1.
We have confidence that your journey toward self-discovery and your progress toward finding your own passion will yield more than personal advancement.
We belibve that as you become members of our community of scholars,you will soon come to recognize that with the abundant opportunities for self-enrichment provided by the university,there also come responsibilities.
A wise man said:''Education is simply the soul of A society as it passes from one generation to another.''
You are the inheritors of the hard work of your families and the hard work of many countless others who came before you .
They built and transmitted the knowledge you will need to succeed.
Now it is your turn.
What knowledge will you acquire?
What passions will you discover?
What will you do to build a strong and prosperous future for the generations that will come after you?
2.
For most undergraduates, non-stop Internrt connectivity is the fuel of college life.
More than just toys,these instruments are prowerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information.
And as more people around the world adopt these instruments,they are becoming indispensable.
So,students should use the wonders of the Internet to do homework,review lecture outlines,take part in class discussions and network online with their friends.
But in doing so,students must remember to regulate and balance their time.
Too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends.
Students should not let the Internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside.
Colleges around the world have been replacing their computer systems for the past decade,in large part to provide students with the most advanced free system.
The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded amazing benefits in education.
With the widespread application of computer technologies,we are going to produce a generation of problem-solvers and intelligent thinkers,which is indispensable for the future of the
world.
3.
Who's a hero these days?
In an era of heightened heroism, the word hero has become more common.
We use hero to describe both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.
Who are the heroes among us?
The inspiring stories of heroes help remind us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, whether it is in the fulfillment of their duties or as part of everyday life.
We honor the fireman, the policeman, and the average citizen by recognizing their heroism.
Perhaps, even more importantly.
We honor them by working to change the circumstances that led to their death.
By honoring them we can be inspired by them.
Will we be heroes when circumstances call on us to act heroically?
Hopefully,we will!
4.
\"Is anybody truly honest?\"
As numerous accounts of cheating, lying, and fraud crowd our newspaper pages and TV news, it seems that honesty is a rapidly vanishing value.
And the reports indicates that, around the globe,corruption and dishonesty are so widespread that the healthy and well-being of society are at risk.
These reports include stories such as the students who faced criminal charges for selling in advance copies of a university final exam, a student who was expelled when he turned in a term paper with the purchase receipt for it still inside the pages, and a clerk who ran his own Christmas cards through the office postage meter and was found out when he sent one of the cards to the company treasure!
We have all read or heard accounts such as these, not to mention the stories of dishonesty amongst all layers of society as exemplified by consumers who steal and politicians who demand bribes.
Travelers ripped off so many towels last year that it cost a major hotel chain $3 million to replace them.
Especially troubling are the reports that dishonesty is increasing amongst student populations around the world.
5.
As I spoke,I realized just how gender-based my communication styles were.
With women, I could be open, emotionally honest, and transparent.
With male friends, it seemed impossible to express caring feelings no matter how deep the friendship was.
I could easily utter \"I love you\" to my mother, my sister and girlfriends; yet not once in my life had I been able to look a male friend in the eye and say the same thing.
Quite impossible!
Was this just me or was every male in the world similarly cursed?
Was I emotionally backward or just a \"guy\"?
I was determined to find out!
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