Pessimistic individuals might be preoccupied with their hypothetical failure before they embark on doing something risky, making them afraid to take a step forward. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Despite the inevitable failure one may encounter in the pursuit of goals, optimistic ones may see it as a stepping stone from which they can learn a lesson, rather than a stumbling block that undermines their strength and confidence all at once. Just as a compass serves as the navigator to indicate directions in voyage, so do the optimistic state of mind.

Moreover, opportunities only favor those who have prepared their minds. If people dwell on their past achievements too irresistibly to equip themselves for new challenges, they are less likely to grasp the chance to move forward when occasion arises. Instead, they may lose their bearings like a headless fly when it comes to tackling obstacles.

In today’s fiercely competitive world, parents are exerting too much pressure on their children, who may be deprived completely of the freedom to make their own choices when coming to the crossroad of their lives. From my perspective, parents must break the mold of holding fast to their absolute authority. Firstly, choosing a major in university is closely associated with children’s future development. Given its long-term influence, the decision maker should have intimate knowledge of the their interests, merits and demerits, which can be attained by no one but the children themselves. However, parents’ rational suggestions may compliment the decision before it is carved in stone, considering their rich life experience and mature thoughts. Furthermore, once a decision is made by a child independently, no one is to blame but himself when the outcome is frustrating. To avoid this awkwardness, they must work diligently and attentively, hence efficiency may be improved by leaps and bounds. In a sense, appropriate pressure can create an upward spiral in their process of struggle.

It is undeniable that people sharing the same interests find it the easier to become friends, while those with opposite taste for things may have less opportunities to make acquaintance with each other. Yet I hold the view that people should go beyond the limitation of making friends with them they have much in common. Same interest such as a TV series, a book or even a habit can provides people with the topic to start a heated conversation, drawing two individuals that are formerly unfamiliar closer. To illustrate, I once participated in a club in my university, where I get to know friends with the same taste for a certain genre of music, one of which even became my best friend later. Nevertheless, we should never underestimate the significance of acquainting ourselves with someone having different interests. Sincerity and consideration count immensely when it comes to friendships. These quality of an individual may eclipse the influence of sharing same interests, especially when we confront a dilemma. At this point, a sensitive and considerate friend can offer suggestions as an outsider, which can be more reasonable in a sense and complement our own ideas to enable us to sail through the crisis. Besides, their support may act as a shot in the arm when we are frustrated by the barriers.

We now live in a world where ownership of car is no longer exclusive for the well-off. A large number of ordinary-income and even low-income population can afford to buy a car. Along with the convenience cars bring, the government should feel obliged to bring the negative effects, which has long been adversely affecting our society, to the public’s attention. To illustrate, the emission of exhausted gas discharged by cars lead to the greenhouse effect, by which released gas trap heat and cause the planet to warm in turn. As global temperature rises, a large area of Arctic ice cap is melting simultaneously, contributing to the rise of sea level. In addition, more energy is being wasted due to the overwhelming demand for cars. People should awake to the fact that sustainable society must grow in harmony with the environment. Consequently, it is inevitable that we should bring forth some measures to control the excessive use of cars.

There are many occasions when we confront a dilemma about whether to choose a challenging plan or a practical one. It is undoubtedly that choosing the former one involves risks and is likely to end up achieving nothing. Nevertheless, nothing ventured, nothing gained. In my opinion, I strongly advice that young people should opt for a challenging plan for their future. Firstly, formidable tasks can prompt people to work harder. When we set an ambitious goal, which needs strenuous efforts to achieve, we are more likely to develop an iron-willed determination and dogged perseverance. With such high spirits and a burning desire to achieve, we could follow through with the plan more smoothly despite the challenge. Secondly, it is inevitable that we may encounter failure in the process of tackling challenges. Instead of losing heart and shrinking immediately, we should rise up to the adversity and learn lessons from it. We could find out our shortcomings and rectify it to preventing making the same mistake again. In consequence, improvement will be made. However, we should make plans based on our own reality. Fancy dreams is somehow far from reality and is unlikely to achieve, making our efforts futile. Worse still, the failure may deal an enormous blow to our confidence and even make it hard for us to recover from the setback.

It is sorrowful and true that children are increasingly reliant on technology nowadays. While advanced technology did bring huge convenience to our life, negative effects like undermining of creativity of the youngsters should be brought to the public’s attention. When confronting a puzzle in their study, children prefer to turn to electronic tools for help, rather than discussing with their classmates or teachers to eventually deduce the solution. The process of deducing an answer provides an opportunity for children to train their brain, nourish their creativity and logicality. On the contrary, excessively depending on electronic assistance is, at some degree, rendering them the victim of their own laziness. The youngsters in the past century exposed themself to the open air for most of their spare time, where they were able to explore the mysteries of nature and communicate with their friends face to face. Nevertheless, children in the modern world chat with their net friends on the phone, using emojis to express their emotions instead of using actual verbal words to convey their thoughts. Wore still, children may be indulged with all manners of games, some of which can be violent and misleading. With all their attention plunged into games, they are less likely to nourish a hobby like painting or writing, from which they can derive a sense of accomplishment and boost their capability of conveying ideas in an creative way.

Interactions between teachers and students will be diversified with the aid of electronic books, which provides a platform for teachers to innovate their ways of teaching. They can make a video or even a game to engage students’ attention and relieve them from the tedious normal way of simple teaching and listening. By doing so, students will find learning a relish rather than a painstaking process, and thus rendering teaching efficiency improved by leaps and bounds. Moreover, a slim electronic reader allows the storage of the equivalent of piles of thick printed books. Children no longer have to stuff thick books into their bag, making an immense lessening of their burden physically.