雅思写作之议论文写作技巧讲解(14)

　　The government should not spend money on national defense. It should put the moneyin arts instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　Whenwe discuss whether money should be spent on defense or arts by the government,we have to make clear the duty of a government. In my opinion, these two areequally essential for the sustainable development of a nation. In the followingparagraphs I will analyze the significance of both defense and arts for anation and how a government should keep the balance.

　　Nationaldefense lays the foundation for developing all the industries. We can imagineif there were no security for a nation, how the nationals could make a living,not even to say developing arts. Government, which is the governor andorganizer of a country, should safeguard the security and stability first. Forexample, the ancient Greeks and Romans created glorious and brilliant cultureand civilization, but unfortunately after several wars, most of them were inruins. So we can see clearly that a government should defend its country beforeputting money on arts.

　　However,the conclusion we have made in the last paragraph does not mean arts are notimportant. Actually arts play a significant role in promoting the advancementof mankind for a long term. Food and exercise can build up our body, while artscan purify our soul. Without arts, we would be still leading a cruel andbarbaric life today. Morality and nobleness make us different from animals,which can be molded by attending arts activities. So it is also a compellingobligation for a government to hold all sorts of arts activities, such asconcerts, book fairs and picture shows.

　　Inconclusion, national defense and arts provide us the most vital two factors fora civilized country: security and spiritual pursuit. They are both irreplaceableand interactive with each other. Only when these two develop together inharmony, can a government be called qualified.

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