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Cácđộcgiảyêuquýcủatớ!PhầnIvàphầnIIcóthểxemnhưtự
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sinhviênvàohọcđạihọcởnướcngoài)nêncóthểbắtgặptấtcảcác
lĩnhvực:sinhhọc,hóahọc,địalý,lịchsử…Banđầukhiluyệnviết,tớ
thườngviếtlanman,khôngcótrọngtâm.Saurồi,tớtựnghiêncứu
cácbàiluậnmẫu,cộngthêmsựhướngdẫnnhiệttìnhcủacáccôgiáo,
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Agreattickettosuccess
Theinventionofcomputerisoneofthemostincredible
breakthroughsinhumanhistory.Fromtheyearof1945,thetime
peopleinventedENIAC–thefirstprimitivecomputerinthewhole
world,human’slifehaschangedsignificantly.Computerisreallyan

essentialthinginourlife.Computersplayalotofrolesinourlife.But
exactlywhatrolesdotheyreallyplay?Inthefollowinglines,Iam
goingtodescribesomeofthem.
Thefirstrolethatcomputerplayisthatcomputerisatoolof
studyingforstudents.Anincredible,amazingamountofinformation
isavailablethroughtheInternet,whichisasystemonthecomputer.
Internetisasmart,flexiblenetworkofwebsitescreatedtoserve
human’sneedsofentertaining,working,studyingand
communicating.Youonlyhavetotypeafewwordsinyoursearch
engine,andinamatterofseconds,theGooglewillsearchonthe
wholeWorldWidewebforthetopicsthatyouwant.WorldWideWeb
issimilartoanInternationalLibrary,withahugeamountof
documents:aboutfivemilliondocuments!This“library”isthebiggest
intheworld,forsure!Youdon’thavetospendhours,goingthrough
cardcataloguesinthelibraryandlookingattheshelves.Injusta
click,everyhumansthirstofknowledgewillbesatisfied.
Furthermore,Internethasmadedatabasesandreferencesfromthe
majorlibrariesofbigcitiessuchasNewYork,Toronto,Washington,
Tokyo,Paris,Rome,etc.tobeavailabletostudentsaroundtheglobe.
Notonlytakingdatabasesfromnon-profitorganizationssuchasthe
Wikipedia,Wikileak,andBritishConciseEncyclopedia,theInternet
alsopurchasethedocumentsfromlibraries,officesandsuccessful
companiestohelppeopleinteractwithkeener,morestandard
knowledgeaboutthesubjects.Withthesestandardizedinformation
fromfamous,recognizableorganizations,studentsaresuretoabsorb
thequintessenceofhumanbeing.WiththeInternet,studentscanalso
communicatewithotherstudentsthroughtheglobe.Theycanshare
theirinterests,studyabouteachother’scultureandhistoryand
exchangetheirlanguages.Asaresult,studentscanknowaboutother
country’straditionalandhistoricalaspects.Theywillimprovetheir

studyingatschool,especiallyinWorldHistoryandInternational


Culture.Also,studentsfromothercountriescansharethenative
studentsabouttheircountry’sgovernment,naturalresourcesand
sciencedevelopment.Atschool,studentsmayalsoimprovetheir
skillsinWorldGovernment,BiologyandScience.Itisreallybeneficial
andvaluable.
Secondly,computersmakeworksmoreenjoyableandconvenient.
Itiscertainlyconvenienttositathomeanddoresearchonthe
Internetwithyourcomputer.Computercanbeopened24hoursa
day,unlikelibrariesoroffice.Youcandoresearchinyourpajamas
whenyoueatbreakfastorwheneveryoulike.Beforetheappearance
oftheInternet,studentshadtorelyonthelibrariesforinformation
andbook.Librariesdonotopen24hoursaday,sostudentscouldnot
dotheassignmentsfast.Today,thinghaschanged.WiththeInternet,
studentscandoresearcheswhenevertheywant.Ofcourse,libraries
arestillneeded,buttheinnovationofInternetcanreplacelibrariesin
certainconditions.Also,theMicrosoftOfficeWordinthecomputer
helpsusverymuch.Whenwehavetowriteareportorsomethinglike
that,writingbyhandwillnotbesuitable.Beforetheinnovationof
computers,writinghastobedonebyhand.Imaginewritinga50
pagesreportbyhand!Howfrustrating!Asaresult,thecomputerwas
inventedtosavetheday!
Thirdly,computerisameanofrelaxation.Imagineafterahard
dayofwork,wefeelverytiredandboring.Thattime,thecomputer
willbeextremelyeffective.Wecanhavefunonthecomputerby
playinggames,listeningtomusic,chattingwithfriends,checking
informationanddoingfunquizzes.Itwillhelpourmindtobe
refreshedandbereadytostartthework.Accordingtosome

researches,ourmindwillrememberthingsbetterwhenwehavesome
relaxationafterhardwork,andthecomputerreallyenhancethat
relaxation.
Tosumup,thereisafamoussaying:“Computeristhebestand
foremosttickettosuccess”.Inmyopinion,computerisabrilliant
inventionofourlife.


Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement:
Alwaystellingthetruthisthemostimportant
considerationinanyrelationship.Usespecificreasonsand
examplestosupportyouranswer.
Thetraditionalvirtueoftellingthetruthinallsituationsis
increasinglydoubtedbymanypeopleintoday’sworld.Manybelieve
thattellingthetruthisnotalwaysthebestpolicywhendealingwith
people.Moreover,thelineofa“truth”isbecomingmuchvaguer.In
myopinion,Iagreewiththestatement,eventherearesome
advantagesoftellingalie.Thisessaywillexploretheinfluenceof
tellingthetruthtorelationshipsbetweenpeople.
Weallunderstandthatoftenthetruthisoffendingandmaynot
beaverynicethingtobothhearerandspeaker.Liesorwhitelies
oftenhavetheiradvantages,especiallyinthisindustrializingworld.
Themanipulationofwhiteliesisthemostobviousintheworldof
business.Howmanytimeshaveweheardthatsomeproductis“the
finest”or“thecheapest”?Howmanytimeshaveweheardabout
productsthathavesuch“magicalfunctions”?Advertisingisabout
persuasion,andmanywouldagreethatifacompanyiswillingtotell
theabsolutetruthaboutitsproducts,noonewouldbeinterestedin
evenhavingalookatthem.
Thisprincipleapplieslogicallytotherelationshipbetween

human.Aruthlesstruthaboutsomethingmayseverelyhurtyour
friends’mindandsoul.Forexample,whenyougotoafriend’s
birthday,yourfriendasksyouaboutwhetherherdressisbeautifulor
not.Willyoupointtoherdressandsaythat:“Thisistheugliestdress
Ihaveeverseen?”Ifyoudoso,itmeansyouspoilherbirthdayandit
isaveryruth,impolitesaying.Sometimes,awhiteliecanmakea
personfeelshappyabouthimandtherelationship.Confrontationand


disputesmaybeavoided.
However,thereisalwaystheriskfactorofthetruthemerging
soonerorlaterwhentellinganuntruth.Thebasictrustinany
relationships(businessman/customer,friends,parents/children)will
beblotched,andwouldhaveanimpactonthefuturerelationship
betweenbothparties.Noonewillbelieveyouwhenyou’retellingthe
truthagainafterlying.Yourwordwillhavenoweightandnoperson
willhearyouthattime.
Inaddition,theotherdisadvantageoftellinglieisthatyouwillno
controlwhenthetruthemerges.Everyonewillhateyouandinthe
nexttime,whenyoutellthetruths,theywillnotbelieveyouanymore.
Forexample,yougotanFinyourMathematictest;youtoldtoyour
momthatyougotanAinthattest.Afteralongtime,whenthetruth
emerges,yourmomwillnotbelieveyouanymorewhenyoutellthe
truth.Untruthsbreedpainsinbothparties:tearswhenthetruthis
uncoveredafteraperiodoftime;fearandtheburdenofsharinga
“secret”.Inthelongrun,itseemsthathidingthetruthisnot
beneficialtoeitherparty.
Everyonehatesbetrayal.Evenifitisthetrendtooccasionally
hidethetruthinrelationships,itisstronglyrecommendedthatnotto
followthattrendastheriskandtheconsequencesofthetruth

unfoldedoverwhelmstheminimaladvantagesonecanderivefrom
nottotellthetruth.Afterall,itisunderstoodthatrelationshipsare
foundedon“trust”whichgoeshandinhandwith“truth”.Indeed,
tellingthetruthisalwaysthemostimportantconsiderationinany
relationshipbetweenpeople.


Factorynearacommunity–pros
andcons
Acompanywishestobuildafactorynearmycommunity.Inthis
imaginarysituationthereisonlyarightansweronthequestion:
Whetheritisgoodorbadtolivenearthenewlyestablishedlarge
factory.Somepeoplewillbeoptimisticofsuchanidea;ontheother
hand,numberofresidentswillnotsupportit.
Firstofall,itdependsonwhattypeoffactoryitissupposedtobe.
Thisquestionisveryimportantforecologicalreason.Thereisa
strongdifferencebetween,forexample,aclothfactoryand
metallurgicalplant.Nodoubt,thesecondoneismoredangerous.I
canimaginethereactionofpeoplewholiveinapicturesquelittle
townorevenvillage,nearabeautifulriverwithclearwaterand
beautifulsunshinethenonedaytherepresentativeoftheabove
mentionedcompanyinformthem,thattheyshouldbehappybecause
thelargefactorywillbebuiltnotfaraway.Probably,theywouldbe
shocked.Everybodyknowsthatanyindustrialenterprisehasastrong
impactontheecologicalsituation.Nowadays,manyfactoriesposition
themselvesaseco–responsible.Eventhoughtheyarewell–equipped
withsophisticatedcontrollingsystems,differentfiltersandsoon,they
canjustreduceadverseeffectsfromtheiroperation.Accidentscreate
otherproblems.Theycouldbeunpredictableandveryharmful.So,
people,whodonotusuallycareaboutdumpingofchemicalwasteinto

rivers,augmentationofthelevelofthebadgasesintheairoracid
precipitation,they,indisputably,careabouttheirhealthandhealthof
theirchildren.
Ontheotherhand,runningupofahugefactorycanimprovethe
economicalsituationoftheregion.Firstly,buildingprocess,asa
labor–intensiveone,willcontributetothecreationofthegreat
numberofjobs.Secondly,lessunemploymentpeople,moretaxesinto
thebudget,increasedbuyingpower–allthesefactorsaresupposedto
begreatadvantagesforlocalpeople.
Tomypointofview,establishingofanewfactorynearbyisnota


badidea.But,tobetruthful,Iwouldnotliketohavesucha
“neighbor”.Probably,Iwouldmovetoanotherplace.Aswellasmany
people,IcareaboutwhatfoodIeat,whatairIbreatheandwhatwater
runsfromthetap.Forme,goodecologyandgoodhealtharemore
valuablethaneconomicalwealth.


Independentwritingtask:Whatdoyouthinkarethe
impactsoftheInternetoneducation?Givereasonsand
examplestosupportyourresponse.
Internetisareallyessential,significantinnovationofhuman
being.Ithaslargeimpactsonalotoffields,especiallyeducation.
Impactsinthefieldofeducationcanbeeitherpositiveornegative.In
thefollowinglines,Iwilldiscusssomeoftheconsiderableone.
ThefirstimpactisthatInternetisthesourceofbooksand
information.Nowadays,moreandmorenewspapersareplacedonthe
Internet.Asaresult,people,fromyoungstudentstooldpeoplecan
learnknowledgeabouttheworldoutsidetheirhometown.The

Internetisalsoalibrarywherepeoplecanowne-booksjustbyaclick
andsharethemtotheirfriends.Thereiscountlesse-booksonthe
Internettranslatedintoavarietyoflanguagestobeproperinthe
globalcommunity.Itmeansthateverysinglenation,nomatterlarge
orsmall,industrializedornot,people,ifpeoplearewillingtostudy,
theyareworthytodeservewhatthey’dlike.
ThesecondimpactisthatwiththeInternet,studentscanhave
relaxedafteralldayofhardstudying.Afteradayatschool,inthe
evening,whenstudentsplaygames,chatorlistentomusiconthe
Internet,theirmindwillbefreshandcleartoprepareforthenext
day.Researchershaveprovedthatafteradayofstudyinghard,
becauseyourbrainhastoworkreallyhardtorememberthelesson,
dotheassignments,andworkingroups,itisessentialforyoutorelax.
Whenyourelax,yourbloodcellswillworkmoreperfectlyand
fluently,thetwopartsofyourbrainwillfunctionbetter,andthe
“wardrobe”intheheartofthebrainwillstoretheinformationbetter.
TheInternetisareallygoodtoolbecausethereveritiesofrelaxing
waysontheInternet,suchaslisteningtomusic,playingonline
games,chattingwithfriends,orwatchingfunnyvideos.Ofcourse,if
youreapsignificantbenefitsfromthesethings,itwillnotbegood.


Thethirdimpactisonschoolsanduniversities.Nowadays,more
andmoreschoolsareencouragingstudentstobringcomputer
connectedwiththeInternettoclass.Itisbecausewiththeassistance
oftheimagesandsupportinginformationontheInternet,thelessons
willbemorevividandthestudentswillunderstandthelessonsbetter.
Itisawin-win-winsituationwhenstudentsarebenefitedbecause
theycanlearnthelessonsfastandinterestingly,theteachersare
benefitedbecausetheydonothavetoteachreallymuchandareloved

bythestudents,theschoolisbenefitedbecausetheparentsofthe
childrenwillbereallysatisfiedandkeepthechildrenintheschool.
Intheend,ofcourse,theremaybesomenegativeimpactsof
Internetonstudyingsuchasplayingtoomuchgamesorhavingeyes
problems,butwiththeappealingpositiveconsequencesofthe
Internetoneducation,IthinkthatInternetisstilloneofthebest
educationtools.


Parent’srolesineducating
children
Inlife,thereareanumberofsourcesthatcontributetoone’s
educationandgrowth,including:parents,teachers,friends,
television,booksandmovies.Eachsourceisessentialtohuman
developmentinsomeways.Inmyopinion,parentsarethebestand
mostimportantteachersforanumberofreasons.
Firstly,parentsarethefirstteachersthateachinfidelencounters.
Evenbeforethebabiesareborn,theycanfeelandlistentomumand
dadtalkingandsinging.Afterbirth,parentsteachtheirbabiesby
sweetsongs,bypassionatelullabiesandbeautifulpoems.Parentsalso
introducechildrentotheworldaroundthem.Parentshelpthem
interactwithbeautiful,lovelynaturalscenes.Scientistshaveproved
thatchildren’sbrainandthinkinggrowrapidlybetweentheageofone
tofive,whichiscalledthepreoperationalstageaccordingtoPiaget’s
cognitivedevelopmenttheory–theperiodspentalmostexclusively
withtwobeautifulangels:MumandDad.
Secondly,parentsdonotonlyteachchildrentoread,writeand
talk,butalsoteachchildrenabouthowtocorrectlybehave.Infants,of
course,donotknowanythingaboutotherpeople.Parentsinstruct
themhowtobepolite,howtoshowrespect,howtohandleemotions,

whomtotruston,whomnottotruston.Parentsalsoteachchildren
ethicsandremindthemtobehonest,truthful,dedicate,forgivingto
other’sfault,beinggenerousandkindtopoor,disabilitypeople.In
theotherword,theyhelpthechildrentothriveandsurviveinsociety.
Third,andmostimportant,parentsteachtheirinfantsby
example.Becausechildrenspendahugeamountoftimewiththeir
parentswhentheyareyoung,theylearnbyobservationandimitation.
Thiscanbebothpositiveandnegative.Byobservingtheirparentsand
relative’sactions,theycanlearnalotofnewthings,alotofgood
behaviors.However,notalladultactivitiesaregoodtoobserve.There
arealsosomeverybadonesuchasviolence,drinking,andsmoking.
Childrencanlearntheseharmfulbehaviorsiftheirparentsexhibit


suchactions.Children,thereforelearnwhattheylive.Iftheirparents
areselfish,theywillbeselfish.Iftheparentsaregenerous,their
childrenwillbegeneroustoo.
Thefinalaspectislongevityofrelationship.Sinceactsasteachers
for18ormoreyearsbeforethechildleavehomeandlive
independently,theyhaveamuchstrongerimpactthanaschool
teacherwhomstudentsmayknowforaslittleasoneyear.Indeed,
evenaftergraduatingfromuniversity,childrenstillneedtheadvices
oftheirparentstostruggleforlife.
Eventhoughttherearenumberofsourcesthatcontributeto
children’seducation,thelessonsandexamplesfromtheirparentsare
stillthebest,themostresistantone.Parentshavenotonly
educationalimpactsbutalsoethicalimpactoninfants.Forthese
reasons,Ithinkthatparentsaretheeverbest,mostimportantteacher
inaperson’slife.



Home,forsomeone,issimpleasahouse,butforsomeoneelse,is
morethanahouse,andsometimesitisnotahouse.Eachlifehasa
differentthinkingaboutthedefinitionof“Home”.
“Whereonelivesoraresidence”(DictionaryoftheEnglish
Language,2009).Accordingtothisdefinition,peoplemayhavetwo
ormorehomes.Whenyougotowork,spendingeighthoursinthe
office,maybemoretwelvehoursinthere,yourofficebecomesa
secondhome.Youworkthere,yourelaxthere,youhavedinner,and
youchattoyourfriendsatyourdeskinyouroffice.Sometimes,for
somepeople,theyevensleeptherebecauseofsecuritysituation.In
thefactthathomesometimesjust“aplacewhereyouare
comfortableandpleasure”(CollinsEnglishDictionary,2003).For
example,streetchildrenhavenohousetocomeback,buttheydo
havehome.Theirhomemaybeunderthebridges,ontheboatsalong
thechannels,orinslumsnearlyadumpfield.Thatarenotahouse,
justaplacethattheyfeelcomfortabletosleep,toretireafterahard
workingdayandtosleep.
Forsomepeople,homeisathingthatyoucannotreplaceandyou
alwayslookforward.Homeisafamily.Thereareyourparents,
brothers,sisters,relatives,dogs,fishes,etc.Everythingthatyoufeel
sofamiliarwith.Especially,theywillbethefirstpeoplewhomyou
wanttoshareyourfeeling,youremotionaboutyourjob,lifeoryou
arethefirstpersonthattheychoosetosharethesethingswith.Home
willhelpyoutogetbackthebalanceinyourlifebetweenloveand
money.Inthere,everyonewillbeavailablebesideyoutoprotect,
supportandgowithyoutogetoverdifficulties.
Homeiseitherthebeginningofthelove,newlives,ortherootof
theevils.Haggard,acomposer,saidthat“homeiswherethekid
growsup”inthesongwiththesamename.Imaginarily,achildwas

borninagoodfamilywithfulllovefromhisparentsandhisbrothers,
sisters.Hewillbecomeagoodmanwithcharacteristicsofkindness
andtolerance.Hewillgetmarriedwithabeautifulgirlandhavegood
children,anewlife,withfulloflovelikehisparents.Whatifhis


parentsarenotgoodpeople,theyaredrunk,theyfallingambleand
don’tcareabouthisson.Thesongrowsupandbeginshislifeastheir
parents.Hebecomessocialburdenandmaybeanevilwiththeendin
jail.
Thedefinitionofhomeisnotthesamewhenpeoplethinkabout
it.Butabsolutely,everyonedoeshaveahome.Theywilllivewithitor
findtheotherone;itdependsonhowtheydefinewhatthehomeis.


ThefutureIpad
Ifyoucouldinventsomethingnew,whatproductwould
youdevelop?
Peoplehavemanydreams.Someofthemhavealreadycometrue,
othersarestilljustdreams.Somedreamsarebig,somearejustsmall.
Theyallhavemeaningsandimportancewiththeonewhodreamed
them.IhaveadreamthatIcaninventanillnesstreatingIpad,which
areusedinthefieldofmedicine.ThisIpadisnotforfun,ofcourse!
TherearemanyreasonswhyIhavethisdream.Inthefollowinglines,
Iwillexplainthewayitworksandgivethreereasonstosupportmy
opinion.
MyillnesstreatingIpadwillbeabout12inches.Itcanbotha
diseasetreatment,asleepingmachineandatoolofworkingand
entertainment.It’scapacityis192GBwithacameraof98megapixel,
whichisthreetimesthecapacityofa64GBIpadtoday.ThisIpadwill

usethetechnologyofdigitalHD.Thatmeanstheimagethatappears
onthescreenwillbeveryclear.IntheIpad,thereisasensorysystem
thatdoesn’tonlyusedforthetouchscreenbutalsofordetecting
illnesses.TheIpadcanalsophotographsprintsX-raypicturesand
printtheAfterdetectingillnessesofthepatientbysendingit’snano
robottothepatient’sstomach,theIpadwillconnectwithfamous
doctorsintheworldfindatreatmentforthediseaseifitisserious.If
thediseaseistooseriousthatcanleadtoimmediatedeath,Ipadwill
injectaantiphlogisticandapainkillerpilltothepatient‘sbodyand
immediatelycallthenearesthospital.Ifthediseaseisbecauseof
viruses,thenanorobotwillkillthosevirusesandcleanthe
contaminations.ThisillnesstreatingIpadcandetectmorethan
15.000typesofdiseases!Also,theIpadcanmeasureheartbeatsand
givelifeadvices.Whenyouhavesomesadnessorbadfeeling,just
sharewiththeIpadthroughamicrophoneanditcangiveyou
valuableadvices.Asaresult,itisalsocalleda“psychologicalexpert”.
TheotherfunctionoftheIpadistoreducenoiseandpredictweather
disasters.Whenthereissomeawful,bignoisecoming,itwillreduceit
bycreatingavirtualnoisereducingshield.Itisextremelyeffectiveat
placeswheretherearelotsofpeople.Itcanpredictthetimewhena


naturaldisasterscomingandwarnittopeoplebyaredwarning.
Whenthereissomesignofastormorearthquakes,it’sscreenwill
enlargefrom12inchesto18inches.Peopleintheplaceswherethere
arelotsofnaturaldisasterswillbeverybeneficialfromit.Finally,the
IpadthatIwanttoinventcanfunctionasasleepingmachine.With
peoplethatcannotsleep,theIpadwillcreateanultra-radiant,which
canmakeapersonsleepsmoothly.Then,itwillalsofunctionasa
dreamfilter,whichputingooddreams,andthrowbaddreamstothe

trashbin.Thespecialthingisthatitdoesnotworkbyelectricity,it
worksbysolarenergy.Ithelpstheenvironmentbetterandreduces
globalwarming.
Thatismydream.Hopeitcancometrueinthefuture!Bythe
way,whatisyourdream?


Independentwritingtask:Doyouagreeordisagree
withthefollowingstatement?Aminimumnumberof
physicaleducationcreditsshouldberequiredfor
graduationfromcollege.
“Myownprescriptionforhealthislesspaperworkandmore
runningbarefootthroughthegrass”;“Thegreatesthealthiswealth”
aretwoveryfamoussayingofauthorTerriGuillemetsandtheVirgil.
Ofcourse,healthisthewealthoflife,andphysicaleducationis
relatedprominentlytohealth,especiallyintheenvironmentfullof
competingbetweenstudentslikethatinthecolleges.Asaresult,I
totallydisagreewiththestatementandthesefollowingreasonswill
supportmyopinion.
Thefirstreasonisthatwehavetorequirephysicaleducation
creditsbecausestudentsatcollegesnowadaysdonotwanttopractice
exercises.Theyonlyconcentrateonstudying,onhowtogetthebest
markwhentheygraduate.Theyforgetthatiftheyarenothealthy,
nothingcanbedone.Studentsalwayslockthemintheroom,study
andstudy,withoutthinkingabouttheirhealth.Ifcollegesstilldon’t
mindthatmater,studentswillgetmorediseasesandbecomemore
andmoreexhausted.Tocontrolit,collegesshouldaddphysical
educationtoexaminationsubjectstoremindstudentsthattheyhave
toexercisemuchorotherwiseiftheygetBorCinphysicaleducation,
theywillgetanunsatisfiedgraduationrecordeventheygetAinother

subjects.Itspurposeistostresstheimportanceofphysicaleducation
incolleges.
Thesecondreasonisthatphysicaleducationwillcreatealinking
betweenfacultiesandfaculties,schoolsandschools.Therearealotof
facultiesinthecollegeindifferentsubjectssotwofacultiesdonot
haveamiddlesubjecttocompete.Forexample,abiologyfaculty
cannotcompetebiologywithaeconomicsfaculty.Ifthecollege
requiresphysicaleducationineveryfaculty,twofacultiescanholda


sportcompetitiontocompete.Also,schoolscancompetesportwith
eachotherbecausetheyallhavephysicaleducation.Itisgreattoplay
sportwithanotherschool.
Thethirdreasonisthataftercollege,ifthestudentshaveto
examinephysicaleducation,theycaneasilyadapttotheharsh
workingenvironment.Theyarestrongerandcanstandtheboth
physicalandmentallychallengingcondition.Theyarereadytotypea
reportwiththousandsofwords,spendallnightattheoffice
continuously,gotoalotofplacestomarketproductsortomeet
workingpartner,stretchthebraintothinkofareportorplan;etc.
Thesethingsnotonlyneedmentalstrengthbutalsophysicalstrength
tostruggleforthesedifficultworks.Youneedtobereallystrongso
thatthebrainscanaffectwork.Youalsoneedtobestrongto
manipulatethebraininexhaustedtime.Allneedthebalanceofmind
andbody,gracefullyandperfectly.
Intheend,Itotallyagreewiththestatementandreallylovethat
physicaleducationcreditstoberequiredincollege.


Theimportanceofsomewhitelies

Generallyspeaking,lyingiswhenwepresentsomethingasbeing
truethatisnotactuallytrue.Andgenerallyspeaking,lyingisasin.
Butnoteverylieisasin.Sometimeslyingcanbeourmoral
obligation.Inthefollowinglines,Iwillgivesomereasonsto
strengthenmyopinionandstatesthatmyclaimisright.
Firstly,awhiteliecanhelpyounottodamageanybody’segoand
selfesteemandalsomakepeoplemorehappyandcourage.Also,a
whiteliecanstrengthenthefriendshipbetweenyouandyourfriend.
Itcanbringpeoplepositiveattitudeandpreventthemfrombeing
disappointed.Considerthisexample:Youcometoyourfriend‘shouse
toeatdinner.Thefoodtherewasterrible.Thetacoswastoospicy,the
porkribwasoverwhelmedoftomatosauce,thesaladwasnotfresh,
thebeefstewwithBordeauxwinewastootoughandbitter,the
sausagewasburnedtolong,thepizzawastoostiffandtasteless,the
spaghettiwasawful,thelobsterwasstillaliveandthefishwasvery
stinkingandfetid.Youcannoteatanythingatall.However,thisis
firsttimeyourfriendtriestocook.Ofcourseyoucantellthetruth
thatfoodwereextremelyterribleandawful.Butyouwanttomaintain
thefriendshipanddon’twanttolethimdownordisappointedhim.
Sothereisdefinitelyanotherchoice.Youwillsaytoyourfriend:
“Thankyouverymuch!Yourfoodisniceanditisgreatwitha
beginningcooklikeyou.Ienjoythefoodtoday.Tryyourbestand
somedayyoucancookthosefoodsbrilliantlyandbeprofessional
chief!”Itisreallybeneficialforbothyouandyourfriend.Whatabout
whenyourwifeasksyouifyouthinksheisfat,orifaparticulardress
makesherlookfat?Whataboutwhensomeoneasksyouwhatyou
thinkoftheirnewshoes(particularlywhenyouknowtheydon’twant
yourhonestopinion,butsimplywantyoutoaffirmwhattheyalready
believeaboutthem–thattheyarewonderful!),andyoudon’tlike
them?Isitoktolietotheminordertosparetheirfeelings,tomeet

theirexpectations,ortoavoidaconflict?Isitmoreimportanttobe
truthfulbygivingyourhonestopinion,ortotellthemwhattheywant
tohear?Finally,considerthecommongreeting:“Howareyou
doing?”Inourculturethisisvirtuallyequivalentto“hello.”WhenI
passbymyneighborinthemorningandtheysay:“Howareyou


doing?”Idonotrespondwith:“Actually,I’mgladyouasked.I’m
doinghorrible.Letmetellyouwhat’sgoingoninmylife.”No,I
respondbysaying:“I’mdoingwell.Howareyoudoing?”Infact,I
respondthiswayevenifmylifeisfallingapartattheseams.Andso
doyou!Isthislying?Afterall,youarepresentingsomethingasbeing
truewhichisactuallynot.Onlyasentencethatyoutalkoutloudlike
thatwillmakepeopletobemoremotivatedandhappytostartthe
newday.
Secondly,awhiteliecanevensavepeople’slife!Seemsridiculous,
right?Actually,thatisreal.Considerthescenarioinwhichyourmoral
obligationtoprotectlifeispittedagainstyourmoralobligationtotell
thetruth.Protectinglifeistheweightiermoralimperativeofthetwo,
andthuslyingtoprotectthatlifewouldbetherightthingtodo.
Considerthisexample:IntheWorldWarII,twoNazisoldiers
arrestedagroupofJewstryingtoescapefromtheregionthatthe
Nazicolonized.However,theydon’twanttogivethoseJewstotheir
highercommandbecausetheJewswillbekilledimmediately.Asa
result,theyhidetheJewsinasmall,uncultivatedhousenearthehill
thatthehighercommandcannotdetectandreportthattheydidn’tsee
anyJews.ThisalsooftenhappenedintheAmericanCivilWar(1861–
1865)whentheConfederacyarmysoldiershidetheblackslavesthat
theyarrested.
Finally,awhitelieofthedoctorcanhelpthepatientmore

optimisticandcanrecoverfast.Thisisarealcase:Adoctoristreating
foracancerpatient.Thedoctorknowsthatthecancerisuntreatable
andthepatientonlyhaveonemonthlefttolive.Howeverthedoctor
decidestosayawhitelie:“Yourcancerisdifficulttotreat.Butitis
stillcurable.Youmustspendalotoftimeswithyourfamily,having
good,healthydiet,readandwatchlotsofcomediesandlaughalot.
Youalsoshouldn’tthinkwearyandpessimisticandalsousuallylet
yourbraintorest.Remembermysayings?Hopethatyouwill
recover!”Sothepatientisreallyoptimisticabouthislivingchance.
Afterthreeweeks,amazingly,herecoveredandcanlivefortenyears
more.Thatishowawhiteliehelpful.
Tosumup,tobehonestisverygoodandisessentialinalotof
cases.However,insomecases,tellingawhitelieisfineandnecessary.
However,aftertellingawhitelie,inasuitabletime,youshouldtell
thetruthinordertomaintainrelationandcooperative.Iagreewith


thestatementofthetopicandthinkthatit’sfinetotellawhitelie
sometime.


Whenweworkinateam,group,companyormore,theleader
takesaveryimportantrole.Althoughthetaskisequallycontributed
toeverymemberinagroup,itistheleaderwhoorientsanddirects
theprocesstoitsdestination.Inmyopinion,agoodleaderis
responsible,good-schedulingandimpartial.
Firstofall,itistheleaders’onustomakethegroup’sworkcome
uptostandardandsatisfying.Therefore,theymusthandlewiththe
taskinacarefulandconscientiousway.Iftheprocessisnot
conductedwell,itshouldbetheleaderwhotakestheblameforthat

andisinearnesttomakeamendsforthewrongdoings.Wheneverhis
groupareinhotwater,theleadershouldbepresenttogivethem
adviceandinstructions.Seeingtheirleaderattentiveanddedicatedto
thetaskisanencouragementforthegrouptotrytheirbesttofulfill
theworkallocated.
Inaddition,goodleadersneedtohavearationalplans,schedule
alongwithtaskapportion.Asaleader,hedefinitelyknowswhichfield
eachofhismembersismajorinsoastoallotthemtheirsuitable
assignment.Moreover,tokeeptheprogressgosmoothandprevent
unnecessarydelay,itisadvisabletoplandistinctlyandclearly.For
example,whenagroupisworkingonanatureconservation,each
memberhastodealwiththesituationofthenaturalworldthisweek,
conservationandsolutionnextweek,anddotherehearsalfivedays
beforetheirpresentation.
Intermsofworkingatmosphereandgrouprelationship,
impartialityisarequiredcharacteristicofgoodleaders.Ifaleaderis
unfair,hewillgivedifferentamountoftasktohismembers,especially
thememberswhoareobsequiousorinrelationtohimwillbegiven
superficialorlessamountoftask.Thatwillcauseafeelingofpartial
treatingintheothers.
Itiscommonknowledgethatagoodleaderissensible,learned
andtalented.However,asheislackingingoodtraces,hisknowledge
andtalentwillbenullifiedinhisgroup.Whenworkinginagroup,I