Lewis, Sarah, and Katherine Anne Ackley. “Scientists Aren't the Only Innovators: We Really Need Artists.” Perspectives on contemporary issues: readings across the disciplines, Eighth ed., Cengage Learning, Boston, 2018, pp. 197–200. Author Sarah Lewis states her opinion that artists are very necessary in today's world. Starting out, Lewis gives her audience background to her viewpoints. Lewis explains a personal experience in which she came to understand the common misconceptions about art and artists in today's world. Through this personal experience, it is revealed to the audience by Lewis that the value of art in today's generations are rapidly being depleted and those brave enough to pursue their passion become subjected to great diatribe.
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1968” and even that the president of the time, Barack Obama, took part in this criticism of the arts. Lewis attempts to remedy this rising issue by giving various examples of famous and successful people who were artists. She also explains that most of these people went to college before pursuing a career in art. Lewis uses several individuals as examples. Such people as, artist and Nobel Prize-winning Richard P. Feynman, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk, statistician Edward Tufte, Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, Steve Jobs, psychologist Robert Root-Bernstein and NASA astronaut Mae Jemison. Lewis claims that all of these technological and scientifically inclined people in one way or another also take great part in creating art. In her conclusion, Lewis closes her personal experience and gives the audience her personal view on encouraging those with an affinity for art and pushing them to create a better future for
1968” and even that the president of the time, Barack Obama, took part in this criticism of the arts. Lewis attempts to remedy this rising issue by giving various examples of famous and successful people who were artists. She also explains that most of these people went to college before pursuing a career in art. Lewis uses several individuals as examples. Such people as, artist and Nobel Prize-winning Richard P. Feynman, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk, statistician Edward Tufte, Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, Steve Jobs, psychologist Robert Root-Bernstein and NASA astronaut Mae Jemison. Lewis claims that all of these technological and scientifically inclined people in one way or another also take great part in creating art. In her conclusion, Lewis closes her personal experience and gives the audience her personal view on encouraging those with an affinity for art and pushing them to create a better future for