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  • sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    May 23, 2020 at 2:55 am

    The economy is a primary factor in measuring individual happiness. Although, in general, money can resolve a large amount of problems, some people support that other factors still relate to happiness.

    Many people regard economic success as a channel for well-being, because material conditions they pursue base on the money. For example, most educators and parents would agree that wealth is the foundation to access elite education. One reason might be that universities focus more on comprehensive qualities than on merely good scores. To improve such qualities will cost a fortune. On the other facet, the rich can splurge on whatever can make them happy without any financial burden. They seem to get a kick from luxury entertainment readily.

    However, we usually can see people who earn less money or escape from wealthy environment experience happy life. These people pursue psychological satisfaction as the source of happiness, rather than typical materials. For example, as the description in “The Moon and Sixpence”, the main character abandons his successful career and wealthy family in London. He explores the meaning of art in a remote island and experiences unrivaled happiness, despite suffering poverty and diseases.

    Besides, as individuals from ordinary backgrounds, our well-being can stem from a job we are passionate about. The stand-up comedian who cracks jokes for the audience and pleases himself might be a good example. As for people who own a lovely family, they are spiritually wealthy. They gain their happiness from love.

    In conclusion, achieving economic success is not the only way to happiness, we should take other factors, like the family and career, into consideration.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    May 23, 2020 at 1:30 am

    The economy is a primary factor in measuring individual happiness. Although, in general, money can resolve a large amount of problems, some people support that other factors still relate to happiness.

    Many people regard economic success as a channel for well-being, because material conditions they pursue base on money. For example, most educators and parents would agree that wealth is the foundation to access elite education. That is why some scandals of millionaires buying qualifications of prestigious universities are exposed. Moreover, universities focus more on comprehensive qualities than on merely good scores. To improve such qualities will undoubtedly cost a fortune. On the other facet, the rich are able to splurge on whatever can make them happy without any financial burden. They seem to get a kick from luxury entertainment readily.

    However, we usually can see people who earn less money or escape from wealthy environment experience a happy life. These people pursue psychological satisfaction as the source of happiness, rather than typical materials. As the description in “The Moon and Sixpence”, the main character abandons his successful career and wealthy family in London, staying in a remote island to explore the meaning of art. He indeed experiences unrivaled happiness during that period, despite suffering poverty and starvation.

    Besides, as individuals from ordinary backgrounds, our well-being can stem from a job we are passionate about. such as the stand-up comedian who cracks jokes for the audience and please himself. As for those own a lovely family, they are spiritually wealthy. What the family relationship brings them can not be mentioned with money in the same breath.

    In conclusion, the achieving economy success is not the only way to happiness, we should take other factors, like the family and career, into consideration.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    April 17, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    The number of dual-earner couples is increasing in modern society. Therefore people might raise a question of how to divide their family commitments. In my opinion, both men and women should dedicate themselves to their family, but not strictly equally.

    On the one hand, family tasks are a critical part for members to take part in family life. Hence couples consider these tasks as the significant responsibility that they should burden. However, some people, particularly the old generation, might think that women are less driven by ambition, and thus they should pay more attention to family tasks than to their careers. By contrast, as bread buyers of the family, men are more likely to be career-oriented. Thus domestic commitments might take up their time for reflecting their careers and handling their pressures, and might hold back their vocational progress as consequences.

    I disagree with those excuses for one gender to escape from household tasks. However, sharing these tasks equally is not the best way to eliminate inequality and maintain a satisfying relationship. What a dual-career couple need to do is reflecting and negotiating their domestic roles. If a person chose to dedicate himself more to domestic commitments, he would pay less attention to his own career. People who sacrifice their working time for the family might lose a sense of social identity. Moreover, the one who takes more financial responsibility should also take some time out of work and concentrate on family life. Domestic commitments would help them thrive as a responsible person.

    In conclusion, I believe that both men and women should share their family tasks after work, but it is not necessary to finish these tasks equally.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    April 4, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    The number of dual-earner couples is increasing in modern society. People might raise a question of how to divide their family commitments. In my opinion, both of them should contribute to their family, but not strictly equally.

    On the one hand, family tasks are a critical part for members to take part in family life. Therefore people consider these tasks as the significant responsibility that adults should burden. However, some people, particularly the old generation, might think that women are less driven by ambition, and thus they should pay more attention to family tasks than to their careers. By contrast, men are bread buyers of the family. Thus domestic commitments would more likely hold back their vocational progress.

    I disagree with those excuses for one gender to escape from household tasks. However, sharing them equally is not the best way to eliminate inequality and maintain a satisfying relationship. What a dual-career couple need to do is reflecting and negotiating their domestic roles. If a person chose to dedicate himself more to domestic commitments, he would pay less attention to his own career. People who sacrifice their working time for the family might lose the sense of social identity. Moreover, the one who takes more financial responsibility should also take some time out of work and concentrate exclusively on family life. Domestic commitments would help them thrive as a responsible person.

    In conclusion, I believe that both men and women should share their family tasks after work, but it is not necessary to finish them equally.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    April 1, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    The number of dual-earner couples is increasing in modern society, and both of them have full-time jobs and tight schedules. This rises the question about how to divide family commitments with combining their careers. In my opinion, both of them should contribute to their family, but not strictly equally.

    On the one hand, family tasks are a critical part for members to take part in family life. Therefore we consider these tasks as the significant responsibility that adults should burden. However, some people, particularly the old generation might think women are less driven by ambition, and thus they should pay more attention to family tasks than to their careers. By contrast, men are bread buyers of the family, thus domestic commitments would hold back their vocational progress.

    I disagree with those excuses for one gender to escape from household tasks. However, sharing them equally is not the best way to eliminate inequality and maintain a satisfying relationship. What a dual-career couple need to do is reflecting and negotiating their roles to play in the family. If a person choose to dedicate himself more to domestic commitments, less attention he could pay to their own career. People who sacrifice their working time for the family might lose the sense of social identity. Moreover, the one who takes more financial responsibility should also take some time out of work and concentrate exclusively on family life. Domestic commitments would help them thrive as a responsible person.

    In conclusion, I believe that both men and women should share their family tasks after work, but it is not necessary to finish them equally.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    February 16, 2020 at 10:34 am

    It is true that many people suggest that children should learn foreign languages at primary school. Although this suggestion indeed has some benefits in the schooling of children, I believe its drawbacks would outweigh the merits.

    People might agree with two main reasons why studying foreign languages at primary school could benefit students. On the one hand, investigations show that primary school education is the best period of language learning from the perspective of brain development. Languages learning in this period can also help young students enhance the ability to logical thinking and motivate curiosity about other cultures. On the other hand, children who study earlier can establish a strong foundation of vocabulary and grammar, and prepare them for further language learning.

    However, I agree with those who believe that students should start foreign language learning at secondary school. Because students at primary school are too young to focus on language learning. The bilingual study would take up children’s playtime and possibly make them tired about school and course. Furthermore, I believe that secondary students would be more able to find both accessible and efficient strategies to learn a new language. For example, they have opportunities to travel to western countries and interact with native speakers in-depth, which could help them improve oral English. These students can browse websites to practice foreign reading as well. All of these approaches seem more available to older children than younger ones. Last but not least, secondary students have an adequate perception of what languages they truly love instead of being forced to accept their parents’ choices.

    In conclusion, I can understand the opinion that parents might want their children to win at the starting line. I still believe taking an early language studying would not be the best choice for children.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    February 6, 2020 at 3:32 am

    Some people believe that it is better for students to obey the rule, while others don’t. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

    The education of teenagers is attracting more and more attention in modern society. Although some people argue that children should obey the rules made by teachers or parents, I believe that they need to address problems and self-regulate their behavior.

    On one hand, there are several reasons why people believe teenagers should obey the rules. Firstly, most students lack the ability to self-control in childhood. Without strict regulation, they may waste most of their extracurricular time playing video games or chatting with friends on the internet. Because they are too young to concentrate on the study. To some extent, a certain amount of regulation or discipline from adults can help them use time effectively. Additionally, adults have more experience understanding what the correct behavior is and how to achieve it. So rules they make act as a direction or protection rather than a limitation.

    On the other hand, I believe that the habit of being independent and breaking unnecessary regulations will be more significant for teenagers. For example, making schedules themselves and covering the material at their own pace can offer students a flexible access to study. In this way, they are more likely to achieve higher efficiency and career advancement. Moreover, breaking the rules can help develop creativity and the ability to deal with problems independently. Perhaps more importantly, teenagers should not be afraid of making mistakes. What they should do is to bravely explore the right and best way for themselves.

    In conclusion, obeying the rules seem safe for individual growth, but it can limit a variety of ability developing.

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    February 5, 2020 at 1:16 am

    The education of teenagers attracts more and more attention in modern society. Although some people argue that children should obey the rules made by teachers or parents, I believe students need to address problems and regulate behavior by themselves.

    On the one hand, there are several reasons why people believe teenagers should obey the rules. Firstly, most students lack the ability to self-control in childhood. For example, without strict regulation, they may waste most of their extracurricular time playing video games or chatting with friends on the internet. To some extent, a certain amount of regulations or disciplines made by adults can help them use time properly. Alternatively, adults have more experience understanding about what is the correct behavior and how to achieve it. So rules they made act as a direction or protection rather than a limitation.

    On the other hand, I believe that being independent and breaking unnecessary regulations are more significant for youngsters. By making flexible schedules themselves and studying at their own pace, they will get higher efficiency and career advancement. Moreover, breaking the rule can help to develop creativity and the ability to deal with problems alone. Perhaps more importantly, teenagers should not be afraid of making mistakes or go wrong way without rules limitation. What they should do is bravely exploring the right and applicable approach to growing up.

    In conclusion, obeying the rules seem safe for individual growth, but it might limit the creativity and a variety of ability developing. So I suppose that children should be encouraged to break the rule.

     

    sigrid
    University: chongqing medical university
    Nationality: China
    February 4, 2020 at 4:43 am

    The education of teenagers attracts more and more attention in modern society. Although some people argue that children should obey the rules made by teachers or parents, I believe students need to address problems and regulate behavior by themselves.

    On the one hand, there are several reasons why people believe teenagers should obey the rules. Firstly, most students lack the ability to self-control in childhood. For example, without strict regulation, they may waste most of their extracurricular time playing video games or chatting with friends on the internet. To some extent, a certain amount of regulations or disciplines made by adults can help them use time properly. Alternatively, adults have more experience understanding about what is the correct behavior and how to achieve it. So rules they made act as a direction or protection rather than a limitation.

    On the other hand, I believe that being independent and breaking unnecessary regulations are more significant for youngsters. By making flexible schedules themselves and studying at their own pace, they are more likely to get higher efficiency and career advancement. Moreover, breaking the rule can help to develop creativity and the ability to deal with problems alone. Perhaps more importantly, teenagers should not be afraid of making mistakes or go wrong way without rules limitation. What they should do is to bravely explore the right and applicable way for themselves.