Some people believe that the government should continuously support the development of arts. Others believe that the money can be well spent on scientific research. Discuss both and give your own opinion.

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Arts and
sciences both
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sciences, both
contribute significantly to a country’s prosperity in the modern world, but which one is worth more funds still remains controversial. While some people believe that the government should spend continuously on
arts
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the arts
, I would argue that the government’s budget should be planned more carefully and in some cases, scientific
research
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definitely needs more money. Some people think that
arts
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the arts
should be funded in a continuous way because
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can enrich people’s cultural
life and
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life, and
possibly they can have better moods every day. If the spending on the film industry increases,
film-makers
a producer of motion pictures
filmmakers
filmmakers'
filmmaker's
will be able to produce films of higher quality to entertain the viewers, and after watching an entertaining film, these people will definitely be happier.
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, some musical instruments can
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be installed in public places with sufficient budget, and people who want to play them can feel free to do that. Both the players and the listeners will benefit from
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.
On the other hand
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, scientific
research
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is
also
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indispensable as with higher technology, people can have a better quality of life, especially in some deprived countries. The investment in genetic engineering can increase the yields in agriculture by inventing new hybrid crops, and people naturally will not suffer from hunger any more.
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, the
research
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in the areas of communications technology
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as the Internet can reshape people’s lives, as they will be able to get richer resources faster and many new technologies will
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appear
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of it. In my view, the government’s expenditure on
arts
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the arts
is not likely to improve people’s living standards significantly and for countries whose citizens
are still struggle
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are still struggling
still struggle
with a basic standard of living, the investment in scientific
research
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should be considered
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, as
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is more practical and can solve some urgent problems about people’s daily life domestically.
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