For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Essay 427 Topic 80 Describe a custom from your country that you would like people from other countries to adopt. In a world where many customs and beliefs are built in, I am proud to be a citizen of a country here people are known to be warm and hospitable, Philippines. Filipinos are fond of ?Fiestas. ?This simply means, ?a gathering or a celebration. ?This is one custom I would like other countries to adopt because it pulls people closer and it serves to enlighten us to relive our culture. The Philippines is an archipelago with 7200 islands and almost all of the islands conduct a fiesta once a year. An example of a fiesta is the Panagbenga which is done every February in time for the summer season in Baguio City where people from all walks of life joins the parade or floats of flowers, highlighted with street dancing, concerts and fireworks. The native of this city came up with this kind of fiesta to thank God for giving abundant harvest of flowers. Panagbenga is just an example of a fiesta in my country. To name some, we also have the Ati-Atihan festival, the Maskara festival and the like. Fiestas have truly become a part of the Filipino people`s customs and tradition that would never fade because of the spirit of joy, fun and excitement that thrills not only us but also the tourists who also takes time to visit our country. Essay 428 Topic 80 Describe a custom from your country that you would like people from other countries to adopt. In Vietnam, we are very proud of the custom to give our full respect to our teachers. As far as I am concerned, this is a very good custom which everyone should adopt. There are many reasons for my belief and I would like to address hereafter some main ones. Firstly, I would like to describe how respectful we are to our teachers. In our country, teachers are considered as our second parents. We never do anything against their advice. We often come to visit them on important days. For example, if we spend the first day of a New Year visiting our parents, then the second day will be for coming to our teachers` homes. Each year we often show our great respect to our teachers on the Teachers` Day on 20 November. On that day, students all over the country come to meet their old and current teachers to express thanks to them. We often give beautiful flowers and best wishes to our teachers on that day. There are many reasons for which we respect our teachers. The first reason which can be obviously seen by everyone is teachers are people who found the first brick in our knowledge wall and also are the one to help us to build that wall too. Since they day we For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org first come to school, it is our teachers who welcome us at the school gate. They go with us during our school life. Without our teachers, we could not know how to read and write, how to do count, how to understand natural events, and so on. It is totally true if we say that most of the knowledge we have is due to our teachers` effort. Moreover, our teachers not only teach us lessons of various subjects, but they also help us to learn how to become a good person. They teach us to distinguish between the rights and wrongs. They are happy to see how we grow up and become mature. I still remember my teacher of Literature in my high school. Whenever we made mistake, she was very sad as if she had not fulfilled her responsibility to take care of us. She always gave her best advice to our problems. As for us, she is really the spiritual sponsor. From the above reasons, we can conclude that our teachers always help us to become a good person by teaching us scientific and social knowledge. Therefore, all students in the world should love and respect our teachers. Essay 429 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? Whether technology has made the world a better place to live is a prevalent topic undergoing serious debate. After pondering it from several aspects, I totally agree it is true that technology has made the world a better place to live. This I support with the following reasons As we know, firstly technology can help people to live a longer life. A small example can give some light to this point. At the stone age, our ancestors` average age is about 25. Due to the development of medical technology, now people`s average age is two or three times of that time. Another reason why I prefer to this choice lies in the fact that technology ameliorate the environment in which people living in. for example, thousand of yeas ago people lived in caves, which are cold in winter and hot in summer. With using Architectural technology, people build up houses, skyscrapers. Living in them, people enjoy the comfortable lives without worrying about the whether it is hot, cold or rainy outside. Finally I want to mention that technology has brought our lives more and more convenience. For instance, many people like music, classic music or pop music. At the beginning, people must go to the theater whenever he wanted to hear a song. . Today, by using great technologies, walkmans and Discmans are supplied for the music fans. Then they can enjoy their favorite songs anywhere and anytime. From what has been discussed above, we can safely draw the conclusion that technology has made the world a better place to live. Essay 430 Topic 81 Has technology made the world a better place to live? For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org I agree that technology has made a world a better place to live. With the busy lifestyles of people now, it is nice to know that we now have computers to do some of our work thus saving us time and energy. We save time and energy therefore we can do more work in a given time and day. Cellular phones help us communicate with business associates, friends and family. We can call important people in cases of emergency or every time we just want to say hello thus enabling us to foster better relationships as communication is essential in every relationship. Another form of communication that technology gave us is the use of the Internet. We can send emails all over the world with just one click of a finger. We can also gain and share knowledge by browsing through the websites. Students save time in researching using the Internet than going through several books in the library to get information they need. We now have computers that can save tons of data. People used to keep important documents in drawers wherein they could be lost. It also occupies space especially if you have a lot of documents to keep. Now, we can save space by saving the documents in the computer. This also helps us organize data for easier access. Generally, technology helps us do more by saving us time and energy. By doing more, people can achieve more therefore making this world a better world to live. Essay 431 Topic 81 I agree that technology has made a world a better place to live. With the busy lifestyles of people now, it is nice to know that we now have computers to do some of our work thus saving us time and energy. We save time and energy therefore we can do more work in a given time and day. Cellular phones help us communicate with business associates, friends and family. We can call important people in cases of emergency or every time we just want to say hello thus enabling us to foster better relationships as communication is essential in every relationship. Another form of communication that technology gave us is the use of the internet. We can send emails all over the world with just one click of a finger. We can also gain and share knowledge by browsing through the websites. Students save time in researching using the internet than going through several books in the library to get information they need. We now have computers that can save tons of data. People used to keep important documents in drawers wherein they could be lost. It also occupies space especially if you have a lot of documents to keep. Now, we can save space by saving the documents in the computer. This also helps us organize data for easier access. Generally, technology helps us do more by saving us time and energy. By doing more, people can achieve more therefore making this world a better world to live. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Essay 432 Topic 81 I agree that technology has made a world a better place to live. With the busy lifestyles of people now, it is nice to know that we now have computers to do some of our work thus saving us time and energy. We save time and energy therefore we can do more work in a given time and day. Cellular phones help us communicate with business associates, friends and family. We can call important people in cases of emergency or every time we just want to say hello thus enabling us to foster better relationships as communication is essential in every relationship. Another form of communication that technology gave us is the use of the internet. We can send emails all over the world with just one click of a finger. We can also gain and share knowledge by browsing through the websites. Students save time in researching using the internet than going through several books in the library to get information they need. We now have computers that can save tons of data. People used to keep important documents in drawers wherein they could be lost. It also occupies space especially if you have a lot of documents to keep. Now, we can save space by saving the documents in the computer. This also helps us organize data for easier access. Generally, technology helps us do more by saving us time and energy. By doing more, people can achieve more therefore making this world a better world to live. Essay 433 Topic 83 Is modern technology creating a single world culture? Some people believe that modern technology is creating a single world culture. In my opinion, I disagree this statement. With the modern technology, we have more chance to feel different cultures, we have more ways to understand different cultures, and we can record and preserve culture information more easily and more efficiently. First of all, the best way to love a different culture is to feel this culture by ourselves. With the help of the modern transportation, we can get different places more convenient. Ancient Egypt will never be forgotten because thousands people are arriving Egypt through airplanes everyday to visit Pyramid. This situation could not be imaged one hundred years ago. For people from North America, just to spend one week, we can take photo at the foot of the Great Wall, enjoy the delicious Chinese food, and experience the Chinese culture. If more and more people have experienced others` cultures, no culture will disappear. There is not only way to understand other cultures. Modern technology has helped us to communicate with more people from different culture backgrounds easily. Just click our mouse and keyboard several times, we can chat with people who we do not know, and make friends through Internet. With the video telephone, just sitting home, we are able to communicate people. Communication is essential for us to avoid prejudice and bias between different cultures, and live together peacefully. The last but not the least, for some ancient cultures and minority cultures, it is not hard for us to discover or record information about those cultures. The development of archaeology depends on the technology. Meantime, some small culture which is going to die out can be recorded through modern technology. There are just several of most important reasons why I For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org disagree with this statement. In a word, Modern technology is not creating a single culture, but creating a multicultural society in our planet. Essay 434 Topic 83 Is modern technology creating a single world culture? Some people hold the opinion that modern technology is creating a single world culture while others contradict it. It`s true that the development of modern technology enhanced the globalization, but does it contribute to create a single world culture? As far as I concerned, it doesn`t. There are more than a hundred countries in the world, even in one country there are many different cultures. How can them combine a single world culture? The concept of single world culture is unreal. For example, Canada is a country where immigrants from many different countries gather together. Does Canada have its unique culture? Obviously not, its culture is a multi-culture, not single culture. Moreover, modern technology is just a part of culture. It can influence culture, but definitely it can change culture. There`s an undeniable fact that people will not speak the same language no matter how developed modern technology is. Plus, it`s also impossible to change the background of one culture which is its own history. Most parts of one`s culture such as custom, come from one`s history. So as we discussed above, it`s now clear that the modern technology is not creating a single world culture. Essay 435 Topic 84 Has Internet provided a lot of valuable information or caused problems? The philosophy of Internet, as means of providing information and connection between different people all over the world, is one of the noblest ideas in the twentieth century, and also one of the most important. It is a good question, whether with the avalanche of information, which best describes Internet nowadays, it can fulfill its purposes. Everyone using Internet know that it is very hard to find quickly the right item, you are looking for. Doing this, man is wandering trough piles and piles of useless information and the process of looking resemble much of a fighting with a creature unfamiliar with your desires. When I am doing a project, for example, it is very hard for me to separate the popular information from the scientific, and I often find that I would have finished more quickly, if I had used the old fashion library. Other problem of the Internet usage is that it is filled of uncensored information as violence, terrorism or sex. This is limiting its possibilities to be a good help to the children to understand the world or unless the world their parents want to show them. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Yes, the Internet is a window to the world, but our world is not so good to view it all. I accidentally come upon this sort of information and I am sure that it is decreasing the advantages of the World Wide Web. The Internet is a store of information. Some of it is valuable; other is useless or even harmful. As humans, if we want to make the Internet as useful as it is purposed to be, we must find some tool to navigate through it without the difficulties, which we are experiencing now or it will become useless. Essay 436 Topic 84 Has Internet provided a lot of valuable information or caused problems? Some people believe that access to huge information through the Internet creates serious problems such as Internet pornography spreading and software piracies. Consequently, they deny the use of this new technology. However, in my opinion, the Internet provides people with lots of valuable information, and its advantages greatly outweigh its negative affects. Admittedly, some people use the Internet to make profits by spreading unhealthy pornography. These activities harm the growth of teenagers without correct knowledge and social experience. Some people even intercept personal information about credit cards, and then consumes carelessly in the Internet business shops. This greatly damages the business trade on the Internet concerning security. Nevertheless, many countries are cooperating together to control Internet crimes. Many new laws have been enacted to protect people`s privacy and security. The Internet technology is improving our living and working styles. We used to read news from newspapers or television, but now we can quickly and vividly obtain news we are interested through Internet by subscribing to Internet news services. We can work at home or in another city and simultaneously keep close contact with our managers and colleagues through email. Shopping no longer needs us wandering in traditional stores, because we can do it conveniently through Internet stores. Looking for information become so easily that we just need to type in keywords and let the computer to search for us through the World Wide Web. Clearly the negative affects of the Internet are relatively small compared with its positive benefits. We need to take suitable measures to limit its harmful influence, and make the best of this new technology. Essay 437 Topic 84 Has Internet provided a lot of valuable information or caused problems? As many new technological inventions and modern innovations The Internet has many advantages and disadvantages. I would agree with those who consider that the Internet provides people with a lot of valuable information. On the other hand, I would not argue For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org with the rest who think that access to so much information may create problems. It is a fact that the Internet has changed our lives tremendously. It is a whole miracle how people have access to the global world twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty-five days a year. We can find and learn almost everything with only one click of the mouse on the screen. Thanks to the Internet, nowadays, people are not only better informed but also their abilities to communicate with the entire world become unlimited. It is truly hard for me to imagine how the mankind would advance without these uncountable bits of information. Unfortunately, people who think that access to so much information creates problems are generally correct. Since we live in the Information Age many people have access provided by the Internet to our personal deals. What is more, the Internet brought to life a new kind of criminals called `hackers`. We all well know how many problems such people can create only within a day to the world communications. Furthermore, any computer program can protect our private life completely, as we are already a part of the global virtual world. There are many other examples in favor or against both points of view. I cannot generally agree or disagree with any of them because I am thoroughly aware that as the Internet provides people a lot of valuable information and allows them to communicate freely with each other as such free access often creates problems to all of us. As many things in life the Internet can be either harmful or beneficial. I hope that its advantages will outweigh its disadvantages in the forthcoming future. Essay 438 Topic 85 A one-day-visit in your country If a foreign visitor has only one day to visit my country, the best place that I suggest is the museum in my country. In the museum, the visitor will be able to see a lot of special things which can represent my country. the museum will also be able to provide a lot of knowledge for visitor to understand my culture better. Since the time is limiting, museum is the best choice. First of all, there are a lot of precious things which can only be displayed in museum. For example, the fossil of the ancient animals which existed million years ago is very attractive. It also has important scientific value. This foreign visitor will not be disappointed if he sees this valuable fossil. Furthermore, things displayed in museum is capable to represent my country`s culture. A lot of typical traditional artwork, and pictures which reflects my culture are displayed in the museum. There are also some audio and visual material in the museum. At least, after one day`s trip, this foreign visitor can get a basic concept of my culture. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Admittedly, there are many other places that are worth to visit. But the visitor only has one day. Time is limiting. The museum condenses all best the information about my country. It is the most convenient way to understand my country to visit the museum. And the cost is relatively low. Overall, I strongly recommend this visitor to visit the museum. Because during one day, museum has most precious information and material to be displayed. It reflects a lot about my culture. He will feel that his trip is very interesting and memorable. Essay 439 Topic 85 A one-day-visit in your country A foreign visitor who has only one day to spend in my country, India, should definitely visit the city of Agra where there are a number of historical monuments, most notably The Taj Mahal. The city of Agra was an important headquarter of the Mughal Dynasty which ruled India for nearly 400 years from the 15th to the 18th century. The famous rulers of the dynasty were Babur, Akbar, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Various monuments of immense historical and cultural significance were constructed during their rule, of which many are in Agra, namely The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Buland Darwaza, etc. Taj Mahal is an architectural masterpiece. It was built by emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife. Situated on the bank of river Yamuna, it evokes a sense of awe and amazement in every tourist who sees it for the first time. I still remember the day I saw the Taj for the first time as part of a school trip. I was enthralled and spellbound by its magnificent beauty and splendor. In fact, visiting Taj Mahal is part of the itinerary of almost every foreign dignitary who visits our country. US president Mr Clinton and the first lady were also captivated by its heavenly beauty. On a moonlit night, it is at the prime of its pristine beauty. The other monuments like Agra Fort, Buland Darwaza and Akbar`s tomb are also worth seeing. All of them offer a wonderful insight into India`s rich cultural and architectural heritage. So I would like to recommend every foreign visitor to go to Agra and I am sure he will remember the experience for his lifetime. Essay 440 Topic 85 A foreign visitor who has only one day to spend in my country, India, should definitely visit the city of Agra where there are a number of historical monuments, most notably The Taj Mahal. The city of Agra was an important headquarter of the Mughal Dynasty which ruled India for nearly 400 years from the 15th to the 18th century. The famous rulers of the dynasty were Babur, Akbar, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Various monuments of immense historical and cultural significance were constructed during their For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org rule, of which many are in Agra, namely The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Buland Darwaza, etc. Taj Mahal is an architectural masterpiece. It was built by emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife. Situated on the bank of river Yamuna, it evokes a sense of awe and amazement in every tourist who sees it for the first time. I still remember the day I saw the Taj for the first time as part of a school trip. I was enthralled and spellbound by its magnificent beauty and splendor. In fact, visiting Taj Mahal is part of the itinerary of almost every foreign dignitary who visits our country. US president Mr Clinton and the first lady were also captivated by its heavenly beauty. On a moonlit night, it is at the prime of its pristine beauty. The other monuments like Agra Fort, Buland Darwaza and Akbar`s tomb are also worth seeing. All of them offer a wonderful insight into India`s rich cultural and architectural heritage. So I would like to recommend every foreign visitor to go to Agra and I am sure he will remember the experience for his lifetime. Essay 441 Topic 85 A foreign visitor who has only one day to spend in my country, India, should definitely visit the city of Agra where there are a number of historical monuments, most notably The Taj Mahal. The city of Agra was an important headquarter of the Mughal Dynasty which ruled India for nearly 400 years from the 15th to the 18th century. The famous rulers of the dynasty were Babur, Akbar, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Various monuments of immense historical and cultural significance were constructed during their rule, of which many are in Agra, namely The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Buland Darwaza, etc. Taj Mahal is an architectural masterpiece. It was built by emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife. Situated on the bank of river Yamuna, it evokes a sense of awe and amazement in every tourist who sees it for the first time. I still remember the day I saw the Taj for the first time as part of a school trip. I was enthralled and spellbound by its magnificent beauty and splendor. In fact, visiting Taj Mahal is part of the itinerary of almost every foreign dignitary who visits our country. US president Mr Clinton and the first lady were also captivated by its heavenly beauty. On a moonlit night, it is at the prime of its pristine beauty. The other monuments like Agra Fort, Buland Darwaza and Akbar`s tomb are also worth seeing. All of them offer a wonderful insight into India`s rich cultural and architectural heritage. So I would like to recommend every foreign visitor to go to Agra and I am sure he will remember the experience for his lifetime. Essay 442 Topic 85 One-Day-Tour in China My native country is China, and it is one of countries that have the ancient civilizations in the world. Only one-day visit in China is very limited, but it is enough to get a little bit taste of this great country. The city I will pick for you is Beijing. Here is what we will do for this only one day you have in China. First, I will take you to the Tiananmen Square to see the flag rising in the early morning, and since we are there, we will look around the Tiananmen Square. Surrounding the Tiananmen Square they are many public buildings, such as the Great Hall of People, the museum, the memorial of the war hero and also Chairmen Mao's tomb. In this area there are also some of the main roads of Beijing, and if you are observant enough, you will learn something about Beijing, and its people by For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org watching the people passing by on their way to work. This part won't take too much time, but it will give you some idea about China. Then we will start our morning by touring The Forbidden City. As you may know, The Forbidden City was where empires lived and worked for many centuries. A couple hours tour there will help you to get to know some of China's history and wonderful architecture. The vivid carving and design of the whole city shines the wisdom of ancient Chinese. If our morning tour is not enough to impress you, I am sure you our next tour will do---The Great Wall. No matter what books you have read about the Great Wall, you won't realize what a wonder it is until the moment you walk on it. Can you imagine the Chinese made this without any modern technology? I am always amazed how the ancient people can fight on it when I found it even difficult to walk on it. Our last tour is the silk alley. I am sure you would like to buy your family members or friends some Chinese gifts, and the silk alley is the right place for you to go. You can find many colorful silk products and imitation ancient antiques. Finally, we will end our day with the delicious Peking duck, so you will have a real "taste" of our capital city of China. Essay 443 Topic 86 A time and a place in the past There is no denying the fact that when and where you would like to go back in the past is an interesting question discussed much. As far as I am concerned, I think I would go back to my hometown 15 years ago because of several reasons and they go as follows. The first reason why I want to go back to my hometown in the past is that the scenery in my hometown is very beautiful. A huge river crosses my hometown and so many trees are planted near banks of the river. I still remember appreciating the sunset at riverside with my grandpa. How magnificent the picture was. I had never experienced this landscape before in my memory. I wish I can go back there to watch a sunset again. The second reason why I desire to go back to my hometown is that I can meet my grandma who taught me much knowledge. Although my grandma passed away five years ago, what she taught me is still useful for me. She often teaches me how to communicate with people and how to deal with the relationship of friends when misunderstands happen. It is undoubted that these types of knowledge are still practical in the modern society. The last reason why I would like to say this is the pace of the relaxed life. As can be seen, we almost cannot put up with the fast pace in city. For example, a lot of problems will be cleared up, a large amount of money need to be paid, a great deal of information flood in our brains. Therefore, I am tired of this kind of lifestyle and desire to go back to my childhood to experience the easy and unrestrained lifestyle. To conclude, everybody has his or her dream of going back to a period in the past. But I believe most of people desire to go back their hometowns because hometowns in their memories are always be the most beautiful places. . first time as part of a school trip. I was enthralled and spellbound by its magnificent beauty and splendor. In fact, visiting Taj Mahal is part of the itinerary. first time as part of a school trip. I was enthralled and spellbound by its magnificent beauty and splendor. In fact, visiting Taj Mahal is part of the itinerary