Topic social or natural science? Some people agree with the statement that it is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics If I were faced with this issue, I would probably disagree this statement In the following discussion, I would like to reason and provide evidence to support my viewpoint The first and foremost reason that I have chosen to put forward is that science and mathematics are relevant to finding employment To illustrate this point, there is an example more persuasive: at least one, and often both, is required to fill most positions in government or industry This is certainly not the case with history and literature Moreover, they are needed to keep up with modern developments For instance, the workplace is becoming more and more computerized, and an employee who is ignorant of computer science is less likely to be retained or promoted In the second place, another chief reason for my view is that they are more necessary for ordinary citizens to understand For example, the dispute over the safety of nuclear power requires ordinary citizens to understand some of science and mathematics that lies behind the argument on either side If you can see that, you can understand it more deeply Superior as studying science and mathematics is, however, studying history and literature also has theirs own advantages For example, people can know about many past events by reading many different history books, and can easily familiar with different culture by reading different literature So to study history and literature is also useful for human beings Nevertheless, the merits of studying science and mathematics carry much more weight than studying history and literature Therefore, the most striking conclusion is obvious To sum up, given the reasons discussed above, which sometimes intertwine to form an organic whole and thus become more persuasive, I disagree with the statement that it is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics