本帖最后由 Eileen312 于 2010-7-25 18:39 编辑
Issue130【六人行小组7.25】by Eileen
"How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society."
【字数】557 【时间】3h
Obviously, the speaker’s claims are specious in taking it for granted that the society’s destiny is hinged on children’s socialization and groundlessly asserting our failure in cultivating the young who can better the society. As far as I am concerned, the fate of a society depends on the cooperation of both natural and manual forces, but rather simply one single factor as children’s socialization; further more, we have already mastered the skills to bring up kids of benefit to the society.
To start with, children’s socialization refers to the process of carrying on the society’s norms, customs and ideologies during their growing up, which could influence destiny of the society to some extent. First, norms, especially laws and moralities, are of vital importance for a society; without obeying these norms, the better the young are educated, the more damage they would cause to the society. A persuasive case here is Bernad Madoff, the former chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, who cheated an astronomical number of money from the investors. Second, it’s not exaggerated that social cohesion relies largely on people conforming their society’s customs or social conventions from childhood. Taking the Thanks Giving Day for example, it could not only enhance the family relationship, but also teach children to show thanksgiving to the family and the society. At last, ideology is the core of social spirits; only if the young grasp it, the society could exist generation by generation.
However, one tree does not make woods. Several other elements playing roles no less important than children’s socialization should not be neglected. The most apparent one is the unexpected natural disaster. A case related here is the “5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake ” in China, which laid the city flat in hours, claimed thousands of lives, and shocked the whole world. When it comes to the manual forces, the superpower’s manipulation should unavoidably be taken into consideration. We have to admit that the competition between oil monopoly companies contributed to the wars. Also people’s recognition toward cultural disparities carries significant impact on the coherence of a society, which can be seen from the religious confliction between Hindu and Muslim in India, 2002.
Finally, as to the speaker’s second claim that we are incapable of nurture kids who can contribute to the development of society, I would like to point that we have undoubtedly grasped the method of bring children up in accordance with the social needs, which is successfully supported by the society’s flourishing with each passing day. Economically, although several counties are still stuck with impoverishment, the majority of counties in the world are enjoying a booming economy. Politically, the importance of peace, mutual respect, and international cooperation has caused worldwide concern. And culturally, we are more sensitive to foreign civilization and international culture communication, for example, the French Culture Festivals are held all over the world each year. Mind you, all these social progress are propelled by us, including both the old and the young. If we haven’t learned the correct way of cultivating children, as is asserted by the speaker how could we achieve such a splendid progress?
In conclusion, I disagree with the speaker’s standpoints and concede that: the fate of the society relies on both natural and manual forces and we have already manipulated the way to rearing kids contributable to the social improvement. 以下是提纲： 159"The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds."
【核心：always + tools】
1、起
2、正：大部分时候人脑优于机器
3、反：有些时候机器优于人脑（高速计算、人工智能）
4、合：相互结合，取长补短
5、总结
218"In order for any work of art—whether film, literature, sculpture, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people."
【核心：merit + must most】
1、起：限定merit
2、正：有些艺术要为大众理解（大众文学、大众歌曲）
3、反：有些艺术没必要为大众理解
4、反：有些艺术根本就不能为大众理解
5、总结
190"As long as people in a society are hungry or out of work or lack the basic skills needed to survive, the use of public resources to support the arts is inappropriate—and, perhaps, even cruel—when one considers all the potential uses of such money."
【核心：艺术的实用价值】
1、起
2、正：诚然应该扶贫救弱
3、反：然而贫弱自古有之，有些情况非钱可以解决（生性懒惰）
4、反：艺术也有实用价值（美术馆-缓解就业，艺术展-旅游业、副产业）
5、总结
203"The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its heroines."
【核心：best + heroes】
1、起：限定social character
2、正：heroes能反映一定的社会特征
3、反：heroes不能反映某些这会特征，有时甚至会给出假象
4、反：其他更有效的获取社会特征的方法
5、总结
59"Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them."
【核心：too much + independent】
1、起
2、正：效仿明星有一定好处
3、反：但现在明星效应被夸大了（一夜成名、名不副实）
4、反：独立思考、行动更显重要
5、结论 | 
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