On Firecrackers Ban.docx

Empty dish actEmpty dish act, a recent levy, has been passed by the Beijing government that aims to reduce food waste at restaurants.Advocatesarecallingondinerstoalwaysaskforfoodtheydonteattobepackagedastakeaway.FoodwasteisasevereprobleminChina,whereeveryyeararound60milliontonsoffoodiswastedenoughtofeed200millionpeople.Food waste means wasting money as well as wasting precious resources. When food is thrown away, it becomes rubbish which can be harmful to the environment and peoples health. The reason accounts for food waste varies. We often see people waste food because they think they can eat more than they could actually do, or the food is not delicious enough or not properly kept. Its understandable but morally inappropriate. Because they simply dont care how much would be wasted, irresponsible and disrespectful for the food producer and the societys sustainable development .Another reason is that some host feel it is decent and generous to order more than their guests could finish, thus showing the hosts hospitality, which is more disconcerting. This social atmosphere could create the risk of distorting peoples moral value and deteriorating the bureaucratic extravagance.Its meaningful to join the “Emptydishact” Campaign, which helps us realize how difficult it is for a grain of rice to come on our plate and how important it is to save food. Its wise to order a proper amount of food for our meals. If therere leftovers, its better to take them home. To save food, we should start with ourselves and start from now.On Firecrackers BanIt being Chinese peoples custom that fireworks are set off during the spring festival, which add to the traditional festivals enchantment. However, laws are made in many cities to prohibit citizens from exploding firecrackers for the sake of their safety and a more friendly environment.Letting off fireworks has always been an indispensable practice during the spring festival, especially at Chinese Eve, a custom that has existed for thousands of years and shouldnt be abandoned cheaply. It is also not without charm that the colorful patterns glitter on the black velvet backdrop of space, which infuses much joy and excitement into both the air and peoples mind.On the other hand, many much-told tragedy reiterate the self-evident danger of such practice. A case in point is that Guangzhou suffered bitter fruit of 154 fire disasters from 1980 to 1990 due to unregulated firecrackers explosion. Sadly, this is not the only negative effect. Reports come to us as a great shock that many cities air quality plummets and triggers a red alert during the festival. What should be a fun celebration turns out to be a time bomb, which arouses much anxiety among us.Unsafety and pollution as fireworks may cause, it is not necessary and against peoples will to forbid it totally. Fortunately, after years argument, it seems that we have achieved a balance. In Beijing, special fireworks bombing spot has been set in suburb areas outside fifth ring road, the number increasing to 909 this year from 50 in 2004. In some other cities like Guangzhou and hangzhou, central firecrackers bombing is organized in large open areas, attracting thousands of millions of people to view the spectacular.With advanced environmental friendly firecrackers as well as strict regulation, I believe we can enjoy fireworks show while having all of the negative effects controlled.It has been accepted by many people that sports and social activities are essential for University students to fully develop themselves. Its often those extra activities that help students become physically stronger, learn to be a team player and master the art of communication. Thus, some claim that they are equally important as classes and libraries and should get same financial support. I totally agree with this statement.For the first reason, sports enhances our health. Only with a heathy body can we concentrate on our study. Without necessary exercises, we are susceptible to many illnesses, which inevitably detract form learning effectively. Such examples are not uncommon in my school. One of my classmate loves studying very much, in order to save time for his academic research, he refuses to take part in any sports and activities. But things turned out badly for him. He got a back ache problem and had to go to hospital frequently, which causes him unable to study well and suffer from the illness. So school should give more attention to sports programs.In addition, many sports require team work, which is helpful for students to learn the skills to be a team player. Lets take basketball as an example, you need to decide when to pass the ball to a teammate and when to take the risk of shooting yourself. That requires you to understand others strengths and weaknesses, build a mutual trust with each other and analyze whats the best for the team. Since its so valuable an sport, and there are so many sports like these, school surely need to invest in these programs to improve students all-round abilities.Finally, social activities can help us better prepared for the society. The knowledge learned form books is not enough for a successful career. Its often said that the most important lessons are learned outside the classroom. Participating social activities is one of these important lessons, perhaps the most significant one. For example, some business group will come to a university and gives a lecture. Its beneficial to encourage students to attend these lectures so they can learn whats happening in a real company and whats the newest technology and thinking out there. Sometimes they may get the chance to rub shoulders with these socials elites. As a result, they can learn much more from these than just the books.In conclusion, I believe sports and social activities are worth the attention and the money. If the school is place to provide education, it surely cant ignore or underestimate these important courses.Modern technology has changed our lifestyle permanently with its products like televisions, cellphones and computers. As we rely on them so much now, we cannot do without them. However, its not uncommon that many children, with little self-control, become so addicted to these technology products that their grades gradually decline, they are less willing to take part in social activities and mostly importantly, they seem to become less imaginative. However, I cant agree that its technologys fault.For the first reason, technology is only a tool and a pretty useful one. You cant blame a tool if you cant use it properly. We need to look at other aspects which cause these bad results. Do we spend enough time with children? Do we teach them how to use computers to study, draw and listening to music? Researches have shown that many children use too much cellphones and computers due to a lack of care and attention. So to slove the problem, we had better find out why they spend so much time on technology products.On top of that, technology can be a wonderful tool to allow children perform some creative works. For example, under