TWE Essays 240/292 240 which information and knowledge have more value than the ability to build machines, create "stuff, " grow crops, or even mine precious metals and produce gemstones. Nowadays, accurate information may be worth more than the most expensive Rolls-Royce or the biggest diamond. The perfect example of this increasing dominance is the explosive rise in the popularity of the Internet the Internet offers the world countless bytes of information twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Companies all over the world, but principally in the United States, are rushing to stake their claim in cyberspace and stiff competition among companies has resulted. In order to gain dominance, these companies must have the best-skilled workers, an advanced understanding of computer systems, and good intuition about what will happen in the future. All of these abilities to compete in the global marketplace stem directly from literacy skills and those without these skills will be stuck in the service, agricultural, and heavy industry fields. In short, we can see that people in the past who were lacking in literacy skills essentially had more company than those lacking these skills have today and could still earn their livelihood. Further, we could argue that because of the nature of the global marketplace and because of the emergence of the Information Age, we could make the argument that literacy is fundamental to professional success nowadays. However, literacy should be considered a basic human right in a literate society all people throughout history should have learned to read and write. (Essay ID: 40 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com) Topic: 163 For ages, reading and writing has been vital aids to the intellectual, emotional and spiritual growth of mankind. But with rapid changes in the society and scientific advancement of human race over the decades, the necessity and importance of reading and writing has increased remarkably. Several reasons account for the lesser importance of reading and writing in the past. Firstly, education was restricted to certain sections of the society and not everyone benefited from its advantages. Only the learned few enjoyed intellectual satisfaction. Knowledge was not shared freely due to lack of proper means of communication, thus preventing many from realizing the benefits of education and learning. Secondly, technology was not so advanced in the past. Hence the general pace of life was slower than it is now and people did not feel the need to keep themselves abreast of affairs around them. In other words, the need did not arise for mass awareness and participation in efforts for intellectual enlightenment through reading and writing. Nevertheless, writing was a more popular than reading since it was the most common means of communication - in the form of letters. However, at present the scenario has changed considerably. Innovation and change are integral parts of life. Now advancement in technology marks the day. To cope up with the rapidly evolving new ideas and concepts, reading has become more important now than ever before. Invention of high-tech gadgets and state-of-the-art information systems in areas of communication, transport and general business demands more awareness about contemporary events and changes With advancement in technology, man's eagerness to succeed has increased. Consequently the realization has dawned on him that such dreams can be materialized through intellectual advancement - a feat possible only through self reading and personal research. With the invention of computer has commenced an age of electronic communication and online commerce. Although writing letters has decreased considerably with the advent of electronic mail, it will take some time to make our varied businesses paperless. Thus though reduced, people still do some writing, wither in forms of documents, memorandums, business contracts or research papers. Education has made people more aware of his potential and reading and writing has become instrumental to man's success in today's competitive world. (Essay ID: 42 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com) TWE Essays 241/292 241 Topic: 163 Today more than at any time in the history of the world it is important to be able to read and write. This change has been brought about by the Internet which we use to communicate with one another, to get our news, and to sell our products. Millions of people communicate today through e-mail using the Internet. In the past people would have face-to-face meetings or call one another on the phone; today they use e-mail and chat rooms. It is obviously necessary to be able to read and write in order to participate in this technological revolution. Today, one can subscribe to news and information services on the Net. When you turn on your computer in the morning, you are given the headlines, financial news, sports scores, or social events that you requested. The news is tailored to your specifications. In the not distant past, most people got their news from television or radio-as many still do. Yet, getting your news from the Internet is more efficient since the news is tailored to your specific interests. E-commerce also demands that people be able to write and read. Of course, the people who design the retail web sites, must be able to express themselves clearly in writing. The potential customers must he-able to read the product descriptions. In the past, people would go into stores (as many still do) and point to objects that they would like to buy. This physical approach to shopping does not require any special language skills. The Internet will force us all to be literate not only in reading and writing, but also with computers. Today, we must be skilled readers and writers to be successful in the high tech world. (Essay ID: 41 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com) Topic: 164 Our health is the only thing we really have in the world. You can take away our money, our house, or our clothes and we can survive. Take away our health and we will die. That is why I eat healthfully, exercise regularly, and keep up my social life. Eating healthfully is important to maintain one's health. I try to avoid foods high in fat like French fries or cookies. I also try to limit the amount of animal protein I consume. I never eat more than a few ounces offish or chicken a day and I rarely eat meat. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of fiber and vitamins. It is important to know how to cook these foods so the nutrients are not lost in the cooking process. Your muscles must continue to be strong to support your body as it grows older. Exercise helps the bones build density and helps you maintain your posture. A regular exercise program of cardiovascular training and weight training is an important part of keeping you healthy. Friends are an important part of one's health. Studies have shown that people with a wide range of social contacts get fewer colds and have fewer complaints than those who don't. Laughing is also an important part of health. Hike to laugh with my friends and I always feel better when I am with them than when I am alone. By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at an appropriate weight and can maintain my health. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. It's all apart of my recipe for healthful living. TWE Essays 242/292 242 (Essay ID: 44 ) Topic: 165 Volunteering a few hours each week to some community activity is an important way of investing in the future of our society. I chose to spend my time working with elementary school children helping them to learn to read. Developing good reading skills will help these students keep up with their classmates, open new worlds to them, and help them succeed in life. Students who are not good readers cannot keep up with their studies. They will not understand the lessons; they will come to school unprepared; they will not be able to perform. By learning to read, students will be on equal footing with their classmates. They will be active participants in class. Books on different lifestyles, occupations, cultures, or governments will open new doors to students. Students who can't read will only know what they see around them. Students who can read will be able to travel to new worlds and experience new ideas without ever leaving their classrooms. Today, a person who can't read is severely handicapped. A non-reader will have to work at the most menial jobs. Readers, especially good readers, have the whole universe open to them. They will have the possibility to learn any job that interests them. By volunteering to help an elementary school child learn to read, I am helping him or her not only today, but for the rest of his or her life. I am helping them keep pace with their peers and explore the world and themselves through books. (Essay ID: 45 ) Topic: 166 Everytime my father encounter something difficult,I feel anxious and ask myself"When will I become an adult?"A children is so little thin and coward,but an adult is very strong and wise.I want to help my parents and make them happy. Some books and movies tell me that many things can make me an adult.They are experiences or ceremonies such as going to college,getting a job,wedding and so on. We may look into every possible events,however,the foremost should be the entrance to college.From the first day on campus,we have to do a lot of things all by ourselves,washing clothes,cleaning doms and buying fruits.A child never worry about these things.We also learn how to protect ourselves and how to get well with the others.We keep alert to judge whether our behaviours are right or wrong and distinguish which is good or bad for us.When we meet difficulties,we can overcome them by our own efforts instead of asking for help from you parents, we bacome adults since the moment. When we graduate,we find a job and live on our own earnings.We work hard and do a good job to make our value by give our own contributions to the society.We plan how to use our time and money to make ends meet.We help who are in the hardship.When we get rewards,we bacome adults since the moment. Then we get married and have children.We teach them how to walk, how to speak and how to TWE Essays 243/292 243 bacome adults.We also make our parents and relatives happy.we become adults since the moment. So life is beautiful.To become an adult means to become more independent and more responsible. (Essay ID: 467. This is a 5 point essay) Topic: 166 The difference between children and adults are very easy to tell from their physical outlooks: children and small, weak, have a poor judgment, and have to depend on adults. On the contrary, adults are big, strong, and more independent. Every child will grow up to become an adult. What events make a person an adult? In my personal opinion, there are a lot of events which mark the turning point for a person to become adult. In many countries, when a child becomes eighteen years old, he or she legally becomes an adult. There will be a big celebration and many best wishes from relatives and friends; the young person may also have a great longing for a bright future in his adult life. He may move out from his parents house and live alone; he may start dating and doing activities which only adults can do, such as going to a pub. Graduation from college is another big turning point for a person to become adult. In college the young person may reply fully or partially on his parents for financial support, but after he graduates, he must find a job for himself, and live on his own. Graduating from college and joining the work force can also make a person an adult. Marriage is also a big event to a person. Once become husband or wife, the young person starts to take care of others, and take responsibility for the family. Once the young person becomes a parent, he or she should also take care of the baby. I believe that getting married and have children is the most important event that turns a person into an adult. Only after one gets married, does he or she take on the responsibility to the family and the society. (Essay ID: 46 ) Topic: 166 There are so many differences between children and adults, such as adults always make decisions independently, while children offten deal with things under the supervision of adults. Although it is a course that a child grows up and become an adult, I believe that many events play a significant role in it. Based on the experience and life style of my own, leaving parents and living alone is the event that turn a child into an adult. The main reason of the argument I support is that living independently could develop the ability of thinking and doing independently. In family, parents always prepare everything and create a comfortable condition for children. Children at home are almostly carefree, and need not worry about cooking, washing, making cleanning, and the only thing they have to care of is study. However, when living in the dormitory of school, they have to begin to study how to deal with house work and how to get on alone with others. And it is more important that they have to think independently and make decisions like adults. Another reason can be seen by everyone is that to live independently a child will have to face TWE Essays 244/292 244 many problems which need courage and the capabilty to cope with. Without the help from parents, children will find there are so many unexcepted concrete troubles can not be resolved only by themselves. For example, when a freshmen move into dormitory, he or she have learn to change the light bulb, clean the house, how to get on well with roommate and so on. At this time, making friends and helping each other are very important for them to resolve the troubles. In addition, the frustration and even the failure in life is very significant in the course of grouth. An experience, example, or observation impart benenficial new knowledge and wisdom. In the same way, a failure bring children lessons and make their thought and behavir mature and sense. General speaking, living independently will develop the ability of dealing with things of children, test the courage of cope with difficulties of them, and bring them many lessons. Taking into account of all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that living by own make a child mature and wise , and turn a child into an adult. (Essay ID: 385. This is a 5 point essay) Topic: 167 Our school has been given a grant to make necessary improvements to its facilities. We can spend it on new books for the library or on more computers. Our school already has books in its library and it already has computers. Since we have more books than computers, I think that new computers will benefit the students more. Computers can access up-to-date information on the Internet. Right now, the reference books in our library are very outdated. Our encyclopedia set is eight years old. But if every student had access to a computer, we all could have the latest facts and figures on everything. Unfortunately, giving every student a computer means we need a lot of computers. Right now, the ratio of computers to students is one to twelve. This means students only get to work on the computers three or four times a week. But if every student had a computer, we could use it whenever we wanted. "Information on demand" should be our slogan. Students today need lots of information right away. Life goes by too quickly to wait. It takes forever to identify a book that you think might have the information you need. Then you have to go to the library and look for the book. Usually it's not even there. With a computer, information searches are instantaneous. If we all had computers, we could access more information and access it faster by computer. We could have all the information we needed for our schoolwork. We could all improve our grades. For these reasons, I feel that purchasing more computers will benefit us more than buying more books. (Essay ID: 47 ) Topic: 168 Nowadays, more and more students choose to attend schools or universities outside their home countries. Then why studying abroad is so attractive even though it often means greater expense and more difficulties? We may say that those students are bound to benefit considerably from their foreign study experience. The modern world needs people to have comprehensive knowledge and experiences. The world is TWE Essays 245/292 245 no longer a separated one in which each part can afford to be totally independent. The communication and interchange in fields of culture, business, finance and other human activities are so unprecedentedly frequent and vigorous that the general or specific knowledge of other members of the global village turns to be most important to the prosperity of the country, or the success of a people. This kind of knowledge is usually bettered achieved if pursued abroad. Furthermore, foreign experiences improve one's willpower and ability of adjusting to a new environment, and one's capability to overcome various hardships and setbacks. Young people are considered aggressive and ambitious. their success is not based on comfort or easiness, but on their incessant painstaking effort and their never-ending willingness to surpass themselves. In a foreign country they are confronted with greater challenges, more unsteadiness and less help from their families and friends. All these undoubtedly lead to an independent, self-supporting, resourceful person who will also be sympathetic and generous to other people around. With these advantages, we may conclude that the foreign study experience enlarges a student's view of the world, as well as improves one's personality and character, which will guarantee a more splendid future in his life and career. (Essay ID: 426 ) Topic: 168 Now, many students choose to attend schools or universities outside their home countries. I think that there are a lot of reasons to explain this phenomenon and I would in here illustrate a few of the most important ones. Firstly, I believe that these students would prefe to study in a foreign country in order to learn more advanced skills and technology. In general, these students intend to learn in a developed country such as the Unites States. Needless to say, the US is the most developed countcry. It has many famous universities such as the HAVARD.It is these famous universities that foster a number of eminent talents. It is these talents who let the US become the foremost country in the world. All of these are an appeal to attract many foreign students. After they graduate, they can apply the knowledge they learn to the construction of their own country. Maybe their homeland can become very developed someday. secondly, studing in a foreign country is helpful to learn a foreign language. In a foreign, you have to communicate with the others in the local language.In order to exist, you must force youself to accept the challenge of language. I think that this is the best way to learn a foreign language. Thirdly, understanding the foreigh culture and appreciating the foreign landscape should be a reason. Although we can understand some circunstances of a foreign country through TV or internet, this way is absolutely not better than viewing in person. After understanding the reasoning above, I believe that studing outside our countries should a very good thing. (Essay ID: 310 ) Topic: 168 Nowadays,there are more and more students choose to attand schools or universities outside their home countries.As far as I am concerned,there are several reasons for the students to do so.First,students study abroad due to the reason that they can learn more new knowledge and the . man's success in today's competitive world. (Essay ID: 42 . Sample essay provided by Erin Billy of www.TestMagic.com) TWE Essays 241/ 292 241 Topic: 163 Today more than at any time in. as well as my body happy. It's all apart of my recipe for healthful living. TWE Essays 242/ 292 242 (Essay ID: 44 ) Topic: 165 Volunteering a few hours each week to some community activity. TWE Essays 240/ 292 240 which information and knowledge have more value than the ability to build machines,