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Reflection on Francis Bacons Of Studies BE 09 3 连亭亭Recently, I reread the classical essay Of Studies written by Francis Bacon who is the father of experimental philosophy and a statesman as well as a man of letters-a renaissance man of his time. Reading this essay benefits me a lot. Today I want to say something about “How should a college student read”.To many of us, we think whether reading or not is a personal affair. What kind of books we like to read has nothing to do with others. But as college students, especially the normal students, it is obvious wrong. Once we choose a university to continue our study, then we should be clear that our main duty is to learn. Its a necessary process and step for us to be a comprehensive developed man.Reading is an endless job. But what read is for? In the essay, Bacon said, “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.” But with a pity, the reading ethos nowadays is very blundering. Many students read articles with a utilitarian attitude. They only select the books which are useful for their specific vocation or something else to read. They ignore the books which can really cultivate their morality and broaden their horizons and think they are irrelevant to them so as to be set aside just for ornament. In my opinion, we should read a book just for the book itself, without purpose, without utility. We shouldnt judge whether a book is good or bad just by how much it can benefits us. The attitude a reader holds determines the altitude he could achieve. Study has an incomparable influence on a persons thinking way and living style in unspectacular ways. Classic books have their rich historic precipitation and popular ones have all-embracing era full of flavor. No matter what type of books, they must have something valuable for us to read, of course, excluding the books which are decayed or have no connotation.Books benefit us much. But how can we select a book? For an initial learner, you can choose a book based on your interest. Then, after reading, what you should do is to think more and note down some ideas you think about the book. Gradually, your reading taste will become better and better. You can study in different professions more deeply. At last, you will form your own thoughts and taste. When you are reading a book, you feel as if communicating with the writer and experiencing a new life you have never experienced before. As Bacon said, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”. For the books which cant serve for delight, for ornament and for ability, we just read them roughly. For the classic works which can serve, we have to read them carefully, chew and digest them. While reading, we should concentrate, consider and deliberate. Its a long hard process.“Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” Books can improve ones cultural literacy, enlarge ones ideological level and develop ones wisdom potential. “Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.” Books make us all-rounder. Lets enjoy reading and read for pleasure. Thus, we can own the happiness and satisfaction the book brings to us. Thus, we can be a cultivated man.As we know, study can make a full man, can cultivate a man, and can make a man move forward. In my opinion, a full man should have a positive world view and adopt an active philosophy of life, which are usually based on a balanced knowledge structure. And how can we obtain those? Studies are the answer to that question. After I read Francis Bacons Of Studies, I know that the essay introduces some methods of reading books and discusses the purposes and functions of reading. This essay also analyzes the different attitudes of the people who are reading books.Francis Bacons Of Studies says “Histories make men wise, poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.” That is to say, we read all kinds of books that contribute to perfect our knowledge structure and form critical thinking. So we should read books of various fields to make us be a full man. That also can learn more about our world in all aspects.Reading can make a full man. That is to say, we should read more books which are useful for us. Reading can enlarge our knowledge in different fields. From Of Studies, studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. It means that studies can make people happy, wise, increasing knowledge. If we read all kinds of books, in that way, we are able to taste what might not happen to us in real life, and then ask ourselves what we would do in that situation.We read more books and fewer mistakes would be made by us. For that, we can learn more mistake examples from books so that we will make few mistakes in the future. Of Studies also teach us that we should choose some book to read, but not read all the books. Some useful books should be read carefully and taken notes. Different books have different functions, the essay is told us read different books can bring different knowledge which we lack. The essay says that di