Lexie0206
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February 7, 2020 at 4:31 am
Within the recent 30 years, our society has witnessed and experienced radical changes in the field of media. Wherever we are, lying on the sofa in our family cinema, or watching BBC news reports while taking the underground, we are enjoying the merit brought by the era of information. However, in spite of all the convenience, there has been a heated discussion about the negative sides of it. From my perspective, I think the disadvantages outweigh its advantages.
Admittedly, through watching news, we can learn what’s happening around the world. While enjoying a classic old movie, we can get to understand its background and the emotion the director wanted to express. However, watching television for long leads to various problems. It does harm not only to our body but also to our minds.
First and foremost, sitting motionlessly in front of the screen is bad for our physical health. Recently, in Dr. Harry Witchel’s experiment, he gave 50 subjects different things, ranging from EU bank budgets analysis to thrilling movies and observe their behavior. In the report he published, he wrote that the more we are absorbed in what we are doing, the fewer movements we will make unconsciously. Consequently, when we are watching movies or TV programs, we are likely to keep the same posture for hours, which may result in more chances of getting diabetes or cardiovascular diseases.
Moreover, long hours of watching TV and movies can be detrimental to our mental health. Despite those scientific documentaries, there are numerous inappropriate contents, especially for teenagers such as pornography. Also, compared with tedious study, soap drama are certainly draw more attention. In the long run, some teenagers who get addicted may waste a whole day watching episodes. Some of them may even believe in those romantic but impractical plots, turning to wait for a handsome and wealthy man to marry them instead of working hard. Nevertheless, these stories seldom happen in real life.
In a nutshell, we should avoid being indulged in movies and televisions to live a healthy life.
January 30, 2020 at 8:48 amAs the saying goes,” When we look back on history, we can adjust ourselves to better prepare for the future.” Recently, there has been a heated discussion about whether to make history courses a compulsory lesson for university students to take. From my point of view, I think the action isn’t necessary.
The critical part history plays in our cultural life can never be denied. From a country’s history, we can see all the difficulties it overcomes. What civilization has experienced will turn into an invisible power to its further development. However, I still holds the view that the disadvantages outweigh its advantages.
Above all, university students have already learned a lot about history during high school. History is one of the subjects in the national college entering examination. Before we enter a university, we have already had 12 years’ history education. I think it’s enough for common students. Most of students who are truly interested in history will choose history-related majors in university for further study.
Besides, history courses need much remembering work. Before we learn the inside logic associations, which requires a long time of studying, we must spend much time reciting lots of things. For instance, when did Cultural Revolution happen? Why did World War Two break out? It will be annoying for students who already have lots of studying tasks about their major to accomplish. One of my high school classmates chose science as her major in the university mainly due to her doing poor in reciting which resulted in bad scores in Politics and History. She is not alone. There are many people forced to choose science because of the same reason.
In a nutshell, I’m on the side of not making history courses as a compulsory lesson for university students to take.
