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1、写作Condoleezza RiceBy Donna BrazileCondoleezza Rice knows who she is and remembers where she came from. Early in her tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, she brought then British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to her home state of Alabama. She took him to the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, whe

2、re four little girls had been murdered by an act of racist terrorism. She took him to the Civil Rights Institute, the Souths finest museum of its worst embarrassment. And she took him to attend services at the church where her father served as pastor during the turbulent 1960s. As a child, Condi exp

3、erienced personally what it is like when citizens are denied equal rights because of the color of their skin. When one of her heroes, Rosa Parks, died, Condi was in the front row at her funeral, paying homage to the woman who took a seat on a bus so that all Americans could earn a seat at the table.

4、 As Secretary of State, Rice, 52, has consistently communicated to the world that although the U.S. is a great nation, it is not perfect. While she and I dont always agree politically, I admire her courage as well as many of her values and accomplishments. She balances her active career with devotio

5、n to her family, friends and community. And she makes time to stay in touch with her Southern roots. Brazile is the author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American PoliticsSonia GandhiBy Suketu MehtaImagine if the U.S. were run by an Indian Hindu woman without a college degree. Its toug

6、h: the U.S. has never elected anyone whos not Christian, white and maleeven as Vice President. But India, which is an even bigger democracy, is run in all but name by an Italian Catholic widow with a high school education. In the 16 years since the assassination of her husband Rajiv, Sonia Gandhi, n

7、e Maino, has become the face of the countrys most famous family. As leader of Indias Congress Party, she has also managed the largest political party in the country and steered it to power. And she has done all this wearing a sari. When her party won national elections in 2004, she was offered the p

8、rime ministership; she listened to her inner voice and turned it down, and anointed the economist Manmohan Singh in her stead. It was a gesture that was, well, Gandhian. And it solidified her hold on power. For ordinary Indians, this act of renunciation held tremendous mythic resonance. Though Singh

9、 is Prime Minister, it is Sonia, 60, who is the kingmaker. And her most lasting legacy may lie in her children Rahul and Priyanka, one of whom may well become Indias Prime Minister someday, ascending to the high office that their mother hasthus farrenounced. Mehta is the author of Maximum City: Bomb

10、ay Lost and FoundOprah WinfreyBy Nelson MandelaOprah Winfreys own story is an inspiration because she overcame almost every obstacle that a person might face. She is an icon to people all over the world because of her commitment to help those who have faced similar obstacles. We therefore salute a f

11、riend and a role model. It is said over and over, but it is always true that young people are the future. Oprah, 53, shared our views that the gains of our democracy would be nullified if we did not properly educate our children and youth. She obviously recognized the potential in our youth. The Opr

12、ah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girlslocated near Johannesburg and educating girls in Grades 7 through 12is therefore a wonderfully appropriate gift to the people of South Africa, one that will endure over many lifetimes. When I went to the opening of her school, I looked at the shining faces of t

13、hese young women and thought every one of them has the potential to be an Oprah Winfrey. The school is important because it will change the trajectory of these girls lives and it will brighten the future of all women in South Africa. Oprah understands that in Africa, women and girls have often been

14、doubly disadvantaged. They have had the curse of low expectations and unequal opportunities. She is a model for all of themand for all of usof what one person can do to make a difference in the lives of others. That is why we consider her to be one of our heroes. Mandela was President of South Afric

15、a from 1994 to 1999Martin Luther King Jr.Helen Keller/ Ms. Zhang Haidi/ Adeline Yen Mah/ A thousand Splendid SunsMarie CurieTheresaLord of FliesLv ?The Catcher in the RyeGone with the wind/ Jane EyrePride and Prejudice备选：鲁迅-弃医从文、抉择Friendship: 钟子期、俞伯牙 Chunqiu Period and Warring States Period Accordin

16、g to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period there lived a lyrist Yu Boya, who was extremely skilled in music performance. One day his performance in the open air was overheard by a woodchopper Zhong Ziqi, who happened to pass by. Zhong Ziqi immediately understood that Yu Boya was describing lofty m

17、ountains and turbulent running water through his performance. Amazed to have found someone with an understanding of his music, Yu Boya developed close friendship with Zhong Ziqi. Later when Zhong Ziqi died, Yu Boya was in deep grief that he broke the strings and the musical instrument. Ever since th

18、en he quit performing music. Until today people in China still use the expression “Zhi Yin” (literally, understanding music) to refer to close friends, and the set phrase “High Mountain and Running River” to mean close friendship or wonderful music.There are lyre and zither versions of High Mountain

19、 and Running Water, both inspired by the classical allusion: Boya encountering a person who understands his zither performance. The story of High Mountain and Running Water had been in wide circulation during the Warring States Period. This music, legendarily attributed to Yu Boya, tells the story t

20、hat he and Zhong Ziqi became bosom friends through his zither performance. Originally one single piece of music, it was divided into two separate pieces: High Mountain, and Running River, each with its own component segments. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties with the development of lyre performing tec

21、hniques, the musical score also changed dramatically. Musical scores were first seen in Mysterious Musical Scores by Zhu Quan of the Ming Dynasty, but later music performers mostly performed lyre or zither according to Lyre Musical Scores of the Tianwen Pavilion codified by Tang Yiming of the Qing d

22、ynasty. In the book is collected the musical score of Running River adapted by the Sichuan School of musicians, Zhang Kongshan, which has been very popular for the vivid and appealing imitation of the gurgling running water brought about by various techniques. There are many Zheng zither versions of

23、 High Mountain and Running Water, among which three are most popular: the versions of Shandong, Zhejiang, and Henan Zither Schools. And among the three ones, the version of Zhejiang School is most influential. Although the musical pieces for lyre and zither are different from each other, the theme o

24、f seeking friendship through musical performance has never changed. Philosophy in our Life Home Page Store Love Essays Book Searching Home Page.Poetry.Life & Love.Friendship.Happiness.Philosophies of Life.Human Beings.Existential Thinking.Life Best Years.Is Life Meaningful.Life is a Dream.Life is Sh

25、ort.Pain.Death.After Death.Men & Universe.Science & Meaning.Funny Life.Philosophical Quizzes.Sites. ESSAYFRIENDSHIP: FROM ARISTOTLE TO PRESENTFriendship has been a philosophical theme in the classics.Aristotleconsidered it highly, placing friendship above love, which he tends to depreciate and conne

26、ct to eroticism.ForAristotle, friendship was an exercise between equals, a virtue shared by men belonging to the elite of Greek society. It had little of brotherhood and solidarity, and involved a restraint, abstract and utilitarian face (Between friends, the rule is that each receives and returns i

27、n equal degree, or in a very similar one, Aristotle said).To Aristotle, friendship was also a somewhat egoistic issue: Each man has in himself his best friend, and, as a consequence, should love himself above everything. Aristotles friendship was also restraint: it didnt include unknown people, fore

28、igners or women, who he considered limited by nature. We can, of course, understand, or try to understand, Aristotle. We must consider the period, and its preconceived opinions. And accept that friendship, in its most current and broad sense can be rather different from love or brotherhood. Notwiths

29、tanding, just a few dozen years after Aristotle,Epicurusestablished different and much more advanced concepts of friendship. Epicurus inscribed friendship in a philosophy of life where complicity, solidarity, sympathy or shared pleasure were important elements.Epicuruss friendship is much closer to the modern concept of friendship, and was widely practised for centuries by the many epicurist communities spread throughout the Roman empire, without the exclusions conceived by Aristotle.As with everything that is human, friendship contains our ambivalence, ou