“The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word” (Miller). We are shaped by our experiences as humans and as the saying goes, life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you react to it. What determines the actions we take? The humanities. That goes to show that the importance of humanities cannot be overemphasized. The chasm that exists between both the STEM and humanities has proven to be nothing short of a bane on the growth of the educational and socio-economic sector as well as the to the general quality of life. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) is an education classification which refers to disciplines of the aforementioned fields. The humanities, on the other
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It has always been considered the lesser of the two fields. That stereotyped assumption is the underlying reason why people shy away from arts and related subjects. The most important benefit of humanities is the development of critical thinking skills. “For nearly ninety-five percent of employers, a particular college major matters less than, a demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems” (AACU). Apart from job favors, these intrinsic skills; articulate speech, lucid and precise writing, powerful and perceptive writing as well as independent thinking, apply to many domains and help to make general judgments and decisions in …show more content…
The author did a very good job in describing the most lackluster place, indeed the world would be as monochrome as the famous television sets of the nineties. Now, imagine the world without humanities. As much as art is in the eye of the beholder, the humanities equip each person to have a different interpretation. We are able to visualize worlds, create mental images when listening to stories and widen our horizon because we have the innate ability to fantasize. Humanities give pleasure to our thoughts because they help us to truly understand art and appreciate it. Even in the STEM field, without a genuine respect for innovative inventions, inventors may lose inspiration. “The arts and sciences have so much in common that it strikes me as funny when people think the two are at odds with each other. Throughout history, many of the great minds in science also were artists” (Shiavelli). A perfect example of this merger is Leonardo da Vinci. He was considered to be the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. He was successful in both STEM and humanities with many works to
It has always been considered the lesser of the two fields. That stereotyped assumption is the underlying reason why people shy away from arts and related subjects. The most important benefit of humanities is the development of critical thinking skills. “For nearly ninety-five percent of employers, a particular college major matters less than, a demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems” (AACU). Apart from job favors, these intrinsic skills; articulate speech, lucid and precise writing, powerful and perceptive writing as well as independent thinking, apply to many domains and help to make general judgments and decisions in …show more content…
The author did a very good job in describing the most lackluster place, indeed the world would be as monochrome as the famous television sets of the nineties. Now, imagine the world without humanities. As much as art is in the eye of the beholder, the humanities equip each person to have a different interpretation. We are able to visualize worlds, create mental images when listening to stories and widen our horizon because we have the innate ability to fantasize. Humanities give pleasure to our thoughts because they help us to truly understand art and appreciate it. Even in the STEM field, without a genuine respect for innovative inventions, inventors may lose inspiration. “The arts and sciences have so much in common that it strikes me as funny when people think the two are at odds with each other. Throughout history, many of the great minds in science also were artists” (Shiavelli). A perfect example of this merger is Leonardo da Vinci. He was considered to be the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. He was successful in both STEM and humanities with many works to