SectionAThehumanities:Outofdate?Backgroundinformation1thehumanitiesThehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includehistory,anthropology,communicationstudies,culturalstudies,law,language,literature,philosophy,religion,musicandtheater,etc.Throughexplorationofthehumanities,studentslearnhowtothinkcreativelyandcritically,toreason,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowstudentstogainnewinsightsintoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusinessmodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalartseducation.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuestoprovidetheidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.However,withtheeconomicdowntrend,manycollegesanduniversitiesintendtocutliberalartscoursestosavemoney,andstudentsalsotrytotakenaturalsciencecoursestohelpthemseekjobopportunities.Whetherornotstudyingcoursesinthehumanitieshasthusbecomeacontroversialquestion.2self-awarenessSelf-awarenessisn’taqualitythatyoudemonstratebytellingastory,butratherithastodowithhowyoutellthestoryandyourabilitytocommunicatewhatyoulearned.Beingabletoexplaintotheadmissionscommitteewhyyouvalueoneaccomplishmentaboveothers,whatyoulearnedfromasetback,orthedeepermeaningofyourcareergoals,isevidenceofself-awareness.Furthermore,theself-awareindividualhasknowledgeofbothhisstrengthsandweaknesses.3JamesCameronWorld-famousdirectorofthemovie,Titanic.Thefilmreceived14AcademyAwardnominationsandwasawarded11Oscars(奥斯卡奖).4SallyRideAnAmericanphysicistandformerNASA(m美国国家航空航天局)astronaut.In1983,atage32,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomanandthenyoungestAmericantoenterspace.5BruceLeeAChinese-Americanactor,martialartsinstructor,philosopher,filmdirector,filmproducer,andscreenwriter.Hewasconsideredthemostinfluentialmartialartistandaculturalicon.BorninSanFrancisco,hewasraisedinHongKonguntilhislateteens.HemovedbacktotheUnitedStatesat18andstudiedphilosophyatWashingtonUniversit...