2012gre写作宝典：GRE作文范文大全（73）
GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。
It might also be tempting to agree with the speaker on the basis that arts patronage is
neither an appropriate nor a necessary funcuon of government. This argument has
considerable merit, in three respects. First, it seems ill-conceived to relegate decision and
choices about arts funding to a handful of bureaucrats, who are likely to decide based on their
own quirky notions about art, and whose decisions might be susceptible to influence-peddling.
Second, private charity and philanthropy appear to be alive and well today. For example, year
after year the Public Broadcasting System is able to survive, and even thrive, on donations
from private foundations and individuals. Third, government funding requires tax dollars from
our pockets--leaving us with less disposable dollars with which to support the arts directly and
more efficiently than any bureaucracy ever could.
On the other hand are two compelling arguments that public support for the arts is desirable,
whether or not unemployment and hunger have been eliminated. One such argument is that
by allocating public resources to the arts we actually help to solve these social problems.
Consider Canada's film industry, which is heavily subsidized by the Canadian government, and
which provides countless jobs for film-industry workers as a result. The Canadian government
also provides various incentives for American productoion companies to f~n and produce their
movies in Canada. These incentives have sparked a boon for the Canadian economy, thereby
sumulating job growth and wealth that can be applied toward education, job training, and
social programs. The Canadian example is proof that public arts support can help solve the
kinds of social problems with which the speaker is concerned.
A second argument against the speaker's position has to do with the function and ultimate
objectives of art. Art serves to lift the human spirit and to put us more in touch with our feelings,
foibles, and fate in short, with our own humanity. With a heightened sensitivity to the human
condition, we become more others-oriented, less self-centered, more giving of ourselves. In
other words, we become a more charitable society--more willing to give to those less fortunate
than ourselves in the ways with which the speaker is concerned. The speaker might argue, of
course, that we do a disservice to others when we lend a helping hand by enabling them to
depend on us to survive. However, at the heart of this specious argument lies a certain 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（73） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。
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coldness and lack of compassion that, in my view, any society should seek to discourage.
Besides, the argument leads inexorably to certain political, philosophical, and moral issues
that this brief essay cannot begin to address.
In the final analysis, the beneficiaries of public arts funding are not limited to the elitists who
stroll through big-city museums and attend symphonies and gallery openings, as the speaker
might have us believe. Public resources allocated to the arts create jobs for artists and others
whose livelihood depends on a vibrant, rich culture--just the sort of culture that breeds
charitable concern for the hungry, the helpless, and the hapless.
Issue 99
"The goal of politics should not be the pursuit of an ideal, but rather the search for common
ground and reasonable consensus."
Should educators focus equally on enriching students' personal lives and on job preparation,
as the speaker contends? In my view, preparing students for the mundane aspects of work
should be secondary to providing a broader education that equips students with historical and
cultural perspective, as well as thoughtful and principled personal value systems and priorities.
Paradoxically, it is through the liberal studies, which provide these forms of personal
enrichment, that students can also best prepare for the world of work.
One reason why educators should emphasize personal enrichment over job preparation is
that rote technical knowledge and skill do not help a student determine which goals in life are
worthwhile and whether the means of attaining those goals are ethically or morally acceptable.
Liberal studies such as philosophy, history, and comparative sociology enable students to
develop thoughtful and consistent value systems and ethical standards, by which students can
determine how they can best put their technical knowledge and skills to use in the working
world. Thus, by nurturing the development of thoughtful personal value systems, educators
actually help prepare students for their jobs and careers. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（73） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。
Another reason why educators should emphasize personal enrichment over job preparation
is that specific knowledge and skills needed for jobs are changing more and more quickly.
Thus it would be a waste of our education system to focus on specific knowledge and skills
that will soon become obsolete--at the expense of providing a lasting and personally satisfying
educational experience. It seems more appropriate today for employers to provide the training
our work force needs to perform their jobs, freeing up our educators to help enrich students'
lives in ways that will serve them in any walk of life.
A third reason why educators should emphasize personally enriching course
work--particularly anthropology, sociology, history, and political philosophy--is that these
courses help students understand, appreciate, and respect other people and their viewpoints.
As these students grow into working adults they will be better able to cooperate, compromise,
understand various viewpoints, and appreciate the rights and duties of coworkers, supervisors,
and subordinates. Rote technical knowledge and skill do little to help us get along with other
people.
Admittedly, certain aspects of personal enrichment, especially spirituality and religion,
should be left for parents and churches to provide; after all, by advocating teachings of any
particular religion, public educators undermine our basic freedom of religion. Yet it is perfectly
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appropriate, and useful, to inform students about various religious beliefs, customs and
institutions. Learning about different religions instills respect, tolerance, and understanding.
Moreover, students grow to appreciate certain fundamental virtues, such as compassion,
virtue, and humility, which all major religions share. Through this appreciation students grow
into adults who can work well together toward mutually agreed-upon goals.
In sum, it is chiefly through the more personally enriching Liberal studies that educators help
students fully blossom into well-rounded adults and successful workers. There will always be a
need to tram people for specific jobs, of course. However, since knowledge is advancing so
rapidly, employers and job-training programs are better equipped to provide this function,
leaving formal educators free to provide a broader, more personally enriching education that
will serve students throughout their lives and in any job or career. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（73） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。
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