Writing Topic
Consider the following
statement. Using public resources to support the arts is unjustifiable in a
society where some people go without food. Do you agree or disagree with this
idea? Support your response by including specific reasons and examples.
☆Let’s Think
Do some research on the
following questions.
1.
How many people are starving
now? Why are they starving?
2.
It is estimated that, when a
world-wide food crisis occurs, the victims will concentrate in Japan as its
self-sufficiency is as low as 10-40 percent.
3.
In what ways do artists
contribute to society?
☆Hints for
Points
Agree
l
Public resources are to support
the most vulnerable. Therefore, helping those who are in need should be prioritized.
l
When one child dies every six
seconds, it is unacceptable to use resources to support the arts, which we do
not necessarily need to survive.
l
It is unfair to support those
who have enough money at the expense of those who live on subsistence.
Disagree
l
In the past revolutions,
prohibiting the arts as corrupt hobby of the wealthy led to withering the power
of the entire society. This shows that arts are indispensable in people’s lives
whether they are starving or not.
l
The arts are not simply
activities in leisure times, but rather fundamental behavior necessary to live
as a human being.
l
Art is used for public
education. Many novels and movies, for example, take up or reflect social
problems such as depravity of the underclass. They motivate people to work for
the disadvantaged.
☆Sample Paragraph
Development
【Main Idea】We must not forget about our brothers and sisters suffering from abject
poverty.
【Supporting Detail
(general)】Hundreds of millions
of people are starving around the world.
【Supporting Detail
(specific)】Not only disasters
and diseases but also wars as well as corrupt governments keep the most
vulnerable people like women, children, and old people, without food, clothing,
and shelter. When they have some money, they would definitely use it for food,
not for the arts. Thus, we must spend our money to fight starvation.
【Follow-up】That we do not see the poor around us will not exempt us from
helping those in need. We are the same humans no matter where we are. Those who
are starving are us, and we must put their lives before our hobbies.
【Conclusion】Love should save lives before creating beautiful works.
Your Paragraph Development
【Main Idea】
【Supporting Detail (general)】
【Supporting Detail (specific)】
【Follow-up】
【Conclusion】
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