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In short, I do not believe that television has destroyed or even harmed interpersonal
communication among most people. Most people realize that television is merely a temporary
diversion and do not use it to replace interpersonal communication. I believe that the damage
attributed to television is greatly exaggerated and that such damage is most likely attributable to
other more powerful social factors.
(Essay ID: 339 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com)
Topic: 8
When asked about what has been brought by television , different people have different answers.
There is some people who don't like TV saying that television has destroyed communications
among friends and family. however other people take a negative attitude on this issue. In my
opinion, I disagree with the above statement . The reasons are given below.
Television is only one instrument for people to relax. There is many ways of amusement for
people to select after the working time nowadays. You can select to meet your friends, to
accompany your parents or to take part in some sports activities. Watching TV at home is simply
one way to live. It is too narrowly to regard TV as one main reason to damage relationship among
friends and family just because some people has spent a lot of time on it .
Another reason that I disagree with the above statement is that TV can provide some additional
topics for communication among friends and family. Talking about the news, the soap drama or
soccer game watching on the TV last night is also good communication ways to increase your
affections with your friends and your family. Also sometimes, skipping one TV program could
probably make you lose voices among your friends.
Last but not least, watching TV is one good medicine to cure the loneliness when your friends and
parents can not accompany with you. I would not forget the warm which was brought by TV
when along outside the hometown.
I can't deny that some people has ignored friends and family when they are addicted into watching
TV. However, everything has it's two sides. All the factors mentioned above determined me to
draw the conclusion that it is not reasonable to say television has destroyed communications
among friends and family.
(Essay ID: 234. This is a 5 point essay)
Topic: 8
Some people believe that television has destroyed communication among friends and family. I
think this is an exaggeration. In my opinion, whether or not television hurts communication
depends on what type of program is being viewed. More importantly, it depends on the type of
viewer.
There are empty programs and educational programs. Empty programs do not challenge people.
They have just enough storyline to keep them from switching channels. There are also passive and
active viewers. A passive viewer will just watch television without thinking about what he or she
is seeing. The combination of an empty program and a passive viewer makes communication
unlikely. Passive viewers just continue to watch, actually enjoying the fact that they don't have to
think. They won't break away to talk about programming with friends and family. Even with
better programming, passive viewers still won't think or communicate much. They'll probably even
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prefer the empty programs because the better programming is too much work.
On the other hand, active viewers watching educational programming always want to share what
they see with friends and family. "Educational" doesn't necessarily mean documentaries on PBS.
They could be dramas with realistic relationships or action shows with clever plotlines. When
active viewers watch programs, they have ideas and talk about them with others. Good
programming inspires them to change their thinking and their lives. Unlike passive viewers, they
don't want to watch more and more without thinking.
In short, television may destroy communication among passive viewers. Those viewers probably
don't want to communicate with friends and family much anyway. For active viewers who already
enjoy communicating, television is actually helpful!
(Essay ID: 82 )
Topic: 9
I grew up in a small town and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the good and bad
sides of both. I never thought that I would like living in a big city, but I was wrong. After ten years
of living in one, I can't imagine ever living in a small town again.
Small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transportation. In a small town,
you have to own a car to ensure a comfortable living. You can't get around without one because
there isn't any kind of public transportation. Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive
parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transportation. It's not free, but it's often
cheaper than driving when you consider gas and time. Especially if you don't have a car, you're
better off in the city.
I love the excitement of big cities. Small towns have a slow pace. Large cities mean you have to
adapt to a variety of situations, like finding a new route to work or trying a new restaurant. I enjoy
that challenge very much. Another pan of the excitement of city living is the variety of cultural
activities available. There is a wide assortment of theatre, music and dance performances
available in big cities. These things are rare in small ones.
The final thing I like about large cities is the diversity of the people. The United States is made up
of people of different races, religions, abilities, and interests. However, you seldom find such a
variety of people in a smaller town. I think that living in an area where everyone was just like me
would quickly become boring.
Of course, security is a concern, and that's one area where small towns are superior to big cities.
Still, I would rather be a bit more cautious and live in a large city than to feel secure but bored.
(Essay ID: 83 )
Topic: 9
Where should we live? Some may choose to live in big cities, while other like the natural and quiet
surroundings in countryside. As far as I am concerned, I would like to live in a big city because
living in a big city has more advantages than living in countryside.
To begin with, the city is the symbol of human civilization and there are a many facilities for
living, recreation and health care. Therefore, living there is more convenient than living in
countryside. For example, we can find a plenty of malls around our neighborhood, where we can
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buy everyday necessities at a low price. Furthermore, people concern more about their health and
safety than other things in their lives. In big cities, medical facilities and emergency services are
easily accessible than in countryside. Big cities also have convenient transportation and utility
systems. They also offer faster Internet connections. These all make our life easier in big cities.
In addition, we can take part in a variety of events in big cities. Human being likes to live together
and need to interact with each other. In a big city, the population density is high therefore there
are always plenty of social activities, sports events and concerts. There are more recreational
places in big cities, such as opera houses, movie theatres, clubs, and swimming pools. You will
have many kinds of entertainment in big cities, and meet many people. In countryside, however,
the life may be dull and quite, and you may only have a few neighbors. Living alone with few
activities can easily cause mental diseases.
Some may argue that the pollution in cities makes people sick. However, with automobiles and
modern highways we can easily take a break to expose to fresh air in countryside and sunshine on
the beach.
In conclusion, I strongly hold that living in big cities is much better than living in countryside
because of the advanced facilities and social activities in cities. Moreover, the autos and highways
enable us to enjoy the natural and quiet surroundings in countryside.
(Essay ID: 411 )
Topic: 9
In English, there is a well-known fairy story about a poor country boy, Dick Whittington, who
goes to London because he believes that the streets of that city are “paved with gold”. The story
is a tale of “from rags to riches”. Dick eventually becomes the Lord Mayor of London. Like the
hero of that story, I always find wonder and adventure in cities.
Cities contain a great assortment of people. Whenever I walk around a shopping precinct at
midday on a weekend, I am fascinated by all the different types of people hurrying around the
shops. Sometimes, I just sit on a public bench and simply watch the variegated streams of
shoppers. Today, in the age of globe-trotting transport and communications, city life is more
mixed than it has ever been. Capital cities are not cosmopolitan, and eager to attract foreign trade
and currency. There is a contemporary English joke which tells that “you can never find an
Englishman in London”.
Whether rightly or wrongly, governments and local authorities usually build public amenities in
the big cities. Money is invested in transport, libraries, parks and museums. Often, countries will
compete with each other for the best “show-case” building. Malaysia has built a skyscraper that is
taller than is anything in New York. In large countries, region will compete against region: New
York against Chicago, Shanghai against Hong Kong and Beijing.
All of this is good for the citizen. The magic of the Dick Whittington story is rekindled in me when
I enter a library in a magnificent building. If a person is at university studying art or music, a large
city usually offers galleries and public performances. Even as a teenager, I appreciated the worth
of living in a city because two or three times a year there was a rock concert by a favorite band.
Architecture is the urban landscape. If a person has an appreciation of architecture, a city can be
as visually exciting as the Himalayas. A modern metropolis is a mountain range of height, light
and solidness. And then there are the old buildings: the quaint, unspoiled side-street or shops and
homes from a distant age. If a person lived all of his life in one large city, he would continue to
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discover its architectural secrets into his old age.
Man is a 'social animal'. He talks, mixes and creates. Cities offer the libraries, universities and cafe
bars for him to meet others of his kind.
(Essay ID: 489 )
Topic: 10
I fully agree with the claim that there is no correlation between success and luck. Moreover, I
understand success to refer to one's ability to achieve the predominant part of his goals in his
lifetime, which in turn leads to a correlation between success and income since the
accomplishment of such a natural goal as to provide a good future for your loved ones demands
the means. What is the simplest and most lawful way to earn enough to consider yourself a
successful person? To receive a good education and to find a good job. Both receiving an
education and making a career presuppose one's readiness to work hard, and success without hard
work is simply not possible for the vast majority of the world's population. The reasons and
examples listed below will strengthen my point of view.
First of all, considering an education and a career as key factors of success, one will choose to
pursue a degree from a college or a university. One wishing to be admitted to the university will
have to take several tests. It is doubtful that someone will be so lucky that knowing nothing, he
could pass the test with a high score. A low score means failure, and that test taker will not likely
be admitted. Therefore, in order to be successful, one should prepare for the tests and work hard,
because a good education will provide him with a good job and an opportunity to accomplish
some of his goals and dreams. In my lifetime, I have never met a person who could graduate from
a college without working hard.
Secondly, it is impossible to make a career if one is indolent and lacking knowledge, at least in
developed countries. Luck plays no role in achieving this success. Even if someone was
unbelievably lucky enough to become a manager not being qualified enough, he will be asked to
resign in the near future because of his inability due to lack of knowledge and experience to make
right decisions. For instance, I used to work for a very small company owned by a friend. This
company was later closed because of bankruptcy. The cause of bankruptcy was wrong strategies
and decisions made by the owner. After the failure, he went to a university and worked for
another company so that he could obtain experience and become a successful businessman.
Nowadays, he considers himself a successful person because he had turned into reality his two
biggest dreams of producing consumer goods of high quality and making charitable donations to
needy people.
In sum, as long as someone understands success as an ability to turn into reality some of his
dreams and goals, he will have to work hard because he will need money. And his chances to earn
that money will remarkably increase if he could graduate from a college and make a career. All of
these things are simply not possible without hard work. Luck has no place in such a scheme of
events.
(Essay ID: 71 )
Topic: 10
There is a humorous saying in English – “The grass is always greener on the other side of the
valley”. The saying is used ironically to point out that there is a temptation in us all to insist that
others are more fortunate than we are. This is nowhere more true than on the question of luck and
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hard work. When faced with the “bad times”, we often find comfort in the idea that we are
special in our degree of misfortune. I feel that such an attitude is negative, and that it can bring
only further misfortune.
Many famously successful people have begun from small origins. Mao was the son of a (modestly
prosperous) peasant; the explorer Captain Cook was so poor that, as a child, he had to work by
day and study by night; many of the affluent Americans of today are the children of the poor
immigrants of yesterday. Beethoven, it should be remembered, became deaf before the end of his
career. There are many, many more people who have also made genuine, though Jess spectacular,
successes against the odds.
Within his own terms, a person who is born into poverty in India is a great success if he manages
to own a house in later life. Poverty cannot be reduced by merely complaining and blaming
others: no matter how guilty other people are, each individual must reach out to success for
himself. Indeed, some economists believe that the world operates by what they call “the rule of
the jungle”. They believe that in economics a person a1ways attempts to gain profit from his
neighbor: that given the chance the poor man would quickly make himself rich by trading to his
own advantage.
Also, it is presumptuous to judge another according to his or her apparent fortune. No man can
ever truly understand the sufferings of his neighbor. A man who appears comfortably rich may
have suffered elsewhere in his life - through the death of a loved one, for example. Retired
businessmen have often worked long hours in their youth. Surely, it must be wiser to respect
achievement than to deny that anyone has achieved good in the world.
To rely on notions of luck - to believe that life is a kind of lottery - is an attempt to escape reality.
Paradoxically, the only time a person can claim that luck is more important than work is when he
reflects on his own success. Because of that modesty, the great man then becomes even greater.
(Essay ID: 486 )
Topic: 11
In my point of view,sports activities are as important as ,if not more important than,good
libraries.So it is wise for universities to give the same amount of money to their students' sports
activities as they give their university libraries.There are numerous clear reasons and i would
explore some important ones here.
First,good health is the prerequiste for future success.Universities are not only the place for
students to expand their minds, but also a place for student to build their body.A good health is
very essential for study and future success.In our university,there are several middle-aged
teachers and researchers suffer from diseases,some even died when they were atill at the acme of
their academic achievements.This is a great loss for their families and our university.
Second,through sports activities,student can benefit both physically and mentally.Anyone who has
played in a football game knows that the cooperation and competition are important for
success.They are two basic traits for those who want to succeed,and student who can combine
them harmoniously have better chance of success in the future.
Third,investment in sports activities can save money in the long run.In China, all of students
medical expenses are patronized by government anf this is a heavy burden.If the students health
imporved,a lot of money can be saved every year.With these money,universities can build more
classrooms,laboratories and libraries.