issue41 [0710G +U小组] --xiefen0223--第十次作业

xiefen0223UID: 2301911

题目：ISSUE41 - "Such nonmainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society by satisfying human needs that are not addressed by mainstream science."
字数：375          用时：0:45:00          日期：2007-08-04

Along with the development of science and technology, there are still many things that the science can not cover. So to meet the doubt on the problems, people turn to the astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits for an answer, which as a result become indispensable in our society. From this point of view, I agree with the writer that the nonmainstream areas of inquiry indeed play a vital role in our life.

To begin with, the nonmainstream area satisfy human's curiosity by providing them an explanation to the science-unsolved problems. For instance, in the ancient years there are so many things people can not understand, such as why the sun disappears and the whole world turns black in the daytime. And at that time they just imagined the reason for it, which promote their imagination and at the same time explain the problem.

Even when one has been taught that the science is the only way out for all the questions in the world, still he may believe in the non-scientific areas, since it promotes his faith in himself and the world around. To get a true understanding of this, we can see the example of moon. As we know, moon's shape is changing along with the position of sun, earth and moon, but people are prone to believe that it revealed the trend of our human's life too, So one do not need to be sad when he stays in his downing point.  

Admittedly, the areas of inquiry should never outweigh the mainstream science. The inquiry is just there to provide another explanation for people, but it is not the true one and should not be taken seriously. Still one needs to believe in the science as a whole, while turning to inquiry for fun or for encourage.

To conclude, the nonmainstream areas of inquiry has its indispensable meaning to the humans, it promotes people's imagination and satisfies their curiosity; it makes the society more humanity by providing another explanation to the material world; it brings out the self-confidence or careful character while used properly, simply put, the nonmainstream areas of inquiry should be existing in the society by satisfying human needs where the science can not cover.  

icefirekkUID: 2293126

题目：ISSUE41- "Such nonmainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling,and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society bysatisfying human needs that are not addressed by mainstream science."
字数：375          用时：0:45:00          日期：2007-08-04

Along with the developmentof science and technology, there are still many things that the sciencecan not cover. So to meet the doubt on the problems, people turn to theastrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits for ananswer, which as a result become indispensable in our society. Fromthis point of view, I agree with the writer that the nonmainstreamareas of inquiry indeed play a vital role in our life.开头正确表明了自己的立场。

To begin with, thenonmainstream area satisfy human's curiosity by providing them anexplanation to the science-unsolved problems. For instance, in theancient years there are so many things people can not understand, suchas why the sun disappears and the whole world turns black in thedaytime. And at that time they just imagined(imagine)the reason for it, whichpromote their imagination and at the same time explain the problem(这一句最好能表达成：非主流科学填补了人们对无知的恐惧和不安）.  写到了nonmainstream science的起源

Even when one has beentaught that the science is the only way out for all the questions inthe world, still he may believe in the non-scientific areas, since itpromotes his faith in himself and the world around. To get a trueunderstanding of this, we can see the example of moon. As we know,moon's shape is changing along with the position of sun, earth andmoon, but people are prone to believe that it revealed the trend(rise and fall,要与moon的阴晴对应着讲） of ourhuman's life too, So one do not need to be sad when he stays in hisdowning point.  总觉得例子不够有力，说说人类的inherent nature: fear about the unsolved things，需要一个心灵上的refuge,比如宗教里的神，中国观念里的的祖宗的保佑，你的例子象是说人的sentimental.

Admittedly, the areas ofinquiry should never outweigh the mainstream science. The inquiry isjust there to provide another explanation for people, but it is not thetrue one and should not be taken seriously. Still one needs to believein the science as a whole, while turning to inquiry for fun or forencourage.这段的理由根本不充分，前两段的论证说：nonmainstream areas是人类的不同理解方式而已。既然没说到坏处，这段中就不能轻易否定其存在意义(for fun or forencourage什么意思？）根据常识，宗教等非科学是不能被否定的。你没说到点子上：当nonmainstream对社会发展或人类自身有危害时，要以科学来代替它，比如迷信等。

To conclude, thenonmainstream areas of inquiry has its indispensable meaning to thehumans, it promotes people's imagination and satisfies their curiosity;it makes the society more humanity by providing another explanation tothe material world; it brings out the self-confidence or carefulcharacter while used properly, simply put, the nonmainstream areas ofinquiry should be existing in the society by satisfying human needswhere the science can not cover.  这段写的很好
总体说来，思路是清晰的，但例子没广泛展开，当然在375的字数里是说不详细的。另外语句要说到点子上，题目中的bysatisfying human needs必须说到，人类有寻求庇护的要求：生理上，心理上（就是希望任何事情有个合理的解释，然后在心里创造神的存在。这些你都需要在文章中写到，human needs是题目重点，不能不重点提
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