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Children and Cyber-space
Internet is very popular among people all over the world, ranging from men to women, from the old to the young. Indeed, internet brings us enormous benefits such as free access to information, rich sources of entertainment and effective communication. However, just as a saying goes, every coin has two sides, Internet also produces some problems such as internet addiction, cyber crime, and computer-related health problems, among which the problem of children spending too much time in cyber-space is quite serious.
Some children are so addicted to the internet which provides them with video games, various kinds of entertainment and so on that they neglect their study. What’s worse, they tend to cut down the time for face-to-face communication with their family members, friends and classmates because of internet addiction. In addition, some children suffer from such health problems as myopia or obesity due to the excessive amount of time spent in the virtual world.
To solve this problem, parents and teachers should work together to strengthen supervision over the internet use and provide correct guidance to children’s study and life.
On Cultural Differences or Similarities
In this increasingly globalized world, it is highly important for us to understand the differences and similarities of different cultures so as to make our intercultural communication more effective.
Let me take China and the United States as an example. It can’t be denied that the two countries share something in common in that both are peace-loving nations with great respect for human rights, freedom and liberty. However, with diverse cultural, historical and political backgrounds, China and the USA are quite different in many aspects such as the eating habit, ways of greeting, social values, religious belief, and attitude toward money, time and relationship and so on. For instance, the Chinese believe in collectivism based on Confucianism while Americans are more individualism-drive and focus more on “I” rather than “we”.
To sum up, we need to hold the correct attitude towards cultural differences, that is, to seek common ground while setting aside the differences.
Managing the Environment
It goes without saying that our environment is under threat by air pollution, water pollution, sandstorm, mudslide, and radiation, etc.
Then what we should do to protect our environmentIn the first place, we should raise people’s awareness of environmental protection, making them understand the consequences of polluting the environment. The next step is to take some concrete measures to manage the environment. To individuals, we can lead a low-carbon life. For example, we should turn off the light and tap water after using it. What’s more, it is advisable to take public transportation rather than driving our own cars. In addition, we can separate our domestic waste into recyclable ones and non-recyclable ones. Last but not least, the government should also strengthen the enforcement of laws to punish those law-breakers severely.
Only by combining the individual efforts with government actions can we manager our environment better.
On Development in Western Societies
The past few decades have witnessed great changes in western societies.
Let us first focus on the positive changes taken place. For example, economy has been prospering and people’s living standard is on constant rise. Democracy and freedom prevail over force and dictatorship. What’s more, people enjoy longer span expectancy because of the advanced medical science.
However, just as every coin has two sides, there also appear some problems in the western countries. For instance, the natural environment is destroyed by heavy pollution since people have been pursuing economic gains at the expense of the environment. Besides, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening due to the unfair distribution of social wealth. Last but not least, global peace and stability is under threat because some western countries like launching regional wars in the name of democracy and freedom.
While the problems should not be ignored, solutions are necessary to make the western countries develop in the right direction.
On Equality and Family Life
Recently a hot topic that Li Yang, the founder of Crazy English, abused his wife aroused heated discussion among the public. Indeed, it is about equality and family life.
Though women enjoy much higher social status nowadays, they still suffer from domestic violence and complete gender equality is far from being achieved. Some men still believe in male chauvinism and demand that women should assume the role of housewife who should stay at home, looking after the children and taking care of the family. Some others regard themselves to be the center of the family and do not allow women to have any say in the family affairs. Still some are even worse by beating the women or regarding them just as simply child-bearing machines.
To achieve full gender equality, we should make some efforts. For example, the government should set up laws to prevent domestic violence from taking place. Meanwhile, we need to make everyone know that men and women should be treated equally not only in the family but also in the professional field. Last but not least, women themselves should learn to protect their rights and rise up against unfair treatment.
On Homelessness
Every country is faced with some problems such as environmental pollution, crime, poverty, inequality, and homelessness on so on. Homelessness is a universal phenomenon that some people do not have a home to live in and live on the street either because of poverty or due to some incidents such as war, flood or earthquake.
Homelessness brings about several negative social impacts. On the one hand, it breeds crimes since those who do not have a stable life resort to criminal activities to make a living, which is a threat to the security of other people. On the other hand, homelessness is harmful to the peace and stability of the country.
Then we should we do to cut down the number of homeless peopleThere is no doubt that the government and should take actions to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. Polices favorable to the homeless should be made to help them get employed and have a decent place to live in. the public should also give these homeless a helping hand. Only in this way can the problem of homelessness be solved.
On Mass Media
Mass media refers to information for and communication between large members of people, the ways in which information, especially news, etc., is spread to large number of people.
There are various types of mass media familiar to us in our daily life such as internet, TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines and so on. As important means of communication, the major functions of mass media, in my eyes, are spreading news, offering entertainment and facilitating our life.
My favorite mass media is the internet which makes our life colorful and more convenient. Internet provides quick access to news around the globe, enables us to search for much information, makes communication much easier and efficient, and allows us to relax ourselves by listening to music or watching films online. However, we should not indulge ourselves in the virtual world.
Personal Views on Reforms in Chinese Higher Education
It should be acknowledged that much progress has been made in China’s higher education. For example, an increasing number of college graduates are produced and the overall quality of the Chinese people has been improved.
However, some problems still exist in China’s higher education and reforms are needed to make it better. For instance, changes should be made in terms of the teaching method. Some teachers are still favor the traditional cramming teaching which contributes little to student’s creativity. Therefore, new methods should be employed to make teaching more stimulating and inspiring. In addition, the focus of higher education should be shifted from exam-oriented to quality oriented. After all, institutions of higher learning are places for students to learn to think for themselves and improve their overall quality instead of learning to be skilled in taking examinations.
With everyone’s effort, the reforms in China’s higher education will yield desirable results.
In the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Chinese athlete Liu Xiang dropped out of the race due to his foot injury， which led to a heated discussion among people across the country.
According to a survey conducted by Sina Website，about 34% of the people think an athlete should quit the race when injured since health is much more important than a gold medal；While nearly 20% of the netizens believe that an injured athlete should hold on to the end instead of giving up halfway. They regard the sport field as a battlefield in which every athlete should fight for the honor of his or her country in spite of any difficulty.
In my opinion，it's a right choice for Liu Xiang to choose to quit the race. For one thing，nothing is more important than health and sports doesn't mean sacrificing one's health for a gold medal；for another，after Liu Xiang recovers fully，he still has many chances to realize his dream.
Dear Mr. Wang，
We're so pleased that you are willing to share our views.
In the course of the general revision，what we need is solid foundation. As you know，we didn't learn well enough in the first two years，so please slow down and make sure we have really mastered something. Besides，we need a little more time to think for ourselves. As for those important points which also make us confused， would you please give us more practice in case we forget？Meanwhile，we need your instruction，for example，in how to write in natural English. I still have another request： assign us less homework in order that we can do it more efficiently.
By the way，we often feel frustrated，which has a very bad effect on our study. We would appreciate it if you would give us some encouragement from time to time.
One possible version：
Car-free Day was launched in our city and 107 other cities on September 22， to encourage people to take public transport， ride bicycles or walk instead of driving private cars.
The campaign has gained much support all over the country and has raised awareness among all people of energy saving and environmental protection. It's a real success.
With the development of the economy， more and more families have bought private cars， thus leading to much heavier traffic problems and more serious air pollution. Therefore， I think it's necessary to launch such campaigns. And I hope more and more cities and their residents will take part in this type of activity.
As we all know that 2010 World Expo will be held in Shanghai , this is the first time that China hosted the World Expo. The World Expo has a long history but it has never been held in Asia. So it is a great honor for our country. It is also a great honor for all the Asians. As a host city, Shanghai will have more chances to develop quickly. The theme of the Expo is "Better City, Better Life". We all really hope that Shanghai will become more exciting and attractive and that we can enjoy life to the fullest. Organizers expected to attract 70 million visitors from all over the world to attend, at the same time it is also the largest in the history of World Expo. It is a good chance for China to show its achievements in many fields.
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