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1、Unit2College—Theladdertosuccess?UnderstandingandLearningOverviewThisunitaddressesthetopicofthevalueofhighereducation,whichismainlycenteredonyoungpeoplewhoarefacingbewildermentineducationalchoices.Wehopethatstudentswillrealizethesignificanceofthehumanities,withwhichstudentscangainmoreinsi
2、ghtsintolifeandsocietyandbeawareofculturalandreligiousdifferences.TextAadvocatesthatbytakingcoursesinthehumanities,studentsarelikelytogrowintogoodpeople.TextBopposesgettingacollegeeducationonlyforafuturecareer,anextremethinkingdrivenbytheeconomicdownturn.SectionAThehumanities:Outofdate?B
3、ackgroundinformation1.thehumanitiesThehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Therefore,theyaredistinguishedfromtheapproachesofthenaturalsciences.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includehistory,ant
4、hropology,communicationstudies,culturalstudies,law,language,literature,philosophy,religion,musicandtheater,etc.Throughexplorationofthehumanities,studentslearnhowtothinkcreativelyandcritically,toreason,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowstudentstogainnewinsightsintoeverythingfrompoe
5、tryandpaintingstobusinessmodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalartseducation.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuestoprovidetheidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.2.self-awarenessSelf-awarenessisn’taqualitythatyoudemonstratebytellingastory,
6、butratherithastodowithhowyoutellthestoryandyourabilitytocommunicatewhatyoulearned.Beingabletoexplaintotheadmissionscommitteewhyyouvalueoneaccomplishmentaboveothers,whatyoulearnedfromasetback,orthedeepermeaningofyourcareergoals,isevidenceofself-awareness.Furthermore,theself-awareindividua
7、lhasknowledgeofbothhisstrengthsandweaknesses.3.JamesCameronWorld-famousdirectorofthemovie,Titanic.Thefilmreceived14AcademyAwardnominationsandwasawarded11Oscars.4.SallyRideAnAmericanphysicistandaformerNASAastronaut.In1983,atage32,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomanandthenyounge
