issue31 sunbird 第一次作业

琼歌UID: 2378080

Is money spent on research normally money well invested, as the speaker asserts? Admittedly, I concede that blindfold research is a waste of resources and even jeopardize the whole society. However, to the extend that research is the certain way by which we human being explore the unknown field and figure out the enduring problems we are up against, it pays--in an economic sense--to spend money on the apparatus seemed costly and manpower apparently vast. Moreover, research with immediate benefits and predictable profits can hardly considered as research, let alone break any new ground, or obtain any significant results.

The primary reason why I agree with the speaker lies in the nature of research that no definite results will be got until it has been accomplished. Research means investigation and experimentation aimed at interpreting the phenomenon which is incomprehensible previously, or making an exciting discovery. So how could we know whether it is controversial or not before we find out what it is，or even evaluate if it is worth to invest? In other words, if a research is valuable it must explore unbeknown and unpredictable territory. Otherwise, that work cannot be considered as "research".

Moreover, even if the research is controversial, it is people who misuse it rather than the research itself would be blamed. So it is unfair to assert that research with controversy is not worth investing. Consider the discovery of dynamite. As it is known to all, dynamite is invented by an eminent inventor, a Swedish industrialist named Noble, whose aim is to improve the peace time industry of mining and road building, but saw it used as a weapon to kill and injure his fellow men. Should we say that money spend on it is a kind of waste--or even an evil—just because the result of the research is controversial that it can help the miner while kill a number of innocent people? Certainly, no. Without dynamite the miner is still afflicted by the burdensome work of excavation, while people can make the decision whether to use it in the war. That is to say the harmful side can be avoided by government control or normal regulations.

However, doing research without a clear goal and meaningful purpose is unwise for it is rather a bet than study. Investing in such researches makes no sense. And it should not been forgotten how small the economic resources are that could be used for academic researches, especially in the poor and backward country. Thus, a practical plan and hopeful anticipation is needed before we invest on them. In addition, research aimed at meeting the need of practice is more worth investing on, because we may gain much from the achievement if we succeed.

In sum, most money spend on research is good investment irrespective of the possible controversial result since the research itself is kind of exploration and it is decided by our human race if it will be used in a controversial way. However, we should be circumspect about the research whose aims are too vague and whose potential benefits are too speculative. By that, we may avoid the waste on blind or meaningless research.



[ 本帖最后由 琼歌 于 2007-11-6 14:55 编辑 ]

hope~~UID: 2416007

Is money spend on research is money（去掉is money）well invested regardless of the result is good or not, as the speaker’s asserts? I partly agree, as research is the certain way that we human being explore the unknown field, figure out the lasting problem bother us too much, have a (an) good impact on the progress of human being,  and useful for the society. it pays—in a economic sense—to spend money on the apparatus seemed costly and  manpower appeared vast. However, I concede that blindfold research is a waste of resources and even jeopardize the whole society.（前面两个句子我实在是不懂你在说什么）

[ 本帖最后由 hope~~ 于 2007-11-4 17:06 编辑 ]

琼歌UID: 2378080

抱歉，那天时间紧任务重，写的惨不忍睹，让hope同学受折磨了，俺刚才看完第一段就吐了
我把第一段改了一下
Is money spent on research normally money well invested, as the speaker asserts? Admittedly, I concede that blindfold research is a waste of resources and even jeopardize the whole society. However, to the extend that research is the certain way by which we human being explore the unknown field and figure out the enduring problems we are up against, it pays--in an economic sense--to spend money on the apparatus seemed costly and manpower apparently vast. Moreover, research with immediate benefits and predictable profits can hardly considered as research, let alone break any new ground, or obtain any significant results.
这回说清楚了吗？
剩下的我稍后改
谢啦:)