2014年电大高级时事英语8篇作文（小抄参考）.docVIP

Children and Cyber-space Internet is very popular among people all over the world, ranging from men to women, from the old to the young. Indeed, internet brings us enormous benefits such as free access to information, rich sources of entertainment and effective communication. However, just as a saying goes, every coin has two sides, Internet also produces some problems such as internet addiction, cyber crime, and computer-related health problems, among which the problem of children spending too much time in cyber-space is quite serious. Some children are so addicted to the internet which provides them with video games, various kinds of entertainment and so on that they neglect their study. What’s worse, they tend to cut down the time for face-to-face communication with their family members, friends and classmates because of internet addiction. In addition, some children suffer from such health problems as myopia or obesity due to the excessive amount of time spent in the virtual world. To solve this problem, parents and teachers should work together to strengthen supervision over the internet use and provide correct guidance to children’s study and life. On Cultural Differences or Similarities In this increasingly globalized world, it is highly important for us to understand the differences and similarities of different cultures so as to make our intercultural communication more effective. Let me take China and the United States as an example. It can’t be denied that the two countries share something in common in that both are peace-loving nations with great respect for human rights, freedom and liberty. However, with diverse cultural, historical and political backgrounds, China and the USA are quite different in many aspects such as the eating habit, ways of greeting, social values, religious belief, and attitude toward money, time and relationship and so on. For instance, the Chinese believe in collectivism based on Confucianism while Americans are more indivi