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Theageof17isfilledupwithcolorfuldreams.Asagirlof17,Isurelyhaveavarietyofdreams.Ofallthedreams,theoneofbecomingajournalistisalwayswithme.

I’malwaysconsideredopen-mindedandadventurous,soIwillbecertainlycapableofthischallengingcareerwhichatthesametimecanprovidemewithtotallydifferentexperiences.Iwillgetplentyofchancestotravelaroundtheworld,seeingandreportingwhatishappeningthere.Imayvisitlotsofwesternpeopletoseethelifetherewithmyowneyes.IalsostronglywishtohaveadetailedpictureofsomeinterestingcustomsinAfrica.

Onlyhardworkcanguaranteemydreamisnotjustadream.Andthus,inordertoachieveit,I’mdeterminedtosparenoeffortstostudyhardsothatIcanbeadmittedintoanexcellentuniversityandmajorinjournalism.What’smore,Iwillkeepacloseeyeonthecurrentnews,whichhelpscultivatecertainqualitiesagoodjournalistshouldhave.Allinall,Iamtryingmybesttorealizemydream.

三）

Nowadays,theeducationoftheyouthtobegratefulistakenmoreandmoreseriouslynotonlyatschool,butalsointhewholesociety.Thenwhatistheimportanceoflearningtobegrateful?

Firstly,learningtobegratefulmakesoneseethebrightsideoflifethatturnshimintoapositiveperson,andcanalsoperfecthispersonalities,whichplaysanimportantroleinhisfuturedevelopment.Secondly,learningtobegratefulcanmakeonebecomearesponsiblecitizeninthesociety.Ifone’sheartisfullofgratefulness,hecanofferasmuchashecantoothers,andmakeagreatcontributiontothesociety.Stillmoreimportantly,noindividualcanlivecompletelyindependentlyofothers.Beinggrateful,apersonwillnotdothingsatthecostoftheinterestofothers.

Inbrief,ifeveryoneisgrateful,oursocietywillbemoreharmonious,andourfamilywillhavemorehappiness,andwewillallhaveabrighterfuture.Solet’sappreciatewhatwehavegot,andwewillrealizewhatablessedlifewehave.

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Intheleftpicture,ayounggirlhappilyeatsbananasandcasuallythrowsawaythepeelsonthestreet,unawareofthefact

thatsuchactionsnotonlypollutetheenvironmentbutalsobecomeadangertoothers.Intherightillustration,adisabledmanstrugglestoproperlydisposeofthetrashthegirlhasleftbehind.Despitethegirl’syouthandbeauty,itisthedisabledmanwhoistrulybeautiful.Truebeautycomesfromone’sactionsratherthanone’sappearance.

Whilemostofusenjoyprettyappearances,itismoreimportanttocultivateacleanandbeautifulsoul.Onlysuchsoulscancreateabeautifulsociety.Chinesepeoplearetraditionallyinfavorofthevirtuesofmodesty,generosity,broadmindedness,andpoliteness.Confucianteachingssuchas,“donotdotoothersasyouwouldnotwantdonetoyou”and“oneshouldbedelightedtoacceptcriticism”arewiseandworthwhile.Ifpeopleembodytheseteachings,oursocietycancertainlyimproveandprogress.

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Self-confidenceisofgreatimportancetous.Wecanachievenothingwithoutit.

MadamCurieoncesaid,“Lifeisnoteasyforanyoneofus.Wemustwork,andaboveallwemustbelieveinourselves.”Withself-confidencesupportingher,MadamCuriediscoveredthe

elementradiumandmadegreatcontributionstotheworld.Andthisistrueofmanyotherscientists.

However,inourdailylifetherearemanypeoplewhooftencomplainthattheylacktheabilitytodothingswell,butasamatteroffact,whattheylackmostisself-confidence.Soanyone,nomatterwhathedoes,shouldhavefaithinhimself.Onlybyhavingtherightattitudetowardsone’sownabilityandholdingupfaithinhimselfcanhehavethecouragetoworkonandfinallysucceed.

六）

Thecarisreallyacontroversialinvention.Despitealargegroupoffansitattractseversinceitsbirth,itisalsoregardedbysomeastheworstinventioneverinhistory.

Itiswellacceptedthatcarsplayanimportantroleinourlife.Allthequalitiestheypossess——highefficiency,air-conditionedcomfort,cooldesign——fitourworldperfectlywell.Inthisrespect,weoftencallourpresent-dayworld,“theoneonwheels”.However,thegreatmanybenefitscannotoutshinethecar’sinbornweakness.Indeed,carshavealreadybecomethelargestsourceofpollutioninlargecities.Asaresult,diseaserelatedtoairpollutionisanincreasingconcernofthepeoplein

thecities.

Asisobviousenough,carsareadouble-edgesword.Whiletheyareanirreplaceablepartofmodernsociety,thehopetosolvethedilemmamaylieinthoseenvironmental-friendlyones.

七）

WhycouldtheannualcharityfairorganizedbytheStudents’

UniononJune1beasuccess?20%ofthestudentsofClassOne,SeniorThree,tookpartinthefashionshow,30%intheperformance,10%inthephotographicactivityand40%inholdingstallsorascustomers.Suchacampaignmeetstheneedsoftheharmoniousdevelopmentofthestudents.

Thereweretwomainreasons.

Oneisthecarefullyplannedpreparations.Thestudentleadersworkedoutafeasibleplanandputitintopracticestepbystep.Everystudentknewofsuchacampaignandexpecteditwitheagerness.

Theotheristhepsychologicallyadjustedconnection.Thoughthecollegeentranceexaminationwasdrawingnearthestudentsmanagedtosmelltheflowers,whichhelpeddecreasetheexceedinglyprevailingpressureandraisetheefficiencyoftheirstudies.Believeitornot,somestudentsdidwanttocelebrate

Children’sDaythemselves!

Manystudentslookforwardtoasecondcharityfaironcolorfulcampus!

八）

Recently,manyteenagersarekeenonmakingfriendsonlines.However,inmyopinion,theyshouldbealertwhentheyaredoingso.

Asweallknow,Internetbringspeopletogetherregardlessofone’sage,job,hobby,etc.Asaresult,weneverknowwhowearechattingwithontheInternet.Itisoftenreportedthatsometeenagersarenotcarefulenoughsothattheyreleasesomepersonalinformationandtheyarecheatedbysomebadguys.What’smore,makingfriendsontheInternetcanneverreplaceatruefriendinreality.IfteenagersonlymakefriendsontheInternet,theymaybeseparatedfromthewholesociety.Thatwillfinallydevelopintoagreatbarriertotheirsuccess.

Soweshouldbecarefulofmakingfriendsonline.Ifwemeetwithsomedifficultyinourlife,turningtoourteachersorparentsisabetterchoice.Itismyopinionthatstudentsshouldplacetheirstudy,healthandsafetybeforeotherthings.Asforfriendship,wecanreadilyfinditinourclassmatesandother

peoplearoundus.

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Aphenomenon,nowadays,hasarousedourconcernsthatthenumberoffakecommoditiesisrising,whichdoesgreatharmtoourharmonioussociety.

Howdoesithappen?Thereasonsarechieflyasfollows.Aboveall,fakecommoditiesarecheapandourmarketsupervisionisstillnotpowerfulenough.Furthermore,thosemanufacturescatchholdoftheconsumers’psychologythatthey

liketobuycheapercommoditiesthantheyarereallyworth,whichleadstothesituationwheremoreandmorefakecommoditiesareturningup.Themost