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1、江西师范大学大学生英语作文大赛作文题目参考江西师范大学大学生英语作文大赛 作文题目参考议论文：比赛内容：选手完成1篇议论文写作（字数为500左右）。考查选手的判断分析、 逻辑思辨、评价论述等能力，展示选手的知识广度、视野维度、思想深度等综合素质。议论文1：Given the importance of human creativity, one would think it should have a high priority among our concerns. But if we look at the reality, we see a different picture. Basi

2、c scientific research is minimized in favor of immediate practical applications. The arts are increasingly seen as dispensable luxuries. Yet as competition heats up around the globe, exactly the opposite strategy is needed.Adapted from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of

3、Discovery and InventionAssignment：Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.范文In a world where

4、economic prosperity and “getting ahead” in work and technology are highly valued, creativity and the arts are often shunted in favor of more “practical” pursuits. Students abandon dreams of acting or painting in order to major in medicine, computer technology, or engineering: highly profitable and s

5、cientific fields. Even with the advances in these fields, however, there is still a need for creativity in our world, because seeing things in a new way can make all the difference.Today, more and more public schools are forced to abandon their arts programs to make time for subjects like science an

6、d math: subjects in which all students must have a basic knowledge in order to succeed in higher education. However, by leaving these programs behind, children are deprived of the creative stimulation that the arts provide, and are taught to view the world in “black and white” terms: one right answe

7、r to every problem. With a view such as this, how will children perform in the future? It may be assumed that all people will see things the same way, and propose only one solution to a problem, failing to see the bigger picture.Creativity has obviously influenced earlier generations in a positive w

8、ay, so there is no need to eliminate creativity from our world. What would have happened if Franklin Roosevelt had never proposed his New Deal? The Great Depression might have persisted for some time, robbing even more families of their chance at prosperity and happiness. However, by proposing a new

9、, creative solution for the problem of the U.S.s depression, FDR pulled the nation out of its slump. Another example of how creativity has positively influenced the world happened just recently, with the introduction of hybrid cars. These new cars do not rely on as much oil as other cars do in order

10、 to operate, using alternative energy sources instead. Without the creative minds behind the invention of these cars, the world would rely so much on its limited oil reserves that fuel would eventually run out. Because of creativity, the world has a chance to find other energy sources.Though these p

11、ractical applications for creativity are conducive to everyone, the common man benefits even more from the stimulation that the arts provide. In a world dominated by political powers and torn apart by war, entertainers in the arts can inspire hope and change in everyone. A child watching a Charlie C

12、haplin film might decide to join the gymnastics team, or a woman observing a Monet painting in a museum might become an elementary school art teacher: who knows? The arts can transport people to other places, into different ways of thinking.The importance of creativity in the world today is enormous

13、, for it has both pragmatic and “important” applications. Creativity is both a source for inspiration and a problem-solving method, and without it, our world would greatly suffer.范文满分点评This essay effectively and insightfully develops the point of view that creativity is both a source for inspiration

14、 and a problem-solving method, and without it, our world would greatly suffer. The writer uses outstanding critical thinking and clearly appropriate evidence to show that creativitys benefits are both practical (the New Deal, hybrid cars) and intangible (students inspired by the arts). Well organize

15、d and focused, the essay shows clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas (Without the creative minds behind the invention of these cars, the world would rely so much on its limited oil reserves that fuel would eventually run out. Because of creativity, the world has a chance to find other ener

16、gy sources. Though these practical applications for creativity are conducive to everyone, the common man benefits even more from the stimulation that the arts provide). It also consistently displays skillful use of language and meaningful variety in sentence structure (However, by leaving these prog

17、rams behind, children are deprived of the creative stimulation that the arts provide, and are taught to view the world in black and white terms: one right answer to every problem. With a view such as this, how will children perform in the future?). 议论文2.Think carefully about the issue presented in t

18、he following excerpt and the assignment belowTough challenges reveal our strengths and weaknesses. This statement is certainly true; adversity helps us discover who we are. Hardships can often lead us to examine who we are and to question what is important in life, In fact, people who have experienc

19、ed seriously adverse events frequently report that they were positively changed by their negative experiences.Assignment: Do you think that ease does not challenge us and that we need adversity to help us discover who we are? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this is

20、sue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.范文Everyone goes through their lives seeing and experiencing different things. At times, these different situations may cause one to act differently than another would in the same situ

21、ation. It can be readily stated that “Ease does not challenge us; adversity helps us discover who we are.” Through literature, one can see how this statement proves to be true.In the play, “The Enemy of the People”, by Henrik Ibsen, the protagonist, Dr. Stockholm, faced adversity, and through that,

22、was able to discover his true beliefs and who he was. Before Dr. Stockholm was put in a situation where he had to face adversity, he had lived his life with mild ease and regularity. He acted just like everyone else in the town he lived in. Years later, he discovered that the popular bath houses wer

23、e infected with bacteria. Determined to spread his findings, Dr. Stockholm went to the newspaper and the local governing office to try and make his discovery known. However, both the paper and the government werent as inspired to really let the public know about this serious problem due to the popul

24、arity of the bath houses. As a result, Dr. Stockholm was forced to face adversity and find a way to achieve his previously set goal. Through adversity, Stockholm was able to truly see how his personality was. He was able to understand his severe discontent with the government and society as a whole.

25、 In essence, Stockholm was able to discover his actual self. This, however, only happened when he was faced with a challenge.The book, “Where the Heart is” by Billie Letts also used adversity to portray its characters true being. The protagonist, Novalee Nation, was placed in a situation where she h

26、ad to realize and conquer adversity. Novalee was a young girl of 17, who was pregnant. She had experienced extreme hardship her whole life in the trailer park environment that she had previously resided in. She also received lots of abuse from her boyfriend who impregnated her. In the story, he had

27、left her stranded in a K-Mart all by herself, while she was pregnant. All alone, Novalle had to find a way to keep herself and her baby alive. Along the way, through adversity, Novalle found her true, kind self. She also made countless discoveries through meeting different people. Among those things

28、 was her true love for photography and literature, and most of all her yearning for love in her life.In the face of adversity, we all act differently. We each have different ideas and methods that we are accustomed to use for different situations. By acting and making decisions on our own, as we are

29、 often times forced to do when given a challenge; we are able to find out who we truly are and what we truly believe in. The characters Dr. Stockholm and Novalee Nation are examples of that kind of people in literature. However, in literature and life, it is all the same. Ease does not challenge us;

30、 adversity helps us discover who we are.得分点详解1 effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position围绕论题有效、深刻地发展一个论点，运用贴切的事例、因果分析和其他证据支持论点，从而展示出色的思辨能力。

31、针对命题“你是否认为安逸不会考验我们，我们需要逆境来帮助我们发现自我？”，本文表示同意“安逸不会考验我们，逆境才能帮助我们发现自我”( A hero is one who is willing to give up his position in society in order to tell people what he believes is right.)。为了支持论点，作者以两位文学作品的主人公人民公敌(“The Enemy of the People”)中的斯多克芒医生(Dr. Stockholm)和甜心伊人(“Where the Heart is”)中的诺瓦利内辛(Novalee

32、 Nation)为例，展示了他们是如何在逆境中发现自我的。在分析事例时，作者对“发现自我”的抽象概念赋予了具体含义：对于斯多克芒医生，“发现自我” 是指“看清了自己对政府和社会的严重不满”（He was able to understand his severe discontent with the government and society as a whole.），而对于诺瓦利，“发现自我”则是指发现她“对摄影和文学的真正爱好”，以及更重要的，她“对于爱的渴望” (Among those things was her true love for photography and lite

33、rature, and most of all her yearning for love in her life.)。这种化抽象为具体的写作方法使事例显得更丰满，更深刻，更有说服力。此外，作者在斯多克芒医生的例子中写到：“在斯多克芒医生不得不面对逆境之前，他过着轻松安逸有规律的生活，行为举止正如镇上的其他人一样。” （Before Dr. Stockholm was put in a situation where he had to face adversity, he had lived his life with mild ease and regularity. He acted just like everyone