Writing Topic
It is generally agreed that society benefits from the work of its
members. Compare the contributions of artists to society with the contributions
of scientists to society. Which type of contribution do you think is valued
more by our society? Give specific reasons to support your answer.
☆Let’s think
This writing topic consists of three parts:
a premise, an instruction, and a question. The first sentence is a premise that
any job is beneficial to society in general. By the second sentence, you are
instructed to compare contributions of two types of people: artists and scientists.
Because of the premise, you are saved from discussing if either or both of
these two occupations are not necessary. The third sentence asks you to judge
which job is valued more by our society. Thus, what you are supposed to do is
1) compare contributions of artists with those of scientists and 2) write which
job you think is valued more.
☆Note
It just happens that contribution to
society is not always valued rightly by society, so it does not matter if your
answer to the question doesn’t comply with the result of your comparison of
contributions of these two jobs. For example, you think artists contribute to
society as much as scientists, but you could conclude that society value
scientists more than artists for some reason.
☆Ideas and
Expressions
♦Contributions of artists to society
1)
They help us develop our
emotions and sense for beauty.
2)
They cultivate our imagination
and creativity.
3)
They ease our soul.
4)
They increase our knowledge
about the world and humans through their expressions.
♦Contributions of scientists to society
1)
They protect and develop our
life.
2)
They help us save our future.
3)
They increase our knowledge
about the world and humans.
♦Decisive factors on which type of contribution is valued more by our
society
1)
money paid for their work (e.g.
salary, government funding)
2)
tokens of respect they receive (e.g.
permanent resident status)
3)
the way they are treated in the
education system (e.g. the number of subjects, lessons, teachers, and
universities)
4)
whether most parents want to
see their children become artists or scientists
☆Essay for Ideas and Expressions
(Barron’s, Writing for the
TOEFL iBT, pp. 304-305)
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