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In conclusion, I think it is not a good idea to hire employees for their entire lives. It is both harmful to business and its employees, and therefore, also harmful to the society.

(Essay ID: 118 )

Topic: 35

Some people like to attend a live performance while others think that watching the same event on television is more enjoyable. To me, I choose watching an event on television because it is easier and not limited and you have choices and can know more details of the event.

Watching an event is easier than attending it. You need only a TV set in your room. You do not have to buy a ticket or drive to the place where the event is performed. You can drink some coffee or tea when you want. But if you attend a concert or a play, you have no the freedom to drink or do something else. In addition, you do not need to worry about the traffic jam and being late for the event, so you have light mood to enjoy the event.

The other advantage of watching an event on television is that you can enjoy it at any time and you can choose what you like from many channels. But if you attend an event and find you have no interest on it, you would regret and waste time and money. Watching it on television can avoid it. If you are interested in the play, you can stay on it; if you are bored it, you can change the channel to find some interesting.

Watching an event on television has an other advantage that you can get more details of the event from the interpretation. You can know the background, the present situation and such information of the event. But if you attend it, you cannot learn more knowledge about it.

So I choose watching an event on television. I think it is more enjoyable than attending a live performance.

(Essay ID: 403 )

Topic: 35

Do you like watching TV?Do you watch it regularly?If a living performance is available what, do you think,will you choose,watching TV or attending the performance?But if I were you I will

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prefer the latter.

Watching TV is boring and exhastive.Just sitting before the grey box will make you sleepy.You can not feel the atmosphere in the auditorium which makes the audiences feel refreshed and excited.You can appreciate all the programs through your own eyes not though the sqare glass screen.

There are many other audiences as well as you sitting there and watching the performance which makes you feel accompanied.And you can communicate with others about what you have just seen or thought.This gives you an opportunity to express your opnion.And you know you are not alone then.

Going to see the performance out of your house is also good to your body.For you may have a walk after the activity even go to a good bar and find something to drink.You can also see some friends after the show.Though I am not very sure about others I will commonly do such things after a concert.It makes me feel great.

So,to take part in a living show is my favorite chioce.Intsead of watching TV I would like to have some performance publically.It is better than the program in TV I think.

(Essay ID: 528. This is a 5 point essay)

Topic: 35

Some people like attending live performance rather than watching the same event on television.

They think that will be enjoyable. Others like me, however, do not think so. There are no less than three disadvantages in attending a live performance rendered below:

First and foremost,people who will go to a live performance may not see or lister to clearly. Not all seats there are the best place.May be you will feel disappionted after attending it,and you must think the price for ticket is not worth that.

There is another factor that deserves some words here.The quality of the performance will

depends on some external factors.Suppose that you go to a concert outdoors.Before you leave

home, you have to consider how the whether will be go.It is likely that audiances are wet because of rain during the performance.So, even though the performance is in high quality,you may not feel comfortable more or less.

In addition, attending a live performance may waste your time. You must go there ahead of time,and you have to park.That will spend much time.

I can not deny that attending a live performance has its own merits.Nonetheless,based on the

above discussion, I strongly disagree with the opionion that attending a live performance is more enjoyable.

(Essay ID: 472. This is a 5 point essay)

Topic: 35

I do not agree with the statement that attending a live performance such as a play, concert or sport event is more enjoyable than watching the same event on TV, because there are many disadvantages in attending a real performance.

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Firstly, there is too much trouble in attending a real performance. You have to buy tickets,

sometimes stand in a long queue; you have to plan the trip and set out a few hours before the

show started. After arrived at the theatre or stadium, you will have great trouble finding a parking place. During a sport event, your personal safety might be jeopardized: the sports funs might get too excited about the event, and throw bottles. Many people might have heard the news that a girl was killed by a puck during a hockey game. If you take public transport or a taxi home after the show, you might find it very difficult to catch a bus or call a cab.

Secondly, the seating arrangement can greatly affect the comfort of seeing the show. If your seat is far from the stage or playground, you can't even see the show clearly. People's heads and cheers will distract you from viewing the show, and in the end you don't even know whom you have seen in a play, or who wins in a sports event!

Thirdly, there is no flexibility in a real show. After you have been through so much trouble and eventually start to enjoy the show, you might find that you are quite disappointed about the show after all. Unlike watching TV programs, you neither simply change channels nor leave the theatre in the middle of a concert or play. You might spend a lot of money to suffer from a show that you do not like.

On the contrary, watching TV at home, where you can make yourself a cup of coffee, sit back

comfortably and relax, watch the show closely, and enjoy the realistic image and sound from your SONY home-theatre system. Besides, you can watch programs whatever you like, and go to bed right when the show has ended.

Although many people enjoy the excitement of watch a real show, I think nothing is more convenient and comfortable than watch TV at home.

(Essay ID: 119 )

Topic: 35

To many people, attending a live performance, such as a melodrama, a concert, or a sporting

event is so incredibly attractive that they will go all out to get a ticket, regardless of the expense or the difficulty involved. But why not enjoy the performance on television while you can comfortably lie in your sofa or couch with popcorn at hand? That is because attending a live performance provide you with far more enjoyment than watch it on TV.

In a live performance, you will feel that you are in the company of many friends who are indulged in the same interest, who can share your sorrow or pleasure or excitement. This kind of resonance at heart is so rarely sensed in our daily life that this one reason itself is sufficient enough for many people to attend a live performance. While watching it on TV, we certainly find it hard to feel the emotion-sharing, and our loneliness is hardly mitigated.

Furthermore, attending a live performance gives you a sense of participation which cannot be achieved by watching on TV. Live performance is an intercourse between the audience and the performers, and both parts of the performance decide whether it will be a wonderful one. In this way, You may lament or laugh, may sob or smile as you are so influenced by the misfortune or happiness of the characters. You may fall into the indescribable intoxication while listen to a favorite piece of music. And correspondingly, the performers will receive the response of their audience and act accordingly. So the final success of the performance results also from the

participation and interaction of the audience, of which you are a member.

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With these foregone advantages, we may say that attending the live performance is definitely much more enjoyable than TV watching.

(Essay ID: 415 )

Topic: 36

An airplane is a form of transportation that has changed people's lives. Thanks to the plane, our lives are now faster, more exciting, and more convenient that before.

You cannot deny that a plane is fast. For example, the Concorde flies at supersonic speed. A

businessman can leave Paris at 11 a.m. in the morning and arrive in New York at 8 a.m. the same morning in time for a day's work. Many business people in Europe will fly to London for a noon meeting and then return home to Rome or Madrid for dinner.

It is always exciting to take a plane trip. When you take a trip by plane, you know that you might cross many time zones, many oceans, and many countries. When you get off the plane, you could be in a place that speaks a different language. A plane is like a magician's trick. You get in a box and you come out somewhere totally different.

Nothing can beat the convenience of a plane. In the old days, it might take you days to do what the plane can do it an hour. Boats, for example, only leave on certain days of the week and take a long time to get to their destination. Planes give you the option to leave several times a day and get you to your destination quickly.

Although other forms of transportation may be more comfortable, none has changed the way we do business and live our lives more than the plane. Thanks to the speed, excitement, and convenience of the planes, our lives are richer.

(Essay ID: 120 )

Topic: 36

The modern society have been changed by the enormous impact of the invention of the

transportantion, such as the automobile, which has become indispensable in the daily live. The

automobiles are so popular that almost every family or even everyone has one. Since the function and effect of automobile is known by everyone. In this essay, I would discuss another invention of the transportantion that is as important as the automobile in the modern society, the plane. As far as I am concerned, these are three conspicous aspects as follows.

The main reason for my propensity to choose plane is that plane is the vehicle used by people

most frequently. Usually, people drive car in short way, while they take plane in long travel. The most important reason people choose it for long distance is that the speed of plane is much faster than others. The invention of plane create a compeletely new live. Nowadays, we can travel around the earth within twenty-four hours, that is something say we can reach any place of the word in one day. And there are many people who live in a place and work in the other city even the other nation, for the plane can bring them go home in weekend.

Another reason can be seen by every person is that plane is known as one of the most safe and convenient vehicles. It is reported from the relative data that the accident ratio of the plane is far under that of the train, the ship, the automobile and any other else. With the developenment of the hi-tech, faster, safer and more comfortable plane are made.Since the supersonic plane appears,

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both speed and security rapidly improve.Furthermore, new type plane provide various of the equipments to alleviate the fatigue of the passengers and improve the degree of comfort.

In addition, the charge for taking plane is affordable to common person. Similar to the most family can take enough money to buy a car, most people have enough money to buy a ticket of plane. Especially, there are so many discounts for students,old men and children by the ailine company.

General speaking, the new technology has brought many invention to us in the modern society. Taking into account of all these things, we may reach the conclusion that as a important transportantion vehicle the plane changes our daily live and at the same time brings the enormous influence to the modern society.

(Essay ID: 280 )

Topic: 37

Who would disagree with the statement "progress is good"? Without progress, there would be no change. Without progress, there would be no change in our economy, our standard of living, or our health.

Progress is required to keep the economy moving forward. New products need to be developed; new services need to be created. Without progress, our economy would standstill. There would be no change. Without progress, there would be no supermarkets with fresh produce brought in from all over the world.

Progress is required to improve our standard of living. Our homes today are more efficient and use less natural resources thanks to improvement in home construction techniques. Our clothes are warmer and safer thanks to developments in textile manufacturing. Our educational system is better thanks to the use of the computers and the Internet.

Progress is required to improve the health of the world population. Without progress, there would be no vaccines against deadly diseases like smallpox. Without progress, there would be increased infant mortality. Thanks to progress, our lives are longer and healthier.

Progress is a natural state. Without it, we would not evolve. Without it, our economy, our

standard of living, and our health would deteriorate. Who could deny the necessity of progress?

(Essay ID: 121 )

Topic: 37

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