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Appendix1:ParentspickuponsocialmediaSomeyoungpeopleareblockingtheirparentsonsocialmedia.QUANJINGWouldyouaddyourparentsonWeChat?ThishasbecomeoneofthebiggestquestionsfacingyoungChineseinanageof*unprecedenteddigitalinterconnectedness.InapollconductedbytheHuashangBaonewspaperinXi’an,17of40youngpeoplepolledsaidtheyhaveaddedtheirparentsonWeChat,but14blockedthemfromseeingtheir“friends’circles”一aspacewherefriendscansharepicturesandpostswithoneanother.Ofthe20parentspolled,12haveaddedtheirchildrenonWeChatbutonlycouldseehisorherchild's*updates.Theother11parentshadbeenblockedbytheirkidsfromhavingaccesstotheirfriends'circlesdespitebeingabletosendthemmessagesonWeChat.Somechildrensaythey'renotcomfortablewiththeirparentscombingthroughtheireverydayactivitiesandphotos,astheirparentseitherdon'tapproveofthethingstheydoforfun,orwouldconstantlyworryoverwhattheyconsiderunsafeorinappropriatebehavior.Otherssaytheirfriends'circlesareforfriendsofasimilaragewithsimilarinterests,andtheirparentswouldn'tunderstand.However,somesayparents'feelingswouldbehurtiftheydiscoveredtheirchildrenrestrictedtheiraccesstothispartoftheirsociallife.So,whatisyouropinion?ShouldyoungpeoplesharetheireverydayactivitieswiththeirparentsthroughsocialmedialikeWeChat?Yes.Youngpeoplecanbefriendswiththeirparents.Socialmediaisanefficientandinformalwayforchildrentokeepintouchwiththeirparents.Regularphonecallsarestillnecessary,butwithsocialmediaparentscankeepcurrentontheirchildren'sdailyactivities,andnothingpleasesparentsmorethanthat.Childrenoftenunderestimatetheirparents'tech*savvy.NotonlyaremanyparentsonsocialmedialikeWeChat,manyarealsosurprisinglyunderstandingofyoungpeople'sthinkingandlifestyles.Beforeautomaticallyblockingtheirparentsfromtheirfriends'circles,youngpeopleshouldthinktwice.Manychildrenhavedifficultrelationshipswiththeirparents.Socialmediarepresentsanopportunityto*rebootthoserelationships.Bytreatingeachotherasfriendsandequalsonsocialmedia,familiescanovercomeanyprevioussourfeelingsandworktorebuildtheirrelationships.No.Thegenerationgapcan'tbe*underestimated.Justasweblockcolleagues,bosses,teachersandotherswedon,tknowverywellonsocialmedia,manyyoungpeopleblocktheirparentsbecausetheydon,tsharethesameviews.Thegenerationgapisanaturalphenomenonandthereisnothingwrongwiththat.ManyChineseparentsareinthehabitofworryingabouteverylittlethingtheirchildrendo,whichcanhurtrelationships.Socialmediawouldonlyworsenthisproblem,allowingparentstokeeptabsontheirkids’everymove.Mostyoungadultsdesireindependencefromtheirparents.Kidsneedtomaketheirownchoices.Barringtheirparentsonsocialmediaallowskidsroomtogrowandbuildtheself-confidencenecessarytohaveasuccessfullife.StudentsmusttrainmindandbodyArecent*amendedregulationissuedbytheMinistryofEducationhaslefthundredsofthousandsofcollegegraduatesthisyearworriedabouttheirfuture.Underthisnewpolicy,universitygraduatesmustpassalltestitemsinaphysicalexaminationbytheirgraduation,ortheywillnotbeissuedgraduationcertificatesbytheiruniversities.Thelastversionoftheregulation,amendedin2007,requiredstudentstopassacertainnumberoftests,butsomeofthemsuchaspull-ups,sit-upsand1kmor800mruns,areoptionalitemswhichcouldbereplacedbyeasiertestsatastudents’request.Thisyear’samendmentmadeallofthesetests*mandatory.Manygraduatesareworriedthattheycannotpassthemoredemandingphysicaltestsandthereforewon’tbeabletogetpropercertificatestogetjobsorpursuefurtherstudies.Whilesupportersofthenewpolicysaythathealthandphysicalstrengthareakeyfactorforayoungperson'sfuturesuccess,andpointtotheworryingdeclineinthehealthofmanycollegegraduates,opponentsinsistitisnotnecessaryto*withholdgraduationcertificatesfromthosewhofailtopasstheirphysicalexams.So,whatisyouropinion?Shouldcollegestudentsbebannedfromgraduatingiftheycannotpassmandatoryphysicalexams?Yes.Collegegraduatesneedtohaveahealthyandstrongbody.Thepurposeofthenewpolicyisnottobarthegraduationofcollegestudents,buttoencouragethemtodomoreexerciseandimprovetheirhealth.Theywillnotbeadequatelypreparedforthe*rigorsofstartingacareerormorestudiesiftheyarenothealthyandphysicallystrong.Manyyoungpeoplegiveintounhealthylifestylesincollege,whichresultsinbadhealth.Ifphysicalexamsalsobecomeoptional,thereisverylittle*incentiveforstudentstoimprovetheirlifestyleandhealthontheirown.Onlymandatoryexamscouldforcethemintoaction.Physicalexamsarejustlikeanyotherexamincollegestudents'studies.Withoutpassingthemalltheycannotgraduate,itisassimpleasthat.Studentsshouldjustthinkofastrongandhealthybodyasanotherimportantgoaltoachieve.No.Physicalstrengthisnotthemostimportantthingforacollegegraduate.Therearemanyotherwaysforuniversitiestoimprovetheirstudents'healthandphysicalstrength,insteadofjust*slappingmandatoryexamsonthemandwithholdinggraduatingcertificatesfromthosewhocan'tpasstheseexams.Collegegraduatesthesedaysareunderhugepressuretoachievehighacademicscores,applyforfurtherstudiesorhuntforapromisingjob.Artificiallysettinganother*hurdleforthemintheformofphysicalexamsisunfairtothesestressedyoungpeople.Somestudentsmaynotbeentirelyhealthyorphysicallyfitbythetimetheygraduate,buttheyhavelearnedkeyknowledgeandskillswhichqualifythemforcareersorfurtheracademictraining;physicaleducationshouldn'tbecomeahurdle.Approvedforall?评论打印收藏Somemovietheatersareexperimentingwiththeirownratingssystemstobetterservemoviegoers.QUANJINGFilmratingshavelongbeenacontroversialtopicinChina.Variousindustryanalysts,artistgroupsandgovernmentauthoritieshaveexpressedsupportovertheyearsforaratingsystemliketheoneintheUnitedStates,butsofarnodevelopmenthasbeenmadeintermsofgovernmentregulationsorlaws.However,encouragedbypopulardemandand*frustratedoverthelackoflawsorregulations,somemovietheatershavetriedtointroducesuchasystemvoluntarily.ThelatestsuchmoveoccurredinUrumqi,Xinjiang.TheChinaFilmInternationalTheaterhasintroducedtworatingsforallfilmsshownthere:"general”forfilmsfitforallagegroups;“specialguidance”forthosecontainingviolent,bloodyandfrighteningscenes,whichareoff-limitstoviewersunder13.Thetheater*enforcesthepolicybycheckingticketbuyers'identification,checkingviewers'ageattheaterentry,and*random*inspectionsduringmovies.TwoothermovietheatersinYili,Xinjianghavealsointroducedsimilarrules.Someexpertshavesaidthatsuchvoluntaryratingsmayhelp*promptrelevantgovernmentagenciesintoactionasmovietheateroperatorsareclosesttothepublic'sneedsandtheirownratingeffortscouldeventuallygatherenoughusefulexperienceforthegovernmenttobaseitsofficialruleson.So,whatisyouropinion?CouldvoluntaryfilmratingstandardsintroducedbymovietheatershelpspeedupChina’smovieratingreformandprotectyoungfilmviewers?Yes.Youngfilmviewersneedtobeprotected.Thetheateroperator'smovemeansthatthereisanurgentneedonbehalfofmillionsofmovieviewersaswellasthefilmindustry.Thegovernmentshouldtaketheinitiativeandactsoon.Thetheaterdidthisprimarilyforthegoodofyoungviewerswhoshouldbeprotectedfromcontentunfitfortheirage,evenwithChina'stightfilmcontentstandards.Aschildrenbecomeanincreasinglyimportantpartofthemoviemarket,theirneedsandpreferenceswillbekeytothefutureoftheindustry.Thisissufficientreasonforgovernmentauthoritiestotakeactionandshapethefuturemarket.No.Filmtheaters'ownratingslackauthority.Thegovernmenthaslongrealizedhowimportantandhelpfulitwouldbetohaveafilmratingsystem.However,therearesomanydifferentandpowerfulinterestsbehindthisthatithasbeenextremelydifficulttointroducestandardsthatcouldsuitallthe*stakeholders.Afilmtheater'sownactiondoesnotcarryanyauthorityand,withoutlawsregulatinghowratingsshouldbegivenandenforced,itisverydifficulttokeepdoingsogiventhetightcompetitioninthemarket.Protectingchildrenisonlyoneconsiderationbehindintroducingafilmratingsystem.Therearealsotheneedsofdifferentagegroupsthatneedtobemet,andwithouttakingthisintoseriousconsideration,aratingssystemcannotbesuccessful,officialorunofficial.Equaleducation?评论打印收藏The211and985initiativeshavesomewonderingwhetherotherschoolswillbeleftinthedust.ICRecentreportsoverpossiblechangestotwoofChina'smost*prestigiousState-sponsoredprogramstogivefundingsupporttotop-tieruniversitieshaveonceagainraised*controversyovereducationequality.The211Projectandthe985Project,startedbythecentralgovernmentinthe1990s,selectedabout100universitiesand39universitiesrespectivelyfromaroundChinaforgenerousfundingandpolicysupporttohelpthembuildstate-of-the-artlaboratories,startresearchprojectsand*recruittoptalentsfromaroundtheworld.TheMinistryofEducationhassaidbothprojectshaveclosedtheirdoorstonewentrants,whilerecently,therewerereportsthattheymaybecancelledaltogether.Later,theEducationMinistrysaidtheywererumors.Theaimofbothprojectsistohelpthenation'stopuniversitiesaggressivelybuilduptheiracademicandresearchcapabilities,andbecomeworld-classhighereducationandresearchinstitutions.Inthelasttwodecades,theuniversitiesselectedtoparticipateintheseprogramshavegrownquicklyandbeengenerallyregardedasthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinthenation.Buttheprogramshavealsoattractedafairamountofcontroversy,withsomecriticssayingthattheyledtotheconcentrationoflimitedresourcesinthese"top”universitieswhileaffectingthegrowthofthousandsofotherhighereducationorganizations,creatingmoreinequalityineducation.OtherssaythelargeamountsofStatefundinghavenotalwaysachievedtheintendedtargets,butledtowasteand*bureaucraticgrowthinmanyuniversities.So,whatisyouropinion?Shouldthe211and985projectsbeabolished?Yes.Bothhaveservedtheirpurposes.Chinaalreadyhasdozensofworld-classuniversities,andthereisnoneedtocontinuetogivehighfundingprioritytothesameuniversities.Instead,otherlessdevelopedinstitutionsshouldnowbecomethefocusforimprovement.Thereforethetwo*eliteprogramsarenolongerappropriatefortoday'ssituation.Inthelasttwodecades“211〃and“985〃havebecome*synonymouswitheducationprestigeandquality.However,thisindeedhascreatedmoreinequalityamonguniversities,withthoseonthelistscontinuingtoenjoythebestresourcesandattracttopstudents.Thisisnogoodforthe*sustainableoveralldevelopmentofChinesehighereducation.Alluniversitiesshouldbeonanequalfootingwhenapplyingforgovernmentfundingsupport.Theprojectsarenotgoodforhealthycompetitionbetweenuniversities,andshouldinsteadbereplacedbysomethingmoreopenandfair.No.Chinesecollegesstillneedalotofgovernmentsupport.Theexistenceoftheprojectsdoesn'tmeantheseuniversitiesenjoyallthefundingthegovernmenthastooffer,butbecausetheyhavealreadymadebigleapstowardsbecomingworld-classuniversities,theyhavebetterchancesofachievinggreaterthingsthanotherswiththesamelevelofsupport.2.AhandfulofChineseuniversitiesmayalreadyrankhighonglobalrankings,butmostChineseuniversitiesstill*lagfarbehind.Theprojectscanstillhelpdirectmoreresourcestothemid-tieruniversitieswhocanbenefitalotwithgovernmentsupport.3.Insteadofabolishingtheprogram,thegovernmentshouldconsideramorebalancedapproachandexpandthelistofuniversitiestoreceivesupport,thereforegivingotheruniversitiestheopportunitiestogrowtheireducationandresearchcapabilities,andbenefitmillionsofmorestudents.5.Hisloveacrime?Whenloveisunrequited,dodesperatetimesnecessarilycallfordesperatemeasures?QUANJINGAstudentatShangqiuCollegeinHenanProvincebecamethecenterofamedia*frenzyafterhewas*expelledfromthecollegefor“forciblyexpressinghisloveforafemalestudent”.Anoticewaspostedonlineearlythismonthstatingthatastudentfromthecollege'sSchoolofElectricInformationEngineeringhadbeenexpelledfor“severelydisruptingcampusorder”firstbydeclaringhisfeelingsforafemalestudentinpublic,andthenforverballyabusingschoolofficialswhentheyaskedhisparentstocometotheschool.Whilethedetailsofthestudent's*allegedoffenseswerestillunderdispute,manycommentatorshavecometohisdefense,arguingthatthecollegeoverreactedtosomethingthatisonlynaturalforyoungpeopleofthisage.Evenifthefemalestudentrejectedthestudent'sfeelings,therewasnothingwrongwithwhathedid,theysay.Incontrast,schoolofficialsoverreactedbyaccusingthestudentinquestionofinappropriatebehaviorandthenaskinghisparentstotravelallthewaytothecollegetohelpdealwiththeincident.Others,however,thinkthatthestudentwastooimmatureandhadnocontrolofhisownemotions,andthatwhattheschooldidwasjustified.So,whatisyouropinion?Shouldthestudenthavebeenexpelled?Yes.Thestudentmadesomeseriousmistakes.Thestudentcausedserious*distresstothetargetofhispassion.Inahigh-stressenvironmentlikeacollegecampus,theembarrassmentsuchan*unsolicitedproposalbringstoayoungfemalestudentcouldbequitedamaging,evenifthemalestudentmeantwell.Evenifthemalestudentwasjustactingoutoflove,hecommittedseriousviolationsofschoolregulationandpotentiallybrokethelawaswellwhenhelosthis*temperandverballyabusedteacherswhentheybroughthisparentstocampus.Althoughcollegeshavenobusiness*interferinginstudents'privatelives,schoolofficialsdohavearesponsibilitytomaintainnormalorderoncampus,toprotectstudents'rights,andtoprovideapeacefulenvironmentforthem.No.Thereisnothingwrongwithyoungpeopleexpressingtheirfeelings.Theschoolmadethingsmuchworseby*reprimandingthestudentforsomethingthatshouldhavebeenresolvedbetweenthestudentsthemselves.Byaskingthemalestudent'sparentstocometotheschool,officialstriggeredaveryemotionalresponsefromthestudent.Theschoolshould*revoketheexpulsiondecisionandapologizetothestudent.Thereisnothingwrongwithgoingpublicwithone'sfeelings,especiallyforyoungpeopleatthisage.Maybethemalestudentshouldhavetakenmorecaresoasnottomakethegirlfeeluncomfortableorhurtherfeelings,butthisisnothingthatjustifiesexpulsion.Chinesecollegeofficialsstilltendtobeontheconservativesidewithalotofregulationsinvolvingstudents'privatelives,eventhoughtheirstudentsareyoungadultsandshouldbeabletomakedecisionsfortheirownlives.Depressioncanbedefeatedwithagoodtreatmentplanandafirmunderstandingofthedisease.FILEPHOTOMorepeoplediefromsuicidethanfromconflict,warandnaturaldisasterscombined,accordingtoaglobalreportonsuicidepreventionreleasedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationonSept4.Thereport,thefirstofitskind,showsthatmorethan800,000peoplediebysuicideeveryyear.Thereportalsostatessuicideisthesecondleadingcauseofdeathamongpeopleaged15to29,andthatthree-quartersofsuicidesoccurinlowandmiddle-incomecountries,withhighernumbersincentralandeasternEuropeandAsia.Whilesomesuicidesare*impulsive,causedby*direfinancial*straits,illnessandrelationshiptroubles,academicjournalismwebsiteTheConversationreportsthatdepressionisalsoamajorriskfactorinsuicideattemptsacrosstheglobe.Depressionishighlyresponsivetotreatmentwhen*detectedearlyinitsdevelopment.Butsadly,therearemany*misconceptionssurroundingtheillness.WhenUSactorRobinWilliamstookhislifeaftersufferingalong*boutwiththedisorder,manywereheartbroken.Theycouldn'tunderstandhowsomeonesotalentedandbelovedcouldfeelunhappyenoughtoendhislife.RebrandingsadDepressionisadisease.DeanBurnett,writingforTheGuardian,saysdepressionneedsanewname.Theword“depressed”canbeappliedtopeoplewhoareinabadmoodaswellasthosewithagenuinely*debilitatingmentaldisorder.Forthisreason,it'seasyfordepressiontobedismissedbyothersasminor.Afterall,everyonegetsdepressedeverynowandthen,right?Butdepressionisaseriousmedicalcondition.It'sanemotional,physicaland*cognitivestatethatisintense,long-lastingandthataffectsaperson'sday-to-daylife.Someonesufferingfromdepressionneedsanddeservesthesamesortofcareaffordedtothosesufferingfromaphysical*ailment.Thesicknessisusuallycausedbyse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