What my college life brought me Now I am studying law in ECUPL in Shanghai and I am in the third year of school. Here I want to say something about what I have got from my university. When I was a freshman, I didnot have a clear view of my life. I joint many different clubs but quitted most of them later on(when I was in the second year) because I found I was not that keen. With time passing by, I changed a lot, Not only in hobbies and tastes but about my views of life. Now I had a deeper degree of self-knowledge and found my real interests which I think I would keep for lifelong, such as music, ballet, reading, traveling and so on. Of course, my preference towards music or books might change in the future, whereas my passion on them would not decrease. Also, I have made many excellent friends in college. Some share the same hobbies with me and some help me a lot and some are always there with me whenever I meet trouble. And it is worth mentioning that I made a couple of bosom friends. We share the similar values of life and have a similar attitude towards basic things, Which I consider the most essential factor in a long-term and mutually beneficial friendship. I better know what kind of life I desire. I love changes and challeges and I would love to try more new things later in my life. For me, I'm really not afraid of failure or making any mistakes. What I hate is having no courage to persuing what I want. So to finalize, I really appreciate my college not in that it taught me knowledge in law but for what it helped me in the way I think.

Will increasing the price of petrol be a best answer to solve the traffic and pollution problems? Nowadays, there are more and more traffic congestion and air pollution over the world, in particular, in big cities. People are paying more attention to those growing problems and some think raising the price of petrol is the best way to solve them. But I hold a negative attitude towards it. It is true that less people would buy cars if the price of petrol increased, whereas is it a long-term and effective measure to control the increasing number of cars? My answer is no. The most essential factor of growing traffic and pollution problems is a high level of people’s demands for cars. It is widely acknowledged that in modern society people from all walks of life rely heavily on private cars. Wherever they go and whatever they do, cars could always be reliable and helpful partners of them. Thus, even if petrol price was on an upward trend, people would buy them sooner or later as long as they feel cars are a must. However, that doesnot mean it is inevitable to see traffic condition getting worse as well as air pollution. We indeed can do something to help improve those troublesome issues. Responsibilities should be shared between governments, business, civil society and every individuals. Governments are supposed to promote infrastructure construction, for instance, to broaden the road. Besides, Those who break traffic rules should be punished strictly. Thus less accidents would happen. Also, innovation is encouraged in car-making companies. Cars in the future are expected to be more eco-friendly, which will undoubtedly improve our poor air condition in a sustainable way. So to finalize, I think the future is not like a fate that you have to just go as business as usual goes. We need to have the courage to actually change the route. And there is no single way to solve problems. All ways should work together to fight for our common lovely living environment.

'people have always responded to climate change' what does it mean? as the title, thank you :)

How to say '头像' in English I mean, the photo you show on skype, Wechat or any other website profile photo? just cannot find an accurate phrase to say : P

My Attitude Towards Endangered Languages It is inevitable that more and more languages in the world will disappear and we are now at the risk of decreasing lingual diversity. However, some people think it doesn’t matter because without difficulty in learning new languages there will be less barrier for people from all over the world communicate with each other and thus life will be easier. I agree with this opinion to some extent but I think its disadvantage outweigh its advantage. With the popularity of English, people from different places and with different cultures can easily communicate and exchange thoughts and ideas. It is true that the world are more united than ever before, with more cooperation and coordination. It is undoubtedly promoting trade and development of science and technology. And it is seemingly not so important whether some certain small languages would disappear or not. The world will still run smoothly and social order won’t change as well. But just assuming that many distinctive language die out one day, how will our world become? Some valuable culture identity will die with its language and culture diversity will shrink. There will be less distinctive characteristics which lie in different part of the world. Also, some great artists will find it harder to create since many of them draw inspiration from certain civilizations, most of which are folk and little exposed to the public. Thus, we cannot ignore those endangered languages merely because they are not popular and practical. They do have their own value and they are contributing to culture diversity all the time, in a less-renowned way.

Happiness Happiness is undoubtedly essential in our mental health and living qualities. Some people obtain happiness from friendship and family bonds and some from achieving their goals or simply winning the games. In recent years there emerges a hot topic about well-being among Chinese people and that is interestingly being used for questions ‘Are you happy?’ Though happiness is a widely-used word, it can be hard to define because people understand this word differently and everyone can define it as there is no standard of happiness. Take me for example, I consider happiness as a mental state of peace and richness. I could feel pleasant either I stay with my family and friends or I read books or just wander around alone while listening to some music. Yet another group of people think they can gain happiness as long as they are affluent. That is true to some extent since money would bring us a better standard of living and is incentive for us to do what we like. It is exactly because of the hard definition of happiness that there appears a wide range of ways to achieve happiness. But there are still limited factors that are important in obtaining happiness. Firstly, do follow your heart and take your dreams and hobbies seriously. Only when people are not swayed by others’ opinions that they can gain real happiness. Secondly, read more books or go to different places and get exposed to various cultures. We should broaden our mind and always enrich our spiritual world so as to make our life more colorful and experienced. Besides, talk with different kinds of people, whatever they are interesting, intelligent or inspiring. Sometimes, what we get from those communication can be far more than we thought.

Music–– one of my biggest interests Music is my biggest passion in life and have already become an indispensable part of my life. I listen to music pratically most of my time, in particular, when i am on my own. I love a wide range of music, like celtic music, neofolk, post rock, dark wave, gothic or symphonic or doom metal, sound track and so on. some music can lift my spirit up while some can make me relaxed and refreshed. A large number of songs i listen have no lyrics and i think it is because music is beyond description:P

Should universities accept equal numbers of male and female students in everysubjects? Here is my opinion. Feel free to corret any mistakes and improper words in my essay. Thank you very much:) I completely agree that colleges are supposed to guarantee equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. It is true that gender stereotypes and inequalities were wide spread in the twentieth century. However, today, fifteen years into the twenty-first century, rigid traditional gender roles are no longer the norm in schools. Both male and female students should be given the same opportunity to explore a wide range of school courses and thus achieve their potential. In addition, in can also promote educational equality, which have been the common aim that all nations striving for all the time. There is out of the question that equality in the number of admission in different subjects plays an essential part in the educational equality. Given the progress in gender equality in education, college students , especially girls, are more likely to be treated fairly and better involved themselves in academic study rather than other pointless things. Finally, it is beneficial for the mental health for students as school boys and girls tend to socialize in their spare time and every subject can be a good chance for students meeting new friends from walks of life. An unbalanced proportion in the numbers of male and female students in classes would undoultedly narrow their friends’ circle, to be specific, those of their opposite sex friends. For these three reasons, I firmly believe college students, both male and female, should be given the equal freedom to choose whatever courses they want. And to this extent, real educational equality can be seen in the near future.

Does some certain skills really require talents? Nowadays, there is much debate on how important does talent act in children's development of some certain skills like sport or music. Some think much of it while others not. people who are in favor of people being born with those talents firmly believe that talents play a key role in skill development and cannot replaced by acquired one. It is the instinct of talented people to perform well. By contrast, people who don't have gifts may not make it even if they try their best. Furthermore, some certain skills can be pretty hard to obtain merely through training, such as sense rhythm and balance. However, there is an opposite attitude towards talents, which focus on the acquired efforts. Almost everything has its principle essentially, so people can always be successful as long as they get hang of the rule. In addition, there were tons of great men in history who didn't have the talents or lost them later in their lives eventually succeeding and contributing to us human. Just take Beethoven for example. His best period for composition was after he lost hearing . As far as I'm concerned, there indeed exit some certain skills that developed by talents like balance, but most skills can be gained by teaching and training. There is a saying goes, Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. (I'd be appreciated if you give me some advice on my composition : )