Promise Sawyers, a 10-year-old girl in Nashville, Tenn., is inspiring people old and young after making a video before going to school "bigger and better" with her natural hair, just one day after she was made fun of for her afro.
Promise Sawyers' motivational video was posted online by her mom Qui Daugherty, after the 5th-grader secretly recorded it on Daugherty's phone. In it, Sawyers explained that she was feeling "some type of way" after her classmates had mean things to say after she wore her natural hair the day before. But she was determined not to let it bring her down, and wore it the same way the following day. "Don't allow anyone to steal your joy," Promise said. "Don't give them that much power."
Daugherty says that Promise has been surrounded by that type of positivity her whole life. She's always taught her daughter to "meet a negative with a positive", even when somebody is trying to bring her down. And although this example seems like one of the more disheartening(令人气馁的) ones that Promise has faced after starting at a new school, her video proved that she took her mom's advice to heart.
Now, nearly 2 million views later, people everywhere are responding to the video. "We had no idea the impact that it was going to make and the amount of messages," Daugherty said. "It's made a huge impact behind the scenes that has blessed me personally."
Daugherty jokes that Promise doesn't understand how influential her words are. Instead, the 10-year-old is just excited about the millions of views.
"I just tell her not to focus on the numbers," Daugherty says. "Let's find a way we can be impactful behind this and make an influence and inspire people. That's all we want."
In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment, "Math class is hard." While the toy's release met with strong public reaction, this underlying assumption persists, spreading the myth that women do not thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields due to biological inadequacies in math aptitude. However, in 2019 Jessica Cantlon at Carnegie Mellon University led a research team that comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls and found no gender difference in brain function or math ability.
Cantlon and her team conducted the first neuroimaging study to evaluate biological gender differences in math aptitude of young children. Her team used functional MRI (核磁共振) to measure the brain activity in 104 young children (3-to-10-year-old; 55 girls) while watching an educational video covering early math topics, like counting and addition. The researchers compared scans from the boys and girls to evaluate brain similarity. In addition, the team examined brain maturity by comparing the children's scans to those taken from a group of adults (63 adults; 25 women) who watched the same math videos.
After numerous statistical comparisons, Cantlon and her team found no difference in the brain development of girls and boys. In addition, the researchers found no difference in how boys and girls processed math skills and were equally engaged while watching the educational videos. Finally, boys' and girls' brain maturity were statistically equivalent when compared to either men or women in the adult group.
Cantlon said she thinks society and culture are likely steering girls and young women away from math and STEM fields, as previous studies show that families spend more time with young boys in play that involves spatial cognition（空间认知）. "Typical socialization can make worse small differences between boys and girls that can snowball into how we treat them in science and math," Cantlon said. "We need to be aware of these origins to ensure we aren't the ones causing the gender inequities."
However, this project is focused on early childhood development using a limited set of math tasks. Cantlon wants to continue this work using a broader scope of math skills, such as spatial processing and memory, and follow the children over many years.
Some of the most powerful companies in the world have co-founders. For example, Google(Sergey Brin and Larry Page), Apple(Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs), and Microsoft(Bill Gates and Paul Allen)and so on. Having partners can help to deal with the pressure and the failures that come with running a business. No matter how down on your luck you feel they may provide emotional support. They may have extra skills, and be on hand to help out with the day-to-day problems. And an alternate point of view may help to broaden your mind and aid the risk of mistakes being overlooked.
Everybody knows Samsung's Galaxy Note 7. When the phone was launched in 2016, customers praised it for its storage, design and usability, and it may well have been a hit if it weren't for the fact that it occasionally caught fire and exploded. It was soon banned immediately from flights, and Samsung had no choice but to recall the entire model. The shortcoming reportedly cost the company $1 billion, and a further $17 billion in lost sales. But remember, based on the lesson, the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy Note 9 are well received in the world! Now we know that failing is part of business success.
One thing that all great companies have in common is that they have failed many times—and luckily, they bounced back. Take Sarah Blakely, founder of shapewear brand Spanx for example. She credits her business success specifically to her failures. "I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, "she remembered. "People would tear up my business card in my face. But my friends and I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I learned that ‘no' doesn't always mean ‘no', and that you may get 30 nos before you get the one yes. People told me no with Spanx for two years. "Spanx is worth just over $1 billion—it was a company that Blakely who took a degree in a law school started with just $5 000!
Some individuals are born with a gift for public speaking. Do you want to be a good public speaker? Here are some principles you must master.
People want to listen to someone who is interesting, relaxed and comfortable. Too often, when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the "public" at the expense of the "speaking. " Focus on the speaking. Talk directly to your audience, be yourself and make a connection.
Even the most successful public speaker will make mistakes. Yet, the only one who cares about any mistake is the one who is speaking. People's attention wanders constantly. In fact, most people only absorb about 20 percent of a speaker's message. So, don't stop speaking when you make a mistake unless it's a truly serious one.
Your goal is not to be a perfect public speaker. And like everything else in life, that takes practice. Remember, even world champion athletes practice their skills on a consistent basis.
It's rare to hear someone say, "I wish that speaker had spoken longer. " On the other hand, you probably can't count the times that you've thought, "I'm glad that talk is over. It seemed to go on forever!" So surprise your audience. Always make your presentation just a bit shorter than anticipated. It's better to leave your listeners wishing for more than shifting restlessly in their seats waiting for your speech finally to end.
A. Do the opposite.
B. You want to be an effective public speaker.
C. You don't need to apologize for a minor slip.
D. When it comes to public speaking, less is usually more.
E. The objective of most speeches is to benefit the audience.
F. Take the fear out of public speaking by focusing on your listeners.
G. However, the majority of people are effective speakers because they train to be.
I enjoy feeding birds in my garden. About three years ago, a baby chipmunk (花栗鼠) which I named Chip came to this festive display. Over that summer, I watched it 1. The next summer, the chipmunk was back, and I wondered whether it would 2 me to feed it by hand or let me pet it. Before Chip would approach, I'd 3 its favorite food, bend down and keep very 4. I'd leave my open hand 5, unmoving, so the animal would know I wouldn't 6it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.
7, late in that second summer, Chip did show more trust. One day as I 8 a seed with my fingertips, it approached and 9 took the seed into its mouth. It never bit my fingers.
I was happy that Chip and I had made a(n) 10of trust.
After about two months of this 11, I went further. With my index finger, I 12 its back once gently. I'm not even sure Chip felt it, but it didn't 13. I then moved my two fingers slowly and gently over it.14, Chip stayed calm, eating seeds, before running quickly back into the bush.
Today, the chipmunk comes out of hiding when I call its name, and lets me 15 its soft, silky body.
A friend once mentioned that after she 16 a dog, she noticed that her high blood pressure had approached17without medication, and she became calmer and could handle stress better. I think I, too, feel18from my interactions with Chip.
I've also developed a greater19for nature and its creatures and the opportunity to observe, protect and save wildlife. Most of all, I am amazed by the 20of a tiny chipmunk to meet me halfway in trust.
Visiting Xi'an was once my dream. It became a reality when I was admitted to a training course in China along with two other(lady). Finally, the day arrived I landed at Xianyang International Airport in early August. As soon as I landed, I (feel) a change in the atmosphere. I saw people standing in queues (wait) for their turn at the immigration desk. Afterwards, we were transported to the office in the International Exhibition Center. China had invited participants twentythree developing countries to share digital television broadcasting techniques with them.
In my 20 days in Xi'an, I got the opportunity to observe Chinese culture closely, thus it left an unforgettable mark on me. Now, Xi'an is like my second home. Since I came back to Pakistan, I have been missing Xi'an (bad).
My 20day stay in Xi'an was great experience. It was a learning opportunity, and also a chance to (broad) my understanding of diversity. I learned that despite differences of colors, heights, races and religions, all human beings (tie) by the bond of humanity, and that the future of nations is global with development and peace.
内容包括。1）开设汉语角。2）邀请汉语外教来学校上课。
注意：1）词数80左右。2）可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯3）开头和结尾已给出不计入总词数。
Dear Tom.
How are you doing? I am glad to hear from you. From your letter，
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
One fall, my wife Elli and I had a single goal: to photograph polar bears. We were staying at a research camp outside" the polar bear capital of the world " — the town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada.
Taking pictures of polar bears is amazing but also dangerous. Polar bears — like all wild animals — should be photographed from a safe distance. When I'm face to face with a polar bear, I like it to be through a camera with a telephoto lens. But sometimes, that is easier said than done. This was one of those times.
As Elli and I cooked dinner, a young male polar bear who was playing in a nearby lake sniffed, and smelled our garlic bread.
The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp, which was surrounded by a high wire fence. He pulled and bit the wire. He stood on his back legs and pushed at the wooden fence posts.
Terrified, Elli and I tried all the bear defense actions we knew. We yelled at the bear, hit pots hard, and fired blank shotgun shells into the air. Sometimes loud noises like these will scare bears off. Not this polar bear though — he just kept trying to tear down the fence with his massive paws (爪子).
I radioed the camp manager for help. He told me a helicopter was on its way, but it would be 30 minutes before it arrived. Making the best of this close encounter (相遇), I took some pictures of the bear.
Elli and I feared the fence wouldn't last through 30 more minutes of the bear's punishment. The camp manager suggested I use pepper spray. The spray burns the bears' eyes, but doesn't hurt them. So I approached our uninvited guest slowly and, through the fence, sprayed him in the face. With an angry roar (吼叫), the bear ran to the lake to wash his eyes.
Para 1:
A few minutes later, the bear headed back to our camp.
Para 2:
At that very moment, the helicopter arrived.
