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Fromtinyatomstodistantgalaxies,20thcenturyimagingtechnologieshaveexpandedthereachofourvision.Probingthehumanbody,mappingoceanfloors,trackingweatherpatterns-allaretheresultofengineeringadvances.Coupledwiththecomputer,imaginggivesusincrediblenewviews,bothwithinandbeyondthehumanbodyandenvironment.AW事例总结一、教育类作用和目的Throughoutthenationandhistory,ithasemphasizedpubliceducationasameansoftransmittingdemocraticvalues,creatingequalityofopportunityandpreparingnewgenerationsofcitizensinsociety.Lifeskills—logicalthinking,analysis,creativeproblemsolvingEducationshouldaimatimprovementofbothone’smoralsandfaculties.Weshouldwantallstudentstoknowandtomaketheirown:honesty,fairness,self-discipline,fidelitytotask,friends,andfamily,personalresponsibility,loveofacountry,andbeliefintheprinciplesofliberty,equalityandthefreedomtopracticeone’sfaith.道德教育Economicpressure,parentalpressure,peerpressure,andself-inducedpressure大学生压力Theintellectualfacultiesdevelopedbystudyingsubjectslikehistoryandclassics—anabilitytosynthesizeandrelate,toweighcauseandeffect,toseeeventsinperspective—arejustthefacultiesthatmakecreativeleadersinbusinessoralmostanygeneralfield.人文教育的意义Liberalartteachesyouhowtothink,howtoread,write,andspeakintelligently,getalongwithothers,andconceptualizeproblems.人文教育的意义Hewasbeingsostuffedwithanindigestiblemassofmaterialthathehasnotimetodrawonhisownresources,tousehisownmindforanalyzingandsynthesizing,andevaluatingthismaterial填鸭式教育的缺点鼓励质疑权威1.培根认为知识就是力量,反对中世纪经院哲学对人们思想的禁锢,鼓励人们推倒偶像,2.笛卡儿认为要清除由传统得来的偏见,办法就是怀疑,提出我思故我在3.哥白尼日星说Baconadvocatedtheideaoftestingtheauthorityinordertogainrealknowledge.Causeknowledgeacquirescertainskepticismtowhateverwestudyevensincethedawnofourcivilization.HumanbeingshavepaidtributetoCopernicusforthefirststephetookinignoringestablishedboundariesandchallengelong-standingassumptionofastronomyforpublishinghisHeliocentricconjecturethattheearthandotherplanetsrevolvesaroundthesun.SamethoughthavealsopreoccupiedDescarteswhoconsideredholdinglittlesuspicionstothewhollyspreadreligionsistheonlywaytoexpungeprejudicefromourmundanelife.二、艺术类作用和目的AccordingtowhatFreudhassaidart,inessence,isakindofrelease(discharge)ofindividuallust,convertingthehumanlibidointoplentifulcreativity.Itisthroughtheworkofartthatartistsexpresstheirpassions,emotions,anddesires.Fromthiswecansee,artistherefore,firstandforemost,concerningwiththeinnerworldratherthanwiththeoutsideoneasawhole.Pleasure;beauty(music,painting,-color,form,sound,melody)(娱乐)presentuswithinsightintowhatiseternalanduniversal.Behindtheprofoundworkofartisasetofprinciplesofhumanitythatalwaysprevail.（理解人性）RenaissancepaintingofaMadonnaandAngels,formanyviewers,issomehowarevelationoftranscendentspirituality;aBeethovensymphonyisthelastwordonhumanendurance.Somenarrativearts(novel,film)instructustosomeextent.Thisworkswithmoralreflectthehumancharacter.（反映人性）Shakespeare'sMacbeth,forinstance,teachesusthatinordinateambitionispernicious.Thisfunctionoftheartscanbedenotedasexpressionism--theartist'suseofamediumtoexpressuniquepassionandinsight.（作为表达方式）ThepianistFranzLiszt,forinstance,inthe1830sand40screatedapublicpersonalityasthegreatpianovirtuosooftheera19thcentury,artattheserviceofleaders—theChurch,thegovernment,andthearistocracy.(艺术为政府服务)Theexpressionofprivatefeelingsandthecriticismofsociety兴趣的作用Beethoven,oneofthegreatestcomposersandmusicians,createdmanysymphonies.Astonishingly,heproducedhismostfamoussymphony,Chorus,withcompletedeafness.Howcouldhemanageit?Itmustbetheprominentimaginationthatstimulatedhimtostruggleandthrive,thushecanevenlisteninspiteofnohearings.作品--TheFifthSymphony,theFinaleoftheNinthSymphonyandtheMoonlightSonataABeethovensymphonyisthelastwordonhumanendurance.达芬奇：通才LeonardodaVinciwasanItalianRenaissancearchitect,musician,anatomist,inventor,engineer,sculptor,geometer,andpainter.HehasbeendescribedasthearchetypeoftheRenaissancemanandasauniversalgenius.Leonardoisfamousforhismasterlypaintings,suchasTheLastSupperandMonaLisa.Heisalsoknownfordesigningmanyinventionsthatanticipatedmoderntechnology,althoughfewofthesedesignswereconstructedinhislifetime.Inaddition,hehelpedadvancethestudyofanatomy,astronomy,andcivilengineering.生前作品没有被认可(Monet,VanGogh)Monetdidnotfindacclaimandwealthtolaterinhislifeandattimessufferedthroughextremepoverty.Successalsoallowedhimsomedegreeoffreedominhiswork.VanGogh,twoofwhosestilllifepaintingshaverecentlybrokenallrecordsinsellingfor$50million,soldonlyoneofhispaintingsinhisentirecareer.EmilyBrontewasaBritishnovelistandpoet,bestrememberedforheronenovelWutheringHeights,anacknowledgedclassicofEnglishliterature.Butitreceivedmixedreviewswhenitfirstcameout,thebookdidnotbecomeanEnglishliteraryclassicuntilfortyyearslater.EmilyDickinsonhassincecometoberegardedasoneofthetwogreatAmericanpoetsofthe19thcentury.Thoughalmostunknownandnearlyunpublishedinherownlifetime,Dickinson作品难懂(Monet)Monet'sfamousworkImpression:Sunrisewasnotunderstoodinitially,sinceitseemspeculiarforalargeamountofbluewasusedasthemajorcolorforsunlight.However,thisworkeventuallyearneditsreputationandhadledtothenameforimp