ronald reagan: "a time for choosing" (aka "the speech")
program announcer: ladies and gentlemen, we take pride in presenting a thoughtful address by ronald reagan. mr. reagan:
reagan: thank you. thank you very much. thank you and good evening. the sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs, the performer hasn't been provided with a script. as a matter of fact, i have been permitted to choose my own words and discuss my own ideas regarding the choice that we face in the next few weeks.
i have spent most of my life as a democrat. i recently have seen fit to follow another course. i believe that the issues confronting us cross party lines. now, one side in this campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. the line has been used, "we've never had it so good."
as for the peace that we would preserve, i wonder who among us would like to approach the wife or mother whose husband or son has died in south vietnam and ask them if they think this is a peace that should be maintained indefinitely. do they mean peace, or do they mean we just want to be left in peace? there can be no real peace while one american is dying some place in the world for the rest of us. we're at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it's been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. well i think it's time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the founding fathers.
not too long ago, two friends of mine were talking to a cuban refugee, a businessman who had escaped from castro, and in the midst of his story one of my friends turned to the other and said, "we don't know how lucky we are." and the cuban stopped and said, "how lucky you are? i had someplace to escape to." and in that sentence he told us the entire story. if we lose freedom here, there's no place to escape to. this is the last stand on earth.
and this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man.
this is the issue of this election: whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the american revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capitol can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.
you and i are told increasingly we have to choose between a left or right. well i'd like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. there's only an up or down -- [up] man's ……此处隐藏12230个字……cation significantly. we can learn about the divergent american culture from american tv operas. for example, from the big bang theory we can see the american younger generation’s life style, Working condition and western convention, as well as linguistic knowledge that cannot be fully acquired from books such as american slangs. we also broaden our horizons in learning how to associate with americans. it is a more active and convenient way of cultural exchange and acquisition compared to reading foreign books, referring to foreign teachers and going to foreign language classes.
第四篇：Working for yourself is betterWorking for yourself is better/worse than Working for someone else.
要求
many people today dream of being their own boss, but while Working for yourself is an attractive prospect, the reality can sometimes be very different. give your opinions on the above topic. your essay should be at least 150 words.
作文号:330802教师:李文彬字数:100~500
nowadays, with the intense social competition and the heavier employment pressure, many people choose to have their own businesses, Working for theirselves. at the same time, there are a lot of people find a good job, and have a very comfortable life.
as far as my concerned ,Working for yourself is better than Working for someone else. reasons are as follows: 1. all parents wish their children to have a steady job, and Working for yourself is unstable, and worry more than employees.2.work is helpful to discipline yourself to others. may do bad discipline yourself when the boss, but as an employee, to comply with company policies, under the system of management of the company, work efficiency is higher. 3. give others work when the boss have more free time than they are. the boss need to manage many things, and the employee not only have a holiday, and work relatively easier.
whether it be my own boss or work for someone else, of course, must be committed, do a line loves a line.
第五篇：who are you Working for？who are you Working for?
一本所有公务员、公司职员的必读书能够从日复一日的工作中发现机遇是非常重要的，尽管机遇所带来的近期回报可能很少，甚至微不足道，但是，我们不能把眼光局限在自己得到了什么，而应当看到“我们能够得到这个机遇”本身的价值。——戴尔公司总裁迈克尔·戴尔
在公司里，员工与员工之间在竞争智慧和能力的同时，也在竞争态度。一个人的态度直接决定了他的行为，决定了他对待工作是尽心尽力还是敷衍了事，是安于现状还是积极进取。——ntl公司总裁罗伯特·威尔兹
在工作中，每个人都应该发挥自己最大的潜能，努力地工作而不是浪费时间寻找借口。要知道，公司安排你这个职位，是为了解决问题，而不是听你关于困难的长篇累牍的分析。——ge公司前ceo杰克·韦尔奇
如果只把工作当作一件差事，或者只将目光停留在工作本身，那么即使是从事你最喜欢的工作，你依然无法持久地保持对工作的激情。但如果把工作当作一项事业来看待，情况就会完全不同。——微软公司董事长比尔·盖茨
工作是一个施展自己才能的舞台。我们寒窗苦读来的知识，我们的应变力，我们的决断力，我们的适应力以及我们的协调能力都将在这样的一个舞台上得到展示。除了工作，没有哪项活动能提供如此高度的充实自我、表达自我的机会、以及如此强的个人使
命感和一种活着的理由。工作的质量往往决定生活的质量。——约翰·洛克菲勒
在工作中，不管做任何事，都应将心态回归到零：把自己放空，抱着学习的态度，将每一次任务都视为一个新的开始，一段新的体验，一扇通往成功的机会之门。千万不要视工作如鸡肋，食之无味，弃之可惜，结果做得心不甘情不愿，于公于私都没有裨益。
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