【正文】 l always be useful. Most important, form my point of view, these are the years when we develop our moral sense of what’s right and wrong. Others teach us about good and bad, but later in our early years we begin to decide for ourselves. It is also during this time that we begin to develop the selfdiscipline to live according to our morals. I believe a person grows and changes for the better throughout the many stages of life. However, the foundation is laid in those first few years of life. 11. We value scientists more Artists and scientists both make valuable contribution to our society. It may seem sometimes that artists are more valued. That’s because those artists who are famous and make a lot of money. However, they are relatively few. The fact is that scientists are more valued. They get more respect from society for the work they do. Artists reflect their times and their culture. A painter or a writer shows us in pictures and words what we are like as a people. They record our culture for future generations. Actors and other performers, like singers and dancers, entertain us. They take our minds off our troubles, and remind us how beautiful and exciting our imaginations can be. Artists also help keep their societies mentally and emotionally healthy. For example, children that participate in the arts, such as painting or music, in school do better in their other studies. Art of all types is necessary to the human spirit. The contributions scientists make to society are more obvious. They include the cars we drive, the puter we use at home and at work, and the appliances that helpus cook our meals and clean our houses. All of these e from the ideas and hard work for scientists. Because of scientific discoveries, we’re living longer and more healthful also contribute to the arts. Movies are the result of science. So are television, radio, and the recording of music on CDs. Generally, scientists don’t make as much money as famous artists like film stars, opera singers or successful painters. However, our society gives them more respect, and they generally make a good living. Scientists are considered to be serious professionals, while artists are sometimes viewed as flaky, irresponsible people. So overall, I’d have to conclude that we value scientists more. is always better to be a leaderAccording to my opinion, it is always better to be a leader than a follower. True leaders show initiative. They take action and they assume responsibility. A leader makes a decision. Some followers may approve of the decision, others may plain about it. However, these followers all choose to follow, not to lead. They choose not to make a decision. That’s how I am different. I am not a follower. I want to make the decisions. Good leader will not react to events, but will anticipate them. A leader will start a plan of action and then will persuade others to follow. For example, a class president at a local college may feel that the relationship between the munity and the campus is not a good one. The citizens may feel that the college kids make too much noise on the street, litter public areas, and shop in the other good class president will recognize that the munity and the campus depend on one another. The president will ask the student body to keep noise down, help clean up the neighborhoods, and work with businesses to attract students. A good leader takes the initiative. Good leaders must be actionoriented. Having taken the initiative, they must see the job through. They have to take charge and lead the followers. They have to motivate and encourage the followers. The followers must understand why good relations with the munity are necessary. The followers must be persuaded to do something about it. I enjoy taking the initiative, determing the direction, and being responsible for my actions. I don’t want to suffer through other people’s stupid decisions. If there are going to be stupid ways to do something, let them be mine. Wouldn’t you agree? most important room in a house The kitchen is my favorite room in a house, because it is where families gather. To me, that is the most important thing. So many of the memories people have of growing uo revolve around the kitchen. My childhood memories concern the kitchens in my grandparents’ homes. My mother’s family lived in a row house in the city. The rooms were all small, and that included the kitchen. In the summertime, the back door of the house would be left open. People would be sitting on the back proch and in the kitchen, talking and laughing, while my grandmother made dinner. There was no airconditioning, but I don’t ever remember feeling too hot. There was always a breeze ing through, along with the sounds of traffic and kids playing ball in the street. My father’s family live on a farm in the country, and their house had a huge kitchen with windows on three sides. It seemed as if the windows were always open and the curtains blowing with the breeze. The main door to the house was almost never used. Everyone came in through the kitchen, and sat at the big table in the middle of the room. When dinner was being prepared, all the women would bustle around, while the men sat at the table talking about farm prices. Sometimes my grandmother would not even sit down during dinner, but would be refiling bowls of food and people’s glasses. From outside, we could hear the cows in the field near the house. These two kitchens are the background for some of my happiest memories. From the beginning of time, human beings have gathered together near the fire where the food was being prepared. I hope that never changes. I think it’s more important for students to study history and literature. These subjects help us understand the human race and feed our spirits and our imaginations. That’s more important than understanding how to split the atom or do algebra. Both history and literature