Directions: You have read an article in a newspaper which states, “Adversity breeds character. A difficult childhood may help build one’s character. Children can be spoiled by getting things too easy or receiving too much love.” Do you agree or disagree with this point of view?
Write on the Answer Sheet a composition of about 500 words. You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your idea is. In the second part, provide some reasons to support your idea or describe your idea. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. Don’t forget to write a title.
无On Adversity
I have read an article in a newspaper which states, “Adversity breeds character. A difficult childhood may help build one’s character. Children can be spoiled by getting things too easy or receiving too much love.” This opinion puts enough emphasis on the important role that adversity plays in children’s development from various aspects. As far as I am concerned, I totally agree with the idea that adversity is of great significance to children.
Everyone is bound to meet setbacks in life, and each one will try hard to avoid them, only to find that they’re just like your own shadow accompanying you all your lives. The truth is that adversity can exert great influence on you, depending on how you deal with it. When confronted with adversity, different people tend to make different responses to it. Some people consider it as a stumbling block on the road to success, and get depressed and even sink into despair; others consider it as the stairway to great accomplishments and try to overcome it with constant struggles. The latter, therefore, will recognize their disadvantages from their temporary defeat, draw lessons from it, and grow stronger each time they have coped with a difficulty.
In today’s society, with higher living standards and better conditions, children enjoy many comforts and pleasures at home and at school. They are taken good care of by their parents and tend to always have what they want. However, life is not always a bed of roses. In one’s life, one will go through many trials and tribulations, failures and setbacks. Adversity can help children build stronger character. In adverse situations, children can learn to deal with tough times on their own so they can be better able to fend for themselves when they are confronted with setbacks. In addition, they appreciate more what others do for them. When they fail, they learn to appreciate and cherish what they have, learning lessons from their losses. After the trials and tribulations, they become stronger and more confident. Conversely, if children get what they want so easily, they may take everything for granted, become self-centered and unappreciative of what others do for them. When they are faced with difficulties, they may easily get frustrated and give up.
In my opinion, adversity is an indispensable part in children’s life. Painful and depressing as it is, overcoming adversity will endow them with great confidence and build their character that is crucial to the achievement of success. Great people are not born successful, they are great only because they have tempered their personality and remedied their deficiencies through experiencing countless adversity and defeat, which is actually a goddess of blessing in disguise. Do not spoil your children and allow them to make struggles in adversity by themselves. In the long run, you will find that what they have experienced in the adversity will turn out to be an enormous fortunate for their later comprehensive development.