当代文化,只有部分图片(Contemporary Culture,Only Part of the Picture)

itisarguedthatcontemporaryculturehasgreatrelevanceforstudentstoday.thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.however,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatcollegesanduniversitiesshouldoffermorecoursesonpopularmusic,film,advertisingandtelevision.

surely,ourlivesaregreatlyinfluencedbycontemporaryculturesincetvprogrammesandpopularmtvsareshownontelevisiondayandnight.advertisementandcommercialsareseenhereandthere,andfilmiscertainlyahottopicinparties.havinglittleknowledgeaboutcontemporaryculture,itmaybedifficultforyoutounderstandwhatpeoplearoundyouarethinkingofortalkingabout.whatismore,itisdangeroustosomeextentifyoufailto"livewith"contemporarycultureinaproperway.forexample,youwillprobablybesubmergedandconfusedbytvprogrammesunlessyoucantellwhatprogrammesareworthwatchingandwhatappearontvaretrue.

meanwhile,weshouldbeawarethatcontemporarycultureisonlypartofourculture.classicalartsandliteratureofthepastarenotonlywhatusedtobepopularyearsagebutwhatlastandsurvivethroughmanygenerations.theyaretheessenceofhumancivilization,treasuresthatourancestorshandeddowntous.inparis,itisbelievedthatawelleducatedpersonshouldmasteratleastoneclassicmusicalinstrumentsuchaspianoorviolin,toinheritthecultureofthepastwhichtheyaresoproudof,andtounderstandthewaythatpeopleinthepastsawtheworld.

artsandliteraturesofthepastalsohavegreatinfluenceontodayssociety.asthecontemporarycultureisdevelopedfromculturebeforeit,itisnecessarytoknowtheartsandliteraturesinthepastinordertohaveadeeperinsightintowhatishappeningtodayandtoforeseethecomingfuture.

inaddition,althoughhundredsoreventhousandsofyearshavepassedsincethecreationofthoseclassicalartsandliteratures,quitealotofpeoplestillenjoythem.shakespearesplaysareputonstageeveryweekandthelorvreisfloodedwithtouristsfromallovertheworldeveryday!

therefore,isupporttheideathatcollegesanduniversitiesshouldoffervariouscoursesofbothcontemporarycultureandcultureofthepast.onlythroughabalancedunderstandingofthetwocanapersontrulyunderstandthecultureandsocietyoftoday.andonlyinthiswaycanastudentbetrulywelleducated.