英语作文范文

Young People Should Have Ideals

To different people, the word "ideal" may mean different things. To some, it may mean success and fame in their career; to others, a peaceful life. Very often, we have ideals for the "self" and no ideal for society, let alone the people of the world. Is it a sound attitude toward life?

In my opinion, a youth should have ideals. But it is more important that these ideals are not merely centered on the "self". They should be also the ideals of the majority of people. Then you would get strength and confidence toward life for you are striving for the benefits of your fellowmen.

The setting up of an idea does not merely mean to go without doing anything. Real and concrete action should be taken. For us students, the most important thing to do is to study diligently. We study hard not to become bookworms, but to make us well-equipped and well-prepared for the pursuit of our ideals. Sometimes, in striving toward our ideas, we may encounter certain difficulties and failures. But we should not give up or lose hope, for as long as we try, there is always a way out.

"Little Emperor" in China

Recently in China, "Little Emperor" has become the nickname for many children. Due to the one-child policy, most Chinese family has only one child now and this one child is regarded as the treasure of the whole family. The parents and grandparents try thier best to satisfy the child's every need. He/She can get whatever he/she likes and avoid whatever he/she dislikes. It has been a common practice that the parents should obey their child's "order". As a result, the spoiled child becomes the "little emperor" who rules teh whole family.

This kind of fondness will do great harm to the children themselves. Under their parents' protection, the children know only comfort and ease. They can't live independently. They don't cherish what they get because they get things too easily. They can't cope with the adversities that they will meet with in the future. Moreover, too much praise makes the children proud. Therefore, the spoiled children are likely to develop all kinds of bad habits in the long run.

So parents and teachers should take measures to eliminate the phenomenon of "litter emperors". Firstly, they should be aware of the harmful effect fondness has on the children. Secondly, they should not hesitate to scold the children if they have done wrong. Thirdly, parents should deliberately create adverse conditions for the children to handle. "hardship education" has become popular with modern children. All these measures aim at the children's normal growth and development.