Nearlyallparentslovetheirchildrenandtrytogivethemtheirbesttheotherhand,mostfamiliesdemandtoomuchfromtheirchildren.Asaresult,theirlovemaybepainfulfortheirchildren.Usually,parentswillsay,"Ihopemychildwillbecomeamusicianorascientistorsomethingelse".However,nooneisborntoplaytheoneisbornascientist.Youcanimaginewhatwillhappen.Theparentsignoretheinterestsoftheirchildren,andthelattercouldnotdowellbecausetheyhavetochoosewhattheyhatetodo.Parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenfreedomandrespecttheirindividuality.Everychildisdifferentandhashis/herownpositionintheworld.Itistheparents'responsibilitytogivethemthebestadvice.Eachchildisbornunique.Parentsshouldnotimposetheirowninterestsanddesiresonparentslovetheirchildrenwiththeirwholeheartandtrytounderstandthem,butnotjustdemand.
TheMid-AutumnisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayofAucgust.Afewdaysbeforethefestival,everyoneinthefamilywillhelptomakethehousecleanandbeautiful.Lanternswillbehunginfrontofthetheeveningtherewillbeabigfamilydinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfromtheirhomeswilltrytocomebackfortheunion.Afterdinner,peoplewilllightthelanternswhichareusuallyredandround.Childrenwillplaywiththeirowntoylanternshappily.Atnightthemoonisusuallyroundandbright.Peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmoon-cakeswhicharethespecialfoodforthisfestival.Theycanlookbackonthepastandlookforwardtothefuturetogether.Itissaidthattherewasadragoninthesky.Thedragonwantedtoswallowuptheprotectthefrightenthedragonaway.
Thecartoonaimsatinformingusofthesignificanceofmodesty.Definitely,nooncecandenytheimportanceofit.
Modestycaninspirepeopletoachievegreatersuccess.Thosewhoaremodestwillneverbecontentwiththeircurrentachievements,instead,theywillworkconstantlytoachieveahighertarget.
Moreover,amodestpeoplearemorelikelytobefittingin,winothers'trustandenjoyaharmoniousinterpersonalrelationship.
Tofurtherillustratetheimportanceofmodesty,IwouldliketotakeNewtonasacaseinpoint:howcouldhe,oneofthemostinfluentialscientiststhroughoutthehistoryofmankind,discovertheLawofMomentumConservationifhewassimplycontentwiththeachievementoffindingThreeLawsofMotion?
Accordingly,atnotimeshouldwebesatisfiedwithoursmallaccomplishments,instead,weneedtokeepanopenmindtoacceptnewthings,absorbnewinformation,acquirenewknowledgeandseizenewopportunities."Successconsistsinindustryandmodesty."Aphilosopheroncesaid.
Somepeopleliketoeatoutatfoodstandsandrestaurants,whileothersliketopreparefoodathome.Oftenitdependsonthekindoflifestylepeoplehave.Thosewithverybusyjobsoutsidethehousedon’talwayshavetimetocook.Theyliketheconvenienceofeatingout.Overall,though,itischeaperandhealthiertoeatathome.Whileeatinginrestaurantsisfast,themoneyyouspendcanaddup.WhenIhavedinneratrestaurantwithafriend,thebillisusuallyovertwentydollars.Icanbuyalotofgrocerieswiththatmuchmoney.Evenlunchatafast-foodstandusuallycostsfiveorsixdollarsforoneperson.That’senoughtofeedthewholefamilyathome.
Eatingathomeisbetterforyou,too.Mealsatrestaurantsareoftenhighinfatandcalories,andtheyservebigplatesoffood--muchmorefoodthanyouneedtoeatatonemeal.Ifyoucookfoodathome,youhavemorecontrolovertheingredients.Youcanusemargarineinsteadofbutteronyourpotatoes,ornotputsomuchcheeseontopofyourpizza.Athome,youcancontrolyourportionsize.Youcanserveyourselfaslittleasyouwant.Inarestaurant,youmayeatafullplateoffood"becauseyoupaidforit"。It’struethateatingoutisconvenient.Youdon’thavetoshop,orcook,orcleanup.Butrealhomecookingdoesn’thavetotakealotoftime.Therearelotsofsimplemealsthatdon’ttakelongtomake.Infact,they’refasterthaneatingout,especiallyifyouthinkofthetimeyouspenddrivingtoarestaurant,parking,waitingforatable,waitingforservice,anddrivinghome.
Botheatingatrestaurantsandcookingathomecanbesatisfying.Bothcantastegoodandbeenjoyedwithfamilyandfriends.Iprefercookingathomebecauseofthemoneyandhealthissues,butpeoplewillmakethechoicethatfitstheirlifestylebest.
Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Universitiesshouldgivethesameamountofmoneytotheirstudentssportsactivitiesastheygivetotheiruniversitylibraries.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.
Idisagreestronglywiththeideathatthesameamountofmoneyshouldgotouniversitysportsactivitiesastouniversitylibraries.Althoughplayingsportsisawonderfulwaytolearnaboutteamwork,strategyandreachingyourgoals,itshouldnotbetheprincipalfocusofauniversityeducation.
Studentsneedthemostup-to-datelibraryfacilitiesavailabletogetthebesteducation.Manyofthosefacilitiesareveryexpensivetobuyandmaintain.Theseincludecomputerizedprogramsandaccesstointernetresearchdatabasesthatstudentscanusetofindinformationallaroundtheworld.Ifauniversityisonlyofferingitsstudentsresourcesofadecadeago,it’sdeprivingthosestudentsofatremendousamountofinformation.
Eventhebookandmagazinebudgetofuniversitieshasgoneuptremendouslyinlastdecade.Moreisbeingpublishedoneverysubject,andeveryuniversitywantstohavethisinformationavailabletoitsstudents.
Italsocostsmoneyforuniversitiestokeeptheirlibrariesopen.Studentsneedtohaveaccesstoallthelibrariesresearchtoolsasmuchoftimeaspossible.Becausestudentsareyoungandcanstayupallnightstudying,manyuniversitiesarestartingtoleavetheirlibrariesopenallnightduringexamperiods.Thiscostsmoney,becausethestaffhastobepaidextratobethere.Italsocostsmoneytorunthebuilding(electricity,heat)duringthattime.
Studentsatuniversitiesareonlygoingtobenefitfromtheireducationiftheycangettoallthetoolstheyneedtolearn.Sportsaresecondarytotheresourcesthatstudentsneedfromuniversitylibraries.Forthisreason,librariesshouldalwaysbebetterfundedthansportactivities.