There has been an increasing debate as to whether governments should fund school sports or big public sports events. While I agree it is beneficial to support in-school sports events, I would argue that more resources should be given to organizing large public events, which would have an overall wider positive effect.
It is certainly necessary to sponsor school activities. If financial support was given to schools, more students would be encouraged to participate in outdoor activities, such as footballs, basketballs, badminton, and swimming. Children would become more dynamic and feel less stressed, which would decrease their possibility of getting anxiety and depression, and that results in better physical and mental health. Furthermore, by increasing the awareness of physical activities, a student is more likely to grow into an active person when he or she reaches adulthood.
However, governments’ support for professional sports and arts events would have a long-lasting positive effect on society. By organizing large international events, such as the Olympic Games, more foreign sponsors and investment would be attracted, which creates more job opportunities for the local community. Besides, events or art performances that are broadcasted to a larger audience would have its educational function. With the help of government support, national performing arts such as Chinese opera would have a greater chance to gain international recognition and enable people to understand more about traditional Chinese culture. That leads to better intercultural appreciation and more cross-cultural communication.
In conclusion, governments should allocate some money on supporting students’ events. However, when it comes to boosting the local economy and increasing a country’s international image, more financial support should be given to larger international events.
There has been an increasing debate
as to whether
governments
should fund school
sports
or
big
public
sports
events
. While I
agree
it is beneficial to
support
in-school
sports
events
, I would argue that more resources should be
given
to organizing large public
events
, which would have an
overall
wider
positive
effect.
It is
certainly
necessary to sponsor school activities. If financial
support
was
given
to schools, more students would
be encouraged
to participate in outdoor activities, such as footballs, basketballs, badminton, and swimming. Children would become more dynamic and feel less
stressed
, which would decrease their possibility of getting anxiety and depression, and that results in better physical and mental health.
Furthermore
, by increasing the awareness of physical activities, a student is more likely to grow into an active person when he or she reaches adulthood.
However
,
governments’
support
for professional
sports
and arts
events
would have a long-lasting
positive
effect on society. By organizing large
international
events
, such as the Olympic Games, more foreign sponsors and investment would
be attracted
, which creates more job opportunities for the local community.
Besides
,
events
or art performances that
are broadcasted
to a larger audience would have its educational function. With the
help
of
government
support
, national performing arts such as Chinese opera would have a greater chance to gain
international
recognition and enable
people
to understand more about traditional Chinese culture. That leads to better intercultural appreciation and more cross-cultural communication.
In conclusion
,
governments
should allocate
some
money on supporting students’
events
.
However
, when it
comes
to boosting the local economy and increasing a country’s
international
image, more financial
support
should be
given
to larger
international
events
.