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Some people say that secondary schools
should give “International News” courses to
students. What do you think?
It has long been proposed
that secondary school students should have
“International News” course. This proposal, for me
at le
ast,
is not quite well-
grounded. The evidence below will clarify my view
from different aspects.
To
begin
with,
secondary
school
students
are
heavily
burdened
already
with
numerous
courses
like
Math,
Physics,
Chemistry,
Algebra, to name just a few. The
students have to devote most of their time to
their study, in class and after class, like a
ceaseless
machine.
Furthermore,
they
have
to
finish
complicated
assignments
at
home.
Compared
with
the
subjects
mentioned
above,
“International News” is not as
important and it will o
nly become
another burden to the students.
Besides, it is not the case that
students will not be aware of what happened
outside without a course named “International
News”,
for
the
students
can
actually
get
news
home
and
abroad
instantly
through
multiple
media,
especially
in
the
era
of
the
rapid
development
of
network
technology.
In
addition
to
internet,
the
students
can
get
news
on
radio,
TV
,
and
so
on.
Therefore,
“International News” course
is
“much
ado
(n.
小题大做
)
about nothing”. It is
found
that secondary
students are
not
void of the
knowledge
of
international
news;
on
the
contrary,
they
seem
to
know
more
than
their
teachers
and
parents.
This
shows
that
secondary students abound in
international news and knowledge even though they
have not a course-
“International
News”
It
is
useless
to
worry
for
nothing
about
trouble
that
may
not
come.
Facts
show
that
school
students
are
not
isolated
from
the
outside world due to the fantastic
development of information technology. By the way,
I have no habit to read newspapers and
watch TV
, but I can know
what happened throughout the world. My messenger
is my daughter-a 15-year-old secondary school
student.
(290
words)
Some people
say that children should obey the rules
of their
parents, while others
claim that too
much control
will not
prepare for children’s adult
life. Please discuss from both sides.
“A child is like a young
tree”. The metaphor(
比喻
)
illustrates that children cannot grow without the
guidance and rules from their
teachers
and parents; otherwise, they
will go
astray
like a
tree bent by a
hurricane or eroded by diseases.
As
for
me, a
chil
d’
s
growth
cannot do without parental and tutorial guidance.
Physically, children are
too young to attend themselves. Therefore, they
have to observe the rules from their parents and
tutors.
For instance, children are
forbidden to climb ladders in case they fall down;
children are forbidden to use knives and scissors
in
case they hurt themselves; children
are forbidden to play with fire in case houses
catch fire. Rules are different from shackles. The
former can develop children’s sense of
order and make the
m stride on the right
track. The latter, on the other hands, prevent the
development of children’s ability and
mobility. We should not mix rules with shackles or
equate them.
Psychologically, children cannot
realize danger for immaturity and lack of social
experience. Without the control and supervision
of
parents
and
tutors,
children
are
likely
to
go
into
danger
unconsciously.
There
is
a
lot
of
tragedy
caused
by
children’s
unawareness of danger. “South Municipal
News” reported recently that a
five
-year-old boy drowned in an
artificial lake nearby his
residence.
The tragedy could have been avoided if his parents
had given enough supervision.
Certainly,
too
much
control
on
children
can
play
negative
role.
In
that
case,
children
will
behave
according
to
the
rule
like
a
puppet,
without their own idea and creation. A
plausible(
似乎可能的
) suggestion
is that children should be given rules when they
are still young. As they grow older,
parents should give them some space for free
development. (284 words)
Some people say that schools should
only teach academic courses rather than music,
arts and sports. What do you think?
Academic
courses
are
laid
more
and
more
stress
in
school
education,
and
subjects
like
music,
arts
and
sports
are
not
heeded
properly due to the
incessant changes of information technology.
Facing the digitized world, can we human beings
appreciate the
delight of arts and
sports any more?
Certainly, academic courses like
mathematics, physics, and philosophy facilitate
students with the capability of thinking,
deducing,
calculating and rhetoric.
However, they are not the whole life of students,
who also need the spiritual enjoyment out of the
fatigue
after class. It is hard to
imagine what the life would be without arts, music
and sports in school life.
Take
music
as
an
example.
The
magic
of
music
is
far
beyond
description.
Researches
indicate
that
music
can
develop
the
imagination
of
students
and
practice
the
functions
of
the
right
hemisphere
of
human
brain.
Therefore,
arts
like
music
are
indispensable for the healthy
development of students. And also, creations and
inventions are sometimes inspired when a person is
enjoying an orchestra or a peaceful
serenade. Music can also nurture students’ emotion
and personality.
Sports
are
also
as
inalienable
as
arts
in
school
life.
Sports
elevate
students’
physical
and
psyc
hological
health.
Regular
participation in sports builds up
students’ body. And more than that, sports can
develop students’ team spirit. For
instance,
every
player
performs his role in a basket ball or football
game, from which students can realize the
importance of cooperation. Sports
can
also make students’ perseverance and endurance.
In brief,
sports and arts both play their roles in the
shaping of students’ characters and personality.
Academic courses prop
er can
only make students become cold
machines, without the nourishing of arts and
sports. (278 words)
Do the
positive effects of advertising outweigh the
negative effects?
Advertisement
worms
its
way
into
every
crevice
in
the
wake
of
the
flourishing
development
of
media.
We
see
and
hear
it
everywhere: alleys, highways, subways,
radio and TV
. We are sometimes lost in
the mist of the TV commercials and newspaper
advertisements, without a correct
judgment of what to buy.
The
flooding
of
advertisements
entices
people
to
buy
things
of
no
use.
Persuaded
by
the
elegant
pictures
and
exaggerated
functions of
products, people are likely to make irrational
decisions. The result is that they paid much more
than what they
got
from
their purchase. What’s worse, people are likely to
be cheated by the false adve
rtisements.
Some people are credulous of the
advertised
items,
which
make
losses
to
consumers.
In
addition,
advertisement
increases
the
cost
of
products,
and
the
cost
is
transferred on the
consumers who are not aware that they have paid
the bill for the manufacturers. Advertisement also
arouses
chaos sometimes. Posters on
highways are no more than the sources of
accidents, for posters are easy to distract
drivers’ att
ention.
The
disadvantages of advertisement are more than I can
numerate.
However, as Pope
writes, “Whatever is, is right.”
Advertisement will not disappear from our life
even though it bears its defects.
Advertisement
transforms
the
latest
information
of
products
in
the
market.
Consumers
can
know
the
up-to-date
prices
and
popularity of products,
then, they can make decisions where and what to
buy. Advertisement quickens the publicity of
products,
and meanwhile, accelerates
the development of advertising industry.
Advertising, as other industries, serves an
important role in
economy. Furthermore,
advertisement can build a brand, which is a symbol
of quality and good service.
Everything has double folds.
Advertisement is of no exception. The point is
advertising should be legislated and well managed.
Otherwise, it will develop out of order
and affect
people’s life.
(298 words)