1.MyViewonFinancialManagementAswecanseefromthecartoon,agirlisdiggingaroundinherpursebutisdepressedbythefactthatthereisnocoin(onlyonecoin)left.Thegirlisamongalargegroupofpeoplewholivefrompaychecktopaycheck(月光族的生活方式)andhavenomoneyleftoverforsavings.Itistimethatthesepeoplerealizedtheimportanceoffinancemanagementandchangedtheirspendinghabits.Apparently,financemanagementhelpstospendlessandearnmore,whichwillleadtomoresavingsandthusasecurefuture.Furthermore,it’sbelievedthatthepowertomanageone’smoneyproperlyisavitalpartinself-disciplinewhichcontributesmuchtoone’ssuccess.Ascollegestudents,weshouldalsopayenoughattentiontofinancemanagement.Ifpossible,alwaysmakeanoteofthemoneyyouspendandbereadytomakeadjustmentsbyconstantlyanalyzingyourspendinghabits.2.MyViewonExamination-OrientedEducationWherethereiseducation,therecameexaminations.Inthepicture,astudentexpressedhisfeeling:“Istudy.Itakethetest.Ipassit,andthenIforgetwhatIlearnt.”Thoughhumorous,thiscartoonisthought-provokingandmakesusthink:Dostudentsreallybenefitfromexams?Thereisnodenyingthattestresultscanbeusedtomotivatestudentstolearnmore.However,suchexamination-orientededucationisfairlycontroversialandcannotachievetheexpectedgoaltoimprovestudents’study.Itisnotrarethatmanystudentscramhardforthetestsandgetgoodresults.Unfortunately,theminutetheyfinishthepapers,theyseeminglyforgeteverythingtheyhavelearnt.Hence,it'shightimethatwereformedthisexamination-orientededucation.Otherwise,therewillbeanincreaseinthenumberoftesttakerswhogethighscoredbutcannotapplytheoryintopractice.3.IsItNecessarytoAttendTrainingClasses Accordingtothegraph,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthenumberoftrainingclassesinthelasttwentyyears.Ontheonehand,inthelastcentury,theincreaseoftrainingclasseswasnotsogreat.Ontheotherhand,therehasbeenasharpincreaseinthetrainingclassesafter2000. Therearethreereasonsforthechange.Firstly,withthedevelopmentofthesociety,moreandmorepeoplepaymuchattentiontotheimprovementoftheirability,andtheyhopetoimprovethemselvesthroughspecialtrainingclasses.Secondly,tomostpeople,trainingplaysadirectpartinhelpingthemtoattaintheirgoalquicklyandefficiently.Thirdly,withtheimprovementofthepeople’slivingstandards,moreandmorepeopleregarditasapreferablewaytospendtheirsparetime. Asforme,Ithinkitisnecessarytoattendtrainingclasses.Foronething,theycanplayaveryimportantroleinhelpingyoutoattainyourgoalquicklyandefficiently.Foranother,youcanlearnnotonlywhatyouneedquicklybutalsoanewwaytobroadenyourhorizon.4.DoesAppearanceReallyCounts Inthepicture,adiscussionontheimportanceofappearanceisgoingonbetweentwofrogs.Andonefrogtellstheother:“Looksaren’teverything.It’swhat’sinsideyouthatreallymatters.”Namely,itisourqualitiesandabilitiesratherthanappearancethatspeakslouderinourwaytosuccess. Undoubtedly,theappearanceleavesimmediateimpressiononothersanditseffectcannotbeignored.Sometimesbeautifulandhandsomeonesdohavesomeadvantagesincommunicationandgettinghelpsfromothers.However,“it’swhat’sinsideyouthatreallymatters”.Formostofus,itistheincessantdiligenceandeffortsthatbringusachievementsinstudies;it’stheprominentworkingcompetencethatdeterminesthesuccessofourcareers;andit'thekindnessandsinceritywehavethatunitesfriendsandfamilyaroundus. Personallyspeaking,Ithinkweshould“Neverjudgeapersonbyappearance”.Forbeneaththeappearance,therespectablequalities,theself-cultivationandthebrilliantcompetenceswehavearewhateventuallydecidewhoweareandhowfarwewillgoinlife.5.MoneyisNotEverything Thecartoonshowsafatmiddle-agedmanseeinghisdoctor,saying“Moneyismydrugofchoiceforanxiety”.Fromthesceneandhiswords,weknowthatthemanmaybesufferingananxietydisorderandhethinkshavingmoneycanremovehisanxiety. Inmyopinion,moneycanremoveouranxietyaboutmaterialthingslikefood,clothes,children’seducation,etc.Butmoneyisnoteverything.Taketimeandlifeforexample.Nomatterwhatwedo,orhowmuchmoneywearewillingtopay,wecannotmakethedaylastlongerthan24hours.Supposethereisamillionairewhopossesseverythingexceptgoodhealth.Bythetimeheissufferingfromafatalillness,whathewantsmostislife.Thoughmoneycangethimfirst-ratedoctorsandthebestmedicalcare,itcannotbuyhimalongerlife. Money,moreover,istherootofallevils.Beinggreedyformoney,somepeoplebreakthelawanddoallkindsofevilthings.Inthatcase,moneymaybringhimtragedies.Therefore,moneyisnoteverything,andsometimesitisnothing.6.TheImpactofElectronicProductsonFamilyReunion Thepicturedepictsanauthenticsceneoffamilyget-together.Everysitsaroundthedinnertableforthefamilyreunion;however,oddly,bothchildrenandyoungadultsimmersethemselvesinelectronicproductslikeiPhonesoriPads,leavingtheiroldparentslookingateachotherspeechlessly. Infact,familyreunionprovidesagoodopportunityforfamilymemberstospendqualitytimetogether,buildpositivememories,andkeepbondsofkinship.However,itmakesnosenseifeveryoneindulgesinthefantasticworldofelectronicdevices,searchingthelatestinformation,updating,orfollowingtheirmicro-blogsorsimplyplayingfascinatinggames.Whattheywantisonlytheirchildren’scompany.Howdisappointedandupsettheywouldbeifweturnablindeyetotheirrealneeds. Personally,Ifirmlyinsistthatyoungsterssharemoretimewiththeirparentsorgrandparents.Electronicproductsareupdatingandchangingfromtimetotime,butourinvaluablekinshipexistseternally. 7.FocusonPopulationAging Nowadays,theworldisundergoingaperiodofgreatprosperityandvariousproblems.Populationagingisoneofthesocialproblemswehavetoconfrontwithnow.Inthepicture,itshowsthattherateofpopulationaginghasbeenacceleratingandthenumberofelderswillrunupto87millionbytheyear2050.Itishightimethatwefocusedonthematterofpopulationaging. Thesituationofpopulationaginghasbecomeincreasinglysevereanditsproblemshavecometotheforce.Firstly,withsmallerfamiliesandescalatingpaceoflife,itisevengraverforfamiliestocareforagednumbersadequately.Secondly,populationagingmaycauseadeclineinworkforce,whichwillconsequentlyaffecttheproductivityofthewholesociety. Personallyspeaking,tobuildasolideconomicfoundationisthefirstthingweshoulddo.Then,greatercapitalsshouldbeinvestedinsocialsecurityandwelfare.Andfamilycareandcommunityservicesshallalsobeencouraged.8.ThePopularityofMicro-blog Inrecentyears,microbloghasbecomepopular.Moreandmorepeoplehavecreatedtheirownmicroblogs.Theyusemicroblogstorevealtheirinnervoice,orcollectandsharethoughtsandthingstheyfindinteresting.Inbrief,microblogisanonlineinstantnotepadorafrequentlyupdatedpersonalpage. Whydoesmicroblogbecomesopopularinsuchashorttime?Tobeginwith,itisthewidespreadoftheinternetthatprovidesaplatformfortheappearanceandpopularityofmicroblogs.What’smore,microbloghasnofixedrulesandneednoprofessionalknowledgeandskills,whichenablesmillionsofpeopletocreatetheirownmicroblogsastheirwishesandhaveavoiceandconnectwithothers.Finally,microblogcoversallkindsoftopicfromdailylifetopoliticalforums,fromindividualthoughtstoworldevents.Amongmillionsofmicroblogs,youcanalwaysfindsomethingyouareinterestedin. However,microbloghassomeproblems.Ontheonehand,plagiarisminmicroblogisnotunusual.Theprotectionofmicroblogcopyrightcannotbeguaranteed.Ontheotherhand,manymicroblogcontentsareinamess,andsomeevenincludeunhealthythings.Therefore,microblogstillhasalongwaytogobeforeitbecomesmature.9.OnIndividualism Thepictureshowsthatitrainsheavy."Doyouthinkthatindividualismisanincreasingtendency?"Thejournalist,protectedbyanumbrella,asksapedestrianwhoislikeadrenchedchickenintherain.Nowadays,withtheexchangeofculturesandmindsbetweentheWestandtheEast,theideaofindividualismhasraisedgreatdebates. Somepeoplethinkthatindividualismmayhavegoodeffects---itemphasizesthebenefitsofeachsingleindividualandtheindividualitythateachsocialmemberstrivestokeep.Itmaypromotethediversityofsociety.However,othersholdoppositeopinions.Foronething,theydeemthatindividualismmakespeoplecaresomuchabouttheirownbenefitsthatsomenaybecomeindifferentandhard-heartedtoothers(justlikethejournalistinthepicture).Foranother,exceedingindividualismhindersthecooperationbetweenpeople,companiesandorganizations. Inmyopinion,weshouldtryourbesttoavoidthebadeffectsofindividualismandmakefulluseofitsothatadiversifiedandharmoniousworldwillbebuiltup.10.TheImportanceofIndependentThinking Inthepicture,theboyworriesthathecannotfindhiswaybackwithouttheGPS,whichshockshismother.Anditshowsusthatwiththeboomingofinformationtechnology,variouselectronicproductshavebeenubiquitousinourlife,whichononehandprovidegreatconvenienceforus,andontheother,graduallymakelotsofpeoplelosetheirabilitytothinkindependently. Asisknowntoall,independentthinkingplaysanimportantroleinourlife.Foronething,itstimulatespeople’screativityandinnovationability,whicharetheprogressboostersofthesociety.Forexample,byindependentthinkingandinnovationability,SteveJobshasalmostchangedthewaywecommunicate,entertainandthewaywelive.Foranother,independentthinkingcanhelpusjudgebetweenrightandwrong.Nowadays,onlythosewhocanthinkindependentlycanseetheworldclearly. Personallyspeaking,weshouldbelessdependentontheelectronictoolsbutuseourmindsmore.Ithinkindependently,thereforeIam.PersonalAppearance:LooksReallyCount Thereis aheateddiscussion onwhetherornotone'spersonalappearanceshouldcountinourdailylife.Somewillsay looksarenoteverything,andbeautyisbutskindeep;otherswillnotagree.Theyholdtheopinionthatgoodpersonalappearancewillleavegoodimpressiononpeople,andbeautywillmakepeoplepleasant.Onthisissue,myopinionisthatpersonalappearanceshouldcountinourdailylife. In job-hunting求职personalappearanceisespeciallyimportant.Agoodpersonalappearancewillmaketheinterviewerfeelpleasantandhaveagoodimpressionoftheinterviewee.Tosomejobssuchas publicrelationassociator,model,moviestar,abeaufifulfaceisessential.Inthosejobs, homelyfaces不好看的:缺乏吸引力的willmakepeoplesick. Personalappearanceisalsoimportantin lookingforapartnerinmarriage.Whenagirlinintroducedtoaboybyago-between,thegirl'sbeautifulfacewill toagreatextent maketheboyaprospectiveseeker;ontheotherhand,theboywillleavethegirlaloneafterthemeetingifthegirlisugly.Perhaps,thisisthereasonwhyboysandgirlswilltrytheirbesttomakethemselveshaveagoodappearancebeforethiskindofmeeting. Personalappearancealsoplaysanactiveroleinmanyotheraspects.Fromthesewecanconcludethatinourdailylife,personalappearancereallycounts.