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TWE Essays 200/292 200 Topic: 133 I can't remember how many times when I was informed that a person's childhood years played a rather important role in the whole life; I can't remember how many times especially when a VIP was interviewed by a journalist, he or she, more often than not, would mention his or her childhood years, regardless of its toughness or happpiness. Just as the famous peot Word's peom goes, "Child is the father of the man "! So, I think, the several childhood years are the most important years of a person's life both psychologically and physically. The famous psychologist Sigmund Freud had once put great emphesis on the importance of a person's childhood, to put aside the the academic debate, I think whether a person spends the crucial couple of childhood years in a happy-go-lucky way has a lot to do with his or her later life psychologically . For example, a child who was maltreated when in his or her childhood may be under the shade in the adult life, which has been proved either experimentally or emperically. As a matter of fact,these examples are defying enumeration. On the other hand, the period of childhood is a very vital stage for the child to grow up physically,because at this special stage, the main orgens of the body and their functions beign to develop and become mature gradually and this stage matters a lot regarding laying a sound foundation for the teenage stage and the later adult stage. Thus, we, if as parents, should develop a happy atmosphere for our children to make sure they spend this very special period in a safe and happy way; we, if as children,should live a happy way ourselves. Do remember this several childhood years are the most crucial years of a person's life psychologically and physically! (Essay ID: 413 ) Topic: 133 I agree that a person's childhood years, from birth until twelve years of age, are the most important. All the information I've read about that time of life states that these are the years that form us. These years determine what kind of a person the child will become. During these years we learn about relationships, begin our formal education, and develop our moral sense of right and wrong. The early years are the time when we learn about relationships. First we learn about our parents and siblings, then about rest of the world. We learn how to respond to others based the treatment we're given. If we're loved, then we know how to love others. If we're treated harshly, we may grow up to treat others harshly. We also form our ideas about our own self-worth from the way others treat us during these years. They can convince us we're worthless, or they can teach us we deserve love and respect. These are the years when we begin our formal education. We acquire the basic skills-reading, writing, working with numbers-that we'll use throughout our lives. We need a good foundation in these subjects. Otherwise, anything we try to do later will be undermined by our lack of skills. Perhaps the most important thing we can learn during these years is how to analyze information and use it. These are skills that will always be useful. Most important, from my point of view, these are the years when we develop our moral sense of what's right and wrong. Others teach us about good and bad, but later in our early years we begin to decide for ourselves. It's also during this time that we begin to develop the self-discipline to live TWE Essays 201/292 201 according to our morals. I believe a person grows and changes for the better throughout the many stages of life. However, the foundation is laid in those first few years of life. (Essay ID: 7 ) Topic: 134 In the past in America, children were valuable workers. For example, they helped on the farm or in the family business in order to bring in money. Just a couple of generations later, attitudes have changed. Now children are hardly expected to work at all. Modern children often don't even do household chores. This is sad, because I think that they are missing something if they don't help out at home. Sharing in household tasks benefits children of all ages. First of all, household tasks build skills. Very young children learn motor skills and classification skills when they pick up their toys and put them away. Talking about how to do things helps them learn to analyze situations. Older children learn skills they'll need as an adult. Cleaning and cooking may seem dull, but knowing how to do them well makes life a lot easier. How many young adults leave for college unable to do their own laundry or cook anything besides a frozen microwave dinner? It's amazingly common. When everyone in a family helps out, the family is happier. Nowadays it's common for both parents to work. When they come home, they have more work to do. Life is stressful and there's no time for fun. By sharing household tasks, everyone gains. Children can help their parents with simple tasks such as picking up their own rooms, putting away their own laundry, starting dinner occasionally, or taking care of younger siblings. Then the family can relax together, and parents won't feel like servants to their "couch potato" offspring. The most important thing children learn from helping with household tasks is responsibility. Handling everyday tasks teaches organization and time management skills. Children learn that chores have to be completed before they can play, or before ? They get their allowances. Children who understand that effort pays off will be more successful later in life. Kids should not work all the time. A happy life needs balance. But if they can successfully handle tasks at home, they will handle life better too. They will know the satisfaction of doing a good job, be involved in family life, and become more confident and responsible adults. (Essay ID: 8 ) Topic: 135 Many high schools, both public and private, require students to wear uniforms. I think that such a policy is an excellent idea because uniforms can make things more equal for all Students. First, uniforms make students equal on an economic level. With uniforms, students from poor families dress the same as students from rich families. This can prevent envy and jealousy about stylish clothes. It can also encourage students to form friendships based on personality, not clothes. Second, uniforms can reduce unequal treatment by teachers. Research suggests that teachers often have higher expectations for more attractive students, which include those students with nicer clothes. This special attention can include providing more challenges and opportunities for TWE Essays 202/292 202 these students. Uniforms help teachers make judgments based on ability, not appearance. Finally, uniforms encourage the individual students of a school to feel like part of a bigger group. Their feelings of being together, working together and having something in common are all helped by uniforms. It is my opinion that all schools should have a policy requiring uniforms. Uniforms give every student an equal chance. (Essay ID: 9 ) Topic: 136 Everyone has the experience of palying games with others. Why we play games? One obvious reason is that we want to relax, to enjoy our life, to have fun. Anyway, some games , including tennis or badminton, will produce the winner and the loser. In my opinion, I disagree that only the winner has got fun. The first and farmost reason is that the purpose of playing games is to escape from your boring data, or office to smell flowers. Wining or losing has nothing to do with your fun, because it is not your job, it is just a game. For example, we students have to spend ten to fifteen hours in lab or in reading textbook, when we have a chance to play football with our friends, who will really emphasis on the results. Everyone has got fun. Another reason why I contradict the title statement is that we can learn something useful by playing games. We may take long running as an example. As we know, the last part of long running is hard to stand. Even though you lost the game, you also learn that persistence can lead to victory, which will do good to your career. Finally, some games such as football help shap your body in spite of loss. So, why not depress? Taking into account all of these factors, we may safely arrive at the conclusion that both wining and losing in paly games give us fun. (Essay ID: 511. This is a 5 point essay) Topic: 136 I agree with the old saying, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. "I don't need to win. I have fun playing all games because it gives me time to be with friends, learn new things, and work as a team. Tennis is one game that I enjoy. It's a great opportunity to socialize. Of course, you can't carry on a conversation while you're playing, but my tennis partner and I talk a lot before the game. Since we have to reserve a court, we have to talk to one another to find a convenient time to meet. Then we have to make sure that the court is available at that time. This often takes many phone calls and, of course, we talk about many other things during the same conversation. Once we get to the court, we often have to wait. That gives us another opportunity to chat. After the game, we usually go out for a soda or a meal and talk some more. We don't even talk about h6w well or how poorly we played. Tennis is just an excuse for us to get together. The board game Scrabble, on the other hand, is a real skill builder. It's a challenge to form words from the letters in front of you and on the board. I always learn a new word from my opponent, TWE Essays 203/292 203 although sometimes I'm suspicious whether the word really exists. Often we don't even keep score. We just do it because it's fun and we learn new English words. Soccer is the most competitive sport I'm involved in. I do my best, but it doesn't matter to me if my team loses. I enjoy just being with my friends and traveling to different schools in different cities to play. I learn a lot about teamwork when we practice. Our coach tells us the most important thing is to play well as a team. It seems she just wants us to have fun and not worry about winning. All in all, I just enjoy having a good time. Presumably that's our purpose in life. Isn't that better than worrying about who wins and who loses all the time? (Essay ID: 10 ) Topic: 136 The statement in the direction is a long term consideration of many people including me. Many people will argue that playing a game is only fun when you win. I, however, after thinking about it on many occasions, decide to stand up against this view for the following reasons. The first and the most important reason for my opposing the idea is that playing a game, no matter you win or lose, helps release a person from the heavy pressure, in most cases, resulted from intellectual activities. There is no better example than myself when i was trying so hard to enter the university. At that time, when i was too exhausted to memorize any single incident in the history book, a play of badminton would refill me with fresh energy to goback to my studies,though i hardly won anyy of these badminton games as my partner is an excellent player. Therefore, the biggest advantage of playing games lies in the fact that it helps people relaxed. Another reason for my disagreement is that one will find out his or her capacity of making progress while playing a game. When learning a new game, if your opponent is a more mature player than you are, it is for sure that you will not win him or her at the beginning, but in the process of the game, if you are a conscientious player, you will definitely learn to grasp the basic skills of a certain game, which enable you to play better and better. Consequently, the awareness of your ability in learning new things is the best award you can find in game playing. Therefore, i will conclude by saying that playing a game iteslf is worthwhile and to win or not to win is not a matter to concern since you could get rid of the feeling of exhaustion and confirm your confidence as a learning-capable being. (Essay ID: 481 ) Topic: 136 Recently, many people argue as if it is a general truth that playing a game is fun only when you win. In various games and matchs, the main aim of players from both sides seems to be winning. And winning is not only for the players themselves, but also for the honor of their team, and even for that of their nation. But to be frankly, I can not agree with them. There are numerous reasons, and I would explore only a few primary ones here. The main problem with this argument is that the real meaning of a game is to enjoy the process of the game; the result, whether it is win or lose, does not seem matter. Think of the original games of our ancestors, the goal is to show their love of sports, their physical strength and celebrating the hunting. And the true intention of their game is for relaxation and amusement. Another good TWE Essays 204/292 204 example is that children enjoy playing games more than adults. When we watch children play, we can understand that they are more concentrate on the game itself, and do not care for the result. There are to young to realize the importance of winning the game, therefore they enjoy it more. If the players play a game for winning, they will concentrate on scores to much, and forget to enjoy the game. In this society, everyone want to be winner, for they will not only win the honor, but also win fame, money, and so on. In the same way, the loser will lose everything. It seemed that playing a game become a way to get material comfort, but not fulfillment of spirit. Furthermore, when palyers play a game for winning, they face the stress from the team, even for the nation, and they struggle to win. Sometimes, players do everything by fair means or foul in order to win. They may use illegal drugs, or bribe the judges. There are various scandals about athelte almost in every international game, and this thing become more and more serious. These are all because the results of games have been linked to money and the honor of a country. General speaking, when you only want to win, you will lose the fun of playing a game. Taking into account of all these factors,we may reach the conclusion that, it is wiser to learn to enjoy playing without regard of the result of game. (Essay ID: 352 ) Topic: 136 Recently, many people argue as if it is a general truth that playing a game is fun only when you win. In various games and matchs, the main aim of gamers of both side seems to win. And win is not only for the gamer themselves, but also for the honor of their team, and even for that of their nation. But to be frank, I can not agree with them. In my point of view, the real meaning of game is to gain fun from the procedure of the playing, but not get the result of win or loss. There are numerous reasons why I hold no confidence on them, and I would explore only a few primary ones here. The main problem with this argument is that it is ignorant of the basic fact that playing a game for win will not only make gamer lose the fun, but also result in many things breaking the rule. In this society, everyone want to be winner, for they will not only win the honor,but also win money, house, and so on. In the same way, the loser will lose everything. It is seemed that playing a game become a way to get creature comfort, but not enjoymet of spirit. Furthermore, when game does not only the honor and shame of individual, the gamers facing the stress from the team, even for the nation must struggle for win. For gain their end, many people take any kind of means without regard to whether break the rule of normal or law. There are various scandals about athelte almost in all the international game, and this thing become more and more serious. Another reason why I disagree with the above statement is that I believe that the real meaning of game is to gain fun from the procedure of the playing. When we observe the playing of children, we will find that they are more like the game per se, not care for the result. There are so little adult can realize the joy of the procedure of the playing as a child. On the other hand the original game of our ancestor is camparing the physical strength and celebrating with the hunting. And the true intention of their game is for relaxation and amusement. General speaking, when you only want to win, you will lose the fun of playing a game. Taking into account of all these factors,we may reach the conclusion that, it is wiser to learn to enjoy playing without regard of the result of game. TWE Essays 205/292 205 (Essay ID: 278. This is a 5 point essay) Topic: 137 I think high school students should be allowed to choose some of the subjects they study. However, the basic subjects, like mathematics, literature, and science, should be mandatory for all students. When I was in high school, we were allowed to choose three electives each semester. Electives were subjects that weren't part of the bask curriculum. They included things like music, journalism, art, and various kinds of team sports. Choosing some of these subjects to study gave me a chance to experiment. I was able to get a head start on what I was going to study in college. However, college preparation shouldn't be the main factor. I think all students should be allowed to take a certain number of courses just because they're interested in them. For many students, high school is the last chance to learn about things they're interested in. Maybe once they have a job there won't be time for studying. Of course, it's also important that students study certain basic subjects. If I'd had a choice, I know I wouldn't have studied mathematics or science. I wasn't very interested in them. However, once I was in class, I found myself getting interested. I wouldn't have known this if I'd been given the choice, because I would have chosen not to take the courses. High school students aren't always the best judges of what they'll find useful in the years ahead. They need the guidance of experts in the field of education. However, they also need some freedom to follow their curiosity and individual interests. They should be given the freedom to choose some courses, while being required to take others. (Essay ID: 11 ) Topic: 138 Maybe in someone's opinion ,to be a member of a group would not have to shoulder some responsiblities ,deal with a variety of persons ,and spend a wealth of time in its daily affairs while the leader have to ;but,when taking the benefical factors into consideration ,compared with the so-called negative aspects mentioned above ,we can safely say that it is better to a leader of a group than to be a member of a group! Of course ,a leader of a group ,is intrinsically a member of the group ,so in this sense ,the leader should answer for the duties a common member should do and also can enjoy the relating rights a common a member can do .Beside as a leader of the group ,he or she should be responsible for many other duties like the management and the development of the group ,and maybe someone takes these obligations as a burden ,but for me ,I think it is an opportunity to fullplay a leader's talents and potentiality and thus to win the respect as well as trust of the members of the group ;and from this standpoint ,no more benefical and challenging is than to be a leader of a group . Then as a leader of a group ,he or she will be endowed with more chance to deal with shades of peoples and thus can learn how to get along with them well and also can win a pool of friends ,who maybe of specail importance for his or her future . As a matter of fact ,there are a good numbers of reasons to support my view , but I think the ones . the conclusion that both wining and losing in paly games give us fun. (Essay ID: 511 . This is a 5 point essay) Topic: 13 6 I agree with the old saying, "It's not whether you win or. learn to enjoy playing without regard of the result of game. TWE Essays 205/292 205 (Essay ID: 278. This is a 5 point essay) Topic: 13 7 I think high school students should be allowed to choose. be given the freedom to choose some courses, while being required to take others. (Essay ID: 11 ) Topic: 13 8 Maybe in someone's opinion ,to be a member of a group would not have to shoulder