2009年考研英语议论文范文系列之社会篇
Internet and Our Life
Internet is now one of the best forms of media, with its swiftness and interactivity. Internet is becoming the foundation of our modern society.
With the assistance of Internet, more people can now communicate with one another more freely and quickly. Internet also serves to be a great source of wisdom and creation. It is already becoming the electronic library of the future, giving vent to creativity and ingenuity unparalleled in human history. But Internet is a double-bladed sword. Its ability to distribute information and connect people around the world is often abused by us. Junk mail proliferates the Internet. Every year, many young people are deceived by their online friends…… The damage we have suffered from Internet is also too severe to recover.
Indeed, Internet access connects many of us to a world of information at the touch of a button. Internet is such an integral part of our life. In order to have Internet serve us human-beings well, we must not take its negative sides for granted. Web sites, especially the web sites available to the young children, must be strictly censored. It’s time we took effective measures to minimize the side effects of Internet.
Women, Second-class Citizens?
Women won their independence years ago. After a long, bitter struggle, they now enjoy the same educational opportunities as men in most parts of the world.
But the hard-fought battle for recognition is by no means over. Top-level political negotiation between countries, business and banking are almost entirely controlled by men, who jealously guard their so-called “rights”. Even in the very progressive places like Switzerland, women haven’t been given the vote. Women continue to be regarded as second-rate citizens. Women are said to be unreliable and irrational. They depend too little on cool reasoning and too much on intuition and instinct to arrive at decisions. They are not even capable of thinking clearly.
In fact, women have succeeded in many jobs, as politicians doctors, university professors, farmers, company directors, lawyers, bus-conductors, scientists, etc.. And we must remember that they frequently succeed brilliantly in all these fields in addition to bearing and rearing children. In conclusion, women have proved repeatedly that they are equal and sometimes even superior to men in many fields. The women should not belong to a different species.
Fast Food (212 words)
Fast food, such as hamburgers, fried chicken, is as much a part of modern life as the automobile and the computer. It is rapidly becoming popular al over the world. Nowadays, time is money. More and more people find it difficult to afford time to sit in restaurants enjoying long, leisurely lunches, or at home waiting for a breakfast or a meal to be prepared. So nobody would deny the fact that fast food is a blessing for busy people, as it helps them make more efficient use of time.
On the other hand, there are still those who complain that fast food has little nutritional value. They worry that if people get used to living on fast food, their health will suffer. In addition, the opponents of fast food even worry about the decline in traditional cuisine the fast food industry will bring about. They say that the traditional cuisine will disappear if the trend toward fast food continues.
So far as I am concerned, I would like to take a more balanced position. For one thing, few people eat fast food all the time. For another thing, comparing our traditional food with western fast food, we do realize that our traditional cooking is really very appetizing, though a bit time-consuming.
Pets (230 words)
In the West, many families like to keep a pet. We may be surprised at the amount of money they pay in terms of pets’ food or medical treatment, etc. Keeping a pet, indeed, has many advantages.
I have two main reasons for my argument. First of all, pets can be good companions, which is especially important for those who live alone and the old who can not get out much. What they get from the pets is not only hours of amusement but also loyalty. Some pets can even protect the house from thieves. Secondly, taking care of a pet also helps children to be responsible and caring members of the society. A child who learns to be very sensitive to the feelings of a pet can be expected to have positive attitudes to other people and life.
However, some others would argue that pets are dirty or dangerous. But I believe it is not that pets themselves are to blame, but their owners. If the owners train their pets properly and take very good care of them, they are unlikely to get dirty or become aggressive.
To sump up, there are surely more advantages than disadvantages to keeping a pet, especially for those lonely and young. Money spent on the special food for pets or the high fees paid for pets’ medical treatment is not a waste.
Information in The Modern World (174 words)
To be well-informed is very important in the modern world. Success or failure in many fields, very frequently, depends on whether the latest information is obtained, not on how much knowledge one has already acquired. This is why the current era is called “Information Age”.
There are many ways to get the latest information to keep up with what is going on both at home and abroad. Newspaper reading is a very popular and convenient means. Newspaper articles usually cover almost all kinds of news: local news, regional news, national news, international news... Besides, TV programs also offer varied kinds of news --- news of politics, finance, education, sports... But the most exciting means of obtaining information, I think, should be from computer network. Almost all kinds of the latest information are accessible there.
To sum up, I would like to predict that information will play a more and more important part in the future. Without information, we would act like the blind and would find it extremely difficult to make a step forward.
Education and Technology (301 words)
Education and technology have a close relationship with each other, which becomes increasingly obvious in the modern society. As is known to us all, we live in the ‘information age’ or ‘knowledge explosion age’. The reason for this may be twofold: on the one hand, education is the base for technological advance. Without education, people are unlikely to acquire knowledge, which means that there would be no one applying technology. On the other hand, advanced technology impels the development of education, because advanced technology invariably means more educational opportunities and more varied facilities for education. Hence, a greater number of people will be educated.
In order to advance technology, we have to develop education as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would block the speed of development. Developing education has at least two advantages. For one thing, developing education can ensure technologic innovation continuously. Generally speaking, better-educated people, who get more knowledge, are supposed to be more initiative than those who get less education. For the other thing, developing education can guarantee the wide application of technology. With the rapid development of our national economy, technology penetrates every aspect of our life so much so that one would fall into trouble if he learned insufficient knowledge of technology. For example, those who know little about computers will meet with difficulties both in their work and life.
In order to carry out education effectively, we should try to take the advantage of technological facilities. The utility of technology can accelerate the development of education. I