新视野大学英语读写译(第三版)第二册Unit2课后习题答案

Because English or history majors are considered less competitive when the job market is shrinking, and they have to study something that can help them more easily locate their future jobs

Because as the tuition is climbing higher and higher, many students have run away from studying the humanities and toward "hard" skills that they think will lead to employment

Since more students are now taking job-oriented courses, libraries, where students of liberal arts used to study, are getting less popular than before; in contrast, labs are getting more eye-catching because students of science and engineering do experiments and research there.

Because this inner drive that can be either constructive or destructive is so mysterious and powerful that it has attracted many people to speculate on it. From ancient times, these men and women developed artistic "languages" in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions, which form the very foundation of civilization.

Studying the humanities improves your ability to read and write, makes you familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process, and, more importantly, provides you with a wide scope of possibilities.

Because in modern life, an ideal capacity for establishing one's career is to have both technical knowledge and inner insight, not just one without the other.

Well-rounded human beings" are those who have insight and understand the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity.

Since many people who once studied the humanities became famous in their career, the author implies that if students spend more time studying the humanities, they could surely become successful in the future as well.

Gain more insight in life and society.

• Better understand and predict human behavior.

• Realize different interpretations of life and history.

• Understand the past which has created the present.

• Be aware of cultural and religious differences

• Help read and write better.

• Broaden their horizons.

• Become more well-rounded.

• Become a better communicator.

• Develop critical thinking skills.

• Have more flexibility for the future career.

• Personal interest.

• Special talents.

• Futur e job prospects.

• Financial status.

• Family advice.

• Friends influence.

• Social environment.

• Better job opportunities.

• More practical skills.

• Higher-paid jobs.

• Yes, it invests students with great insight.

• Yes, it helps s tudents be better-rounded.

• Yes, it provides students with flexibility to change their career.

• No, it doesn't satisfy students' needs for their future career.

• No, colleges are experiencing deep budget cuts and need to prioritize their financial resources.

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