Violent TV shows and computer games have negative impacts on society In recent years, the debate on whether violent TV programs and video games have negative effects on the society has become unprecedentedly intense. From my point of view, the violence on TV screen and in computer games do damage the psychological health of some people and lead to more aggressive behaviors or even crimes. Those action movies, crime documentaries and first-person shooting games depicting cruel battlefields or reproducing crime scenes are often popular among people in different age groups. Many people see it as a good way to relieve the stress and even let off steam to watch TV programs and play video games containing strong language and bloody scenes. However, some people, especially juveniles, often get themselves too immersed into the violent plots. They like to imagine themselves as the roles punching others, waving knives or shooting guns, etc. The more this kind of illusion they have, the more they are likely to imitate aforementioned violent actions in daily life. As a result, they may end up choosing a violent way to deal with conflicts or dissatisfactions in real life, just like what characters did in movies or games. Moreover, TV shows or games based on real crimes are actually acting like textbooks to those who already have a potential intention to revenge on society. In fact, many criminals wrote in their confessions that they acquire the knowledge about, for example, how to make bombs or how to deal with the body after murder from TV or video games. In summary, the violent scenes on TV or in computer games have inevitable negative influences on the society. Some people are affected to be more impulsive and irrational and a higher crime rate is caused by it.

A letter to a community official Dear Mr. Jones, I am writing to you on behalf of a group of musicians in the orchestra named Galaxy. We have been using the community hall every Monday and Wednesday evenings. However, we have been told that we will no longer be able to practice in the hall from the next week without being told the reason of it. The orchestra has made many successful concert tours around the country. The income is quite considerable and it is our custom to donate at least 30 percent of it to our community. The money is used in developing and maintaining a training program to help those jobless people learn practical skills to find jobs. I am wondering if it is possible that you could help us by arranging other days and times for us to rehearse. Tuesdays and Fridays would also be excellent for us. I really appreciate your time reading this letter and I hope to discuss this matter further with you. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Boshi. Manager of Galaxy Orchestra.

A letter to my friend John Dear John, I am writing to tell you that at last I have found a new house and moved in with my girlfriend. Since I have changed my job and the new workplace is too far away from where I lived which means I would have to spend 3 hours for commuting if I didn’t move. So I started looking for a house near my new company and here we are. I have to tell you that we are both very satisfied with this new home. It is recently re-decorated and equipped with brand new electronic devices including air conditioners, a dish washing machine, a fire alarm system and a water heater. My girlfriend is very happy because we don’t need to do any further decoration which definitely saves us a lot of money and the rent is really fair. Furthermore, there are two bedrooms with a spacy living room making this lovely house very suitable for us to live in. And I almost forgot to mention that we now have a 15-square-meter yard now where we can grow some flowers in the future. So why don’t you come and visit us this weekend and I can show you more details of this beautiful house. We can have a nice barbecue if the weather is good. Below is our new address and phone number. So feel free to give us a call ahead. By the way, it will take about 45 minutes to drive from your place to ours. Best wishes, Boshi.

A letter to introduce myself to my future tutor Dear Tutor, I am a student in school of Chemical Engineering reading master degree. This is my first year in University of Adelaide and before this, I spent four years in Shanghai, China studying Composite Materials and Engineering as my bachelor degree. I have already taken courses in Shanghai in English, Organic Materials, Mathematics and Computer Science. My grade was top five in my class with a GPA of 3.75 out of 4. Moreover, I also conducted a set of synthesis and characterization experiments in laboratory to familiarize myself with the apparatus, equipment and chemical solutions. In addition, I was elected to be the vice president minister of Sports Department where my main duty was to arrange a series of sport events including soccer and basketball tournaments, ping pong and badminton championships, as well as marathon and swimming contests. I was also involved in soccer tournament as the goalkeeper of our school team. I haven’t been to many places and Australia is the only foreign country I have ever set my feet on. But I believe my knowledge of chemistry and my English capacity will help me learn this course well. I hope this brief description will help you understand me better. Best wishes, Boshi.