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真题例析 Aproposaltochangelong standingfederalpolicyanddenycitizenshiptobabiesborntoillegalimmigrantsonU S soilranagroundthismonthinCongress butitissuretoresurface kindlingbitterdebateevenifitfailstobecomelaw Atissueis birthrightcitizenship providedforsincetheConstitution s14thAmendmentwasratifiedin1868 Section1ofthatamendment draftedwithfreedslavesinmind says AllpersonsbornornaturalizedintheUnitedStates andsubjecttothejurisdictionthereof arecitizensoftheUnitedStates 2020 3 18 1 SomeconservativesinCongress aswellasadvocacygroupsseekingtocrackdownonillegalimmigration saytheamendmenthasbeenmisappliedovertheyears thatitwasneverintendedtograntcitizenshipautomaticallythebabiesofillegalimmigrants Thustheycontendthatfederallegislation ratherthanadifficult to achieveconstitutionalamendment wouldbesufficienttoendbirthrightcitizenship MostAmericansfeelitdoesn tmakeanysenseforpeopletocomeintothecountryillegally givebirthandhaveanewU S citizen saidthespokesmanofthefederationofAmericanimmigrationreform Buttheadvocatesforillegalimmigrantswillmakeafuss they llclaimyou repunishingthechildren andIsuspecttheleadershipdoesn twanttodealwiththat 0609 2020 3 18 2 ForyearsIhavebeenmercilesslylampoonedbyfriendsandacquaintancesalikeformyunorthodoxlifestylechoiceofhavingnoTV Inanageofincreasinglylargeplasmaflat screensandsurroundsound digitalhomeentertainmentsystemswhichaccostyoutheminuteyouwalkintosomeone shouse peopleregularlylookatmelikeI meitherseverelyhandicappedorchronicallyharddonebywhenImentionthatIhavenotelevision Icanseethemixtureofgenuinepity rawpathosandsheerdisbeliefintheirfacesastheystareatmeopen mouthed Andno contrarytothejokesandinsinuationsfromtheequallyincredulousyoungpeopleImentor it snotbecauseIcan taffordtopaytheTVlicense 2020 3 18 3 Tobesure televisionisagreatinvention ifhandledinmoderation Thecompositeetymologicalderivation fromtheGreekandtheLatinwords literallymeaning toseefromafar tellsofatremendoustechnologicalfeatwhichcertainlydeservestobeapplauded What smore ifoneisdiscerning itcanbethesourceofsomequalityentertainment instructionandenjoyment SomeofthenaturedocumentariesandartsprogrammersonBBC2aretrulyfantasticandarewellworththelicensefeealone Butthesadrealityisthatyoungpeoplearerarelydiscerningand bydintofpoortimemanagementskills oftenendupwastinganinordinateamountofprecious never returningtimewatchingtrash theirbrainswallowinginatroughofmentallethargy 1209 2020 3 18 4 CharlesDickensobservedofrevolutionaryFrancethatitwasthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimes thespringofhopeandthewinterofdespair Morerecently theUSNationalIntelligenceCouncilborrowedfromATaleofTwoCitiesforthetitlepageinareportabouthowtheworldmaylookin2030 YoucanseewhytheauthorsalightedonDickens sobservation Thetumultuousupheavalsintheinternationalsystemcanstiroptimismandpessimisminequalmeasure Thegreatprosperitythatglobalizationhasbroughttotheeastandsouthsitsalongsidetherisksandinsecuritiesthataccompanythepassingofanolderorder 2020 3 18 5 Thefirstinstinctistocelebratethewayglobalizationliftshundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty thesecondtofretwhethertherebalancingofglobalpowerwillusherinaneweraofmightisrightininternationalrelations EvenEuropeans whohavecometolookattheworldthroughnormativelenses arebeginningtothinkthatsoftpowermaysometimesneedahardcenter Thecoldwarhaditsdrawbacks notleastthethreatofnuclearincineration Thebigworriesnowflowfromuncertainty Theuncertaintymakesittemptingtoturnforadvicetothelookingglassofhistory Afterall history isAlexisdeTocqueville smetaphor isapicturegallerystockedwithahandfuloforiginalsandmanymorecopies 201409 2020 3 18 6 Inthecomingdecades Europe sinfluenceonaffairsbeyonditsborderswillbesharplylimited anditisinotherregions notEurope thatthe21stcenturywillbemostclearlyforgedanddefined Certainly onereasonforNATO sincreasingmarginalizationstemsfromthebehaviorofitsEuropeanmembers WithNATO criticaldecisionsarestillmadenationally muchofthetalkaboutacommondefensepolicyremainsjustthat talk Thereislittlespecializationorcoordination Missingaswellaremanyofthelogisticalandintelligenceassetsneededtoprojectmilitaryforceondistantbattlefields WiththeColdWarandtheSovietthreatadistantmemory thereislittlepoliticalwillingness onacountry by countrybasis toprovideadequatepublicfundstothemilitary 1109 2020 3 18 7 WhatanoblemediumtheEnglishlanguageis Itisnotpossibletowriteapagewithoutexperiencingpositivepleasureattherichnessandvariety theflexibilityandtheprofoundnessofourmother tongue IfanEnglishwritercannotsaywhathehasto sayinEnglish andinsimpleEnglish itisprobablynotworthsaying WhatapitythatEnglishisnotmoregenerallystudied Iamnotgoingtoattackclassicaleducation Noonewhohastheslightestpretensiontoliterarytastescanbeinsensibletoitsattraction 2020 3 18 8 ButIconfessourpresenteducationalsystemexcitesinmymindgravemisgivings whichIcannotbelieveisthebestorevenreasonable asystemthatthrustsuponreluctantanduncomprehendingmultitudestreasureswhichcanonlybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedandgiftedfew Tothevastmajorityofchildrenwhoattendourpublicschools classicaleducationisfrombeginningtoendlong uselessandmeaningless IfIamtoldthatclassicalsubjectsarethebestpreparationforthestudyofEnglish Ireplythatbyfarthispreparatorystageisincompleteandwithoutderivinganyofthebenefitswhicharepromisedasitsresult 9809 2020 3 18 9 Wellbeforehisdeath PeterDruckerhadalreadybecomealegend Overhis95prolificyears hehadbeenatrueRenaissanceman andteacherofreligion philosophyandpoliticalscience Buthismostimportantcontribution clearly isinbusiness WhatJohnKeynesistoeconomics Druckeristomanagement Inthe1980sPeterDruckerbegantohavegravedoubtsaboutbusinessandevencapitalismitself Henolongersawthecorporationastheidealspacetocreatecommunity Infact hesawnearlytheopposite aplacewhereself interesthadtriumphedovertheegalitarianprincipleshelongchampioned Inbothhiswritingsandspeeches DruckeremergedasoneofCorporateAmerica smostimportantcritics Whenconglomeratesweretherage hepreachedagainstrecklessmergersandacquisitions Whenexecutiveswereengagedinempire building hearguedagainstexcessstaffandtheinefficienciesofnumerous assistantsto 2020 3 18 10 Ina1984essayhepersuasivelyarguedthatCEOpayhadrocketedoutofcontrolandimploredboardstoholdCEOcompensationtonomorethan20timeswhattherankandfilemade Hemaintainedthatmulti million dollarseverancepackageshadpervertedmanagement sabilitytolookoutanythingbutitself Whatparticularlyenragedhimwasthetendencyofcorporatemanagerstoreapmassiveearningswhilefiringthousandsoftheirworkers Thisismorallyandsociallyunforgivable wroteDrucker andwewillpayaheavypriceforit 0703 2020 3 18 11 Thethreesacredwords duty honor and country reverentlydictatewhatyoushouldbe whatyoucanbe andwhatyouwillbe Theyurgeyoutobuildcouragewhencourageseemstofail toregainfaithwhenthereseemstobelittlecauseforfaith tocreatehopewhenhopebecomesabandoned Iamconvincedthatthesethreewordsteachyoutobeproudandunbendinginhonestfailure buthumbleandgentleinsuccess nottosubstitutewordsforaction buttohavecompassiononthosewhofail tohaveaheartthatisclean agoalthatishigh tolearntolaugh yetneverforgethowtoweep toreachintothefuture yetneverneglectthepast tobeserious yetnevertakeyourselftooseriously tobemodestsothatyouwillrememberthesimplicityoftruegreatness theopenmindoftruewisdom themeeknessoftruestrength Inshort thesewordsteachyoutobebothamilitantfighterandagentleman 9803 2020 3 18 12 WhenPresidentObamatookthestagehereWednesdaytoaddressacommunity andanation traumatizedbySaturday sshootingsrampageinTucson Arizona itinvitedcomparisonstoPresidentGeorgeW Bush sspeechtothenationaftertheattacksofSept 11 2001 andthememorialservicePresidentBillClintonledafterthebombingofafederalofficebuildingkilled168peopleinOklahomaCityin1