中學(xué)生創(chuàng)新英語大賽寫作范文及評(píng)分細(xì)則吳昌榮四川省平昌中學(xué)WritingNowadaysalotofChinesecelebrateWesternfestivals.SomepeopleareafraidthatthiswouldleadtothelossofChineseculture.Whatdoyouthink?Writeanessayofabout400words.

TheCelebrationofWesternFestivals

NoonecanhavefailedtonoticethefactthatWesternfestivalsgainever-increasingpopularityinChina.AnincreasingnumberofChinesearefondofcelebratingWesternfestivalstoday.OnValentine’sDay,manypeople,especiallytheyoung,giveflowersorchocolatetotheonetheylove;whenChristmasapproaches,nearlyeverystoreputondecorationslikeSantaClaus,snowflakesandevenChristmastrees,nottomentionthemillionsofpeopleimmersedinthethrillingatmosphereoffestivalonChristmasEve;evensuchholidaysasHalloweenandtheEasterDayarebecomingknownandcelebratedbymoreandmoreChinese.Incomparison,suchtraditionalChinesefestivalsastheSpringFestival,theFestivalofLanternsandtheMid-AutumnDayseemtobelosingtheirattraction.

Inviewofsuchasituation,manyareworriedthatChineseculturewillbeignoredorevenruinedbytheinvasionofWesternfestivals.Personally,Ibelievethatweneedn’tbeoverworried.Actually,theincreasingpopularityofsomeWesternfestivalsinChinaisnothingaccidental,butsomethingjustifiable.

First,itisapartofculturalglobalization.Withthedevelopmentofcommunicationscienceandtechnologyandalongwithmoreandmorenationsopeninguptotheoutsideworld,theworldtodayhasturnedintoaglobalvillage,withmanynationalthingsbecominginternational.Chinaisnoexception.Whileweareabsorbingadvancedscienceandtechnologyfromforeigncountries,wearealsotakingindifferentcultures.

Secondly,itisasignofChina’srejuvenating.Asanationboastingacivilizationof5,000years,Chinesehavebeenknownfortheirspiritofaccommodationoropen-mindedness.ChinausedtobeameltingpotofculturesastheU.S.istoday.IntheprosperousTangdynasty,Chinawashosttotravelersandsettlersfromovertheworld.Actually,beingaccommodatingisasignofanythrivingnation.Therefore,weshouldbepleasedratherthanupsettoseeChinesepeopleembracingforeignfestivals.

ItistruethatsometraditionalChinesefestivalsarelosingtheirappealtomanypeople,butthisdoesnotnecessarilytheruinofChineseculture.Actually,acloserinspectionrevealsthatmostChinesecelebrateWesternfestivalsmerelyoutofthewishtoseeknovelty,tofindanewwaytoentertainthemselvesortoexpresstheiridentityinthefaceoftheoldergeneration.Ontheotherhand,mostChinesehavenotignoredtheirnativefestivals.AconvincingproofisthattheSpringFestivalstillseesthelargestflowofpopulationintheworldasmostChineserushtotheirhomesforfamilyreunion.

Inaword,whilewearegivingprioritytothepreservationanddevelopmentoftraditionalChineseculture,weneed’tworrytoomuchabouttheinflowofforeignculture.Somepeopleclaimthat,intheageoftelevision,readingbooksisnotasimportantasitoncewasandthatpeoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycanbyreadingbooks.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?Writeanessayofabout400words.

BooksSpeakasLoudasTV

Thisisanerafilledwithvariousscientificachievements,andtelevisionisoneofthemostflamboyantamongthem,influencingseveralgenerations'behaviorbymoldingthemintothesamemindsetregardlessoftheirrace,gender,andbackground.IntoxicatedbythesuperficialsuccessofTVculture,somethrowtheirresponsiblestatementthatreadingisnotasimportantasitoncewas,forpeoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycanbyreadingbooks.Thisisfarfromthetruth.Thoughtelevisionhasbecomeanintegralpartofourdailylives,therolethatbooksplayisstillirreplaceableandmeritsfurtheradvocating.

Admittedly,televisiongivesusanoptiontotraditionaleducationthroughreadingandclassroomteaching.Indeedthevividimagesitproducessucceedintheeducationofchildren,whoaremuchmoreinclinedtoacceptvisualinformationthanabstractlettersorcharacters.Televisionalsoraisesourconsciousnessbyprovidingthelatestnewsanddiscoveries,extendingourhorizonbysuchdocumentaryprogramsas"NationalGeographic"and"Discovery",whosecontentsmightotherwisebeunapproachableinanentirelifetime.

Despitealltheseadvantages,theshortcomingsoftelevisionsareequally,ifnotmore,apparent.Televisionstationsoperateasprofitenterprises.Consequently,televisionprogramsareprofit-based,andtheircommercialorientationdrivesthemtobeentertainingmoresothaneducational,forthelatteraretypicallylessprofitable.

Furthermore,watchingtelevisioncanneitherprovokeabstractthinking,whichismostcrucialinadvancedscientificresearch,norcanitteacheffectivemanagementandadequatecontrolofwrittenlanguage.Writtenlanguagecarriestheutmostimportanceininheritanceanddisseminationofknowledge.Bookscontainthecollectivehumanexperience,knowledgeandwisdom.Humantalentsofabstractthought,logicaldialogue,philosophyandwritingstylecanbeacquiredonlythroughthereading,digesting,andruminationofnovels,texts,essaysandspeeches.Shallow,short-sighted,entertainmentprogramsoffernosuchenrichment.

Inaddition,watchingtelevisiontendstooveremphasizemachinery,ignoringhumanity.Openanancientbookandreadthecommentsbythoselivingcenturiesago,thousandsofmilesaway.Thebookitselfconnectsreadersandwritersacrosstimeandspace,givingonethesenseofbelongingtoonelargehumanfamily.Lyingonsofawatchingtelevisionwithpopcorninhandcanonlycauseisolation,alienationanddepression.

BorrowingthesayingJohnKeatsinscribedonhistombstone,wecandescribetelevisionprogramsas"writtenonwater".Theyareephemeral.Whereasforbooks,asWilliamShakespearewrote,"nothingofthemdothfade/butdothsufferaseachange/intosomethingrichandstrange".Topic3Insomeelementaryorsecondaryschools,studentsareaskedtowearschooluniform.Whenaskedwhy,schoolauthoritiessaidthatitisconducivetostudents’teamworkanddiscipline.Doyousharesuchjustification?Writeacompositionofabout400wordstostateyourview.

IStudentsShouldBeRequiredtoWearSchoolUniform

Ofallthegreatchangesthathavetakenplaceinthesystemofcompulsoryeducation,schooluniformofdiversepatternshasprovedtobeasuccess.Today,however,acontroversytowardsschooluniformstretcheswidelyasitisfearedthatsuchuniformsomewhatdiminishestheindividualpersonalityofstudents.Myopinionisthatitisworththepraiseithasreceived.

Inthefirstplace,schooluniformhelpsstudentsfosterteamspiritandstrengthenthespiritofcooperation.Providingasenseofunity,theuniformmakeseveryonefeelthatheorsheisinfluentialandindispensableintheteam.Regardlessofperformanceinclassorexamination,onestudentiswearingthesameclothesastheothersandworkingonhissharefortheteamresponsibility.Naturallytheywillbewillingtoparticipateintheteamandproudoftheircontributions.Broughtupinthiscaringandinclusiveenvironment,studentswillhaveaneasytimefunctioninginnewcommunityandcollaboratingwithcoworkers.

Inthesecondplace,schooluniformreinforcesthesenseofequalityforadiversifiedstudentbody.Schooluniformtendstonarrowdownthediscrepancybetweenstudentsfromfamiliesoflowandhigheconomicstatus.Inthissenseitmayhelpliftsomepsychologicalobstacles.Owingtoschooluniform,thebiasagainstpoorstudentswilldisappeargradually.Haditnotbeenforschooluniform,wearingshabbyclotheswouldbeaconstantreminderofpoorfamilyconditions.Andwhat’sworse,theywouldfeelashamedofwhomtheyareandthelowself-esteemmayhaveadverseimpactsonstudy.

Lastbutnotleast,schooluniformtakeseffectwhenaccidentsoccurandthesafetyofstudentsisendangered.Thenameorlogoofschoolprintedonuniformwillhelpwitnesstoknowthevictim’sidentityandcometotimelyandefficientaid.

Onthewhole,studentswillbenefitagreatdealfromtheiruniformsforthereasonsrangingfromtheirpersonalitycultivationtoaidsinfaceofdanger.Consideringallabovefactors,itbearsnoreasoningtoabandonschooluniform.WhyDoIAttendUniversity?Everysummerhundredsofthousandsofyoungstudentsattendthecollegeentranceexamination,fightinghardtobeamongtheluckyonestoenteruniversities.Buthavethislargecrowdaskedthemselvessuchaquestion:whydoyouwanttogotouniversity?Itisdangerousifsomanypeopletrysohardtodosomethingwithoutclearpurposes.Forme,goingtouniversitycanfulfillthreeimportantpurposes.Themostdirectmotiveforgoingtouniversityistosecureagoodjobinthefuture.Withthelargestpopulationintheworld,Chinaiscertainlytobeagatheringplaceoflaborforce.Whenthereismorethanenoughlaborforce,onehastobeextraordinaryinordertosucceedinthejobmarket.Asnotallyoungpeoplecangotouniversitynow,aneducationexperienceinuniversityissuretoguaranteesomeadvantages.Ifyouopenaclassifiedadvertisement,youmayfindthatmostofthewell-payingjobsrequireauniversitydegreeorhigher.Therefore,withoutuniversityeducation,Icannotpossiblyfindadecentjobtosupportmyselfandmyfamily.Besidesgoodjobandincome,amoreimportantmotiveforgoingtouniversityistoacquireknowledge.SincehighschoolIhavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedinlearningknowledge.Iwasusuallyfascinatedbywhatteacherstaughtinvariousclasses,andthiscuriositydrivesmetoknowmore.Ihavefoundthatthingstaughtinhighschoolarejustonverybasiclevel.IfIwanttodigdeeper,thebestplaceishereatuniversity.Withthehelpofprofessorsandbooks,Icanlearntheknowledgemorethoroughlyandsystematically.Iwon'tbesatisfiedwithmylifeunlessIcansatisfymycuriosityforknowledgeinuniversity.Themostprofoundmotiveforgoingtouniversi