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PAGE  PAGE 49 英语精选范文100篇 PAGE  北外网院深圳才智学习中心 0755-Have you wondered whether it is better to be a specialist or a generalist? Are you worried about the negative effects that you must confront if you focus exclusively on your favorite profession? If you say “yes”, you are definitely not alone. There have always been heated arguments between parents and children, teachers and students, etc, over the issue of how specialized a certain person should become. As if this isn’t coufusing enough, many essays and passages are popping up, mainly to argue that either a specialist or a generalist is better than the other, or to express the vague “opinion” that society needs both types of people, leaving readers even more bewildered. Why not put it in a practical way and settle the debate? Firstly, the term “specialist” and “generalist’ are relative rather than absolute. A specialist doesn’t have to be a stubborn, nerd-like person who cannot understand the big picture. Also, a generalist, though he/she may know about more domains, is not necessarily able to plan reasonably. Besides, it’s worth pointing out that social-oriented professions are not always for generalists, as opposed to the common misunderstandings, and vice versa. Secondly, becoming a specialist or a generalist is a big decision made up of innumerable small ones over many years, rather than an event happening overnight. It depends on many factors,like one’s talents, family cultural evaluation, and so on. Since one is willing to find a suitable career and lead a satisfactory life, one should organize one’s learning and development in accordance with one’s conditions and goals. Different domains bring very distinct joys, challenges and pressures, so if you are sure that you love a profession and have your talents, you migh as well strive for it, sometimes, going into a field you don’t feel good about can lead you to success, but on other occasions, experience may tell you the hard way t