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11.Peopleattendcollegeoruniversityformanydifferentreasons(forexample,newexperiences,careerpreparation,increasedknowledge).Whydoyouthinkpeopleattendcollegeoruniversity?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Peopleattendcollegesoruniversitiesforalotofdifferentreasons.Ibelievethatthethreemostcommonreasonsaretoprepareforacareer,tohavenewexperiences,andtoincreasetheirknowledgeofthemselvesandtheworldaroundthem.Careerpreparationisbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttoyoungpeople.Formany,thisistheprimaryreasontogotocollege,Theyknowthatthejobmarketiscompetitive.Atcollege,theycanlearnnewskillforcareerswithalotofopportunities.Thismeanscareers,suchasinformationtechnology,thatareexpectedtoneedalargeworkforceinthecomingyears.Also,studentsgotocollegesanduniversitiestohavenewexperiences.Thisoftenmeanshavingtheopportunitytomeetpeopledifferentfromthoseintheirhometowns.Formoststudents,goingtocollegeisthefirsttimethey’vebeenawayfromhomebythemselves.Inadditions,thisisthefirsttimethey’vehadtomakedecisionsontheirown.Makingthesedecisionsincreasestheirknowledgeofthemselves.Besideslookingforself-knowledge,peoplealsoattendauniversityorcollegetoexpandtheirknowledgeinsubjectstheyfindinteresting.Formany,thiswillbetheirlastchanceforalongtimetolearnaboutsomethingthatdoesn’trelatetotheircareer.Iwouldrecommendthatpeoplenotbesofocusedonacareer.Theyshouldgotocollegetohavenewexperiencesandlearnaboutthemselvesandtheworldtheylivein.2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsarethebestteachers.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Throughoutmylife,Ihavebeenluckyenoughtohaveaverygoodrelationshipwithmyparents.Theyhavesupportedme,givenmenecessarycriticism,andtaughtmeagreatdealabouthowtolivemylife.Parentscanbeveryimportantteachersinourlives;however,theyarenotalwaysthebestteachers.Parentsmaybetooclosetotheirchildrenemotionally.Sometimestheycanonlyseetheirchildrenthoughtheeyesofaprotector.Forexample,theymaylimitachild'sfreedominthenameofsafety.Ateachermightseeatriptoabigcityasavaluablenewexperience.However,itmightseemtoodangeroustoaparent.Anotherproblemisthatparentsmayexpecttheirchildren'sintereststobesimilartotheirown.Theycan'tseemtoseparatefromtheirchildrenintheirmind.Iftheylovescience,theymaytrytoforcetheirchildtolovesciencetoo.Butwhatiftheirchild'strueloveisart,orwriting,orcarrepair?Parentsareusuallyeagertopassontheirvaluetotheirchildren.Butshouldchildrenalwaysbelievewhattheirparentsdo?Maybedifferentgenerationsneeddifferentwaysofthinking.Whenchildrenareyoung,theybelievethattheirparentsarealwaysrights.Butwhentheygetolder,theyrealizethereareotherviews.Sometimesparents,especiallyolderones,can'tkeepupwithrapidsocialortechnologychanges.Astudentwhohasfriendsofalldifferentracesandbackgroundsatschoolmayfindthatherparentsdon'treallyunderstandorvaluethedigitalrevolution.Sometimeskidshavetofindtheirownwaystowhattheybelievein.Themostimportantthingtorealizeisthatweallhavemanyteachersinourlives.Ourparentsteachus,ourteachersteachus,andourpeersteachus.Booksandnewspapersandtelevisionalsoteachus.Allofthemarevaluable.23.Nowadays,foodhasbecomeeasiertoprepare.Hasthischangeimprovedthewaypeoplelive?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Thetwentiethcenturyhasbroughtwithitmanyadvances.Withthoseadvances,humanliveshavechangeddramatically.Insomewayslifeisworse,butmostlyitisbetter.Changesinfoodpreparationmethods,forexample,haveimprovedourlivesgreatly.Theconvenienceofpreparingfoodtodayisamazing.Evenstoveshavegottentooslowforus.Microwavecookingismucheasier.Wecanpressafewbuttonsandamealiscompletelycookedinjustashorttime.Peopleusedtospendhourspreparinganoven-cookedmeal,andnowtheycanusethattimeforother,betterthings.Plus,thereareallkindsofportable,prepackagedfoodswecanbuy.Heatthemintheofficemicrowave,andlunchatworkisquickandeasy.Foodpreparationtodayallowsformorevariety.Withrefrigeratorsandfreezers,wecanpreservealotofdifferentfoodsinourhomes.Sincetechnologymakescookingsomuchfaster,peoplearewillingtomakeseveraldishesforevenasmallmeal.Parentsaremorelikelytoletchildrenbepicky,nowthattheycaneasilyheatthemupsomeprepackagedmacaroniandcheeseontheside.Needlesstosay,adultslivinginthesamehousemayhaveverydifferenteatinghabitsaswell.Iftheydon’twanttocookalotofdifferentdishes,it’scommonnowtoeatoutatrestaurantsseveraltimesaweek.Healthfuleatingisalsoeasierthanevernow.Whenpeoplecook,theyusenewfatsubstitutesandcookingspraystocutfatandcalories.Thisreducestheriskofheartdiseaseandhighcholesterol.Additionally,wecanbuyfruitsandvegetablefresh,frozenorcanned.Theyareeasytoprepare,somanyofuseatmoreofthosenutritiousitemsdaily.Ahundredyearsago,youcouldn’timaginetheprocessoftakingsomefrozenfruitandicefromthefreezer,addingsomelow-fatyogurtfromaplasticcupandsomejuicefromacanintherefrigerator,andwhippingupalow-fatsmoothieintheblender!Ourlifestyleisfast,butpeoplestilllikegoodfood.Whatnewfoodpreparationtechnologyhasgivenusismorechoices.Today,wecanpreparefoodthatismoreconvenient,healthier,andofgreatervarietythaneverbeforeinhistory.4.Ithasbeensaid,“Noteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks.”Compareandcontrastknowledgegainedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?Why?“Experienceisthebestteacher”isanoldcliché,butIagreewithit.Themostimportant,andsometimesthehardest,lessonswelearninlifecomefromourparticipationinsituations.Youcan’learneverythingfromabook.Ofcourse,learningfrombooksinaformaleducationalsettingisalsovaluable.It’sinschoolsthatwelearntheinformationweneedtofunctioninoursociety.Welearnhowtospeakandwriteandunderstandmathematicalequations.Thisisallinformationthatweneedtoliveinourcommunitiesandearnaliving.Nevertheless,Ithinkthatthemostimportantlessonscan’tbetaught;theyhavetobeexperienced.Noonecanteachushowtogetalongwithothersorhowtohaveself-respect.Aswegrowfromchildrenintoteenagers,noonecanteachushowtodealwithpeerpressure.Asweleaveadolescencebehindandenteradultlife,noonecanteachushowtofallinloveandgetmarried.Thisshouldn’tstopusfromlookingforguidelinesalongtheway.Teachersandparentsarevaluablesourcesofadvicewhenwe’reyoung.Asweenterintonewstagesinourlives,the3advicewereceivefromthemisveryhelpfulbecausetheyhavealreadybadsimilarexperiences.Butexperiencingourowntriumphsanddisastersisreallytheonlywaytolearnhowtodealwithlife.5.Acompanyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyourcommunity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceonyourcommunity.Doyousupportoropposethefactory?Explainyourposition.Newfactoriesoftenbringmanygoodthingstoacommunity,suchasjobsandincreasedprosperity.However,inmyopinion,thebenefitsofhavingafactoryareoutweighedbytherisks.ThatiswhyIopposetheplantobuildafactorynearmycommunity.Ibelievethatthiscitywouldbeharmedbyalargefactory.Inparticular,afactorywoulddestroythequalityoftheairandwaterintown.Factoriesbringsmogandpollution.Inthelongrun,theenvironmentwillbehurtandpeople’shealthwillbeaffected.Havingafactoryisnotworththatrise.Ofcourse,morejobswillbecreatedbythefactory.Ourpopulationwillgrow.Toaccommodatemoreworkers,morehomesandstoreswillbeneeded.Dowereallywantthismuchgrowth,sofast?Ifourtownisgoingingrowth,Iwouldpreferslowgrowthwithgoodplanning.Idon’twanttoseerowsofcheaplyconstructedtownhouses.Ourqualityoflifemustbeconsidered.Ibelievethatthisgrowthwillchangeourcitytoomuch.Ilovemyhometownbecauseitisasafe,smalltown.Itisalsoeasytotravelhere.Ifwemustexpandtoholdnewcitizens,thesmall-townfeelwillbegone.Imouldmissthatgreatly.Afactorywouldbehelpfulinsomeways.However,Ifeelthatthedangersaregreaterthanthebenefits.Icannotsupportaplantobuildafactoryhere,andhopethatothersfeelthesameway.6.MAIfyoucouldchangeoneimportantthingaboutyourhometown,whatwouldyouchange?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.IfIcouldchangeonethingaboutmyhometown,Ithinkitwouldbethefactthatthere'snosenseofcommunityhere.Peopledon'tfeelconnected,theydon'tlookoutforeachother,andtheydon'tgettoknowtheirneighbors.Peoplecomeandgoalothere.Theychangejobsfrequentlyandmoveon.Thismeansthattheydon'tputdownrootsinthecommunity.Theydon'tjoincommunityorganizationsandthey'renotwillingtogetinvolvedintryingtoimprovethequalityoflife.Ifsomeonehasapetitiontoputinanewstreetlight,shehasaveryhardtimegettingalotofpeopletosign.Theydon'tfeelithasanythingtodowiththem.Theydon'tgetinvolvedinimprovingtheschoolsbecausetheydon'tthinkthequalityofeducationisimportanttotheirlives.Theydon'tseetheconnectionbetweenthemselvesandtherestoftheircommunity.Peopledon'ttrytosupportothersaroundthem.Theydon'tkeepafriendlyeyesontheirchildren,orcheckinonolderfolksiftheydon'tseethemforafewdays.They'renotawarewhenpeoplearoundthemmaybegoingthroughahardtime.Forexample,theymaynotknowifaneighborlosesalovedone.There'snotalotofcommunitysupportforindividuals.Neighborsdon'tgettoknoweachother.Again,thisisbecausepeoplecomeandgowithinafewyears.Sowhenneighborsgoonvacation,nooneiskeepinganeyeontheirhouse.Nooneismakingsurenothingsuspiciousisgoingonthere,likelightsinthemiddleofthenight.4Whenneighbors'childrenarecuttingacrosssomeone'slawnontheirbikes,there'snofriendlywayofcasuallymentioningtheproblem.Peopleimmediatelyactasifit'samajorpropertydisagreement.Myhometownisaniceplacetoliveinmanyways,butitwouldbemuchniceifwehadthatsenseofcommunity.7Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople’sbehavior?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Domoviesandtelevisionaffectourbehavior?Aspecialconcerniswhethermoviesandtelevisionmakechildrenandsocietymoreviolent.Ibelievethatmoviesandtelevisiondoinfluenceourbehavior,bothforthebetterandfortheworse.Moviesdomakepeoplemoreviolent.Themoreweseeviolentactsontelevision,thelesssensitivewebecometothem.Eventuallyviolencedoesn’tseemwrong.wemayevencommitviolentactsourselves.Thisisespeciallytruebecausewedon’talwaysrealizethatviolencehasconsequences.Actorscanbekilledandcomebackforanothermovie.Sometimesweconfusethatwithreality.Weforgetthatkillingsomeoneispermanent.Moviesandtelevisionalsoinfluenceourbehaviorbecausetheymakeuslessactive.Lookingatfilmsisapassiveactivity.Ifwewatchtoomuch,webecomeunhealthy,bothmentallyandphysically.Westopusingourownimaginationwhenweseethingsactedoutforus.Mentallazinessbecomesphysicallaziness;we’dratherwatchsportsontothanplaysportsourselves.we’drathervisitwiththecharacterson“Seinfeld”or“Friends”thangochatwithourownneighbors.Imaginarypeoplehaveexcitinglives.Isitanywonderthatsomepeoplewouldratherliveafantasylifethantheirown?Ofcourse,watchingmoviesandtelevisioncanalsobegoodforus.Itcangiveusabroaderwindowontheworld.Forexample,seeingmoviescanexposeustopeopleofdifferentracesandcultures.Wecanthenovercomesomeprejudicesmoreeasily.Recentlytherehavebeenmorehandicappedpeopleinfilms,andthisalsohelpsreduceprejudice.Thebestinfluenceonourbehavioristhatmoviesandtelevisionreducestress.Watchingfilms,wecanescapeourownproblemsforalittlewhile.Also,sometimemoviesshowpositivewaystoresolveproblemsweallface.WhileTVandmoviesshouldn’tbeawaytohidefromlife,sometimestheycanhelpuscope.Itistruethatmoviesandtelevisioncaninfluenceourbehaviornegatively.However,Ialsobelievethattheyinfluenceourbehaviorsinpositiveways.Howtheyaffectyoudependsonhowmuchyouwatch,whatyouwatch,andhowyourespondtowhatyouwatch.8Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Televisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Somepeoplebelievethattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Ithinkthisisanexaggeration.Inmyopinion,whetherornottelevisionhurtscommunicationdependsonwhattypeofprogramisbeingviewed.Moreimportantly,itdependsonthetypeofviewer.Thereareemptyprogramsandeducationalprograms.Emptyprogramsdonotchallengepeople.Theyhavejustenoughstorylinetokeepthemfromswitchingchannels.Therearealsopassiveandactiveviewers.Apassiveviewerwilljustwatchtelevisionwithoutthinkingabout5whatbeorsheseeing.Thecombinationofanemptyprogramandapassiveviewermakescommunicationunlikely.Passiveviewersjustcontinuetowatch,actuallyenjoyingthefactthattheydon’thavetothink.Theywon’tbreakawaytotalkaboutprogrammingwithfriendsandfamily.Evenwithbetterprogramming,passiveviewersstillwon’tthinkorcommunicatemuch.Theprobablyevenprefertheemptyprogrambecausethebetterprogrammingistoomuchwork.Ontheotherhand,activeviewerswatchingeducationalprogrammingalwayswanttosharewhattheyseewithfriendsandfamily.“Educational”doesn’tnecessarilymeandocumentariesonBBS.Theycouldbedramaswithrealisticrelationshipsoractionshowswithcleverplotlines.Whenactiveviewerswatchprograms,theyhaveideasandtalkaboutthemwithothers.Goodprogramminginspiresthemtochangetheirthinkingandtheirlives.Unlikepassiveviewers,theydon’twanttowatchmoreandmorewithoutthinking.Televisionmaydestroycommunicationamongpassiveviewers.Thoseviewersprobablydon’twanttocommunicatewithfriendsandfamilymuchanyway.Foractiveviewerswhoalreadyenjoycommunicating,televisionisactuallyhelpful!9Somepeopleprefertoliveinasmalltown,Othersprefertoliveinabigcity.Whichplacewouldyouprefertolivein?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyouranswer.Igrewupinasmalltownandthenmovedtoabigcity,soIhaveexperiencedthegoodandbadsidesofboth.IneverthoughtthatIwouldlikelivinginabigcity,butIwaswrong.Aftertenyearsoflivinginone,Ican’timagineeverlivinginasmalltownagain.Smalltownsandbigcitiesbothhavesomeproblemsintermsoftransportation.Inasmalltown,youhavetoownacartoensureacomfortableliving.youcan’tgetaroundwithoutonebecausethereisn’tanykindofpublictransportation.Bigcitiesgenerallyhaveheavytrafficandexpensiveparking,butthereyouhaveachoiceoftakingpublictransportation.It’snotfree,butit’softencheaperthandrivingwhenyouconsidergasandtime,especiallyifyoudon’thaveacar,you’rebetteroffinthecity.Ilovetheexcitementofbigcities.Smalltownshaveaslowpace.Largecitiesmeanyouhavetoadapttoavarietyofsituations,likefindinganewroutetoworkortrvineanewrestaurant.Ienjoythatchallengeverymuch.Anotherpartoftheexcitementofcitylivingisthevarietyofculturalactivitiesavailable.Thereisawildassortmentoftheatremusicanddanceperformancesavailableinbigcities.Thesethingsarerareinsmallones.ThefinalthingIthinkaboutlargecitiesisthediversityofthepeople.theUnitedStatesismadeupofpeopleofdifferentraces,religions,abilities,andinterests.However,youseldomfindsuchavarietyofpeopleinasmalltown.Ithinkthatlivinginanareawhereeveryonewasjustlikemewouldquicklybecomeboring.Ofcourse,securityisaconcern,andthatoneareawheresmalltownsaresuperiortobigcities.Still,Iwouldratherbeabitmorecautionsandlivealargecitythantofeelsecurebutbored.10”Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork,Luckhasnothingtodowithsuccess.”Doyouagreeordisagreewiththequotationabove?Usespecificandexamplestoexplainyourposition.Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork,butluckhasalottodowithit,too.Successwithoutsomeluckisalmostimpossible.TheFrenchemperorNapoleonsaidofoneofhisgenerals,“Iknowhe’sgood.Butishelucky?”Napoleonknewthatallthehardworkandtalent6intheworldcan’tmakeupforbadluck.However,hardworkcaninvitegoodluck.Whenitcomestosuccess,luckcanmeanbeingintherightplacetomeetsomeone,orhavingtherightskillstogetajobdone.Itmightmeanturningdownanofferandthenhavingabetteroffercomealong.Nothingcanreplacehardwork,butworkinghardalsomeansyou’repreparingyourselfopportunity.Opportunityveryoftendependsonluck.Howmanyofthegreatinventionsanddiscoveriescameaboutthroughaluckymistakeoraluckychance?OneofthebiggestluckymistakesinhistoryisColumbus’so-calleddiscoveryofAmerica.Heenrichedhissponsorsandchangedhistory,buthewasreallylookingforIndia.However,Columbus’chancediscoverywasn’tpureluck.Itwasbackedupbyyearsofstudyingandcalculating.Heworkedhardtoprovehistheorythattheworldwasround.Successthatcomesfrompureluckandnohardworkcanbearealproblem.Forexample,considerateenagegirlwhobecomesamoviestar.Imagineshe’sbeenpickedfromnowherebecauseofherlooks.Sheisgoingtofeelveryinsecure,becausesheknowsshedidn’tdoanythingtoearnherstardom.Ontheotherhand,thinkaboutanactresswho’sspendyearslearningandworkingathercraft.Whenshefinallyhasgoodluckandbecomesasuccess,shewillhandlestardombetter,sheknowssheearnsit.Peoplewhoworkhardhelpmaketheirownluckbybeingreadyopportunityknocks.Whenitcomestosuccess.Ithinkthathardworkandlucksohandinhand.