It is in this distinction that we find the real difference between the warring factions in what might be a chicken-or-egg scenario5: Does great literature make people better, or are good people drawn to reading great literature? Currie is asking whether reading great literature makes readers ...
”Herargumentisthat“deepreading,”thekindofreadinggreatliteraturerequires,isadistinctivecognitiveactivitythatcontributestoourabilitytoempathizewithothers;itthereforecan,infact,makesus“smarterandnicer,”amongotherthings.Yettheseessaysaren’tsomuchcomingtodifferentconclusionsasconsideringdifferentquestions.Toadvanceher...
Some people think that it would be better to our environment and economy if people only eat local produced food. To what extent do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages? 媒体与广告类 We can get knowledge from news, but some people think we cannot trust the journalist. What do you think...
Mrs. Bailey was important in the educational journey that carried me through school and into my profession. Until I joined her class, I hadn’t believed in my ability as a writer. She 1 (persuade) me to join the poetry society and lit in me a fire for literature. She recognised 2 (I...
the group can reach an agreement that takes into account everyone's point of view, resulting in a better outcome. The same principles apply to larger social issues, such as political or social debates. People should engage in produc...
Translated by Xu Yuanchong Lead-in 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 录制 2022年下学期 制作 21 长沙市长郡中学 谢湘晖 Why do people read poems? pre-reading Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful. Poems create vivid pictures and tell stori...
If you can't think of anything that surprises you, anything you find interesting, then you're not searching well enough, because history, science, and literature are all brimmingover with surprises. When you look at how great ideas actually happen, the story is always, “Weusedto think the...
Popular literature tells us it takes 21 days to build a habit. 通俗文学告诉我们,养成一个习惯需要 21 天。 Actually, the deeper research tells us it's more like 67 days to build that habit. 事实上,更深入的研究告诉我们,养成一个习惯需要 67 天。 But hey, that's great. 但是,嘿,这很好呀...
However, they may be better able to explain the concept of genius than traditional IQ tests can. Geniuses aren't just people with a lot of g. Mozart, for example, combined musical genius with an innate understanding of mathematics and patterns. Einstein's genius spanned the realms of logic...
If you're a scientist, there are lots of false traps to fall in. The literature can be wrong. The definitions of where one discipline ends and another begin create mental barricades. Current fashions in research can be the result of funding trends or personality cults or even the biases of...