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#里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀
本週的外師專欄，大家記得點進文章，先讀完這篇新聞，再來看外師對這篇新聞的想法哦。 Heroes, prophets and idols – are these the makers and deliverers of our dreams, deliverances and fantasies? Many societies and even entire nations put people possessing of certain talents up on pedestals for everyone to revere; perhaps none more so than the sports stars of the world. Likewise, completely excessive and usually undue respect is often given to self-proclaimed holy men and women who make untested and unprovable claims of supernatural powers or divine guidance. Let’s not forget the celebrities of the world – those people often famous simply because more attention begets even more fame, especially in these times of instant social media sensations. Do they have some secret insights, exclusive knowledge or magical recipes that could make us instantly as talented/magical/wealthy as them and which we lowly humans could share in for a (usually not so small or infrequent) fee? Billions of people seem to think so, hence the ubiquity of celebrity endorsement, the perennial popularity of different faiths and pyramid schemes, and also Goop. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀
本週的外師專欄，大家記得點進文章，先讀完這篇新聞，再來看外師對這篇新聞的想法哦。 What do you get when you take a huge population of right-wing conspiracy theorists, allow them to arm themselves to the teeth, then have the US president lend them a façade of legitimacy by allowing them to patrol the streets? The answer might just be a self-fulfilling prophecy from one of the many of the deranged conspiracy theories that the militias of the USA are now pushing: a descent into civil war. The Boogaloo Bois, the Utah Citizens’ Alarm, the Proud Boys, neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists are obviously not taking the attempts at making progressive changes to American society well, and Donald Trump is openly supportive of their reactionary movements. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀
本週的外師專欄，大家記得點進文章，先讀完這篇新聞，再來看外師對這篇新聞的想法哦。 From reading Aesop’s fable of the boy who cried wolf, it is possible to learn a valuable lesson about the perils to society of the false claims being made by fake news in the modern era. When a large percentage of the population relies on an untrustworthy media source, such as with the huge number of Americans who have complete faith in Fox News, and that media deliberately tries to distort, misrepresent and cast doubt on the veracity of important issues affecting the world, it creates a segment of the population that is unable to accept facts or comprehend reality. This can be seen with the blatant support of corporate interests in denying that climate change exists, and it is also evident in the deliberately misleading opinions spouted by Trump about COVID-19, which is subsequently parroted by Fox News. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀
本週的外師專欄，要來看一下國際熱門人物—川普先生！大家記得點進文章，先讀完這篇新聞，再來看外師對這篇新聞的想法哦。 Just in case you got the impression that it is an uncommon or unpopular view that Donald Trump is undeserving of the presidency and unqualified for the job, here is an opinion piece that highlights the dishonesty that Trump has displayed in his term as “the most powerful man” in the world. Politicians may be famous for being dishonest and fake news may be prevalent in all sources of media nowadays, but it is Trump that has played one of the most sinister roles in making lying more acceptable in public. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀
本週的外師專欄，要帶大家來看美國的總統大選！最近想當美國總統的人各個摩拳擦掌，宣布要參選囉～ Has the position of the president of the USA merely become yet another ceremonial post with no real power, authority or purpose, like the Queen of England, King of Thailand and Emperor of Japan? Certainly, the embarrassment that some Americans express about their Commander-In-Chief certainly seems to mirror that felt by other subjects of anachronistic heads of state that are now more ritualistic figureheads than anything else. According to anonymous reports from within the White House, there are staff actively in charge of preventing Donald Trump from taking any serious actions or making any meaningful decisions, mainly in order to prevent him causing a global calamity beyond what we already have to deal with. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀 #remdesivir #瑞德西韋
這週的外師專欄，又要回到COVID-19的話題上了！瑞德西韋 (remdesivir) 這個藥物被視為治療武漢肺炎的關鍵藥物，也因此這個藥物現在成了搶手貨。據消息指稱，美國已經買光了未來三個月的瑞德西韋 (remdesivir)藥物產量，這下其他國家要頭痛了！我們一起來看看這篇新聞，以及外師的看法吧～ Two fatal failings of the current global system of capitalism under American dominance are evident in the news from this article. First, there is the ethical issue that is never even considered by America: if a country can look after its own interests at the expense of all other nations of the world, should it just go ahead and trample all over everyone else? The USA buying up basically all the supplies of drug remdesivir in order to ensure that only Americans have access to what is currently seen as the most effective treatment for COVID-19 is no doubt seen by many Americans as a natural implementation of Trump’s “America First” policy. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀 #油畫修復
本週的外師專欄，要跨足藝術領域囉～今天就來看看藝術品修復的相關新聞吧！ In the debate over subjectivity versus objectivity, perhaps few fields are as divisive as art. Very likely though, many people are directed in what to consider as ‘masterpieces’ by art critics, museum art curators and social trends, which inevitably leads to an almost universally accepted standard of taste, similar in scope and manner to trends in fashion. This also results in some artists and artworks being put on a podium to the detriment of other possibly equally valuable or unique works that are marginalised or disregarded. But is there a universal standard of beauty that is at the heart of what we universally recognise as masterpieces? #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀
Tearing down statues and other vestiges of former unenlightened times seems to be all the rage now in Western countries in particular, where a reckoning is taking place in former colonies and former slave-trading nations that seeks some kind of atonement for past sins by expressing rage against inanimate objects. Destroying sculptures of past tyrants and people who committed horrendous acts against others may be one way to come to terms with past wrongs, but is it the only or even the best way? The author of this article makes a valid point that in fact several Lords in Britain’s House of Lords, an anachronistic hereditary branch of the UK’s legislature, are direct descendants of the slave owners and traders, and no doubt owe much of their wealth, status and power to the horrific crimes of their forebears. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀 #美劇<警察>
有人看過美國一齣播出多年的電視實境秀《警察》嗎? 這個影集在1989年播出，內容是拍攝洛杉磯縣警局員警出巡的實況，但最近這齣實境秀要被停播了。導火線當然是最近引起美國全體輿論譁然的佛洛伊德被殺事件，導致這齣劇的內容更加引起關注與檢視。我們來看看外師對這篇新聞的看法吧！ In light of the protests about police brutality directed at African Americans in the USA that have dominated western media for some time now, it was inevitable that entertainment media’s role in portraying law enforcement would be subject to increased scrutiny. Sure enough, COPS, the long-running television staple that has been exalting police violence in America for decades has finally been axed after 32 seasons. To non-Americans it might seem surprising that a show that has been depicting the excessive use of force from the authorities against citizens as a virtue has lasted this long in a nation that claims to revere personal freedoms, and where libertarian values are supposedly second to none. #里茲螞蟻批判性思考寫作專欄 #Alex專欄 #外師每週精選閱讀 #檢舉魔人
本週的外師專欄，要來探討台灣常見的現象—檢舉魔人！有多少人被檢舉過受罰呢? 外師Alex對這個現象又有什麼樣的看法呢? 大家點開文章來看看吧！ The headline says it all: is it for society’s benefit or one person’s own advantage that Taiwan pays people for dobbing in their fellow citizens? ‘Do-gooders’ may be less controversially labelled as such when they volunteer at charities or help strangers in the street. However, when they are hiding in bushes taking pictures, or driving around filming everything they see in order to catch someone in the act of some minor infraction, can they still be seen as doing something good for society? Clearly from this article, ‘Auntie Sue’ the notorious informant was seen as a menace herself, when surely the whole point of the cash-for-informing system was supposed to decrease the levels of anti-social behaviour in society. What kind of society is it that rewards citizens to inform on their neighbours, friends and families? Ask citizens of former and current Communist countries and the answer is not likely to be positive or inspiring, as it leads to distrust and endless cycles of revenge and betrayal. |
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