Professor: In next week’s class we’ll talk about different approaches to education. You know, not everyone agrees about the best way for young people to gain knowledge and learn new skills. Let’s prepare by discussing whether it’s better for students to take classes with a lot of discussions or classes mainly focused on lectures. What do you think?
In my opinion, whether a class should prioritze discussion or focus on conveying knowledge depends greatly on the unique characteristic of each class. Lectures in such fields as medicine and law, where apprenticeship is crucial, may be more effective when a professor provides detailed descriptions to students. The content of these classes does not require creative thinking or originality. Conversely, such classes as political science, international affiars, or economics, which all accentuate ingenious and distinctive reasoning, may be better off when students are offered the opportunities to participate in debates and share their own brilliant ideas onto the presented topics, matters, or issues in the class. Therefore, I argue with confidence that the decision to provide a class with either a lot of discussion or mainly imparting knowledge should be based totally on the intrinsic feature of each subject.
Professor: Life expectancies are increasing all over the world nowadays. Some of you probably know someone who is more than 100 years old. Before our next class, I want you to consider the following question: What factors do you think have contributed to the increase in life expectancy? Is it due to advances in medical technology, improvements in government services, changes in lifestyle habits, or something else entirely?
I believe the primary factor of increased life expectancies today is advancements in medical technology. As late as the turn of the 20th century, it was common for people to die of unidentified human diseases. They passed away not knowing the exact causalities, and most importantly, even doctors were not capable of treating such diseases beyond their comprehension. However, since the beginning of the 20th century, medical technology has rapidly progressed, resulting in the identification of the causes of many human diseases. Consequently, the ameliorated medical environment resulting from such developments has ushered human beings into the level where experts can assess the likelihood of an individual suffering a particular disease, which has subsequently led to the prevention of them from happening in advance. For instance, we now know of the link between human genes and cancer cells and how to slow down their growth. Also, with the help of such various products of medical breakthroughs as MRI, X-ray machines, or antibiotics, doctors are now equipped with the prowess to thoroughly diagnose their patients’ pathological condition, to inhibit diseases from proliferation—if they were detected in the early stage,— and to successfully treat them—if they have already progressed to some degree when found. Therefore, in my view, the progression in medical technology is most attributable to the increased life spans of modern citizens.
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