GRE AWA范文 ——Issue 6_GRE写作

GRE AWA范文 ——Issue 6

　　Secondly,subsidizing cultural traditions is not a necessary role of government.A lack of private funding might justify an exception.However,cultural-by which i chiefly mean the fine arts-has always depended primarily on the patronage of private individuals and businesses, and not on the government . The Medics ,a powerful banking family of Renaissance iltaly,supported artists Michelangelo and Raphael,During the 20th Century the primarily source of cultural support were private foundations established by industrial magnates Carnegie, Mellon,Rockefeller and Getty.And tomorrow cultural support will come from our new technology and media moguls-including the likes of Ted Turner and Bill Gates, In short,philanthropy is alive and well today,and so government need not intervene to ensure that our cultural traditions are preserved and promoted.

　　Finally,and perhaps most importantly ,the speaker unfairly suggests that large cities serve as the primarily breeding ground and sanctuaries for a nation s cultual traditions.Today a nation s distinct cultural tradition-its folk art,crafts,traditional songs,customs and ceremonies-burgon instead in small towns and rural regions.Admittedly, our cities do serve as our centers for high art big cities are where we deposit,display,and boast the world s preeminent art ,architecture,and music,But big-city culture has little to do any-more with one nation s distinct cultural traditions.After all,modern cities are essentially mutilcultural stew pots; accordingly, by assisting large cities a government is actually helping to create a gobal culture as well to subsidize the traditions of other nation s cultures.