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May 19, 2020 at 4:46 am
Large amounts of debates boil down to whether something is earned by nurture or by nature. Whether one is born with the ability to lead a team is one of them. Admittedly, leadership comes easier if one is endowed with qualities such as determination, eloquence, and strong personality. The question is, are these qualities only available from genetic heritage? From numerous examples we can conclude, no.
Scientists have revealed the role of both gene and environment in many cases of personality formation. The environment may account for a larger part than the gene. Without those data endorsed by professionals, we know intuitively that environment enormously shapes a person. One could be coward if raised in a rough family with no one caring about or could be confident and outgoing if his or her parents praised her a lot.
As for leadership, it takes some ability to convince and organize other people and to make provident decisions. All these abilities do not exclusively pertain to genes. If you want to be eloquent, you may practice delivering addresses. If you need to improve management, you may take some courses about group management. If you want to be acute in decision making, you can try to get a full knowledge of the context of your project.
Examples of one thriving to be an excellent leader permeate our life. My friend, who used to be reluctant to speak in public in middle school, became conservable after she went to college. That was because she chose a language major, which involves a lot of discourses. A president even shuttered as a child, but he overcame this shortage and ended up as a leader of a country. To gain leadership, getting it from your parents is never the only way.
April 24, 2020 at 2:55 pmFinal Revision
Friends are precious
. We,so we all cherish our friends. However, weineluctblyineluctably face the possibility to leave our friends for going to a new place. In this situation, some of us may become so attached totheirour old friends thattheywe are reluctant to make any new friends. Is it necessary to abandon the opportunity to make new friends in exchange for keeping old friends? I won’t approve of this argument. [ Don’t shift person/ we — they ]Relationships In many cases, relationships are maintained by contact. We usuallyreadilycultivate a close friendship with someone actually “close”.[ unclear ] Unfortunately, in this society with high population mobility, we rarely stay in the same place for the whole life. When you are apart, old friends are sometimes hard to sustain due to the lack of contact.MyPrior to secondary school, my best friendbefore middle schoolwas both my classmatesand my neighbor. We used to mute [ incorrect word]together twice a day, talking about all kinds of stuff along the road. Butasafter she had moved to another place, we seldom got a chance to reuniteany more. Now I know so little about her that she felt like a stranger to me. [ Don’t shift person/ we — they ]Also, when
youwe step into a new life stage, new friends would help us fit into the new environment. Although there are always other methods to know about the new city or the new campus, friends are what link you to the place. When Iwent towas in Ireland as an exchange student, for instance, themy roommates encouraged me to go out and explore the city with them. Before long, Idon’t feelstopped feeling like an intruder to that country. [ Don’t shift person/ we — they ]Further, a person is a reflection of his or her friends[ unclear ]. When you get a friend, you get to know his or her opinion about the world. We need continuously getting new ideas and thoughts of the world to keep us open-minded. New friends will be
a fresh spring[unclear/the source of inspiration ]in/during our life journey. [ Don’t shift person/ we, you, they ]Though we all value our old friends, it does not mean that we should give up new friends. New friends do not conflict with old ones [ unclear ]. On the contrary, they jointly demonstrate the beauty of friendship.
March 25, 2020 at 3:01 amHonesty is by no means one of the most critical characters cherished in all cultures. Some may bring this standard to an extreme that it’s only right if we always tell the truth in any situation. Yet, does this contention hold in real life? I would argue, from the perspective of social interaction, honesty does not apply to all conditions.
Humans are social animals. Every one inevitably responds to others many times a day. Among all the conversations and chats, a large proportion is merely for socializing or being polite. So small lies out of courtesy are preferable. As when a colleague meets you in the hallway and draws your attention to her new shirt, some compliment will brighten her day with no harm to anyone. Or, you could stick to your rule of always being honest and say, “it looks ugly on you because your skin is so dark.” Then you are jeopardizing your relationships.
Besides the small lies in daily social interaction, sometimes people also need to tell big lies. Because truths could be painful. always exposing our loved ones to the unacceptable reality may not be the optimal choice. In a movie depicting turbulent wartime, a father, together with his son, was held in a death camp. Instead of telling the facts, the father deceived his son that the tortures were a game with the soldiers. The son spent an exciting time in the death camp, exempted from trauma from fear owing to this beautiful lie.
Still, some people argue that we should avoid even white lies. They believe that we should respect others’ rights to know and make decisions. Admittedly, this argument makes some sense if they could still make efforts to improve their situations. However, in most cases, knowing the truth contributes nothing but burdens on the knowers. It even destroys the knowledge they used to live by, like when you tell your colleague that her skin is dark and ugly.
In conclusion, honesty matters in most, but not all cases. Some lies may flavor our social life.March 24, 2020 at 9:02 amHonesty is by no means one of the most essential characters cherished in all cultures. Some may bring this standard to an extreme that it’s only right if we always tell the truth in any situation. However, does this contention hold in real life? I would argue, from the perspective of social interaction, honesty does not apply to all situations.
Humans are social animals. Every one inevitably responds to others numerous times a day. Among all the conversations and chats, a large proportion is merely for socializing or being polite; So small lies out of courtesy are preferable. As when your colleague meets you in the hallway, cheerfully asking you to notice her new shirt, some compliment will brighten her day with no harm to anyone. Alternatively, by sticking to your rule of always being honest and saying, “it looks very ugly on you because your skin is so dark,” you are jeopardizing your relationships.
Besides the small lies in daily social interaction, sometimes people also need to tell big lies in consideration of others’ feelings. Because truths are sometimes painful, always exposing our loved ones to the unacceptable reality may not be the optimal choice. In a movie depicting turbulent wartime, a father together with his son was held in a death camp and soon to be killed. Instead of telling his son the facts, the father deceived his son that all the tortures were indeed a game with the soldiers. The son spent an exciting time in the death camp, exempted from trauma from fear owing to this beautiful lie.
Still, some people argue that we should avoid even white lies, for that we should respect other people’s rights of access to the truth and deciding on their own. Granted, this argument makes some sense, if they could still make efforts to improve their situations. However, in most cases, knowing the truth contributes nothing but burdens on the knowers, destroying the knowledge they used to live by; like when you tell your colleague that her skin is dark and ugly.
In conclusion, honesty matters in most, but not all cases. Some lies may flavor our social life.
