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1 Man has a blood tie with nature and nobody can live outside nature. Nature provides us with we need:
the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.
For quite a long time after man began to live in the realm of nature, he lived in fear of its destructive
forces. he used to regard nature with its
elemental forces as something hostile
often ,he
to him. And even the forest was something wild and frightening to him. very was unable to obtain the merest daily necessities though
he worked together with others
stubbornly and collectively with his imperfect tools , through his interaction with nature , man changed it gradually . he cut down forest , cultivated land ,
transferred various species
of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, changed the shape and climate of his environment and transformed pants and animals. he subdued and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society.
Nonetheless , with the consta expansion of agriculture and industry , man has robbed nature of too much of its
irreplaceabl resources , poluted his own living environment and
caused about 95% of the species that have existed over the past 600 million years to become extinct and still many others to be endangered . the previous dynamic balance between man and nature is on the
problem of nature .
The crisis of the ecological situation has become a global problem . the solution to the problem depends on rational and wise organization both of production itself and care for mother nature . this can only be done by all humanity , rather than by individuals , enterprises or separate countries.
verge of breaking down . man is now faced with the
how to stop , or at least to
moderate the destructive effect of technology on
2Technology is a hot issue nowadays. the defenders of technology stress its advantages while the opponents emphasize its disadvantages. Neither side has ever taken the time to look at the opposite point
of view.
The defenders of technology hold that with technology peoples living conditions have been greatly improved . For example the boom in
productivity has made goods better and
cheaper. Therefore ，tings that were once luxuries ，such as jet travel and long-distance phone calls have become necessities. Medical technology in particular has benefited us a lot ， especially in prolonging life expectancy.
On the other hand ， the opponents of technology argue that technology makes life obviously worse. Telemarketing traffic jams and identity theft are all phenomena that make people consciously unhappy. In addition many people believe technology disrupts relationships and fractures community.
Ever since the Industrial Revolution the relationship between happiness and technology has been an eternal subject for social critics and philosophers, though economists and social scientists have seldom touched on the topic. However in 1974the economist Richard Easterlin did groundbreaking work on the relationship between
prosperity and well-being. In his famous paper
entitled Does Economic Growth Improve the
Human Lot Easterlin showed that there was no real correlation between a nations income level and its citizens happiness in the developed countries.
In fact technology is neither good nor bad. It depends on what we want to do with it. Therefore the responsibility belongs exclusively to humans who have to acquire a social conscience to respect human beings nature and its balances.
According to craig Russell , when we make an initial effort in our personal quests for knowledge , we may not even know that a certain fild of learning done some reading ,we will get to know more about the
exists . but , after we have
topic .at the same time ,we may feel
that all the reading creates more questions rather than answers them . we then realize how little we really know and how much more we need to read and think and write . Russell suggests that we write after
reading each time . his experience tells him that it is his writing that has led him to acquire a better grasp of the topic he studies . people may think that only those who know and who are ( just the opposite ,for writing doesn
sure ) of themselves write . for Russell , however , it
' t close thing-s--o-iftf opens things up .
To say that the more we know , the more we know we don ' t know seems contradictory .according to Russell , modern physics tells us that reality itself is contradictory . the more closely scientists look into our physical reality , the more it slips away from . in a way , the more they learn , the less they know .
Craig Russell believes that a proper understanding will inevitably lead us away from the
force and rigidity of dogmatism and toward the flexibility and freedom of the individual . Therefore, we must temper our pride in knowing with the humility of not knowing. the truth always exists there ,but , it is like the rainbow because we can never really grasp it , never hold it in our hands and truly know it . we can only , as William james said ,
what truth we can get today and be ready to call it
falsehood tomorro w. ”
4Most people have work to do. With work, they can enjoy their lives. However people who did physical labor were looked down upon in the past. Many people were
compelled to take
manual labor because it was an absolute necessity for them to earn a living and to support their families. By contrast, people who did mental work were highly respected. Under the influence of this idea, even today some people still idealize their future when
making choices for their career. What they care most about is whether the job can give them enough social status rather than whether they can realize their values in it. In their eyes, those who do manual labor should still be
classified as inferior in social status.
In fact, there is no essential difference between those who work with their hands and those who work
with their mind .Whether a job is labor or work does not depend on the job itself but on people ‘s attitude toward it. As long as you like your job, you will think you are fortunate enough to take it and you will do it enthusiastically.
5 What dose success mean to you ? does it mean wealth , fame , power , or something else ? different people have different in life so they understand success in different ways . some people chase money their whole lives .to them, more money means more success . some people run after fame . With fame and reputation , they can gain the admiration and love of many others. However, some people dedicate themselves to the well-being of society.
Doubtlessly, money is something that can be used as a reward to those who have done valuable work. Those who perform their work excellently should be paid sufficiently . But success cannot be measured in monetary terms, nor in terms of the amount of power one may exercise over others. After all, money and power can assure people neither of happiness nor of respect from others.
Fame, too, is a flawed measure of success.
Momentary fame can bring great joy to those
celebrity because
target of everyone who
who have it for a time. but they are very likely to become the slaves of their of the public ' s demands .in addition , they will easily become the
disagrees with them and of the media as well .to be frank , if one is unable to fully enjoy life
and liberty , the short-lived success is nothing but illusory
Therefore, to achieve the right kind of success is vitally important. as long as one can combines his own material needs and spiritual satisfaction with those of the well-beings of society , he should be held in high
regard .
6 . Truth is a fact accept as true, for which proof exists .Truth is a great principle , without which beauty may fade and love maywither . Those who uphold truth have a strongsenseof responsibility. Those who hold firmly to truth are faithful to their duty and the people they serve .they commit themselves to the well-being of others. With aspirations to make a contribution to society, they are ready to correct their own mistakes , If any . it can be said that they are men of moral integrity who never ask forgratitude in return. Truth dawns upon us slowly but surely .in the long quest for truth, people have
(accumulated)precious knowledge and experience. However, truth also needs nourishment just as plants need water, because many people are too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the great beauty of truth when it flowers or they frequently fail to appreciate truth when it is tendered.
In short, truth is an invaluable asset to the whole of humanity. Stick to the truth and we will weave a timeless pattern, and earn the respect and esteem of others e, levate the world today above its present imperfections and place ourselves in the proud position of promoting the good of the humanity.
7. we often hear people say， time is money .But today many Americans have come to realize that the crazy pursuit of money is leavings them too little time to enjoy life .they are tired of working just for the luxuries of life and beginning to change their fast-paced lifestyles for a simple and frugal one ,hoping to keep family ,friends, work and play all of a
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