7."The video camera provides such an accurate and convincing

 record of contemporary life that it has become a more important

form of documentation than written records." 摄像机可以精确、

令人信服地记录当代人们的生活，作为一种记录方式，

它的重要性已经超过了纸笔记录。

43"To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards."  

103"The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives."

69"Government should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development"

153"Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively."

56"Governments should focus more on solving the immediate problems of today rather than trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future."

144"It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value."
*a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.

40"Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem." (4.4)

70"In any profession—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years. The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership." (4.5)

17."In most societies, competition generally has more of a negative than a positive effect."

50"In order to improve the quality of instruction at

the college and university level, all faculty should

be required to spend time working outside the academic

world in professions relevant to the courses they teach."

Whether college faculty should spend time working in course-relating professions is a question whose answer all depends. In response to this issue, we need to take both maneuverability and necessity into account. I agree with the speaker insofar as those subjects closely related with pragmatism, for working experience of teachers can benefit both teaching and learning process. However, as subjects taught in university are so different with each other, the final judgment, in my point of view, should depend on a case-by-case analysis.

To begin with, the pace of technological advancement, social changes and academic progress is so quick that knowledge contained in recently published textbooks often lags current developments. Therefore, it is really necessary for teachers major in pragmatic subjects to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach, which can benefit both teachers and students. With respect to teachers, practical working experience in the non-academic world relevant to their major will not only broaden their thinking, but at the same time will enable them to impart more efficient knowledge to the subject with relevance to current trends. What’s more, working experience while helping teachers to update the knowledge in textbooks, has improved their class by providing them with more vivid and pragmatic examples. As a result, teacher in class can connect abstract theories with the real conditions they encountered in work, which conduces to the students’ understanding of knowledge, and at the same time, providing students with their precious experience.

With respect to students, working experience in relevant professions puts college faculty in a better position to help students adjust from campus to the job market. Staff experienced in both the real-life situations of subject they teach and specialized knowledge can not only impart the knowledge, but also share their working experience with students, therefore, helping students to design a suitable and practice career after graduation.

However, it is not necessary for teachers in many fundamental majors take part in the course-related work, nor does it maneuverable. On the one hand, academic areas, such as biology and material, are more advanced in laboratory than in the real-life situations, thus teachers of those majors need not participate in the non-academic work. On the other hand, in the academic areas, such as mathematics, fundamental physics, philosophy and literal art, it is impossible for teachers find a job that is both in non-academic area and major related.

Furthermore, the school should also pay attention to the time that teachers use in work. Undue work of teacher may result in inadequately prepare for class and overlook of basic knowledge which is more important for students.

To sum up, from the analysis mentioned above, I am inclined to support the speaker's allegation that to improve the quality of the higher education, it is essential to require faculty to spend time working outside campus relevant to the course they teach. However, I must claim that some basic disciplines needn't require faculty to do so and redundant outside work would draw educators' attention at universities.

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society."

The speaker asserts that the destiny of our society relies on the degree of children’s socialization, but for the time being, we have not yet found a way to bring our children up to better our society. From my point of view, this assertion, while emphasizing the crucial aspect of socialization, has ignored alternative factors that contribute to a capable citizen as well as the progress in the history of mankind which demonstrate our society’s ability to cultivate young people who can impulse the development of the entire society.

I concede that socialization is really important not only for the individual but also for the society as a whole, especially in today’s world that admires cooperation and mutual communication. As for the individual, especially the children, the profound influence of socialization lays in that it helps to set up a rounded character, which will benefit them lifelong. It helps them to comprehend their own culture, get along with the culture, and most important, adopt themselves well to the society, as a result, ensuring a better live. In other words, it helps people to understand others as well as to be understood. As for the entire society, socialization enhances the centripetal force. It helps to build a more stable and harmonious society.

However, socialization is not the only factor that determines a person’s success and future, nor can it decide our society’s destiny. Looking back in the history, we may find that the successes of those greatest scientists, artists, even some politicians who have contributed influentially to a better society result from many other factors rather than socialization. Vincent Van Gogh who left us with plenty of masterpieces, such as The Potato Easters and Sunflowers, lived a solitary live. Obviously, it is not his socialization that directed him the way to the realm of art, but the inspiring of the love for art pave him the path. John Nash, one of the greatest economists of today, who brought us with the game theory not because of his socialization, on the contrary, out of the pursuit of science and truth. Sir Churchill, an outstanding politician as well as the Nobel Prize winner, who had difficult in adapting himself well to the life in school during his childhood, led the nation in crisis and defeated the Fascist in the Second World War. Rather than socialization, honesty, persistence, and probity are the key of his success.

Furthermore, both the tremendous progress of democracy and technology, especially in recent half century, can provide supports to the belief that we are having a better society than ever before, which brought about by our predecessors who are undoubtedly raised by their predecessors. Therefore, we see the improvement of gender equality which is reflected by the upward spirals of the state in family and career; the diminishment of racial discrimination that is revealed by being offered same opportunity to get educated and employed; the globalization that promote mutual communication and understanding between people of different cultures and religions; the breakthrough in medical treatment that saved thousands of lives; and of course the progress in political that makes more voices heard… All of these are the creation of the children of most recent century, and in front of the fact of these, how can we say that we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society.

As mention above, the socialization of children is not the decisive factors for whether they can make later-life contributions to the entire society, while other factors may play a more important role. Moreover, since our society are striding forwards on the way to be a more tolerance and humanity one, we should be confident and proud to believe in the future of our society, in other words, our society always have the ability to raise up a new generation that are capable of making the world a better place for the entire human race.

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