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本主题由 Dincyfeng 于 2008-5-29 19:08 设置高亮

我的AW之路-issue更新中

借太傻这片空间建筑此一小楼,发出自己准备2008.7.1-上海AW的所有习作,以及个人心得。希望没有违背版规。

欢迎G友们做客小楼,共求进步。

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第一篇issue-7

The video camera provides such an accurate and convincing record of contemporary life that it has become a more important form of documentation than written records."


As the speaker claims, the video camera plays a more important role in recording our contemporary life accurately and convincingly compared to writing. It seems to me that the point of view is somewhat prejudiced for it magnifies the advantages of video camera while underestimating the benefits of written records. Actually, both of the two means of recording possess their respective advantages which are beneficial to us.
Undoubtedly, video camera has already become a tool of vital significance for us to record our lives. It contributes much to our cognition by virtue of recurring sounds and photos correctly. With the help of video recordings,we have the possibility to span the big gulf caused by different time and space. The big convenience brought by video camera in my life can be clearly seen in the following examples .As a football fan, I had not yet missed any match of World Cup in 2006, though it was held in Germany-a country distant from China. Furthermore, I can download all the matches which are held in former years in the internet. For another instance, I have pursued my studying in a province far from my hometown, owing to the video camera. I can regularly meet my parents in the internet and alleviate the homesickness. It was beyond our imagination to possess such facilities decades ago, but nowadays, we enjoy them just like drinking a  cup of  tepid coffee .
However, in consideration of the inner world of the mankind is so spacious and infinite, how could the written records be undervalued? Just a minor part of our minds presents as speeches, expressions and actions, while the majority should be delivered by means of writing. We would probably need to write a diary to memorize a segment of movement, a sentiment of happy or distress when confronted with success or failure. When we are tumbled on the point of sprinting in a match of running, what the camera can record is the voice of a disappointed sigh and the appearance of a tearful face, while what a depressed mood it is and what we learn from the drawback can only be recorded by writing. A diary or something else written by ourselves always records the voices from our souls, the ideas either hitting temporarily or haunting our hearts day and night, hence is essential for us.
In fact, neither video recording nor written recording is the exclusive way to depict things or scenes in the world and accomplish our cognition, yet they are both indispensable means for us to use at modern stage of history. Since the process of comprehending the world is inevitably arduous and it involves the endeavor to catch sight of the images of things and approach their essentials as well. To apprehend things correctly, we should commit ourselves to get the objective facts and then analyze these facts carefully. Thus we can employ the video camera to track records of what we have to study faithfully while make good use of written records to note what we have learned.
In conclusion, video records and written records are not alternative; we can make the two means supplementary to each other since the final purpose is just to exhibit our contemporary life comprehensively.



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  • Dincyfeng 威望 +5 加油~~~ 2008-5-29 19:22

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看来这里的散兵游勇并不多。要么参加互动小组去了,要么是上来找人拍的。我的第一篇issue挂了很久没有反响-当然写得平庸也是一方面的原因。但是我参加不来互动小组,因为保证不了太高强度的练习-更愿意注重每个练习中反复咀嚼得到的收获。至于拍别人-确实在zju找了几个同仁,帮他们拍拍,也算是双向的吧。也算有收获,不过更大的部分还是要看自己了。
奋斗中遇到的一点挫折也许不是一件可怕的事情,可以用更多的时间去反省,和寻求更广泛的帮助。所以即使是我一个人在这里自说自话,也很高兴有这么个空间能够让我记录下自己进步的过程。
本人的英语水平就是那种比较传统的。四六级和考研都是正常的分数。在这次复习AW中强烈地感觉到以前应试八股文的贻害,几乎让人不能够正常思考,几乎理不清楚自己的逻辑。自己都不能够说服的文章,又何以去说服别人呢?
还有一个问题就是由于严重地缺乏“泛读量”,语言有失地道,即使把红宝翻烂,也无法建立起自己的effective vocabulary.所以即使时间已经所剩不多(我7月1日),也要保证一定时间用于泛读。
相信通过泛读和精读相结合,一段时间后可以改善那种下笔理又屈辞又穷的现状吧。机械地搬范文并不可取,完全自己原创显然也时间有限。下一步应该思考一下如何在二者之间找一个折中点。

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第二篇issue-38

In the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books. 548 words
The speaker conveys a point of view that reading is not as important as it was once upon a time, for watching television becomes a good means of learning things in the modern age. I can not agree with this opinion.

Undoubtedly, watching television is a good route to gain information rapidly and effortlessly compared to reading. The big convenience caused by television in my life can be clearly seen in the following examples. As a football fan, I have never yet missed any match of World Cup in 2006, though it was held in Germany- a country distant from China, owing to the live television program of the game. For another instance, I have pursued my studying in a province far from home. Thanks to various TV programs, I could keep acquiring news happening in my hometown all the time hence alleviate the homesickness. It was apparently beyond our elder's imagination to possess such facilities brought about by advanced technology some decades ago, but nowadays, we enjoy it as readily as drinking a cup of tepid coffee.

However, on the other hand, reading provides us with more time to reflect the inner world actively, rather than passively accept messages poured to us when watching a TV program. It is an effective way of intensive learning which might be selective to a certain extent by virtue of filtering useless message such as advertisements. In classic books there lie valuable thoughts of numerous distinguished souls once lived or living in this world. It is reading that relieves us of narrow eyeshot limited by the actualities of life, hence leads to a further meditation. Who will not be deeply touched by the permanent query- "To be, or not to be?"-which is put forward by Hamlet, when he or she is immersed in the greatest tragedy written by Shakespeare? In this world where nobody can escape the final destination-death, and nobody can really be freed from both physical and spiritual sufferings, books are constantly thought-provoking as to existence itself. Thus reading is of vital significance for us to learn the recondite layers of things.

Actually, as stated above, neither books nor TV programs are the exclusive source to acquire knowledge, yet they are both indispensable tools for us to use at modern stage of history. The process of comprehending the world is inevitably arduous and it involves the endeavor to pick up the superficial aspects of things and the attempt to approach their essences as well. To apprehend things effectively, we should commit ourselves to get the objective facts at first and then analyze these facts carefully. Thus we can employ television to observe things extensively to find which we have an interest to study further, and subsequently reading more intensively to get a more in-depth understanding of the objectives.

In conclusion, reading books and watching television are both beneficial to a great extent despite respective shortcomings. It is unreasonable to claim that reading is not as important as before because of the merits of television. In my opinion, reading is still a way to get knowledge as indispensable as before, though information could be assuredly received more easily and promptly by watching television nowadays. We should make the two means supplementary to each other to learn more effectively and comprehensively.

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看得出来你练习很久了,但有些问题,特提出。如果有异议,请赐教!
1,开头的introductory part,我认为不必要,相反,后面的compare。。。让整个句子很不均衡,而且老美容易误解。不如前移,compared to writing, the video camera seems to be instrumental in doing something, play role in doing不是惯用的collocation.
2,it seems to me that-->personally,... the point of view-->viewpoint;statement.magnify(to big word,unusual)-->highlight
3,能把while改成but吗?如果你用while,你在很客观地分析这个判断。但用BUT,能突现你自己的意见,更有说服力。(中国学生写作的一个误区是很不敢表达自己的意见,语气中立,老是在一个点上分析分析,最后考官觉得很nonsense)
4, With the help of video recordings,we have the possibility to span the big gulf caused by different time and space?什么意思?span gulf是个具象化的动作,比如一个大桥横跨mexico gulf.这个词的figurative meaning在英文写作中不用?请说明,再交流。
5,in people's everday lives, the functions of video camera can be examined from different aspects.For example...保持第三人称客观,世界球迷都受益啊!!
6,though it was held in Germany-a country distant from China不要使用HYPHEN.用Comma或者定语从句。
7,former years,我以前也以为这个指前几年,后来被我老美改了-->previous year。
8,远程教育系统中VC的作用。这才说,vc plays an important role to far-distance educational program. Therefore, I have pursued..a degree撒谎吧in a college which is far away from my hometowm. 一说province,就露馅了,ETS,我不是老美啊!玩笑!呵呵!
9,第二句无法用英语思维理解的话:in consideration of the inner world of the mankind is so spacious and infinite。第三句:Just a minor part of our minds presents as speeches, expressions and actions, while the majority should be delivered by means of writing. 您是在讲人脑结构,还是再讲意识?太深奥了吧!
10,memorize a segment of movement?翻译成中文,意思为用心铭记一个时刻的一个部分。
      the voice of a disappointed sigh?the voices from our souls?accomplish our cognition这些东西对笨笨,直接的老美来说都太抽象了!呵呵!即使翻译成中文很美很强大!你还不如在这里简单讨论VC can record body language but cannot reveal emotional expression.
11,To apprehend things correctly, we should commit ourselves to get the objective facts and then analyze these facts carefully你在警告ETS命题官吗?呵呵,你用论据证明就好了,不要写了大堆。最后对评委说句:“如果没看懂偶前面说的,你总理解这句吧?我是在客观分析问题咯!” 呵呵!

总体看来,你练习了很长时间,你的语法,句子结构都没有大的问题,不过你可能和我一样,学中文的,有些东西太抽象了!中翻英,我们都看得懂,英翻中,老美不懂。太sophisticated了
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  • Dincyfeng 威望 +2 原创内容 2008-5-29 19:07
[marquee]前面的路好长,难道这只是一个又一个转弯,何时是终点?????[/marquee]

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楼主是zju的啊

偶也是
可惜偶还没怎么开始写issue
希望今后有机会可以多交流的说

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ls的zju同仁
因为我7月1考,时间不多了。。
开始动手写后常来看看

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Issue:
The true value of a civilization is reflected in its artistic creations rather than in its scientific accomplishments.

Essay:
The speaker claims that the true value of a civilization lies in its artistic creations rather than in its scientific accomplishments. I can not agree with this opinion, for the value of civilization is multidimensional, both artistic creations and scientific accomplishments could reflect a dimension of the just value.

Admittedly, artistic creations play a vital significant role in the development of humanity and society. With the imaginative and marvelous creations of artists, which encourage us to lead a beautiful and meaningful life, we are able to see the world with a cultural perspective. As Heidegger, a German philosopher who maintained that authentic human existence belongs only to those who react with angst to the inherent emptiness of life, once said, "Poet is the defender of being’s home, only in the homeland of language, man can realize poetic dwelling." We cannot imagine what our life will turn to be if there are no films for us to see, no paintings to appreciate, no music to be immersed in, and no poems to enjoy. How could we feel assured that we are living in the real world more than existing by then? Such a world will be a doleful and monotonous one, and people will never have the chance to reflect the meaning of existence. In this sense it is true that just in the artistic creations lies true value of a civilization.

As for the sister of art—science, however, is of no less importance to constitute our modern civilization. At the primitive stage of human history, almost the whole world once appeared to be incomprehensible to our ancestors. Without the help of science, they had no choice but to resort to superstitions for relief. As time passes by, the accumulation of knowledge, experience and intelligence of innumerous generations leads to the spring of science. Nowadays, we are benefited largely from great scientific inventions such as electric lamps, automobiles, internet, and so on. With the rapid development of science, cloning technology, nuclear weapons and biochemical weapons etc. become potential time bombs. Although it arouses our increasingly anxiety about the negative function of science, most of us still feel confident that there will be reasonable solution to every problem. To a certain extent, the value of civilization lies in our conquest to the unknown part of the world and our confidence to enjoy a better future of humankind, which scientific accomplishments promised to us.

Actually, both art and science profoundly affect the development of civilization. Thus, we cannot underestimate the value of each. On one hand, without art, life will be dreary and mechanical. On the other hand, without science, we cannot possess the facilities which make our living comfortable. Consequently, we should realize that both art and science should be developed simultaneously; only in this way can we keep our civilization advancing in a right and healthy direction.

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本来想按照高频100的顺序逆序写提纲的-写着写着又变成全文了,汗。。发现从题目的一二句话敷衍出一篇文章确实要很能扯才行啊。
五段式?像这种“rather than”的形,我想我是写不出五段的。只能够把中间两个body充实一下,结论部分也再罗嗦下了。

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用一种外语试图表达什么东西的时候,感觉思维完全被捆绑住了,找不到突破。难道只有背范文,套模板这些路了?ft啊。。

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People are mistaken when they assume that the problems they confront are more complex and challenging than the problems faced by their predecessors. This illusion is eventually dispelled with increased knowledge and experience.

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Are the problems we confront today more complex and challenging than our forefathers? As the speaker claims, the answer is NO. In my opinion, it deserves a further discussion.

At the primitive stage of human history, almost the whole world once appeared to be incomprehensible to our ancestors. They were confronted with issues such as where to hunt animals, how to effective hunt them, or which kind of weapon to use; in sum, how to ensure existence in the world. Simple as it is, it has assuredly once been a challenging problem for them to consider. As time passes by, the accumulation of knowledge, experience, and intelligence of innumerous generations leads to the spring of science and technology. By virtue of them we try to pursue a better living in the world, more than simply existing by meeting our basic requirements of food, clothing and shelter. Nowadays, we have benefited much from great scientific inventions. For instance, we employ electric lamps to illuminate the dark of night, automobiles and airplanes to travel around at our pleasure, internet to get information promptly throughout the world. Nevertheless, with the rapid development of science and technology, cloning technology, nuclear weapons, biochemistry weapons have become potential time bombs, which might bring disastrous consequences to the humankind. Just imagine if the nuclear weapons are used in an imaginary World War III, the globe might be destroyed completely and not fit for human beings to live any more. Our serious anxiety is, thus, increasingly aroused about the possible negative functions of science, which can be regarded as a double-edged sword. How could we make full use of it without being hurt? It is inevitable that we come to assume that problems faced by us are more complex than our predecessors.

However, is such an anxiety just an illusion, and will the problems be eventually solved by even more advanced science and technology as the speaker states? I concede that it is true that every problem will have a solution, but unfortunately, new problems will constantly emerge into our lives. Though the point of view seems pessimistic to a certain extent, it barely aim to depress us from expecting a better life but helps us to realize the inherent limits of humanity. Let us retrospect the eighteenth century, once being infected by smallpox virus, people could do nothing but wait for trial- one in four would die and the remainders suffer from all kinds of sequelae. Nearly three centuries has passed, smallpox has no more been a threat to us humankind, but what’s more terrible, we find ourselves threatened by a more horrific virus- HIV. Much effort has been made to conquer the disease caused by it –named AIDS, and end the nightmares of pitiful sufferers, whereas little breakthrough has been made. It is no wonder that as smallpox, AIDS will be conquered by further scientific discoveries and advanced therapy methods as endeavor proceeds, but there is still a long way to go. Furthermore, new sorts of virus would probably come into our eyesight and lead to more severe sickness by then, who knows?

In consequence, science reassures us by its brilliant prospect, but the just reassurance inevitably interlaced with distress, disappointment and affliction. Although the anxiety haunting us would hardly be dispelled thoroughly, it is not the excuse to abandon our attempt, that’s to say, we should do our best to alleviate it.

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Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.

In the contemporary age, rapid social and technological change leads to increasing education complexity for teachers and parents and psychological displacement of children. It is high time for us to reflect the guidelines concerning education.
In traditional education mode, too much emphasis has been put on the affirmation in observance. Students are encouraged to accept whatever they are taught instead of questioning it freely. In my opinion, it goes to an extreme. Great attention should be paid to rectify the tendential actualities existing in schools and families. A spirit of skepticism proves to be beneficial to students thus should not be neglected. After all, our goal is definitely to educate students effectively and raise children who can help bring about a better society.
Actually, if children do not develop skepticism to a certain extent, thoughts can hardly be inspired creatively. Concretely, if a child does not raise questions such as why it rains and why the flower blooms, it is somewhat abnormal, because curiosity is one of the most important natures of children. They want to know everything just because everything seems unknown and mysterious to them. All too often, explanations are given to them but their doubt lasts. When my little sister was told that it rains because the weather changes and flowers bloom because the spring comes, she was still dissatisfied to the explanation and raised further questions. It is not bad since such conversations might inspire a passion for her to explore the beauty and mystery of the outside world. Although there was no possibility for me to explicitly explain to her all the scientific principle concerning to these problems. And especially difficult for me to answer was such questions like “how and from where I was born”, “why do I look so different from my brother” and so on, given that she is only three years old.
Luckily, while perhaps unluckily in another perspective, children will not remain their three years old forever. They grow up and receive increasingly advanced education. They gradually stop to ask questions which are imaginative and naive. Curiosity gets diminishing and experience increasing. How could such naive questions be raised by me? They might think like that and begin to conceal and feel ashamed about their ignorance. In schools and families, obedient students are more likely to be favored by teachers and parents, because they are readily to learn what they are taught and do not tend to make troubles.
However, though obedient behaviors are deserved to be approved, ossified thinking which results from longtime acceptance without a sense of doubt would probably do harm to children. Students of today may grow up as future scientists, who endeavor to find the eternal rules and laws of the Great Nature. Without a creative mind which is developed from endless doubt and questions, we cannot imagine there would be any great scientific accomplishments made by them. As we all know, Sir Isaac Newton supposedly discovered the law of gravity through the fall of an apple. Apples had been falling in many places for centuries and thousands of people had seen them fall. But Newton regarded it as more than a common scene and finally made a great breakthrough. It is a typical example which indicates that only if one is possessed of a spirit of doubt and negation, instead of simply observing the regular thinking mode, success would possibly come.
Consequently, I could safely draw the conclusion that students should learn to raise questions to explore the unknown and aim to develop a certain consciousness of skepticism, more than accept whatever they are taught passively.

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It is the artist, not the critic, who gives society something of last value.
a person who evaluates works of art such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.
Is the artist, not the critic, who gives society something of last value? The speaker claims so. But in my opinion, the answer is NO. Admittedly, artists benefit the society with valuable creations, but it is as same true that critics help popularize the very creations thus play an equally important role in the flourish of art.
As we all know, artists are the ones who create the excellent works thus contribute much to the culture and civilization of a society. They aim to explore the inner world of human beings and describe the struggle and compromise of mankind against the outer world. With the imaginative and marvelous creations of them, which encourage us to live wonderful and beautiful lives, we are able to see the world with a cultural prospective. As Heidegger, a famous German philosopher once said, "Poet is the defender of being’s home, only in the homeland of language, man can realize poetic dwelling." We cannot imagine what the life will turn to be if there are no films for us to see, no books to read, no music to be immersed in, or no paintings to appreciate. How could we feel assured that we are living in this world more than simply existing by then? Such a world will be a doleful and monotonous one, and people will never have the chance to reflect the meaning of existence. In this sense it is definitely beyond doubt that artists endow us with something of last value.
However, it is actually a prejudice to consider that the function of critics is negligible. Though they do not directly devote themselves to creating artistic works, they act as a medium of artists and the mass and convey useful message to us such as which piece of work deserves reading and what is the masterwork of Shakespeare and so on.
Furthermore, in the contemporary age, such a role is as important as, if not more important than it was ever before. It is generally recognized that the term “information society” is widely used to describe the context within which we now live. The communication revolution has influenced almost every aspect of our lives. As to the field of art, thousands of new artistic works emerge into the world every day and the amount displays an explosive-like expansion. There lies the meaning of critics’ job to evaluate the value of each work. Since they are experts in the field of art critique, their judgments are more or less credible and could serve as a reference. Thus the works which are highlighted by more positive and passionate critiques will fall into eyesight of more people. Moreover, the critiques will act as a guide for people of various aesthetic tastes to pick up whatever they enjoy, without wasting a lot of time to make a right choice or taking the risk to make a false one.
Consequently, endeavors of both artists and critics endow the society with something valuable, thus they are both indispensable to the culture of a society. On one hand, without artists, life will be dreary and lack of vitality. On the other hand, without critics, we might be immerged in a sea of useless information and could not effectively choose the pieces of creations which we would like to appreciate.

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很少在88  Abroadtest版看到有人发自己的文章

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In order to improve the quality of instruction at the college and university level, all faculty should be required to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach.

In the contemporary age, rapid social and technological change leads to increasing education complexity. It is high time for us to reflect the actualities concerning education. In order to improve the quality of instruction at the college and university level, many instructive suggestions are raised. One of them is that all faculty should be required to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach. In my opinion, it is not reasonable to introduce the idea to all disciplines regardless of their application value.
In applied disciplines such as economics, law, architecture, etc., knowledge contained in textbooks often lags behind. The period of revising and publishing textbooks is rather long considering the rapid pace of current development. Under such circumstances, relevant work experience in professions could benefit the faculty, the students and the society at large. First, owing to the work experience outside the academic world, the faculty could more clearly realize the application value of their courses since the theory is proved by the practice. It helps deepen their knowledge in the discipline. Second, as to the students, work experience of teachers in relevant professional field is also useful to a great extent. They could not only learn the latest advancement in the subject from the teachers, but also get advices about how to adjust from campus to the job market. Third, now that the final purpose of the students is to find a good job and apply their knowledge or skills to the society, it is definitely beyond doubt that an earlier career consciousness which is penetrated in routine teaching is of vital importance to the further development of students and thus benefits the society at large.
Things may be different in more theoretical disciplines such as philosophy, theoretical physics, and archaeology. It is of little meaning for the teachers in these subjects to work outside the academic world. For example, a pursuer of philosophy always aims to explore the meaning of existence and reflect on permanent queries such as what on earth the meaning of life lies, or why the world is full of distress, misfortune and disaster and how should we face it and so on. It is useless for teachers of philosophy to go out of their research field to publish their ideas or acquire more work experience. On one hand, by virtue of information revolution, ideas could be conveyed to the mass by the media, far more promptly and conveniently than in the days of Socrates, who once went to the street to publish his philosophy. On the other hand, work experience has little to do with their teaching, they should highlight how to constitute a more comprehensive philosophy, rather than focus on how to meet the requirement of tide of times.
Consequently, I safely come to my conclusions. Firstly, it is beneficial for the faculty in college and university to work outside the academic world in relevant professions if the discipline is of application value. Secondly, the teachers in more theoretical fields should pay more attention to their own academic world rather than work outside it.

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回复 13# sgglj 的帖子

哈哈,没这风气吧。。好象大家都习惯各自为战或者小团体作战。。
反正我就散漫地走到今天了。。AW 和毕业 同时进行。

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回复 15# nienteenth 的帖子

那我到时取发一下,呵呵。

.~_~.!

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回复 16# sgglj 的帖子

哈哈,你听说过ss毕业还考G的吗?

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How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society.
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Essay;
In the contemporary age, rapid social and technological change leads to increasing education complexity. It is high time for us to reflect the actualities concerning education. As the speaker claims, how children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. But in my opinion, the extent to which children are socialized does influence, but far less than determine the future of a society.

Undoubtedly, socialization is a key part of a comprehensive education which could help bring a better society. If children are well socialized, it will be more easily for them to accommodate the environment. Furthermore, since technology in current age is far more intricate than the past, the problems our children will confront are inevitably more challenging and complex than ever before. It is necessary for them to cooperate with each other, so as to settle any terrible problems emerging. What’s more, the process of socialization is necessary for mental health of children. Without a good ability to communicate with others, children might suffer from psychological disorder, which would probably do harm to the society in the long run,. For instance, MaJiajue, a former student in Yunnan university of China, killed his roommates just for a quarrel on trifles then run out. It is a typical example which indicates that the importance of socialization should not be underestimated and it is the responsibility of parents, teachers and the society at large to pay attention to the psychological health of children.

However, morality also plays a vital important role in influencing the society at large. Looking back for an understanding of past provides useful guidance for making our guidelines of education in the present. In retrospect, Hitler’s pursuit of aggressive nationalist policies resulted in the invasion of Poland and the subsequent outbreak of World War II. We should draw lessons from these historical events. Nowadays, due to great development of technology, biochemical weapons and nuclear weapons have been invented. It is well recognized that they are both of terrible execution thus have become time bombs. If they are used by someone who has an unscrupulous ambition as Hitler once did, the consequence will be even more serious than that of World War II. It is inconceivable that the world will be a peaceful one if moral criteria are not deeply rooted in the minds of children. In this sense it is indispensable for us to instruct our children to keep a high moral standard.

Consequently, education is such a complex issue that much effort should be put into various aspects more than simply instruct our children to be well socialized. Though we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society, it is beyond doubt that we will not give up our endeavor to approach to such a goal.

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Education will be truly effective only when it is specifically designed to meet the individual needs and interests of each student.

In the contemporary age, rapid social and technological change leads to increasing education complexity. It is high time for us to reflect on the actualities and guidelines concerning education. A considerable amount of suggestions have been raised about how to ensure our children a truly effective education. One of those is that education should be specifically designed to meet the individual needs and interests of each student. In my opinion, it is unreasonable to popularize the idea regardless of objective circumstances and resources.
Admittedly, if specifically designed education could be offered to each student, it will contribute much to the healthy growth of children, considering their needs and interests are met perfectly. As independent individuals, it is natural that children have their own specific interests. Some might enjoy reading masterpieces, while others may prefer listening to music. Even those who like reading can be further divided to many groups. Some might prefer classical literatures to modern ones and perhaps there are some others whose interests are totally contrary. As a matter of fact, every field deserves researching and needs passion of newcomers. If children are encouraged to study what they like and provided a good environment to do so, it is assuredly a lucky thing for them and they would step into a more promising future.
In fact, it is unpractical for schools to provide such ideal education conditions. Public education resources are often so limited and more often than not, a general education system is offered to all students. Under such circumstances, efforts of parents seem indispensable. However, we could not depend on parents to give a special education to their children. It is beyond doubt that parents are the ones who deeply know abilities and deficiencies of their children and it is possible for them to scheme a reasonable and feasible plan. The plan would probably not only meet with the needs, but also explore the interests of children. But education is such a complex issue that it calls for cooperation of parents, teachers and the society at large. If the role of the parents is too much addressed, there will be new troubles such as individualism, which would do harm to the harmony of society to a great extent.
Consequently, education will be truly effective, only when the function of parents and teachers are used in a right way and the effort of both are organically combined.

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应该不会再写新的了。理理思路,就这样上吧。

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