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Inclusion, I think the most important quality for me in my work environment is the ability to work with others in a team.

(Essay ID: 166 )

Topic: 79

The answer to this question depends on your own experience and life style. In my point view, if we should build a statue or monument to honor someone important to our city, this person is no one else but people in our city. Among countless factors which influence the choice, these are three conspicuous aspects as follows.

The main reason for my propensity for building a monument for people is that people are the greatest resources of our city. (……)

Another reason can be seen by every person is that people are productive forces. (……)

Furthermore, many works in the city can never fully be automated by computers and machines. Although we can use the latest technologies, we never forget that there is no substitute for human skill and creativity.

In short, the most important and honorable person in this city is not a single person, it is the

people. People are heroes. For our city to survive and thrive, it is essential that the city update its

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approach to managing its most important asset - the people.

(Essay ID: 168 )

Topic: 80

The answer to this question depends on your own experience and the country you were brought up. In my point view, the most important custom from my country that I would like people from other countries to adopt is filial piety.

According to Chinese tradition, filial piety is the primary duty of all Chinese. Being a filial son

means show respect to one's parents during their lifetime and--as they grew older--taking the best possible care of them.

A story can best illustrate the concept of filial pity. During the Chin Dynasty (4th-5th Century

CE), a boy named Wu Meng was already serving his parents in exemplary filial piety although he was just eight years old. The family was so poor that they could not even afford a gauze net against the mosquitoes. Therefore every night in the summer swarms of mosquitoes would come and bite them. Wu Meng let them all feast on his naked stomach. Even though there were so many, he did not drive them away. He feared that the mosquitoes, having left him, would instead bite his parents. His heart was truly filled with love for his parents.

Filial piety is a good virtual of Chinese people, and people from other countries should also learn from it. Parents gave us birth and nurtured us, therefore we have the obligation to respect them and to take care of them when they can no longer take care of themselves. Western countries have complete social welfare systems to support people financially after they retire, but older people often face loneliness; they long for somebody to talk to them, especially their children and grand-children. We should try our best to spend more time with them, talk to them, and take them to family gatherings and trips to the nature.

Filial piety can benefit our society. It can make our family tie stronger, and children can learn a lot from our attitude to our parents and from their grand parents. They can realize how important a family is to a person, and develop a strong sense of responsibility to their families and friends. For example, when it is necessary to stand out to defend our families and even the nation for danger, we will not hesitate to do so, because we know how important our families and our country is to us.

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