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Apathy
Apathy is a state of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern. 1.________They may also exhibit unfeelingness. Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.
2．________ Also meaning “absence of passion” in Greek, the term “apatheia” was used by the Stoics(禁欲主义者)to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside one's control.
The modern concept of apathy became well known after World War I，when it was called “shell shock”. Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, saw the battlefields filled with dead and wounded companions. 3.________ In 1950，US novelist Passos wrote，“Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living being when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with.” US philosopher Robert M. Hutchins summarizes the concerns about political indifference. He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush (埋伏).4.________ There may be other things contributing to a person's apathy. Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement and involvement. He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved in something. 5.________ These include：political media that make it difficult for potentially interested people to find relevant information，and media descriptions of heroes as
