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    It might also be tempting to agree with the speaker on the basis that arts patronage is
    neither an appropriate nor a necessary funcuon of government. This argument has
    considerable merit, in three respects. First, it seems ill-conceived to relegate decision and
    choices about arts funding to a handful of bureaucrats, who are likely to decide based on their
    own quirky notions about art, and whose decisions might be susceptible to influence-peddling.
    Second, private charity and philanthropy appear to be alive and well today. For example, year
    after year the Public Broadcasting System is able to survive, and even thrive, on donations
    from private foundations and individuals. Third, government funding requires tax dollars from
    our pockets--leaving us with less disposable dollars with which to support the arts directly and
    more efficiently than any bureaucracy ever could.
    On the other hand are two compelling arguments that public support for the arts is desirable,
    whether or not unemployment and hunger have been eliminated. One such argument is that
    by allocating public resources to the arts we actually help to solve these social problems.
    Consider Canada's film industry, which is heavily subsidized by the Canadian government, and
    which provides countless jobs for film-industry workers as a result. The Canadian government
    also provides various incentives for American productoion companies to f~n and produce their
    movies in Canada. These incentives have sparked a boon for the Canadian economy, thereby
    sumulating job growth and wealth that can be applied toward education, job training, and
    social programs. The Canadian example is proof that public arts support can help solve the
    kinds of social problems with which the speaker is concerned.
    A second argument against the speaker's position has to do with the function and ultimate
    objectives of art. Art serves to lift the human spirit and to put us more in touch with our feelings,
    foibles, and fate in short, with our own humanity. With a heightened sensitivity to the human
    condition, we become more others-oriented, less self-centered, more giving of ourselves. In
    other words, we become a more charitable society--more willing to give to those less fortunate
    than ourselves in the ways with which the speaker is concerned. The speaker might argue, of
    course, that we do a disservice to others when we lend a helping hand by enabling them to
    depend on us to survive. However, at the heart of this specious argument lies a certain 感謝您閱讀《GRE作文范文大全(73) 》一文,出國留學(xué)網(wǎng)(liuxue86.com)編輯部希望本文能幫助到您。