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英语写作范文
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Itisgenerallybelievedthatsomepeoplearebornwithcertaintalents,forinstancesportsormusic,andothersarenot.However,itissometimesclaimedthatanychildcanbetaughttobecomeagoodsportspersonormusician.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
AbasicconsiderationtojudgewhetherapersoncanbeaMichaelJordanorMozartiswhetherheacquiresspecificattributes,forexample,whetherhehasthestrongvisualspatialintelligencetojudgedirectionbeforescoringortheextraordinarycapabilityofcomposingasymphonybyarrangingmusicalnotesagilely.
However,theconsiderationisnotamustforthosepeopleopiningthatallthetoddlersorteenagers,regardlessoftheirintrinsicallygifts,canbetaughttopickuptheprofessionsofsportsandmusicastheirlifetimecareers.
Personally,Ibelievethatallthepeople,possessingourrespectiveandincomparableassets,likethelongarmsofRafaelNadalortheawe-inspiringvoiceofFergie,arebornmostsuitablyformerelydefinedoccupations.Inotherwords,arenownedtennisplayerlikeNadalhasfewchancestoaccomplishtheachievementofFergieasasinger,andviceversa.Nonetheless,itmustbeadmittedthatthegeneralityofpersonsareequallypraiseworthyindealingwiththemissionslikeplayingtennisorsingingaspastime,iftheyareappraisedasamateurs,ratherthanmasters.Whereas,whenitcomestowinningthechampionshipofAustralianOpenorGrammyAward,itwouldbedifferentformostofus,nomatterhowhardwehavetried.
Firstandlast,twoultimateyardstickstomeasurewhetherapersonisapromisingathleteormusicianarehisnatureandthefollowingnurture.Therefore,bynomeanscanallofusbesameevenifwehavewithstoodthesametoughtraining,consideringthediscrepanciesininherentabilities.
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IsNewspaperaBetterSourceofNews
(1)Formostofustoday,televisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofdailynews.
(2)Thisisunfortunate,however,becauseforseveralreasonsnewspapersshouldberegardedasabettersource.
(3)Itistruethattelevisionnewscanvividlybringintoourlivingroomsdramaticeventsofsingularimportance,suchasspacelaunchings,naturaldisasters,warsandsoon,butitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimitation.(4)Onthecontrary,printnewsexcelsinitsabilitytodevoteasmuchspacetoastoryasitseesfit,thoughitcannotcompetewithtelevisionvisually.(5)Besides,televisionisessentiallyapassivemedium.(6)Whetherwelikeaparticularpieceofnewsornot,allwehavetodoistositinfrontofthetubeand“letithappen”.(7)Butanewspaperreadercanselectwhatheisinterestedin,skipwhathethinksisboringorirrelevantandreaditanytimehelikesto.(8)Mostimportantly,ifallofusgetnewsandinformationexclusivelyfromtelevision,therewillbeadeclineingeneralliteracy.(9)Bycontrast,althoughtofollowandabsorbanewspaperarticleisalittlebithardasitrequiresahighlevelofmentalinvolvement,ithelpstodevelopone’sintellectualskills.
(10)Whenweconsidertelevisionversusnewspaperpapersonthebasisofnature,formatandcoverage,shouldn’twethinkthelatterisabettersourceofourdailynews?
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HowtoSolvetheProblemofHeavyTraffic?
(1)Nowadays,heavytraffichasbecomethesourceofgreatestcomplaintinmanybigcities.
(2)Asithasseriouslyaffectedpeople’sdailylifeandeconomicdevelopment,thehighestpriorityofgovernmentshasbeengiventotheproblemandmanyexpertshavebeencalledinforadvice.(3)Agreatnumberofsolutionsarebeingoffered.(4)Somepeoplesuggestthatmorestreetsandroadsshouldbeconstructed.(5)Theadvantageisobvious:
itcanreducetrafficdensityandhencespeeduptheflowofbusesandcars.(6)Buttrafficflowsconstantlyrisetofillwhateverscaleofroadsandhighwaysareprovidedforthem.(7)Andinacitywithboomingindustry,landispreciousandcannotbeextravagantlyusedfortraffic.(8)Soothersarguethatthenumberofbicyclesandcarsshouldbelimitedwhilemorebusroutesshouldbeopenedupbecausebusescanaccommodatemorepassengers.(9)Butthedecreaseinthenumberofbicyclesandcarsmightgiverisetoanothernewsetofproblems,suchasinconveniencetopeople.(10)Sinceneitherofthesuggestionscaneffectivelysolvetheproblemofheavytraffic,thereisanincreasedawarenessthatthetwosolutionsmaybecombinedwithotherpossiblesolutionstoproducethebesteffect
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CollegeLecturesandDiscussion
Whatisthedifferencebetweenthelecturesystemandthediscussionsystem---thetwoteachingmethodsprevalentoncampusbothathomeandabroad?
Asasenior,itisnotverydifficultformetotell.Theyhavebothstrengthsandweaknesses.Manystudentslikethelecturesystembecauseithelpstolearnquicklyandmuchmore.Attendingawell-preparedlectureisamostrewardingexperiencebecauseitcanopenanewhorizonforyouandsaveyoumuchtimeaswell—timeyoumightotherwisespendreadingonebookafteranother.Yetthefaultofthelecturesystemisthatitcultivatesabadhabitofpassivelearning.Studentsbringtheirnotebooksandeventaperecorderstoclasstowriteeverythingdownwithoutthinkingforthemselves,letaloneraiseanyquestion.Onthecontrarythediscussionsystemencouragesstudentstoformtheirownideasandopinions.Toengageinfrequentandevenheateddebate,youhavetodoalotofhomeworkbeforehand,findanswersyourselvesandthusyoudeveloptheanalyticalskillswhichbenefitbothyouracademiccareerandyourfuturelife.However,italsohasitsweakness:
studentsdonotlearnsystematically.Inmyopinion,boththesystemsmustbeimprovedandahybridmethodmaygainmorepopularityamongusstudents.
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WillPhonesKillLetterWriting?
Youngpeoplenowadaystendtophoneeachothermoreoftenthanwritetoeachother.Thatleadssomepeopletotheworrythatphoneswillkillletterwriting.Asamatteroffact,theworryisgroundless.Inmyview,phoneswillneverkillletterwriting.
Justaslibrariesorshopsinthecyberspacecanneverreplacetheactualones,phonecallswillneverkillletterwriting.Theyareonlyanothermeanstotransmitinformationorexpressfeelings.Althoughphonecallshaveadvantagesoverletterwriting,forexample,theyaremuchfasterandpeoplecanalsohearthevoice,solettersareirreplaceable.Firstofall,theyaremuchcheaperthanphonecalls.Secondly,theyconveyinformationaccurately.Thirdly,unlikephonecalls,letterscanbekeptandre-read.
Basedontheaboveanalysis,Ifeelsafetosayletterwritingcanneverbereplacedbyphonecalls,thoughwefindadwindlingnumberofletterwritersthesedays.
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WillTourismBringHarmtotheEnvironment?
Inrecentyears,tourismhasdevelopedrapidlyinChina.Manypeoplebelievethattourismproducepositiveeffectsoneconomicgrowthandweshouldtryourbesttopromotetourism.Butwhatthesepeoplefailtoseeisthattourismmaybringaboutadisastrousimpactonourenvironment.Asforme,I’mfirmlyconvincedthattoomuchtouristsbringharmtotheenvironment.
Thebadimpactoftourismontheenvironmenthasmainlyexpresseditselfinvariousways.Onewayistheprocessofexploitinganewscenicspot.Inordertoattracttourists,alotofartificialfacilitieshavebeenbuilt,whichhavecertainunfavorableeffectsontheenvironment.Thisprocessusuallybreakstheecologicalbalanceofthearea.Insomemountainousplaces,treesarebeingcutdowntobuildhotelsforotherstoseeandexplorethebeautyofthemountains.Thenlandslidesandmud-rockflowscomeup.Anotherwaythedevelopmentoftourismhasdamagedtheenvironmentoccurswhentouristsgotoscenicspots.Sometouristsdon’thavetheawarenesstoprotecttheenvironment,andignorantlythrowtheirgarbagehereandthere.Somepeopleevenkillthelocalwildlifetoeat,whichbadlydamagesthebalanceofthenaturalenvironment.
Itiswrongtosacrificetheenvironmentforthegrowthoftourism.Wemustkeepinmindthattoomuchtouristsbringharmtotheenvironment.Weneedtofindabalancebetweensatisfyingtheneedsoftouristsandreducingtoaminimumthepollutiontheycause.
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Awardsandprizesaregivenforexcellenceinvariousfields.Dotheseawardsandprizesserveausefulpurpose?
Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.
Aprizeoraward,whetheritistheNobelPrize,theAcademyAward,orBestHandwritingPrize,isimportant.Suchprizescanhaveeconomic,personal,andsocialeffectsthatenrichthelifeoftherecipient.
Firstly,prizesliketheNobelPrizecanbeacashaward.Butevenforprizesthatdon'tgivemoneyliketheAcademyAwardcanbeprofitable.AnactresswhowinsBestActresswillbeofferedmorerolesandahigherpaythanactresseswhodon'twintheaward.Evenfortheelementarystudentwhoreceivedtheschool'sBestHandwritingawardmaygetacongratulationsgift.
Secondly,thepersonalbenefitsofreceivinganyawardareevident.Anyawardwinnerispleasedthatheorshehasbeenrecognizedforhisorherwork.WhenpeoplereceivetheAcademyAward,theyoftencrytheyaresohappy.Finally,everyonelikestobewithawinner.Apersonwhogetsaprizeoftenhasmanynew,bestfriends.Awinner'ssociallifeismuchbetterthanthatofaloser.
Awardsserveaveryusefulpurposeinthattheireconomic,personal,andsocialbenefitsaddtotherecognitionthatthereismoregoodthanbad.
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LearnFromBooksorExperience
Therehasbeenmuchtalkrecentlyaboutwhetherweshouldlearnfrombooksorweshouldlearnfromexpe