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TOEFLessaypractice
5.buildalargefactorynearcommunity
Acompanyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyourcommunity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceonyourcommunity.Doyousupportoropposethefactory?
Explainyourposition.
Acompanywishestobuildalargefactorynearmycommunity.Undoubtedly,itspurposeistomakeprofits,buttheresultsmaymakesomeharmstomycommunity.Admittedly,anewfactorymaybringtomycommunityprosperousperspectiveswherebusinessesboomandsocialfacilitiesincrease.However,thelargefactorymayalsodamagethelivingenvironmentofmycommunity;foritwouldreleasealargequantityofindustrialwastes,whichunderminehealthofresidentsofmycommunity,andwouldalsocompetewiththeresidentsonsuchresourcesaswater,electricpowerandnaturalgas.Moredisadvantagescouldbelisted,andIcouldnotbutopposetheconstructionofthislargefactory.
[However,thelivingenvironmentofmycommunitywouldbedamaged.Thelargefactorycontributestothisinseveralways:
inducingenvironmentburdensbyworkersofit;releasingalargequantityofindustrialwastes,whichunderminehealthofresidentsofmycommunity;competingwiththeresidentsonsuchresourcesaswater,electricpowerandnaturalgas]paradiseloses.
Firstofall,thelargefactorymayinfluencethelivingenvironmentofmycommunity.Forexample,workersofthefactoryarenecessarilycomefromalloverthecountryandhavedifferentculturescontrarytolocalresidents'customs.Workersfromnorthernmaybeaccustomedtodrunkinthepublicarea,butmyneighborsalwaysdanceinthesameplace.Sotheconflictofcompetitionbetweenthemfortheareaisunavoidable.Furthermore,newworkerswouldincreasethepopulationdensityofthecommunityandaddextrahouseholdgarbagestotheenvironment.Thegardonnearmycommunitythenwouldbecoveredbywastedpapers,plasticsandrinds,andfreshairwoulddisppearwithmalordorfillingin.Evidently,ourpeacefullifewoulddestroyedbynewcomers.
Anotherthreatfromthelargefactoryisitswastesandcostscausedbyproduction.Whatthefactoryproducesisstillunkown,butwhateveritis,industrialwasteswouldleadtomanyenvironmentproblem.Anewspaperhasreportedthatachemicalplantreleasedsomeuntackledharmfulwaterintogroundwaterofalittlevillageandcausedalltheresidentsgettingcancer.Evenifthelargefactorywouldproperlyresolveallitswastes,itsrequirmentofsuchresourcesaswater,electricpowerandnaturalgaswouldaddpressuretolocalsupply.Takeelectricpowerasanexample.Theneedsariseextremelyforelectricitytopowerairconditionsinmycommunityforthesakeofhightemperatureofsummerdayhere,andtheelectricityshortagehasappearedinlast2years.Theelectricitydemandingofthefactoryisnecessisarilycausesadecreasementofthesupplyofresidentialneeds.
Althoughtherearesomeadvantagestobuildalargefactoryinmycommunity,Iaminnatelysuspeciousofitsefficacyonimprovinglocallivingcondition.Amoreperfectblueprintistosettlethefactoryinsomemanufacturedistricts;therehaveenvironmentlyfriendlysupportingfacilitieswhichwouldmeetthefactory'srequirementofproductionandemployeessettlement.
1.whyattendcollege
Peopleattendcollegeoruniversityformanydifferentreasons(forexample,newexperiences,careerpreparation,increasedknowledge).Whydoyouthinkpeopleattendcollegeoruniversity?
Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.
Fromdifferentpeopletherefollowdifferentpurposes;someattendcollegeoruniversityfornewexperiencesorcareerpreparation,whileothersforincreasedknowledge.IaminclinedtosharethesamepointofConfucius,theChinesephilosopherandeducator,whoarguedthatcollegesprovidelearnersestablishmentofethicalideasandcreativity,insight,andanalyticalskills.SoIthinkthatbyattendingcollegeoruniversitypeoplewanttobuild/establishanethicalandcomprehensivethinkingsystem.
Firstofall,peopleattendcollegeoruniversitytoenrichtheirethicalideasfromrelatedcourses.Apersonwithoutmoral,nomatterhowintelligentsheorheis,istheburdentoasociety.Themoststrikingexampleisthecorruptioningovernments,whichdamagessocialequality.Forexample,abusinessofmyfriendoncecompetesforagovernmentpurchasewithanothercompanywhosemanagerhassomeclandestinerelationshipswithofficersofthegovernment.Thatcompanygottheorderatlast.Althoughthecorruptofficerwassentencedafterthat,myfriendlostthecrucialorderforever.Whatifallofficerscouldimprovetheirmoralresponsibilityincollegeoruniversity?
Theanswerisclearthatthesocialequalitywillbeboosted,foralltheofficerswouldhaveadeeperconceptofresponsibilityandworkforpeople,asSingapore'sprobitydemonstrated.
Besidestheethicalideasthatoneshouldlearnincollege,analyticalskillsarenecessaryforstudentstoobtain.Realworldhaslargenumbersofquestions.Studentsincollege,solversofthosequestions,arenotnecessarilylearnallmethodstoeveryissue,andthatisnotpossible.Sowhatstudentscandotopreparethemforfuturemissions?
Itisanalyticalskillsthatdividealargerquestiontosomelesslargeones,anddividethoseindividuallesslargequestionstomorelessones,untilallofthequestionscouldbesolved.Solvingproblemsiswhatthestudentsnowadayswilldoaftergraduation;thus,studentsshouldacquirethoseskillsfromstudiesincolleges.
Creativethinkingiscriticalforstudentstoachievesuccessinthefuture.Onewithoutcreativitycouldproducevalues,butcouldnotdiscoverororiginatevalues.MarkZuckerberg,thefounderofFaceB,isaleadingexampleofthosepracticingcreativethinking.HeseesInternetasapotentialimplementtofindfriendsandconstructsocialnetworks.Withthisnewtoolpeoplecontactmutuallymoreeasilyandconveniently,thusenhancetheirefficacy.Consequently,peoplewhoattendcollegeshouldcultivatetheircreativethinkinginthestudies.
Althoughtherearemanyreasonsforapersontoattendcollegeoruniversity,thethreecrucialonesarepresentedabove.Peoplealsoacquireindividualachievementsincollegeaccordingtotheirownneeds,suchasinterests,financialrequirementsorpoliticalaims.Whatevertheyneed,thethreecrucialreasonsmustbeachievedaboveall.
3.fastfoodpreparation
Nowadays,foodhasbecomeeasiertoprepare.Hasthischangeimprovedthewaypeoplelive?
Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.
Easilypreparedfoodpreciselychangesthewaypeoplelive,butchangesarenotnecessarilyleadtoimprovements.Admittedly,fastfoodpreparingsavesmuchtimeforpeopleandthosetimecouldbeusedinotherfavoritethingspeopleareinterestedin.Butonethingpeopleshouldkeepinmindisthatfoodpreparationisultimatelyapivotalingredientoflife;thus,itpocessesacrucialpositionineverycultureandpresentsaprogressinhumancivilization.Therefore,improvementoflifedependsonwhatfoodweprepare,ratherthanhoweasyfoodisprepared.
Firstofall,preparingdelicious/delectablefoodandenjoyingitwouldcolorizepeople'slife,whiletheeasilypreparedfoodweakensifnotdestroysit.Amanifestexamplefollowingthisisamarriedcouple.Whatifhusbandandwifealwaysshortenthetimetheycoorperatetogethertopreparefood?
Initself,timesavingisagoodthing.Theproblemwithcompressingthetimeofpreparingfood,however,isthatthecouplewouldconsequentlyinclinetoreduceallofthehouseworktime.Therefore,theresultwouldbethattheyoperatetheirtimeindividuallytodoaffairslikeworkingreportsorpersonalavocations.Withthetimegoeson,theywouldlostthehappinessoflifeorevenlivewitheachother.Thisisthefirstreasonthatfoodpreparingtimeshouldnotbecurtailed.
Secondly,theeasilypreparedfoodgenerallycontainsinsufficientnutrition.Fastfoodsarealwaysdisposedbymoderntechnologies,eitherphysicalorchemical.Naturefoodconsistsofmanynecessarycomponentshumanbodyneeds,suchasvitamins,waterormineralingredients.Traditionalcuisinecostmoretimebutalsoprotectmorenutritionthannewtechnology,whilenewtechnologymustabbreviatenecessaryingredientsinfoodinordertoaccelarateitspreparation.Manyclinicalexperimentshavealsoprovedthatjunkfoodscandestroythebalanceofthenutritionsupplyinhumanbody.Therefore,easilypreparedfoodisnotexactlythesameaspeoplehavethoughttoimprovetheirwayoflife.
Finally,whatcallsfortheeasinessoffoodpreparationistheincreasingworkingpace,whichaggravatesmodernlifepressureratherthanimprovesthewaypeoplelife.Fastfoodispopularincities,notleastmetropolises.Althoughcitiesaboundwithconsummingproducts,veryfewpeoplecouldenjoytheaffluentmateriallife;manyareindaysofarduousworktomaintainfamilylife.
4.knowledgefromexperienceandbook
Ithasbeensaid,"Noteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks."Compareandcontrastknowledgegainedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?
Why?
Dividingknowledgegainedfromexperienceandthatgainedfrombooksisakintoseparatingconjoinedtwins.Theirexistencesareinterdependent,becausetheyallcontributetoimprovingindividualskillsandaccumulatingpersonalintelligence.Inmyopinion,twoknowledgegainingapproacheshavetheirowncharacteristics,sotheymustperformsimultaneouslytoworkwell.
Firstly,booksaretheconcentrationofpredecessors’experienceandhavenootheralternatives,asdemo