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please point out the flaw in my essay, i usually perceive from my perspective. thanks The arts (painting, music, literature etc.) reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society. As embellishment and as creation of object beyond the most basic need of living,art has accompanied man since the prehistoric times. Just like language and social organizations ,art is essential to man. It reveals the hidden ideas and impulses of a society. Certain spectrum of feeling and thought can not be expressed by any other means than art. To thoroughly understand the such significance of art , one may approach it from different angles. In the first place, art vent the suppressed ideals , inspires us to accomplish them,and consequently reveal the impulses of a society. by means of artistic expression ,art perfectly delineate the ideals hidden in the bottom of our heart, as an old saying goes: art is the distillation of life. For example, the world would never be the same once you have seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.¡±life is like a box of chocolate , you never know what you are gonna get.¡± Just like the movie itself, this line from Forrest Gump became a instant classical motto and a inspiration to million of people worldwide. Of course many people have to farewell their dreams after a try or after they bear the burden of life due to intellectual or influential factors. In such circumstances,art works provide us with the response to our biological and psychological needs to cherish our dream in the bottom of our heart ,and to soak up the perseverance and creativity of the heros in the movie ,literature ,or any other form of art works. In the second place, some kind of art works such as movies, caricatures ,satirical essays contribute to the exposure of acute and chronic social issues. The sensitive issues such as the problems related to the injustice to women, children abuse, caste system etc need to be dealt with great care to understand the consequence and seriousness of them. Regarding the chronic problems, although they are not having vehement impact on our daily life, if not properly resolved or at least put under control , they are likely to grow into the fatal cancer of our society. The satirical arts relentlessly expose the illness and the goodness by classifyig the attitudes towards them into two categories: admiration, even downright adulation on the one side; skepticism, even downright distain on the other side. Last but not the least,by virtue of capacity to embody symbolic significance to their audience, arts manage to nurture and reveal a state or habit of mind in which trust and confidence is placed including religious belief and great devotion to certain person and idea. For example, the five-starred Red flag,the national flag of China, signifies the assiduousness and braveness of the Chinese people and reveals the patriotic feeling hidden in the bottom of their heart. On the other hand , the dramatic and emotional impact of religion derive its use of art. Religious rituals everywhere include song and dance performances ,visual arts function to heighten the emotional component of religious experience,by portraying important scenes and symbols from the religious history and mythology. Thus, the arts provide a platform to express the pent up emotions and latent thoughts. It is difficult to imagine a world without arts.

I also wrote an essay and am hoping one can point out the flaws in it. I am currently looking at it from my perspective. Hopefully someone else can give a better insight to my essay. Thank you. 207 Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them , societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are, There is no denying that rituals and ceremonies help define a culture, however it would be a mistake to draw a general conclusion that without them, societies or groups of people would necessarily have a diminished sense of who they are. By virtue of capacity to embody symbolic significance ,rituals and ceremonies manage to teach culture ideas and values. For instance, the western religious rituals and ceremonies express theological concept and function to support the specific culture values. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, oriental puberty rituals including the tattooing and the scarification of body in decorative designs indicate the difference between children and adults and define the young people¡¯s identity as adults. As a segment of the heritage of diverse geographical regions¡¯ natives, ritual and ceremonies may be a response to indigenous people¡¯s most basic psychological need to be a part of a culture group. Our individual identities are defined by our membership in our indigenous culture groups, while cultures are defined in various ways ,such as by the unique traditions, attitudes, mores, and beliefs, but especially the rituals and ceremonies. Therefore the consequence of the disappearance may be people¡¯s diminished sense of who they are ,as a result the demolished dignity and self-worth. Therefore, I agree insofar as rituals and ceremonies help define a culture and identify people, however, I think people in certain social group also identify themselves symbolically with a name or the other emblem of the group¡¯s identity .since Members of a social group perceive their individual identity and coalesce from time to time for the common activity , the emblem of the social group¡¯s identity usually indicates the common activity that bind the member together or the other important aspects of the group¡¯s characteristics. For instance , the group identity of the U.S.A is symbolized by a flag portraying the political unity of the nation¡¯s 50 states by a group of 50stats.the great seal of the U.S.A. contains the image of an eagle clutching an olive and arrows, the symbols of peace and war, suggesting the major purpose of the nation as a political entity is to maintain the internal order and defend the social group. Regarding the members of a smaller group ,for example a football team ,may identify themselves as a unified group by symbolizing their athletic purpose with some symbols of their prowess, such as a charging bull ,or a flying hawk. Rituals and ceremonies definitely defines a culture .what is more, they combines with the common activities that human individual engaged in and contribute to the formation of people¡¯s sense of self.

issue49 Imaginative works such as novels, plays, films, fairy tales, and legends present a more accurate and meaningful picture of human experience than do factual accounts. Because the creators of fiction shape and focus reality rather than report on it literally, their creations have a more lasting significance I agree insofar as by virtue of focusing on and shaping reality, imaginary works present a accurate picture of human experience. However I think any meaningful imaginary works should be combinations of reports on reality and artistic expression, which as a whole made imaginary works have a more lasting significance. On the one hand, since human experience is part-and-parcel of reality, creators of fiction usually observe and learn from real life to gain the accumulation of day-to-day life materials and thus make their creations present a accurate picture of human experience. In regards to the factual accounts, they document reality and facts with more scientific language and critical analysis, and therefore made themselves accurate reflection of truth and daily life. Therefore both of them are valuable presentation of human experience ,with each one dealing with different aspects. On the other hand, the means of artistic expression make imaginative works perfect delineation of human ideal, as an old saying goes :art is the distillation of life. There is a controversial question which have aroused much controversy among people with diverse backgrounds , say if we each have a destiny, nothing had happened , it is just a part of a plan or if we are all just floating around accidentally like on a breeze. Imaginative works answered the very in view of all the aspects involved. In the first place, it reveals the hidden ideals from the bottom of our hearts and provide impulses galvanizing us to accomplish our ideals and propeling our society smoothly advance forward. For example, the world will never be the same once you have seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump. ¡°life is like a box of chocolates ,you never know what you are gonna get.¡± Like the movie itself , this lice from Forrest Gump became a instant classic and an inspiration to million of people worldwide .Of course, because of intellectual or other influential factors, many people have to farewell their ideals after a try or after they bear the burden of life. Therefore in the second place , imaginary works provide people with a response to their psychological and biological needs to cherish their dream in the bottom of their hearts. Therefore , because of its almost unfailing consistency as a element of many societies, imaginative works have accompanied man since prehistoric times and thus gained the more lasting significance than do factual accounts. To sum up, by shaping and focusing on realty , imaginative works depict an accurate picture of human experience. And by virtue of capacity to embody symbolic and impulsive effects, imaginative works gain its more lasting significance than factual accounts.