1.Provide a Better Life for Senior Citizens
Now we have a growing p
opulation of senior citizens. To ensure happy lives for
them has
become a focus of attention. Our traditional respect of the aged
needs
updating. They deserve respect, understanding, companion,
entertainment and so
on.
There are many things to be done to h
onor senior citizens. In cities, senior
citizens should enjoy so
me privileges, such as special seats on buses, reduced
fares for
entertainment and traveling, and other benefits. We should do
e
verything to solve their practical problems, to warm their hearts
, and to make
them happy. In addition, we should find some ways
to provide affordable medical
health care, which is of vital imp
ortance to them. Besides, there should be
recreation halls and c
are- centers for the aged. Most important of all, the
state shou
ld ensure a decent pension for them, peasants in particular. In t
he
vast countryside, most aged people are financially supported
by their sons,
whose life is a perpetual struggle against povert
y. What can they do if they
are childless?
Senior citizens, par
ents in particular, need our love and deserve the best
care. Res
pecting senior citizens bears vital importance to the family -
p
lanning policy in China. If we do our best to honor ourparents an
d the aged,
our children will follow our example.
2.Information
and My Life
As you know, information plays an important role in
our modern society.
Someone ~ys that ours is a society of infor
mation. I agree with him. In fact,
information is expanding at a
n increasing rate. As a member of modern society,
I am fully awa
re of the significance of information to my life. It affects
nea
rly every aspect of my life. Then how to obtain and deal with inf
ormation
seems to be of utmost importance.
As for me, the first
way to obtain information is to go to library. Our library
is so
large that it covers a wide range of subjects. Various kinds of
information can be got in it. Information about society, economy
, politics and
sciences will give you a fresh mind. Of course, l
ibrary isn'' t the only source
of information. I can learn much i
nformation by other means. Even when talking
with my friends I c
an get a lot of useful information.
But information is so immense
that we haven'' t ample energy and time to deal
deeply with'' it.
Moreover, some of the information might not be true. So, how
to
select information is also significant to me. Listen to all, tru
st only
three tenths. To obtain accurate information and to thro
w off the false part of
it should be our goal.
Information shoul
d be made full use in my life. Right now, I try to use
informati
on mostly on my studies. When I get into society several years la
ter,
information will probably become more and more important
3
.Good Manners
Good manners are very important in the communicati
on of daily life. Everyone
likes a person with good manners. But
what are good manners? How does one know
what should do and wha
t should not do when trying to be a good - mannered
person?
Well
, here are some common examples. A person with good manners never
laughs at
a people in trouble. Instead, he (she) always tries t
o consult or offer help to
the person. When he (she) takes a bus
and sees an old man or a sick man, he
(she) always gives his (h
er) seat to him. He doesn''t interrupt other people
when they are
talking. He uses a handkerchief when he sneezes or coughs. He
d
oes not spite in public places.
Ideas of what are good manners ar
e not always the same in different regions.
For example, people
in Western countries usually kiss each other to show their
greet
ings, whereas in China, kissing in public is something of unusual
and
sometimes be regarded as impolite to somebody else. So it i
s important to know
what is regarded as polite and impolite befo
re you go to a region. But remember
that it is always right to b
e kind and helpful to others.
4.Modesty
Modesty is one of the ma
ny qualities that cross - century young people should
possess. I
t makes you foresee your imperfections. It gives you the impetus
to
go forward. Most important of all, it makes you accessible an
d creates
favorable conditions for you in interpersonal contacts
.
However, many young people do not seem to realize the importan
ce of modesty.
Some of them just feel satisfied with a little su
ccess, without the slightest
desire to make further progress. Ot
hers have too high an opinion of themselves,
totally ignoring ot
her people'' s suggestions and advice. Consequently, their
immode
sty often drives them up against the wall. Worst of all, immodest
y takes
many young people away from their colleagues and friends
. Therefore they find
fewer people with whom they can confide.
For you to be modest, the first thing to do is to have a full und
erstanding of
your deficiencies. No matter who you are and no ma
tter how talented you are,
you are unlikely to be all - powerful
. In fact, you will always, in spite of
your talents, find thing
s about which you feel helpless. Besides, you should
also admit
other people''s strong points and try your best to learn from them
.
If you keep these two points in mind, you are on the right pat
h to developing
modesty.
5.The Importance of Physical Exercise
Everyone hopes to live happily in the world. Physical exercise i
s
indispensable to a happy life. There is a famous saying: "Life
lies on
exercise." Although you will not necessarily die withou
t regular physical
exercises, they'' II certainly help you live l
onger and more healthily.
Exercise is good for us to build our b
odies. It helps co - ordinate the
different parts of our bodies
when we have sports. For example, we must try our
best to co - o
rdinate the movements of the arms and legs when we play
basketba
ll, or we won''t be able to shoot the basket. Exercise also benefi
ts our
organs. It lets the heart beat faster than usual, and the
n helps enlarge the
blood vessels to protect us from heart attac
ks.
Exercise can also contribute to the development of our abili
ty to response
agilely. For instance, when you play table- tenni
s, you must try to reflect as
quickly as you can so that you may
fight back at the right position at the
fight moment.
Exercise
can also contribute to improving our mood. When you do exercise,
you
move a lot, and you have to be more active. It helps you be
come more optimistic.
Exercise will fill your life with various
contents and make it more colorful.
What''s more, exercise will he
lp you get rid of your inertia. If you keep doing
exercise regul
arly, you will never be a lazy person. Therefore, exercise has
g
reat effect on one''s character.
In a word, exercise is helpful,
important and absolutely necessary.
6.Reading- The Best Means to
Acquire knowledge
Knowledge may be acquired through many ways.
One way of getting knowledge is
from traveling Another way is by
conversation, especially one with a great man.
A person may als
o become knowledgeable through other ways such as listening to
t
he radio or watching television. The best way to acquire knowledg
e, however,
is through reading.
Reading as a means of obtaining
knowledge has a number of advantages over many
other ways. To b
egin with, it is the most consistent way of getting knowledge.
O
ne can read regularly but few people can travel in the same way.
Secondly,
reading can ensure a thorough grasp of what you are in
terested in. This is
hardly so when one is listening to the radi
o or watching TV. Finally, reading
is the most flexible of all t
he ways to obtain knowledge. For example, one can
always read fo
r ten minutes before going to bed, but it is not always possible
for him to converse with others at such a late hour.
However, t
here exists one problem about reading. There are all kinds of Boo
ks
in society. Some are good, while others are bad. ''Good books
are beneficial to
our .soul while bad ones are harmful to our mi
nd. Therefore, it is of great
irnportance for the reader to separate good plants from wild weeds. We should
read good books and reject harmful ones.
7.Value of Knowledge
In the Information Age, public awareness of the value of knowledge critically
affects the economic growth of a nation. As our world is rapidly advancing
towards the Information Age, increasing number of people realize that knowledge
is power and creativity is everything. Only when China becomes a better
educated nation, can China be a great nation with international prestige. |
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