Many people arts and music do not improve the quality of life, the government should spend money on other things rather than the arts such as music and painting, to what extent do you agree or disagree?
 
The issue of whether governments should spend money on the arts has sparked off an intense debate. Some people argue that art and music are conducive to the improvement of people’s lives; while others claim that it is of great urgency for governments to allocate money to the areas that are in need. To my way of thinking, the governments should give priority to some basic social systems, such as education and medical care programs instead of subsidizing the arts.
To begin with, art and music are not the key determinant of a good quality of life. It is not uncommon that the arts such as music and painting are a meaningless symbol to many because from their perspective, those arts cannot generate direct benefits for them. Therefore, subsidizing the arts cannot help the public get rid of the heavy burdens of their lives.
In addition, it is more urgent for governments to commit money to some fundamental social systems like education and public health. This is simply because a well-rounded social system is the guarantee of the enhancement of the quality of people’s lives. Investing in education is a good case in point. It is of paramount importance to equip the public with abundant knowledge and impart a proper outlook on life to them. Consequently, the citizens can become competent enough to maintain their daily lives by means of their own efforts. Obviously, it is money and knowledge that contribute to the improvement of people’s lives.
Admittedly, arts and music, to some extent, serve a valuable function in enriching people’s daily lives and help them to foster a positive attitude towards life. However, they are by no means a unique tool to achieve this goal. In fact, art and music are not an actual prescription to extricate people from an array of worries and burdens.
To conclude, I concede that the arts can play a favourable role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Nevertheless, I am convinced that governments should attach heavier weight to other sectors, such as education and medical care, which are considered as an essential way to enable people to live a decent life.


词汇：
improve [ɪm'pruːv]  vt. 改善，增进
quality ['kwɒlɪtɪ]  n. 质量，特性；才能
government ['gʌv(ə)n,m(ə)nt]  n. 政府；政体；管辖
issue ['ɪʃuː]  n. 问题；发行物vt. 发行，；放出，排出
spark off   引起，激发；导致
intense [ɪn'tens]  adj. 强烈的；紧张的
debate [dɪ'beɪt]  n. 辩论vt. 辩论，讨论
conducive [kən'djuːsɪv]  adj. 有益的；有助于…的
urgency ['ɜːdʒ(ə)nsɪ]  n. 紧急；催促；紧急的事
allocate ['æləkeɪt]  vt. 分配；使坐落于vi. 分配；指定
priority [praɪ'ɒrɪtɪ]  n. 优先；优先权
medical care  医疗护理
subsidize [ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz]  vt. 资助；给与奖助金；向…行贿
to begin with  首先；本来
determinant [dɪ'tɜːmɪnənt]  n. 决定因素adj. 决定性的
uncommon [ʌn'kɒmən]  adj. 不寻常的；罕有的网络释义
perspective [pə'spektɪv]  n. 观点；远景；透视图adj. 透视的
generate ['dʒenəreɪt]  vt. 使形成；发生
benefit ['benɪfɪt]  n. 利益，好处vt. 有益于，对…有益vi.
burden ['bɜːd(ə)n]  n. 负担；责任vt. 使负担；烦扰；装货于
commit [kə'mɪt]  vt. 犯罪，做错事；把...交托给；使…承担义务
fundamental [fʌndə'ment(ə)l]  n. 基本原理；基本原则adj. 基本的，根本的
in addition  另外，此外
well-rounded ['wel'raundid]  adj. 丰满的；多才多艺的
guarantee [gær(ə)n'tiː]  n. 保证；担保vt. 保证；担保
enhance [ɪn'hɑːns]  vt. 提高；加强；增加
investing [investiŋ]  v. 投资；授与（invest的现在分词）
paramount ['pærəmaʊnt]  n. 最高统治者adj. 最重要的
equip with  装备，配备；备有…，以…装备
abundant [ə'bʌnd(ə)nt]  adj. 丰富的；充裕的；盛产
outlook ['aʊtlʊk]  n. 展望；观点；景色
consequently ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ntlɪ]  adv. 因此；结果；所以
competent ['kɒmpɪt(ə)nt]  adj. 胜任的；有能力的；能干的；足够的
maintain [meɪn'teɪn]  vt. 维持；继续；
contribute [kən'trɪbjuːt]  vt. 贡献，出力vi.
admittedly [əd'mɪtɪdlɪ]  adv. 公认地；无可否认地；明白地
enrichingn. 浓缩v. 使…富足；增进…的价值
positive ['pɒzɪtɪv]  adj. 积极的
attitude ['ætɪtjuːd]  n. 态度；看法；意见；姿势
unique [juː'niːk]  n. 独一无二的人或物adj. 独特的，稀罕的；
prescription [prɪ'skrɪpʃ(ə)n]  n. 药方；指示；惯例
extricate ['ekstrɪkeɪt]  vt. 使解脱；解救；使游离
to conclude  最后，总之
concede [kən'siːd]  vi. 让步vt. 承认；退让
nevertheless [nevəðə'les]  conj. 然而，不过adv. 然而，不过；虽然如此
convinced [kən'vɪnst]  v. 使确信（convince的过去分词）；说服adj. 确信的；深信的
attach to     vt. 依附，附属；加入；
essential [ɪ'senʃ(ə)l]  n. 本质；要素adj. 基本的