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1、SectionAThehumanities:Outofdate?Backgroundinformation1thehumanitiesThehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includehistory,anthropology,communicationstudies
2、,culturalstudies,law,language,literature,philosophy,religion,musicandtheater,etc.Throughexplorationofthehumanities,studentslearnhowtothinkcreativelyandcritically,toreason,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowstudentstogainnewinsightsintoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusines
3、smodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalartseducation.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuestoprovidetheidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.However,withtheeconomicdowntrend,manycollegesanduniversitiesintendtocutliberalartscoursestosave
4、money,andstudentsalsotrytotakenaturalsciencecoursestohelpthemseekjobopportunities.Whetherornotstudyingcoursesinthehumanitieshasthusbecomeacontroversialquestion.2self-awarenessSelf-awarenessisn’taqualitythatyoudemonstratebytellingastory,butratherithastodowithhowyoutellthestoryandyou
5、rabilitytocommunicatewhatyoulearned.Beingabletoexplaintotheadmissionscommitteewhyyouvalueoneaccomplishmentaboveothers,whatyoulearnedfromasetback,orthedeepermeaningofyourcareergoals,isevidenceofself-awareness.Furthermore,theself-awareindividualhasknowledgeofbothhisstrengthsandweakne
6、sses.3JamesCameronWorld-famousdirectorofthemovie,Titanic.Thefilmreceived14AcademyAwardnominationsandwasawarded11Oscars（奥斯卡奖).4SallyRideAnAmericanphysicistandformerNASA(m美国国家航空航天局)astronaut.In1983,atage32,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomanandthenyoungestAmericantoenterspace.5BruceLeeACh
7、inese-Americanactor,martialartsinstructor,philosopher,filmdirector,filmproducer,andscreenwriter.Hewasconsideredthemostinfluentialmartialartistandaculturalicon.BorninSanFrancisco,hewasraisedinHongKonguntilhislateteens.HemovedbacktotheUnitedStatesat18andstudiedphilosophyatWashingtonU
8、niversity.6GwynethPaltrowA
