发不稳定;另一方面,无根据的怀疑,会导致问题复杂化而毫无益处。
A society in which individuals show no respect at all to any form of authority faces the danger of disintegration and instability. The egregious question brings on abruption. (The Period of Warring States in archaic China, the contention of a hundred schools of thought, leads to the abruption of country and lasting war.)
160. "The most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives. Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little."
Syllabus:领导者需要尊重人民意愿,但不是盲从,要有自己的深刻视角和正确判断。
1、领导者应该遵从人民的意愿,这是前提和基础,因为他们的权利是人民赋予的,要为人民的利益服务,
才能促进社会稳定发展。
A.要分清意愿是不是来自大多数的人民,而且符合社会发展规律。
B.要分清意愿是不是合理的,并且符合当前的现实国情。
C.要利用自己的能力去分析如何遵从才是最好的对一个国家有益的。
2、领导者的对一些原则和目标坚定不移努力的能力,大多数情况下,和他正确的判断大众意志为之服务并不矛盾,而能互相促进。例:(Gandhi,Martin Luther King.Jr)甘地正是为了人民的利益而奋斗,所以才坚忍不拔的坚持自己的“非暴力不合作”领导风格;马丁路德金同样也是为了黑人们的共同目标,坚持他的领导目标和原则直到生命结束。
3、但是需要承认,领导者一方面遵从人民的意志需要判断而不是盲目的听从,另一方面坚定不移的领导需要加强能力,并顺应形势而改变策略,否则起不到好的效果。
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