Rising university fees and limited employment prospects for graduates have led some people to say that universities should not teach arts subjects, like philosophy and history, and should only offer practical degree courses that maximise chances of employment. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Fast pace

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The fast pace

of life made it extremely difficult for young professionals to compete in work fields.

Consequently

,

this

makes some experts to claim that some

humanitarian

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human

subjects are not essential and

therefore

should not be taught at higher educational institutions. I partly agree with

this

statemen

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

statement

, since acquiring necessary knowledge and skills are substantial for employment.

However

, study-areas as arts,

philosophy

and history are not only significant attributes of

culture but

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culture, but

also

a way to learn creativity, for

this

reasons university probably should create separate programs which focus on

these

denotes a person or thing

this

subject for those who wish to study them.

Firstly

, development of

analytic approach

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the analytic approach

is one of the main purposes of academic education.

For instance

, learning about historically significant events

allows

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allowed

students ruminate on a deeper level about decisions and their consequences made in the past. Another example is

philosophy

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a philosophy

the philosophy

which teaches students to question an issue from different aspects.

Additionally

, needless to say that higher educational institutions play crucial role in preserving cultural inheritance. A total exclusion of topics like arts,

philosophy

and history

from

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of

universities will inevitably lead to

extinction

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the extinction

of these fields and in

it

of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

turn damage culture and traditions.

However

,

majority

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the majority

of students are often driven by fear of not obtaining desired job position and for

this

obvious reason they prefer

distribute

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to distribute

their time among subject which are required in order to be hired by a prosperous company. While studying subject mentioned earlier might look outdated and impractical in

modern world

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the modern world

a modern world

, closer consideration reveals that they are irreplaceable in terms of nurturing independent thinking style. In conclusion, while practical skills are empowering in professional competition, in my view studying arts, history and

philosophy

can be

also

effective in work-field,

besides

this

it serves a vital function in

conservation

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the conservation

of these areas of knowledge.