Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Yet a very young child – or even an animal, such as a pigeon, can learn to recognize faces. We all take this for granted.
When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.
Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.
There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Airport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. Bookworms, conservatives, military types – people are described with such terms.
People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain's or the hero's role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks.
A,If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” look like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so.
B,But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.
C,We also tell people apart by how they behave.
D,People have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprints.
E,And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing one`s personality.
F,Experts say that actors differ in their behavioral and physical characteristics in acting.
G,Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.
Whether you're having trouble because your subject is difficult, time consuming or — let's be honest —boring. We have some tips here that can help you improve your studying habits. Keep reading for 5 ways you can study smarter.
Rather than living in a cave with your nose in the books all day, grab a friend from your class and study with them. Group studying helps you to engage and process the information more deeply.
Step into your teacher's shoes
Ask yourself “If I am the teacher, what would I put on the test?” You have probably experienced a few of your teacher's tests and quizzes by now. Learn from them for the next test. The structure is usually the same, and teachers have specific types of information that they want you to learn. Remember, teachers don't expect you to memorize every single detail, just the ones they feel is important.
Find ways to connect what you are learning to real life or to other related concepts. It's harder to remember each piece of a puzzle individually than it is to recall the completed picture. Find ways to relate pieces of information to each other and cluster（使聚集） them.
Feed your brain
A hungry brain is an ineffective one. Because of this, what you eat and drink also play a huge role in how sharp your brain is. Healthy foods provide nutrients to your brain cells to keep them energized.
Take breaks.
It needs exercise to make it stronger, but it can also tire if you overwork it. Imagine that each minute of studying is a push-up and you have to complete 100. If you try to do them all at once, you'll fatigue to the point where you can't continue.
A. Make up your mind
B. Paint bigger pictures
C. Your brain is like a muscle.
D. It's your job to figure out what that is.
E. So don’t expect to do your teacher's job.
F. Study with a partner or in groups, and peer teach.
G. Your brain needs the proper nutrients to keep it going.
I grew up in New York my whole life. I studied in a perfect college that happened only to be an hour away from home. Then, about three weeks before the spring term was over, my parents told me we were moving to Arizona that summer. They asked me if I was going to transfer (转学) to another college. I said no. I was not going to change everything in my life at a time and I loved my college and all the amazing things I was doing there. It was my second home; I would not leave everything I knew at the same time since that was asking for trouble.
I never imagined it would be this hard but, at the same time, the best thing that could have happened to me.
When out in Arizona, life was hard. I didn't know anyone other than my family and friends. I couldn't bear the extreme heat. But it has helped me so much. I have started working on my writing. I also have time to work out in the gym. It has helped me realize that no matter where you are or who you know you can always find something that you enjoy.
When back at school in New York, it was hard as well. Living close to home was my security blanket. If something was wrong I could get in my car and drive home and see my family. After my family moved to another city, I lacked security and was always controlled by anxiety. However, it helped me learn independence and forced me to be brave.
I'm so thankful that I didn't transfer to a different school, which has given me the opportunity to go back and see best friends in my hometown. A year ago, I officially left my hometown for good. It has helped me grow and I am so thankful that I have had this experience. Now, when I graduate from college, I can go anywhere I want. I am no longer afraid to go out on my own into the world. The world is full of opportunities and pleasure and I can't wait to see where I will be next.
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As a working mom with three young sons, keeping the house clean is a big challenge. we clean the house every week, one hour later after cleaning, our bedrooms and bathrooms are back to their messy look. When (ask), my boys will help clean their room, clear their plates from the table and pick up their school junk. But I need to remind them it again and again.
If I don't remind them, I will step over all the things make my house look like a garbage can(垃圾桶). This is quite change from my pre-kid years when I never (leave) any waste in the house.
When last week I found a program called Share a Healthy Habit on a newspaper, I saw a great chance to engage(使参加) my sons in cleaning chores(家务). Why not encourage these (behave) during the summer, while school is out and their life is (relax)?
The goal for my boys is to clean their own dorm room when they are free. The rewards for clean habits start young and continue as they get (old), so I need to start my plan as soon as possible.
From self-driving cars to carebots (care +robots) for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat (威胁) to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to change businesses.
"The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces," said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia-Pacific. A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.
The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates. But the report states, "Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do." Growth in new jobs could occur as much, according to the research. "The growth of companies that have the speed and technological know-how will directly challenge big companies," it states.
A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured "a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create," according to Aaron Smith, the report's co-author.
"Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change," Microsoft's Jonathan Grudin told researchers.
When you learn a new subject, you may always consider how much time you need to truly understand it all. Here we give you some advice about how to study, so you'll be able to take on more information with shorter study sessions (时段).
•Study in small sessions. Our ability to store the information we take reduces(降低) after around 30 minutes, so you'd better cut your studying sessions into smaller parts.
•Find a study area. Don't study in a place where you sleep! Don't study in your bed, where you play games, or in front of the TV. Why? You need to program your mind to study in a place where you always study.
•Take good notes. And review them after class to increase your understanding.
• To be a good student, you should be a good teacher. You cannot teach something you do not know.
•Read your textbook effectively (有效地). Always use the SQ3R method. You need to survey, question, read, recite (背诵), review to actively, remember the information.
A. Train your mind.
B. Just reading it is not enough.
C. Be ready to teach what you've learned.
D. It's a good idea to study in a familiar place.
E. You can do some fun activities during your breaks.
F. Find a note-taking method that works best for you.
G. Doing so will only mix up your mind as to what to do.
