Topic social or natural science

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.