Writig Samples(Unit 1-Unit 10,Book 3).doc

Writing Assignments and Writing Samples (New College English, Book 3) Unit 1 Personality Directions: Write an article entitled “My Advice to Pessimists”. Your article must cover the following two points: 1）disadvantages of pessimism 2）way(s) of overcoming pessimism Sample 1: My Advice to Pessimists Pessimism is a common psychological disease, which often leads to depression, failure or hopelessness in life. If it dominates a person, this person’s life will be dull and he will not have a good mood for work or play. If a person is a serious pessimist, he will do something stupid—for example, commit suicide, or use drugs to get relief, etc. Pessimism is a threat to society. Pessimists should be guided to change some aspects of their personalities. Here is how I suggest about pessimism, I hope they will be of some use to pessimists. You should gradually build up your self-confidence in life. Everyone is likely to lose in life. Think about the bright side of things. Don’t let disappointment block your way to normal life. Misfortune is part of life which is hard to avoid, so you should face up to it. Your way of thinking should be changed. Failure is the mother of success. Try to think in a different way, and think as optimists do, then there will be a shiny sky over you. Anyway, you should realize that pessimism is harmful to you and to your family and society as well. Try your best to get rid of it, then you are sure to be a winner in life! Sample 2: My Advice to Pessimists It is believed that pessimism often leads to hopelessness, sickness and failure, while optimism usually brings happiness, good health and success. Pessimists also make those around them very miserable. Therefore, pessimists should change their way of thinking and overcome the negative aspects of their personalities. Here are a few tips for them: 1. Try to smile more often. A smile has great power. It can chase sadness away. It will make you and other people feel happy. And it may even mak