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The morning sun shone through the curtains as I stood in the kitchen, carefully preparing lunch for my daughter, Emma. Today was a big day — her first day of elementary school. I packed her lunch in a bright, reusable lunchbox, the same kind my mother used to pack for me when I was a student.

"Mom, why can't I use a plastic lunchbox like the other kids?" Emma asked, her small face frowning in confusion. I knelt down to her level, moving a piece of hair out of her face. "This lunchbox is part of our family tradition, sweetheart. When I was your age, your grandmother would pack my lunch in a similar container every day." "But why, Mom?" she persisted(坚持不懈). "Isn't it easier to just throw away a plastic lunchbox?"

I smiled and remembered my own school days, feeling frustrated(沮丧的)that I couldn't just use a disposable(一次性的)box like everyone else. My mother would patiently explain, "We have to start with small actions, Mija. These little things add up to make a big difference."

I remembered feeling out of place at school as my friends casually threw their plastic boxes into the trash, while I carefully saved my containers to take back home. It wasn't untill was older that I fully appreciated the lesson my mother was teaching me.

Then I patiently explained to Emma, "Your grandmother always said that we have to take care of our planet. By using these reusable lunchboxes, we help reduce waste and protect the environment. It's a small way to make a big difference."

Emma looked at the lunchbox thoughtfully. "So, do I have to wash it after I eat?" "Yes," I nodded. "It's important to take care of it and bring it back home so we can use it again. It's not just about the lunchbox, Emma. It's about learning to be responsible and thinking about how our actions affect the world around us."

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As I walked Emma to the school bus, I put the lunchbox into her hands and told her it was special once again.

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Later that evening, I heard Emma's excited voice in the kitchen.

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Dear Alex,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Old Town of Lijiang is a well-preserved old town of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, (locate) in a central town of the Lijiang Autonomous County of the Naxi Ethnic Minority in Yunnan Province.

Old Town of Lijiang which occupies an area of 3.8 square kilometers (establish) firstly in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty. Since Kubla Khan, the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, set his reign (统治) here, Lijiang was on fast developmental way and became the political, cultural, and educational center in this area, (play) a very important role in the trading activities. Till now, when anyone walks on the streets of Old Town of Lijiang, he can feel the prosperity and flourishing atmosphere coming the shops selling handmade crafts.

Old Town of Lijiang, is built along the line of mountains and the flow of rivers, provides a very precious sample (study) the old-time architecture.

As a result of the (combine) of the multinational culture and the progress of Naxi ethnic minority, the buildings here combine the best parts of the (architecture) characters of Han, Bai, and Xizang into a unique Naxi style. Old Town of Lijiang is now a famous tourist attraction for its traditional ethnic culture and customs, unique buildings and the beautiful natural (scene).

In my household, the fridge door is the place holding the sports4 and the family calendar (记事本). Also stuck on it are important photos, awards and the5 report cards. The calendar and schedule6 so much of my attention, so I never had the time to look7 at the photos of his childhood. But I began to examine the memorabilia (收藏品) by taking in the memories. I8 the golden memories.

I never played or watched soccer before becoming a parent. In a word, I really9 soccer IQ. Yet, I became a soccer coach because soccer became my son's10 50 and I made efforts to11 his every game.

Back then I assumed it was my12 to take part in my son's activities, but now I understood that I was13 . After years of supporting, guiding, and loving my son, I finally14 that participating in my son's life on any level was not an obligation — it was a privilege (荣幸). Teenagers might not give us something we want or need on Father's Day. That's okay. They have already given us the best possible15 — allowing us to feel what it's like to be their dad.

Have you ever struggled to understand how someone else feels? There are some strategies to help build up your empathy.

Accept Weakness

Showing your bad side can be embarrassing, but it's a powerful way to connect with others. We all have insecurities and fears. . When someone shares their weakness with you, respond with empathy and share your own struggles when appropriate. This creates a mutual understanding and deepens the connection.

Set Aside Assumptions and Judgments

It's easy to jump to conclusions based on our own experiences, but empathy requires us to put these aside. . Listen without planning your answers or thinking about how to solve their problems. Sometimes, your friends just need to feel heard and understood, not advised or judged.

Activate (激活) Your Imagination

. Use your imagination to empathize with experiences beyond your own, like the excitement of a new discovery. Reading widely and exposing yourself to diverse life stories can also enhance your ability to empathize. , not to make up or exaggerate (夸大) your own experiences.

Practice Active Listening

Listening actively means being fully engaged (参与) in what the other person is saying without distractions. Imagine that your friends are talking to you, and give them your full attention. Make eye contact, nod to show you understand, and offer a soft smile to make them feel valued. Remember, active listening isn't just about hearing words. . Be empathy that helps them explore their own feelings more deeply.

A. Try to see the world through your friends' eyes

B. Showing empathy is important to making friends

C. Sharing these can help others feel safe to open up too

D. Empathy involves tuning into the emotional needs of others

E. It's also about understanding the person's emotions and views

F. Your imagination should be used to connect and understand other people

G. Empathy often requires us to imagine emotions or experiences we haven't meet

Dr. Gilligan and his co-authors reexplain the evidence of recent discoveries in the development of clothing. "Why do we wear clothes? We think that it's part of being human. When you look at different cultures, you realize that people existed and functioned perfectly enough in society," Dr. Gilligan says. "What interests me is the change of clothing from being a physical necessity in certain environments, to a social necessity in all environments."

The earliest known eyed needles appeared about 40,000 years ago in Siberia. One of the man-made objects from the Stone Age, eyed needles are more difficult to make when compared to bone awls (尖钻), which was used for creating fitted clothing. Bone awls are tools made of animal bones that are sharpened. Eyed needles are revised bone awls, with a hole in them. As evidence suggests bone awls were already being used to create tailored clothes, the innovation of eyed needles may reflect the production of more complex (复杂的) clothing, as well as the decoration of clothes by attaching small decorative items onto them.

Dr. Gilligan and his co-authors argue that clothing became an item of decoration because traditional body decoration methods, like body painting, weren't possible during the latter part of the last Ice Age in colder parts of Eurasia, because people were needing to wear clothes all the time to survive.

The changes of clothing allowed larger and more complex societies to form, as people could relocate to colder climates while also cooperating with their community based on shared clothing styles and symbols. The skills associated with clothing contributed to a more sustainable (可持续的) lifestyle and improved the long-term survival and prosperity of human communities.

Vermillion is an architect and designer. He creates artwork of spaces. Before he started using AI to do this, Vermillion would make maybe 10 pieces in a year. Last year, though, he made around 150 works. "I can just simply tell the computer what I want in simple English," he says. "What a time to be alive!"

Many other artists, though, aren't so ecstatic about AI-generated art. Katria Raden is an independent illustrator and author. People used to hire her regularly to create art for marketing materials or to illustrate children's books. Last year, almost no one reached out about these types of jobs. The rise of AI may help explain this. "At times I think it's a bad dream," she says. "I feel scared and angry, but also pretty sad."

Using AI to create an image is quick and easy. There are many popular image generators. They are cheap or even free to use. They also pose threats to some artists' jobs.

But the problems go deeper than that. These images were scraped (勉强获得) from the Internet. Data scraping automatically pulls files from web pages. Often, no one asks permission or checks what these files contain. Thousands of artists' names and works have been found in the data set. Illegal or harmful images and people's personal photos are also among those data.

Raden doesn't like the way AI image generators were trained or how they're being used. "It will have a bad effect," she says. Many artists agree with her.

Vermillion sees their point. But for him, the rise of AI tools has been mostly positive. At design workshops he runs, he always asks people how they use AI in their works. He recalls one participant saying, "Sometimes I just need a creative partner that doesn't think like I do." AI, he feels, can play that role.

Instead of giving up, Anantawan and his parents decided to find him a different instrument to explore his musical talent. "My family chose the violin because they thought it was the most beautiful instrument," Anantawan said. They contacted the Toronto-area hospital near the family, asking them to create an adaptive cast on his arm that would allow the then 10-year-old to hold the bow (琴弓).

A group of engineers worked alongside Anantawan to build a special device. With it, Anantawan could use the bow and use his shoulder to make the sound. "From the very first note that I was playing, I was really attracted to the sound and the connection of my body to the instrument and being able to express my imagination," he said.

Although Anantawan is grateful for the technology that allows him and others with disabilities to find access to music, he said the most important part of access is that teachers, supporters and those who encourage young learners or musicians by telling them they can do anything are able to accept diversity.

Anantawan is working to provide that space for others. As an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music, Anantawan founded the Music Inclusion Ensemble, a group of students with disabilities that provides accommodations for musicians according to their needs. Anantawan hopes to inspire people without being defined only by the challenges they face as a result of their disability.

Palo Alto Camp

We believe in the power of community and the benefits of breaking away from technology. Our campers leave their phones at home and enjoy the chance to connect with nature, meet new friends, and learn new skills. We will hike in the mountains, look for live animals, and find the secrets in the woods. This is an opportunity for your kids to step away from screens and create lasting memories.

MathCraft Camp

What could be better than having your kids learn math during winter holiday? Let them enjoy learning math while having fun! MathCraft Camp is a special program that mixes some adventures with math in a way that allows your children to take part. They will learn math through hands-on projects and exploration, making it a win for both you and your child!

Creative Camp

Build your children's creative skills. Use gears (齿轮), batteries and motors (发动机) to make a rocket car, a dinosaur, a speedboat, and more! They will also learn how to create some devices with sensors that connect to a computer to control actions on the screen. They'll make steering wheels (方向盘) and discover how to use robotics parts to create interactive experiences.

Holiday Art Camp

Holiday Art Camp is made for young artists to explore their creativity and improve their art skills. In this camp, students will learn what they need to start expressing themselves, reflecting on their ideas, and thinking creatively in art. They will take part in activities like painting, paper cutting, making cards, and fun science experiments. We promise to keep your children interested!

Become aware it is happening. Observe when you are being drawn into consumption not because you are in actual need of an item, but only because something new has been introduced.

A store may be having a great sale on a new outfit—but if the new outfit forces you to buy a new pair of shoes or handbag to match, it just became a more expensive purchase than originally assumed.

Avoid unnecessary new purchases. Realize the Diderot Effect is a significant force and overcoming it is very difficult. You may avoid replacing those end tables at first, but eventually, at some point down the road, you are going to break down and buy new ones that better match the new couch. But the best way to overcome the Diderot Effect is to never allow it to overpower you in the first place.

Remind yourself that possessions do not define you. Your possessions do not define you or your success—no matter what marketers will try to tell you.

A. Analyze and predict the full cost of future purchases.

B. Buy things for their usefulness rather than their status.

C. We actually can employ this mind trick in the following ways.

D. The true abundance of life is not found in the things that you own.

E. Then how can we resist this pattern of unnecessary consumerism?

F. The phenomenon can be owed to the so-called "Diderot Effect".

G. There are times when we have a proper need to buy new things, admittedly.

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.

On Friday evening, Emmett and I went to a movie as scheduled. After purchasing the tickets and drinks, we entered the cinema with delight beforehand, waiting for the beginning of the movie.

When I got up in the middle of the movie, Emmett whispered, "Carter, where are you going?" "I forgot to call my mom to tell her what time to pick us up." I whispered back, leaving my jacket on the seat.

I squeezed past the people in my row, trying not to step on any feet while still watching the screen. I didn't want to miss a thing. Balfour, the good guy in the movie, was trapped in an underground cave.

When I came back, Balfour's flashlight almost went out. An enormous snake was moving toward him, twisting its body. Balfour struggled to loosen the chains around his hands and feet to reach his magic cape. With the cape around him, he could completely disappear.

I crawled back across eight people (I counted on the way out), never taking my eyes off the screen. I sat down in my seat slowly, then picked up my drink, and swallowed it quickly. But suddenly my brain said, "That's not coke. That's lemonade." I looked down at the cup, just as the girl next to me shouted, "He drank my lemonade!"

" Shhhh!" the people around us said, making quiet complaints.

" Where's Emmett?" I asked, as if the girl had hidden him under her seat.

" Carter, down here," Emmett answered in a low voice. He was two rows ahead of me. I was in the wrong row! Everyone was turning around to look at me.

" Here," I said, handing the girl her drink.

"Eww," she said. "You have had a drink of it, so you owe me a lemonade."

"Shhhh!" everyone said again.

"OK, OK," I said, starting my crawl across eight sets of feet again. Everybody were complaining as I inched out.

"Don't come back," the boy on the end said.

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But the problem was that I had to come back to bring this girl a new lemonade.

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I thought about crawling out of this row and back into Emmett's row, but I couldn't.

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Yours,

Li Hua

Native Shanghainese Shi Yue, a junior art director at McCann Worldgroup Italy who has been living in Milan for 10 years, is always amazed by the similarities (share) between her hometown and the Italian city she currently stays.

Open, inclusive, developed, international, and trendy... These are the words that she used (describe) the two cities, both of which serve global hubs for many industries, in particular, fashion and design.

"The two cities are alike," Shi exclaimed. Her (observe) is echoed(附和) by two Italians now living in Shanghai: Gabriele Fezia, an Italian artist and curator, and Aldo Cibie, an Italian architect and designer.

"Everybody agrees that Milan and Shanghai have special connection and there are many similarities—especially in the way society and people act and think," said Fezia, who comes from Alessandria near Milan and (move) to Shanghai in 2000.

Since 1979, Shanghai and Milan (be) the first pair of sister cities between China and Italy. The friendship has been (particular) enhanced through joint efforts such as hosting the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and the 2015 World Expo in Milan, facilitated by cooperative (agreement) between their organizing committees.

Her paintings have3 from an artistic hobby into a way for Minh and her parents, Sarah Best and Justin Best, to raise money for her to4 Camp No Limits. " Camp No Limits is a camp for children with limb (肢体) differences, " Sarah Best said. We are trying to5 to West next year as there are campers like Minh and we want her to6 them."

Online and direct messages with specific requests are7 ways Minh's paintings have been sold. "Several people have told us, with tears in their eyes, how8 they are to get to see her do what she loves. " Sarah Best said.

The family has already raised more than $5,000, helping pay for travel9 to two camps just this year. "10 she attends these camps, she'll know she's just one of the crowd, " Sarah Best remarked.

As her drawings continue to11 the shelves, Minh's family would love to be able to help other kids attend these camps and offer financial assistance through these12. "Attending these camps, she's already13 others as well," Best said. "Again, her love for life is just catching and it gives people of all ages14, even at these camps."

Minh will continue to paint, cook, dance and do everything that brings her joy15 limitations.

Seek out information that may be contrary to what you believe. Expand your horizons. Challenge yourself to find a better way. You will find a way around barriers!

Turn mistakes into opportunities. The practice of learning from mistakes is one of the best lifelong learning skills anyone can master. They show us better way to think and work. They also provide insights into hidden knowledge and awareness.

Adopt a growth mindset. A mindset that is in line with how our brains really works really helps. Individuals with a fixed mindset believe their intelligence and talents are fixed. People with a growth mindset believe they can improve themselves through practice.

Establish goals. What do you want to learn? When do you want to learn it? Every year set goals for yourself on skills and knowledge you want to acquire. Besides, I always have the daily goal of learning something new whether through reading or by talking to other people.

Avoid stress. As stress increases, the body releases chemicals to cause a fear response. This creates an environment in which a person simply can't focus or work, let alone learn. Keep life relaxed and learning will follow.

There are many other tips for successfully creating a learning plan, but those don't have a fighting chance if your mindset is passive.

A. Try new things.

B. Challenge conventional thinking.

C. This means having the end clearly in mind.

D. They don't think they can improve with efforts.

E. There is much to learn from making mistakes.

F. I usually set three big learning goals each year.

G. This way, success will happen much more naturally.

In 1961, when President Kennedy declared that America would send a man to the moon by the decade's end, those words, too, had a dreamlike quality. They resonated(共鸣) with optimism and ambition in much the same way as the most famous dream speech of all, delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. two years later. By the end of the decade, both visions had turned out concrete results and transformed American society. And yet in many ways the two dreams ended up conflicting with each other. The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely practical and immediate in its impact. The urge to explore space is just the opposite. It is actually unrealistic in its aims.

When the dust settled, the space dreamers lost out. There was no grand follow-up to the Apollo missions. The technologically compromised（妥协） space shuttle program has just come to an end, with no successor. The endless argument is that funds are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth. Among the current concerns about the federal deficit (赤字), reaching toward the stars seems an unnecessary luxury—as if saving one-thousandth of a single year's budget would solve our problems.

But human innovation struggles on. NASA is developing a series of robotic devices that will get the most bang from a buck. They will serve as modern Magellans, mapping out the solar system for whatever explorers follow, whether man or machine. On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are designing a bottom-up attack on the space dream by making it a reality to the public. Private spaceflight could lie within reach of rich civilians in a few years. Another decade or two and it could go mainstream.

The space dreamers end up benefiting all of us—not just because of the way they expand human knowledge, or because of the technologies they produce, but because the two types of dreams feed on each other. Both Martin Luther King and John Kennedy appealed to the idea that humans can get over what were once considered inborn limitations. Today we face seeming challenges in energy, the environment, healthcare. Tomorrow we will overcome these as well, and the dreamers will deserve a lot of the credit. The more evidence we collect that our species is capable of greatness, the more we will actually achieve it.

The initial study was conducted in 2017 with 218 families. Additionally, data collected in 2013 were also available. One parent from each family completed the Child Feeding Questionnaire, as well as the Child Feeding Practices Questionnaire, and both adolescent and parent completed the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire. The adolescent's body weight and height were measured by researchers. The four years between 2013 — 2017 covered the years from late childhood to mid-teens.

The study found that when parents used food as a reward, or restricted and monitored an adolescent's access to food, this was associated with an increased tendency by the adolescent to use emotional eating as a strategy to deal with their emotions. On the other hand, involving a child in meal preparations had the opposite effect — it was associated with higher levels of emotional regulation and lower levels of emotional eating in the adolescent participants.

Additionally, the researchers found a negative link between the extent to which parents restrained (克制) their own eating behavior and the use of emotional eating by their adolescent children. This means that the more a parent limited his or her own consumption of food for the purpose of health or dietary goals, the less the adolescent child used emotional eating as a means of regulating his or her own emotions.

According to study lead author Joanna Klosowska, restrictive parenting was most damaging, whereas restrained eating by the parent seemed to be the most beneficial. "Additional research is required to understand the way in which restrained eating demonstrated by a parent impacts the emotional eating of a child," said Klosowska.

Several factors account for high student loan debt. One is that employers everywhere have increased their demands for skilled workers, making higher education a requirement for many jobs. The students, however, after graduation, often find that their country's economy is not strong enough to support their financial needs, so their ability to pay back the loan becomes a problem.

To solve the problem, many countries are seeking their ways. Australia has developed a system where students do not have to pay anything back until they are earning at least $40,000 a year. In America, several candidates running for president in the 2020 election have offered more extreme solutions that all or at least some of these loans will be forgiven.

Some professors in several universities recently studied what the effects of debt forgiveness might be. They found that, overall, sudden debt relief greatly improved the borrowers' lives. Not only did they have more money, but they were more likely to move to a new area and seek better paying work.

Yet the professors' research doesn't include what might happen to financial institutions or the overall economy if debt were totally forgiven. It only looks at how debt forgiveness would help the borrowers. They warn of some other possible negative effects. If a borrower knew that if he ran into any trouble he would be saved because he could get the debt relief, then he might actually become more reckless (轻率的) with his borrowing in the future.

No matter what, the professors agree that if countries do decide to approve some student debt relief the neediest students should be helped first.