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?

The increment of unemployment among graduates over the years has led to the issue of whether

art

subjects

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as philosophy and history are unreasonable to be taught in universities as compared to practical subjects which may lead to better employment prospects. From my viewpoint,

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subjects are essential to

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and individual growth and should be appreciated as much as what

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deemed as practical degrees.

Art

subjects are important to individual growth. One may develop critical thinking skills, debating using concrete arguments and understand the different

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by learning subjects

such

as philosophy. Even before

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odernization of current era, philosophy has produced well-known figures like Socrates and Aristotle. These figures

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built the building blocks towards

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urrent way of thinking which repeatedly stress the importance of critical and creative thinking.

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, analytical thinking that was introduced is important to understand certain occurrence in the world

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as in politics, economy and human

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.

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, understanding

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and history

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one does not repeat a similar mistake. One should learn from the mistake and prepare for the situation by improving in his current circumstances.

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as a country.

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conomic recession is one of the reasons which could affect a country severely. It is not a recent problem but has been occurring every decade.

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, by studying previous situations, the consequence of the same problem may be mitigated and equip with better preparations for the upcoming recessions. In short, I disagree with the notion that

art

subjects are impractical to be taught at

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niversity level, In fact, the learning if arts should be stressed among undergraduates as it could improve their critical thinking skills and understand history.