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Global Warming
The main issue of the article is that our planet is warming which definitely affect our future and even threatened our lives. The author’s purpose is to call out people to do something useful to protect our environment. We should start out small.
The author use a series of numbers to show that the global temperature is rising at a very fast rate. Human-related emissions of carbon into the atmosphere is causing, and will in the future cause, significant global warming according to the theory .On the other hand, the lack of knowledge about the importance of protecting environment hinders the solving of the problem. Consequently, if the ice caps melt, a vast majority of our countries borders will be under water. Monuments and great buildings, as well as homes and lives will be under water, including New York City. The writer assumes that if we continue to destroy the earth instead of protecting her, the human beings will be the ones who suffer the most.Hence, he or she provides lots of solutions such as plating a tree, using air-conditioner less and walking instead of taking a car to advise the readers to follow. These are all some simple methods, but we are able to do something to the earth.
In my opinion, no one,regardless of race, religion or nationality, can deny that the world we live in is becoming increasingly intolerable because of the effects of global warming.
It is urgent that immediate and effective actions should be taken right away. More trees need to be planted to help improve and beautify the environment. Besides, stricter laws concerning global warming and irresponsible use of fuel resources have to be put into effect and achieved good results. In a word, there is a long way to go before we can take a comfortable world for granted again .
Article:
The changing role of women in society
The author talks about nowadays women completely change in roles. Perhaps the most defining characteristic of modern age is the liberation of women. The fairer gender is no longer tied to home and hearth. Women today get equal opportunities as men in terms of education and employment. The purpose of the author is that he or she wants people to follow the steps of the progress of the society and men have to transform their mindset and start thinking positively.
The author thinks that men should set aside their male ego and equally share the responsibility with women in all walks of life in building a strong and healthier society.In many countries, more and more women are no longer housekeepers. They have their own jobs as workers, farmers or even leaders. We can say that almost all jobs that men can do are done equally well by women. Women are no longer looked down upon by society. However, in the author’s opinion, men did not provide enough support to their female counterparts in managing home and children. With that, I think that the tone of the writer is critical and unsupportive. The writer believes that husbands and wives should be more equal in the family. They cope with problems of daily life together and share happiness with each other rather than women have to busy managing home after home.
In my point of view, women are playing an increasingly important part in society today which means that they might be busy working and have no time to manage home.At this time, i think it is very important that men ,as part of the family, should change their mindset that it is embarrassing to do housework, and to help their wives instead.Men should broad appreciate and applaud women for their patience and hard work in discharging their duties both at home and outside home. It ought to be discourage men from escaping family duties on the pretext of wrong notions.
Article:
The effects of computer games among teenagers
The author shows both sides of teenagers plying computer games. As a product of modern computer and the Internet, online games have become very popular among students. The purpose of the author is to tell the teenagers that they should control the computer and not to be controlled by the computer itself by showing both of the advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games.Both gaming experts and parenting support groups agree that for teenagers, computer games should be played in moderation.
Computer games involves violence, that may exacerbate tendencies towards violent behavior in some teens, while others are unaffected. Many students have enjoyed great pleasure and satisfaction from these games. But as we see, some students lacking self discipline on too much indulge in these games. So that their health and academic performances are affected. However, playing computer games is not always harmful. They can train their ability of youngsters to respond to things quickly. Moreover, they can stimulate their imagination and their interest in computer science. More importantly, it does bring students much pleasure and release their pressure greatly. The information including in this article is quite reliable as the it is proved by some experts and investigations, such as,”a study by the Indiana University School of Medicine produced brain-scan data showing that exposure to violent computer games and other media affects the area of the brain responsible for decision-making and behavior control.”
which makes the article is more persuasive and makes the readers think.
Form my point of view, online games are wonderful entertainment if you play them in a clever way. When they interfere too much with your study, it is better for you to give them up at once, but if you have enough self control over them, you can certainly obtain real pleasure and benefit a lot from them.
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Parents should listen to their children
The main issue of this article is about the different attitudes between parents and their children towards future. All parents hope their children will have a bright future. However, parents' expectations for their children are not always in accordance with their children's personal ideals, and sometimes they are even conflicting with each other. The purpose of the author is to advise parents to learn to listen to their children’s opinions and never force them into a career which they do not like at all.
The writer provides two pieces of evidence to support her topic.Nancy Erlach-Danon, specialist in the behavioural-cognitive area, stated in an interview that one of the main problems in parent-child relationships is when the parents try to pressure their children into following a career they do not necessarily wish to follow. Also,another psychologist, the Brazilian Fabiano Fonseca da Silva, (USP) considers that parent-child relationships should include future careers "from the word go" and it is important to let kids know what they really want to do in THEIR future. Moreover, the author believes that this is often a main cause for quarrels and gaps between parents and children. When parents place force on their children, they will feel stress and lose their appetite to talk about this anymore.
In my opinion, there are lots of factors contribute to the conflict, the most important one is in this fast-changing society, parents and children have too many differences in mind. Young people have strong independence, who want to plan their own future and control their own destiny. Thus the conflict between parents and children inevitably appear.In order to solve the conflict, both parents and children should pay their efforts. For one thing, parents should give their children rights to make their own decisions. They may help their children make choices instead of replacing them to make choices. For another, children should learn to respect their parents' advices as parents tend to have more life experience. Besides, to communicate with each other actively is necessary to their understanding each other. As long as both parents and children learn to think from the other side's point of view, the conflicts between them can be avoided.
