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TheSocialValueoftheCollegeBred英语演讲稿 第一篇：TheSocialValueofTheCollege-Bred-英语演讲稿第二篇：英语演讲稿TheSocialValueofThecollege第三篇：3分钟英语演讲稿TheValueoffriends第四篇：TheValueofcooking烹飪cooking英语演讲稿第五篇：英语演讲TheSocialfunctionofThenewsprovideentertainment更多相关范文 ofwhatuseisacollegetraining?wewhohavehaditseldomhearThequestionraisedmightbealittlenonplussedtoansweritoffhand.acertainamountofmeditationhasbroughtmetothisasThepithiestreplywhichimyselfcangive:Thebestclaimthatacollegeeducationcanpossiblymakeonyourrespect,Thebestthingitcanaspiretoaomplishforyou,isthis:thatitshouldhelpyoutoknowagoodmanwhenyouseehim.thisisastrueofwomensasofmenscolleges;butthatitisneiTherajokenoraone-sidedabstractionishallnowendeavortoshow. whattalkdowemonlyhearaboutThecontrastbetweencollegeeducationandTheeducationwhichbusinessortechnicalorprofessionalschoolsconfer?Thecollegeeducationiscalledhigherbecauseitissupposedtobesogeneralandsodisinterested.atTheschoolsyougetarelativelynarrowpracticalskill,youaretold,whereasThecollegesgiveyouThemoreliberalculture,Thebroaderoutlook,Thehistoricalperspective,Thephilosophicatmosphere,orsomethingwhichphrasesofthatsorttrytoexpress.youaremadeintoanefficientinstrumentfordoingadefinitething,youhear,atTheschools;but,apartfromthat,youmayremainacrudeandsmokykindofpetroleum,incapableofspreadinglight.Theuniversitiesandcolleges,onTheoTherhand,althoughTheymayleaveyoulessefficientforthisorthatpracticaltask,suffuseyourwholementalitywithsomethingmoreimportantthanskill.Theyredeemyou,makeyouwell-bred;Theymakegoodpanyofyoumentally.ifTheyfindyouwithanaturallyboorishorcaddishmind,Theycannotleaveyouso,asatechnicalschoolmayleaveyou.this,atleast,ispretended;thisiswhatwehearamongcollege-trainedpeoplewhenTheypareTheireducationwitheveryoThersort.now,exactlyhowmuchdoesthissignify? itiscertain,tobeginwith,thatThenarrowesttradeorprofessionaltrainingdoessomethingmoreforamanthantomakeaskilfulpracticaltoolofhim鈥攊tmakeshimalsoajudgeofoThermensskill.wheTherhistradebepleadingatThebarorsurgeryorplasteringorplumbing,itdevelopsacriticalsenseinhimforthatsortofoupation.heunderstandsThedifferencebetweensecond-rateandfirst-rateworkinhiswholebranchofindustry;hegetstoknowagoodjobinhisownlineassoonasheseesit;andgettingtoknowthisinhisownline,hegetsafaintsenseofwhatgoodworkmaymeananyhow,thatmay,ifcircumstancesfavor,spreadintohisjudgmentselsewhere.soundwork,cleanwork,finishedwork;feeblework,slackwork,shamwork鈥攖hesewordsexpressanidenticalcontrastinmanydifferentdepartmentsofactivity.insofarforth,Then,evenThehumblestmanualtrademaybegetinoneacertainsmalldegreeofpowertojudgeofgoodworkgenerally. now,whatissupposedtobeThelineofuswhohaveThehighercollegetraining?isThereanybroaderline鈥攕inceoureducationclaimsprimarilynottobenarrow鈥攊nwhichwealsoaremadegoodjudgesbetweenwhatisfirst-rateandwhatissecond-rateonly?whatisespeciallytaughtinThecollegeshaslongbeenknownbyThenameofThehumanities,andTheseareoftenidentifiedwithgreekandlatin.butitisonlyasliteratures,notaslanguages,thatgreekandlatinhaveanygeneralhumanity-Value;sothatinabroadsenseThehumanitiesmeanliteratureprimarily,andinastillbroadersenseThestudyofmasterpiecesinalmostanyfieldofhumanendeavor.literaturekeepsTheprimacy;foritnotonlyconsistsofmasterpiecesbutislargelyaboutmasterpieces,beinglittlemorethananappreciativechronicleofhumanmaster-strokes,sofarasittakesTheformofcriticismandhistory.youcangivehumanisticValuetoalmostanythingbyreachingithistorically.geology,economics,mechanics,arehumanitieswhentaughtwithreferencetoThesuessiveachievementsofThegeniusestowhichThesesciencesoweTheirbeing.nottaughtthus,literatureremainsgrammar,artacatalogue,historyalistofdates,andnaturalscienceasheetofformulasandweightsandmeasures. Thesiftingofhumancreations!鈥攏othinglessthanthisiswhatweoughttomeanbyThehumanities.essentiallythismeansbiography;whatourcollegesshouldteachis,Therefore,biographicalhistory,thatnotofpoliticsmerely,butofanythingandeverythingsofarashumaneffortsandconquestsarefactorsthathaveplayedTheirpart.studyinginthisway,welearnwhattypesofactivityhavestoodThetestoftime;weacquirestandardsofTheexcellentanddurable.allourartsandsciencesandinstitutionsarebutsomanyquestsofperfectiononThepartofmen;andwhenweseehowdiverseThetypesofexcellencemaybe,howvariousThetests,howflexibleTheadaptations,wegainarichersenseofwhatThetermsbetterandworsemaysignifyingeneral.ourcriticalsensibilitiesgrowbothmoreacuteandlessfanatical.wesympathizewithmensmistakeseveninTheactofperatingThem;wefeelThepathosoflostcausesandmisguidedepochsevenwhileweapplaudwhatovercameThem. suchwordsarevagueandsuchideasareinadequate,butTheirmeaningisunmistakable.whatThecolleges鈥攖eachinghumanitiesbyexampleswhichmaybespecial,butwhichmustbetypicalandpregnant鈥攕houldatleasttrytogiveus,isageneralsenseofwhat,undervariousdisguises,superiorityhasalwayssignifiedandmaystillsignify.Thefeelingforagoodhumanjobanywhere,TheadmirationofThereallyadmirableThedisesteemofwhatischeapandtrashyandimpermanent鈥攖hisiswhatwecallThecriticalsense,ThesenseforidealValues.itisThebetterpartofwhatmenknowaswisdom.someofusarewiseinthiswaynaturallyandbygenius;someofusneverbeeso.buttohavespentonesyouthatcollege,incontactwithThechoiceandrareandprecious,andyetstilltobeablindprigorvulgarian,unabletoscentouthumanexcellenceortodivineitamiditsaidents,toknowitonlywhenticketedandlabeledandforcedonusbyoThers,thisindeedshouldbeaountedTheverycalamityandshipwreckofahighereducation. ThenotionthatapeoplecanrunitselfanditsaffairsanonymouslyisnowwellknowntobeThesilliestofabsurdities.mankinddoesnothingsavethroughinitiativesonThepartofinventors,greatorsmall,andimitationbyTherestofus鈥攖heseareThesolefactorsactiveinhumanprogress.individualsofgeniusshowTheway,andsetThepatterns,whichmonpeopleThenadoptandfollow.TherivalryofThepatternsisThehistoryofTheworld.ourdemocraticproblemthusisstatableinultra-simpleterms:whoareThekindofmenfromwhomourmajoritiesshalltakeTheircue?whomshallTheytreatasrightfulleaders?weandourleadersareThexandTheyofTheequationhere;alloTherhistoriccircumstances,beTheyeconomical,political,orintellectual,areonlyThebackgroundofoasiononwhichThelivingdramaworksitselfoutbetweenus. inthisverysimplewaydoesTheValueofoureducatedclassdefineitself.wemorethanoThersshouldbeabletodivineTheworthierandbetterleaders.Thetermsherearemonstrouslysimplified,ofcourse,butsuchabirds-eyeviewletsusimmediatelytakeourbearings.inourdemocracy,whereeverythingelseissoshifting,wealumniandalumnaeofThecollegesareTheonlypermanentpresencethatcorrespondstoThearistocracyinoldercountries.wehavecontinuoustraditions,asTheyhave;ourmotto,too,isnoblesseoblige;and,unlikeThem,westandforidealinterestssolely,forwehavecorporateselfishnessandwieldnopowersofcorruption.weoughttohaveourownclass-consciousness.lesintellectuels!whatprouderclub-namecouldTherebethanthisone,usedironicallybyThepartyofredblood,Thepartyofeverystupidprejudiceandpassion,duringTheanti-dreyfuscraze,tosatirizeThemeninfrancewhostillretainedsomecriticalsenseandjudgment!criticalsense,ithastobeconfessed,isnotanexcitingterm,hardlyabannertocarryinprocessions.affectionsforoldhabit,currentsofself-interest,andgalesofpassionareTheforcesthatkeepThehumanshipmoving;andThepressureofThejudiciouspilotshanduponThetillerisrelativelyinsignificantenergy.butTheaffections,passionsandinterestsareshifting,suessive,anddistraught;TheyblowinalternationwhileThepilotshandissteadfast.heknowsThepass,and,withallTheleewayslieisobligedtotacktoward,healwaysmakessomeheadway.asmallforceifitneverletsupwillaumulateeffectsmoreconsiderablethanthoseofmuchgreaterforcesifTheseworkinconsistently.TheceaselesswhisperofThemorepermanentideals,Thesteadytugoftruthandjustice,giveThembuttime,mustwarpTheworldinTheirdirection. thisbirds-eyeviewofThegeneralsteeringfunctionofTheCollege-BredamidThedriftingsofdemocracyoughttohelpustoawidervisionofwhatourcollegesThemselvesshouldaimat.ifwearetobeTheyeast-cakefordemocracysdough,ifwearetomakeitrisewithculturespreferences,wemustseetoitthatculturespreadsbroadsails.wemustshakeTheolddoublereefsoutofThecanvasintoThewindandsunshine,andletineverymodernsubject,surethatanysubjectwillprovehumanistic,ifitssettingbekeptonlywideenough. stevensonsayssomewheretohisreader:youthinkyouarejustmakingthisbargain,butyouarereallylayingdownalinkinThepolicyofmankind.well,yourtechnicalschoolshouldenableyoutomakeyourbargainsplendidly;butyourcollegeshouldshowyoujustTheplaceofthatkindofbargainprettypoorplace,possiblyThewholepolicyofmankind.thatisThekindofliberaloutlook,ofperspective,ofatmosphere,whichshouldsurroundeverysubjectasacollegedealswithit. weofThecollegesmusteradicateacuriousnotionwhichnumbersofgoodpeoplehaveaboutsuchancientseatsoflearningasharvard.tomanyignorantoutsiders,thatnamesuggestslittlemorethanakindofsterilizedconceitandincapacityforbeingpleased.inedithwyattsexquisitebookofchicagosketchescalledeveryonehisownwayThereisacouplewhostandforcultureinThesenseofexclusiveness:richardelliotandhisfemininecounterpart鈥攆eeblecaricaturesofmankind,unabletoknowanygoodthingwhenTheyseeit,incapableofenjoymentunlessaprintedlabelgivesThemleave.possiblythistypeofculturemayexistnearcambridgeandboston,TheremaybespecimensThere,forpriggishnessisjustlikepainterscolicoranyoThertrade-disease.buteverygoodcollegemakesitsstudentsimmuneagainstthismalady,ofwhichThemicrobehauntsTheneighborhoodprintedpages.itdoessobyitsgeneraltonebeingtooheartyforThemicrobeslife.realculturelivesbysympathiesandadmirations,notbydislikesanddisdainunderallmisleadingwrappingsitpouncesunerringlyuponThehumancore.ifacollege,throughTheinferiorhumaninfluencesthathavegrownregnantThere,failstocatchTherobustertone,itsfailureiscolossal,foritsSocialfunctionstops:democracygivesitawideberth,turnstowarditadeafear. tone,tobesure,isaterriblyvaguewordtouse,butThereisnooTher,andthiswholemeditationisoverquestionsoftone.byTheirtoneareallthingshumaneiTherlostorsaved.ifdemocracyistobesaveditmustcatchThehigher,healthiertone.ifwearetoimpressitwithourpreferences,weourselvesmustuseThepropertone,whichwe,inturn,musthavecaughtfromourownteachers.itallrevertsinTheendtoTheactionofinnumerableimitativeindividualsuponeachoTherandtoThequestionofwhosetonehasThehighestspreadingpower.asaclass,wecollegegraduatesshouldlooktoitthatourshasspreadingpower.itoughttohaveThehighestspreadingpower. ofwhatuseisacollegetraining?wewhohavehaditseldomhearThequestionraisedmightbealittlenonplussedtoansweritoffhand.acertainamountofmeditationhasbroughtmetothisasThepithiestreplywhichimyselfcangive:Thebestclaimthatacollegeeducationcanpossiblymakeonyourrespect,Thebestthingitcanaspiretoaomplishforyou,isthis:thatitshouldhelpyoutoknowagoodmanwhenyouseehim.thisisastrueofwomensasofmenscolleges;butthatitisneiTherajokenoraone-sidedabstractionishallnowendeavortoshow. whattalkdowemonlyhearaboutThecontrastbetweencollegeeducationandTheeducationwhichbusinessortechnicalorprofessionalschoolsconfer?Thecollegeeducationiscalledhigherbecauseitissupposedtobesogeneralandsodisinterested.atTheschoolsyougetarelativelynarrowpracticalskill,youaretold,whereasThecollegesgiveyouThemoreliberalculture,Thebroaderoutlook,Thehistoricalperspective,Thephilosophicatmosphere,orsomethingwhichphrasesofthatsorttrytoexpress.youaremadeintoanefficientinstrumentfordoingadefinitething,youhear,atTheschools;but,apartfromthat,youmayremainacrudeandsmokykindofpetroleum,incapableofspreadinglight.Theuniversitiesandcolleges,onTheoTherhand,althoughTheymayleaveyoulessefficientforthisorthatpracticaltask,suffuseyourwholementalitywithsomethingmoreimportantthanskill.Theyredeemyou,makeyouwell-bred;Theymakegoodpanyofyoumentally.ifTheyfindyouwithanaturallyboorishorcaddishmind,Theycannotleaveyouso,asatechnicalschoolmayleaveyou.this,atleast,ispretended;thisiswhatwehearamongcollege-trainedpeoplewhenTheypareTheireducationwitheveryoThersort.now,exactlyhowmuchdoesthissignify? itiscertain,tobeginwith,thatThenarrowesttradeorprofessionaltrainingdoessomethingmoreforamanthantomakeaskilfulpracticaltoolofhim鈥攊tmakeshimalsoajudgeofoThermensskill.wheTherhistradebepleadingatThebarorsurgeryorplasteringorplumbing,itdevelopsacriticalsenseinhimforthatsortofoupation.heunderstandsThedifferencebetweensecond-rateandfirst-rateworkinhiswholebranchofindustry;hegetstoknowagoodjobinhisownlineassoonasheseesit;andgettingtoknowthisinhisownline,hegetsafaintsenseofwhatgoodworkmaymeananyhow,thatmay,ifcircumstancesfavor,spreadintohisjudgmentselsewhere.soundwork,cleanwork,finishedwork;feeblework,slackwork,shamwork鈥攖hesewordsexpressanidenticalcontrastinmanydifferentdepartmentsofactivity.insofarforth,Then,evenThehumblestmanualtrademaybegetinoneacertainsmalldegreeofpowertojudgeofgoodworkgenerally. now,whatissupposedtobeThelineofuswhohaveThehighercollegetraining?isThereanybroaderline鈥攕inceoureducationclaimsprimarilynottobenarrow鈥攊nwhichwealsoaremadegoodjudgesbetweenwhatisfirst-rateandwhatissecond-rateonly?whatisespeciallytaughtinThecollegeshaslongbeenknownbyThenameofThehumanities,andTheseareoftenidentifiedwithgreekandlatin.butitisonlyasliteratures,notaslanguages,thatgreekandlatinhaveanygeneralhumanity-Value;sothatinabroadsenseThehumanitiesmeanliteratureprimarily,andinastillbroadersenseThestudyofmasterpiecesinalmostanyfieldofhumanendeavor.literaturekeepsTheprimacy;foritnotonlyconsistsofmasterpiecesbutislargelyaboutmasterpieces,beinglittlemorethananappreciativechronicleofhumanmaster-strokes,sofarasittakesTheformofcriticismandhistory.youcangivehumanisticValuetoalmostanythingbyreachingithistorically.geology,economics,mechanics,arehumanitieswhentaughtwithreferencetoThesuessiveachievementsofThegeniusestowhichThesesciencesoweTheirbeing.nottaughtthus,literatureremainsgrammar,artacatalogue,historyalistofdates,andnaturalscienceasheetofformulasandweightsandmeasures. Thesiftingofhumancreations!鈥攏othinglessthanthisiswhatweoughttomeanbyThehumanities.essentiallythismeansbiography;whatourcollegesshouldteachis,Therefore,biographicalhistory,thatnotofpoliticsmerely,butofanythingandeverythingsofarashumaneffortsandconquestsarefactorsthathaveplayedTheirpart.studyinginthisway,welearnwhattypesofactivityhavestoodThetestoftime;weacquirestandardsofTheexcellentanddurable.allourartsandsciencesandinstitutionsarebutsomanyquestsofperfectiononThepartofmen;andwhenweseehowdiverseThetypesofexcellencemaybe,howvariousThetests,howflexibleTheadaptations,wegainarichersenseofwhatThetermsbetterandworsemaysignifyingeneral.ourcriticalsensibilitiesgrowbothmoreacuteandlessfanatical.wesympathizewithmensmistakeseveninTheactofperatingThem;wefeelThepathosoflostcausesandmisguidedepochsevenwhileweapplaudwhatovercameThem. suchwordsarevagueandsuchideasareinadequate,butTheirmeaningisunmistakable.whatThecolleges鈥攖eachinghumanitiesbyexampleswhichmaybespecial,butwhichmustbetypicalandpregnant鈥攕houldatleasttrytogiveus,isageneralsenseofwhat,undervariousdisguises,superiorityhasalwayssignifiedandmaystillsignify.Thefeelingforagoodhumanjobanywhere,TheadmirationofThereallyadmirableThedisesteemofwhatischeapandtrashyandimpermanent鈥攖hisiswhatwecallThecriticalsense,ThesenseforidealValues.itisThebetterpartofwhatmenknowaswisdom.someofusarewiseinthiswaynaturallyandbygenius;someofusneverbeeso.buttohavespentonesyouthatcollege,incontactwithThechoiceandrareandprecious,andyetstilltobeablindprigorvulgarian,unabletoscentouthumanexcellenceortodivineitamiditsaidents,toknowitonlywhenticketedandlabeledandforcedonusbyoThers,thisindeedshouldbeaountedTheverycalamityandshipwreckofahighereducation. Thesenseforhumansuperiorityought,Then,tobeconsideredourline,asboringsubwaysisTheengineerslineandThesurgeonsisappendicitis.ourcollegesoughttohavelitupinusalastingrelishforThebetterkindofman,alossofappetiteformediocrities,andadisgustforcheapjacks.weoughttosmell,asitwere,ThedifferenceofqualityinmenandTheirproposalswhenweenterTheworldofaffairsaboutus.expertnessinthismightwellatoneforsomeofourignoranceofdynamos.ThebestclaimwecanmakeforThehighereducation,Thebestsinglephraseinwhichwecantellwhatitoughttodoforus,isThen,exactlywhatisaid:itshouldenableustoknowagoodmanwhenweseehim. thatThephraseisanythingbutanemptyepigramfollows,fromThefactthatifyouaskinwhatlineitismostimportantthatademocracylikeoursshouldhaveitssonsanddaughtersskilful,youseethatitisthislinemorethananyoTher.ThepeopleinTheirwisdom鈥攖hisisThekindofwisdommostneededbyThepeople.democracyisonitstrial,andnooneknowshowitwillstandTheordeal.aboundingaboutusarepessimisticprophets.ficklenessandviolenceusedtobe,butarenolonger,TheviceswhichTheychargetodemocracy.whatitscriticsnowaffirmisthatitspreferencesareinveteratelyforTheinferior.soitwasinThebeginning,Theysay,andsoitwillbeworldwithoutend.vulgarityenthronedandinstitutionalized,elbowingeverythingsuperiorfromThehighway,this,Theytellus,isourirremediabledestiny;andpicture-papersofeuropeancontinentarealreadydrawingunclesamwithhoginsteadofTheeagleforhisheraldicemblem.TheprivilegedaristocraciesofTheforetime,withallTheiriniquities,didatleastpreservesometasteforhigherhumanqualityandhonorcertainformsofrefinementbyTheirenduringtraditions.butwhendemocracyissovereign,itsdoubterssay,nobilitywillformasortofinvisiblechurch,andsincerityandrefinement,strippedofhonor,precedence,andfavor,willhavetovegetateonsufferanceinprivatecorners.Theywillhavenogeneralinfluence.Theywillbeharmlesseentricities. now,whocanbeabsolutelycertainthatthismaynotbeThecareerofdemocracy?nothingfutureisquitesecure;statesenoughhaveinwardlyrotted鈥攁nddemocracyasawholemayundergoself-poisoning.but,onTheoTherhand,democracyisakindofreligion,andweareboundnottoadmititsfailure.faithsandutopiasareThenoblestexerciseofhumanreason,andnoonewithasparkofreasoninhimwillsitdownfatalisticallybeforeThecroakerspicture.ThebestofusarefilledwithThecontraryvisionofademocracystumblingthrougheveryerrortillitsinstitutionsglowwithjusticeanditscustomsshinewithbeauty.ourbettermenshallshowThewayandweshallfollowThem;sowearebroughtroundagaintoThemissionofThehighereducationinhelpingustoknowThebetterkindofmanwheneverweseehim. ThenotionthatapeoplecanrunitselfanditsaffairsanonymouslyisnowwellknowntobeThesilliestofabsurdities.mankinddoesnothingsavethroughinitiativesonThepartofinventors,g