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1、Unit2College—Theladdertosuccess?UnderstandingandLearningOverviewThisunitaddressesthetopicofthevalueofhighereducation,whichismainlycenteredonyoungpeoplewhoarefacingbewildermentineducationalchoices.Wehopethatstudentswillrealizethesignificanceofthehumanities,withwhichstudentscangainmoreinsightsin
2、tolifeandsocietyandbeawareofculturalandreligiousdifferences.TextAadvocatesthatbytakingcoursesinthehumanities,studentsarelikelytogrowintogoodpeople.TextBopposesgettingacollegeeducationonlyforafuturecareer,anextremethinkingdrivenbytheeconomicdownturn.SectionAThehumanities:Outofdate?Backgroundinf
3、ormation1.thehumanitiesThehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Therefore,theyaredistinguishedfromtheapproachesofthenaturalsciences.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includehistory,anthropology,communic
4、ationstudies,culturalstudies,law,language,literature,philosophy,religion,musicandtheater,etc.Throughexplorationofthehumanities,studentslearnhowtothinkcreativelyandcritically,toreason,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowstudentstogainnewinsightsintoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusines
5、smodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalartseducation.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuestoprovidetheidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.2.self-awarenessSelf-awarenessisn’taqualitythatyoudemonstratebytellingastory,butratherithastodowithhowyoute
6、llthestoryandyourabilitytocommunicatewhatyoulearned.Beingabletoexplaintotheadmissionscommitteewhyyouvalueoneaccomplishmentaboveothers,whatyoulearnedfromasetback,orthedeepermeaningofyourcareergoals,isevidenceofself-awareness.Furthermore,theself-awareindividualhasknowledgeofbothhisstrengthsandwe
7、aknesses.3.JamesCameronWorld-famousdirectorofthemovie,Titanic.Thefilmreceived14AcademyAwardnominationsandwasawarded11Oscars.4.SallyRideAnAmericanphysicistandaformerNASAastronaut.In1983,atage32,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomanandthenyounge
