Composition Materials

1. Composition Materials: Faith in Life: This is just a heart that can be sworn to the sun

The "March 29" Guangzhou Uprising in 1911, It was an extremely tragic uprising. Unexpected difficulties were encountered during the deployment of the uprising. The insurgent army that was originally planned to have more than a thousand troops divided into ten groups, on the day of the uprising, only more than a hundred people led by Huang Xing were left. The weak Huang Xing resolutely The gunshots of the uprising were fired. This was an uprising that was carried out knowing that it would fail. Huang Xing led more than a hundred people to launch a desperate struggle against the Qing army that was a hundred times their size. Almost all the uprising warriors were killed. Why did Huang Xing want to fly into the flames? Because he wanted to give an answer to the overseas Chinese who donated money to the uprising. He could not let the uprising fail. He also wanted to sound a warning bell to the sleeping people across the country and wake up the people to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. "I swear to lead the army and work hard to kill the thieves, and this book will be the final chapter." This is the suicide note written by Huang Xing that year. One letter was sent to Sun Yat-sen, and the other was sent to the overseas Chinese in Nanyang who raised funds for the uprising.

Analysis: "Knowing that you cannot do something but doing it" is sometimes willful and paranoid, but sometimes it is a persistence that does not know the future but has no hesitation. It reflects a strong tragic spirit and aesthetic principles.

Topics: "Integrity" and "Perseverance"

2. Essay Materials and Life Beliefs: Generously going to the national calamity and swearing to the death to show loyalty

September 17, 1894 , in the Sino-Japanese Yellow Sea naval battle, Deng Shichang commanded the "Zhiyuan" ship to charge ahead. Later, under siege by Japanese ships, the "Zhiyuan" ship was injured in many places and its hull tilted. Deng Shichang said to all the officers and soldiers on the ship: "We served in the army to defend the country, and we have long ignored life and death. What happened today is just death!" "Even though we die, the navy's reputation will never be replaced, which is why we serve the country!" He resolutely sailed The ship rammed into the flagship "Yoshino" of Japan's First Guerrilla Fleet at full speed, determined to die with the enemy. The officers and soldiers of the Japanese warship were horrified when they saw this. They fled desperately and fired torpedoes at the "Zhiyuan" ship. After the "Zhiyuan" ship escaped a torpedo with splashing foam, it was unfortunately hit by another torpedo and sank. After Deng Shichang fell into the sea, his entourage offered him a lifebuoy to save him, but he refused and said: "I am determined to kill the enemy and serve the country. Now I die in the sea. It is righteous. How can I survive!" His pet dog "Taiyang" also swam to him. Standing next to him, holding his arm in his mouth to save him, Deng Shichang vowed to fight for life or death with the warship, and resolutely sank into the waves, and died heroically for his country along with more than 250 officers and soldiers on the ship.

Analysis: "He generously went to the national disaster and swore to die to show his loyalty." He showed his loyalty at the cost of his own life. His patriotic ambition can be learned from the sky!

Topics: "Patriotism" and "Considering death as home"

3. Composition materials and life beliefs: Su Wu Muyang

In 100 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Su Wu as an envoy Huns. Due to the "Yuchang Incident", Su Wu was implicated and detained. The Xiongnu Chanyu used various means, both soft and hard, to force Su Wu to surrender. However, Su Wu held his head high and remained motionless under the sword, and turned his ears aside during the sweet words. He said to the Huns officials who came to persuade them to surrender: "I have long made up my mind to serve the country with my death. As long as I can contribute to the country, I am willing to be sworded, put into a frying pan, and have my liver and brains smashed to pieces." Regardless of the Huns. No matter how people tortured him, he never lowered his noble head. In the end, Chanyu, the leader of the Huns, had no choice but to drive him to the uninhabited "Beihai" to be with the sheep. When Su Wu returned to China 19 years later, he was already an old man with white hair and beard.

Analysis: The courage to die to serve the country is a concentrated expression of Su Wu's loyalty. It is precisely because of this that he has become a typical representative of patriotism and loyalty for thousands of years and a model for the world to follow.

Topics: "Patriotism" and "Loyalty"

4. For the sake of his career and ideals, Wang Euzhi has never been tempted by profit or salary, and has not been oppressed by power. Even though he has gone through countless hardships, Also determined. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he fought against the Qing soldiers in his hometown of Hengyang, Hunan Province. After the failure, he lived in seclusion in Shichuan Mountain and engaged in ideological writings. In his later years, he was in poor health and lived in poverty. When writing, he had to rely on donations from friends even for pen and paper. I write every day, and my wrist is full of inkstones, and my fingers are full of pens. When he was 71 years old, officials from the Qing court came to visit this great scholar and wanted to give him some food and clothing. Although Wang Fuzhi was ill, he believed that he was a relic of the Ming Dynasty and refused to meet Qing officials or accept gifts. He wrote a couplet to express his sentiments:

Qingfeng is deliberately difficult. Leave me alone, the bright moon has no intention of shining on anyone.

The Qing Dynasty refers to the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty refers to the Qing Dynasty. Wang Fuzhi used this pair to express his late life.

Analysis: For the sake of career and ideals, and in order to maintain their own integrity and sentiment, how many people like Wang Fuzhi are there! Their high moral integrity will shine through the ages.

Topics: "Integrity and Sentiment", "Nobility and Lowness"

5. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Cao Xueqin teasing the powerful

Cao Xueqin, a famous writer in the late Qing Dynasty, in his later years Life was very poor, but he never followed the crowd or curry favor with the powerful. It is said that there was a Dutong master who celebrated his birthday and posted a post to distribute gifts. Cao Xueqin asked someone to bring two jars of water and sent them there with a couplet scroll. Just as Mr. Dutong was drinking water and muttering in his mind, Cao Xueqin hung up the couplets. The first couplet was "Friends of Friends" and the second couplet was "As light as water", making the Mr. Dutong so embarrassed that he could not speak.

Analysis: In a life of poverty, those who can avoid following others’ opinions and keep their own integrity are worthy of people’s respect.

Topic: "Human Character", "Self-Esteem and Respect for Others"

6. Composition Materials Life Beliefs: Don't give in for five buckets of rice

Tao Yuanming, a poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty When he was the magistrate of Pengze County, one time, the county's postal supervisor came to Pengze to inspect official duties. The county sent someone to send a letter to Tao Yuanming, asking him to prepare for the reception, that is, prepare gifts, prepare delicious food, dress neatly, and greet him respectfully.

Tao Yuanming was so angry that he tore the letter into pieces. He said loudly: "I will never show courtesy to those guys in a humble manner just for the salary of five measures of rice for a small county magistrate!" After that, he took off his official uniform, took off his official hat, handed over his official seal, resigned and went home. .

Analysis: Such a move cannot be made without noble moral character and integrity. Tao Yuanming's story of "not giving up for five buckets of rice" has been passed down from generation to generation. This is exactly people's pursuit and yearning for noble moral character and integrity.

Topics: "Morality and Integrity" and "The Pursuit of Life"

7. Essay Materials Life Beliefs: Don't Eat What Comes to You

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qi State experienced successive years of famine. . A wealthy man named Qian Ao set up a porridge stall on the roadside to help the poor who were fleeing famine. One day, Qian Ao saw a man walking over listlessly, covering his face with his sleeves and dragging his shoes. He shouted: "Hey, come and eat porridge." The man looked up at Qian Ao and said, "I don't want to eat porridge." It's only because of the food that he came to this state." After saying this, he thanked Qian Ao and walked forward, eventually starving to death on the roadside.

Analysis: The story of not eating food that comes from outside has been passed down through the ages, inspiring countless descendants and embodying the backbone of the Chinese nation.

Topic: "The most noble" and "morality"

8. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Kusama's stealing life is worthless

Late Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty Wu Meicun, a talented scholar in the early days, first became an official in the Ming Dynasty and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. After becoming a second minister, he did not dare to forgive himself. He was filled with regrets and his poetic style also changed to a desolate and desolate one. His last words are as follows: "Chasing the hatred, swallowing it more bitterly, the old friend is so generous. Because in those days, the pain was constant, and the grass was stealing. ... It is worthless. Needless to say, how can the world's affairs be complete? "Calling yourself worthless is the trembling of the unjust under the banner of national integrity.

Analysis: People’s hatred of those who have lost their moral integrity has existed since ancient times. There is a steelyard in the hearts of the common people, and those who lose their integrity will tremble in front of this steelyard.

Topics: "Trembling of the Insolent" and "Confession"

9. Composition Materials Life Beliefs: There is only one Beethoven

One day, several people invaded Napoleon's officers in Vienna discovered the famous musician Beethoven and asked to play for them. Beethoven refused, but in order to please the invaders, Duke Lichnovsky forced Beethoven to play. Beethoven was so angry that he kicked open the door, returned to his residence, immediately threw the statue that the Duke had given him on the floor, and left a letter: "Duke, you only became a Duke by chance. The reason why I became Beethoven is entirely on my own. There were many dukes in the past, there are many now, and there will be many in the future, but there is only one Beethoven!"

Analysis: Beethoven's refusal to perform, It reflects the national integrity and personal dignity of a patriot.

Topics: "Personal Dignity", "Self-Respect and Respect for Others"

10. Composition Materials Life Beliefs: Wu Yuzhang safeguards national dignity

Old revolutionary Wu Yuzhang, When he was young, he traveled east to Japan to study. On New Year's Day in 1904, because China was poor and weak in the late Qing Dynasty, the Japanese looked down on China and deliberately did not fly the Chinese flag among the tens of thousands of national flags.

In order to safeguard the dignity of the country and the nation, Wu Yuzhang stepped forward and solemnly proposed to the school authorities on behalf of the students studying in Japan: they must immediately apologize to the Chinese students and correct the mistakes, otherwise, they will hold a class strike and hunger strike in protest.

Under strong pressure from patriotic Chinese students, the school authorities had no choice but to admit their mistake and apologize.

Analysis: Maintaining the national flag also maintains the dignity of the country and maintains individual personality.

Topics: "Dignity and Personality", "Country and Individuals"

11. Composition Materials and Faith in Life: Chen Duxiu expressed his feelings in court

In 1932, Chen Duxiu His arrest became a sensational news in Shanghai. Before the trial, as a means of fighting against the Kuomintang, Chen Duxiu wrote a "Pleading" with thousands of words. He pointed out: "The ultimate goal of the Communist Party is naturally to realize a free society without exploitation and class, where everyone does his best and takes what he needs." He exposed the reactionary and decadent rule of the Kuomintang government , criticized the oppression of China by the imperialist powers, saying that as long as "there is still one breath left, I cannot bear to see the people of the whole country wailing under the twin spears of foreign imperialism and domestic dictators without standing up and fighting for it."

Analysis: From Chen Duxiu's "Plea", we can see a loyal and patriotic heart that strives for the liberation and prosperity of the nation.

Topics: "Voice of the Heart" and "Revolutionary Passion"

11. Composition Materials Life Beliefs: Lu You swallowed the broken man in anger

Lu You used poetry as a guide throughout his life. Weapons express the passionate feelings of resisting enemies and insults, restoring the Central Plains, and the sorrow and indignation of unfulfilled aspirations. They are powerful and unrestrained. He always insisted on resisting the Jin Dynasty, and was constantly ostracized and attacked by the establishment in his official career. In his middle age, he entered Sichuan to fight against the Jin Dynasty. His military life enriched his literary content, and his works revealed great brilliance, making him an outstanding patriotic poet.

Analysis: Lu You's patriotic poems have no pretense or compromise, and we can see the poet's strong national integrity.

Topic: "The Power of Literature"

12. Composition Materials and Life Beliefs: Cheng Yanqiu refused to act

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese secret service attempted to force The Peking Opera circle donated airplanes to charity performances. The famous Peking opera performing artist Cheng Yanqiu immediately refused and said: "I cannot sing a compulsory opera for the Japanese and ask them to buy airplanes to bomb the Chinese." Cheng Yanqiu was well aware of the ferocity of the Japanese imperialists and was worried about his refusal. The performance would harm others, so he said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "I, Mr. Cheng, would rather die under the gunpoint than obey my orders regarding the charity performance. Please tell the Japanese not to cause trouble for my colleagues in the Liyuan." He showed his noble attitude. National integrity.

Analysis: In the face of ferocious enemies, Cheng Yanqiu's "mighty and unyielding" integrity is awe-inspiring and admirable.

Topics: "Integrity", "Capital Man", "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country"

13. Composition Materials Life Beliefs: Zhu Ziqing does not eat what he comes to eat

Professor Zhu Ziqing, a famous essayist in my country, suffered from severe stomach problems in his later years. His monthly salary was only enough to buy 3 bags of flour, which was not enough for his family of 12, and he had no money for medical treatment. At that time, the Kuomintang colluded with the United States and launched a civil war, and the United States implemented a policy of supporting Japan. One day, Wu Han asked Zhu Ziqing to sign a declaration "Protesting the U.S. policy of supporting Japan and refusing to receive U.S. aid flour." He resolutely signed and said: "I would rather die of poverty and illness than accept such insulting charity. "On August 12 of this year (1948), Zhu Ziqing died in Beijing due to poverty. Before he died, he told his wife: "I signed the document rejecting US flour aid. Our family will not buy the American flour rationed by the Kuomintang in the future." Zhu Ziqing was seriously ill and would rather starve to death than receive "relief food" from the United States. ", showing the backbone of the Chinese people.

Analysis: Zhu Ziqing’s unshakable character is clearly reflected in his character. Not eating American "relief food" is not only a sign of noble personality, but also a sign of national character.

Topics: "Integrity", "Personality and National Character"

14. Essay Materials Life Beliefs: Su Xiong's Arrogance

Currently working in BBDO Advertising Agency Asia Pacific Chairman Su Xiong believes that if every advertising company adheres to its own principles, then the environment in the entire advertising circle will be healthy. But the current situation is that if you don’t do it, there will be a lot of companies lining up behind you.

He said: "Some time ago, something happened to our branch in Taiwan. We have a customer who has been serving us for ten years. It can be said that half of their success is due to our service. , some time ago they put forward a pitch (that is, a market forecast report made by an advertising company for a client's product. It can be done by the advertising agency on its own initiative, or it can be done at the client's request). After the pitch, they asked to negotiate the price, but they did not Instead of comparing prices based on the results of the pitch, we asked all companies participating in the pitch to quote together. As a result, another international advertising company quoted a price that was 1/3 of our original charge. The client asked me if I could offer more than they did. Because of the low price, I immediately decided not to do this business. Although they accounted for 50% of the Taiwanese company’s business, I think as advertisers we must have this backbone.”

Analysis: State-owned and National Law. , there are rules in the industry. Failure to play by the rules will ultimately harm the overall interests. Some people and companies only seek temporary profits and lack long-term vision. They lose big because of small things, and ultimately find it difficult to become bigger and stronger.

Topics: "Rules and Circles" and "Integrity"

15. Essay Materials Life Beliefs: King Jordan

Basketball God Jordan on a trip to China , refused to take the Mercedes-Benz and BMW provided by the organizer, and instead asked for an American Dodge Goat. It turns out that Jordan has an important business principle, which is to "never advertise only American products" because the car incident is closely related to "dignity."

In a sense, Jordan off the court gave a good ideological and moral education lesson to the teenagers who admired him. This is the true moral conscience and social responsibility of a "star" . On the contrary, our various "stars" are also the idols that teenagers worship. How do they perform? We know that some singers don’t sing very well, but they are keen on taking grotesque forms to extremes; some movie stars don’t put much effort into their performances, but they always hype themselves up with scandals; and there are also those so-called football stars who are extremely good at playing football. It sucks, but there are constant scandals such as drinking and fighting. In terms of ideological and moral construction of minors, our "stars" have an unshirkable social responsibility. From this perspective, should we learn from Jordan?

Analysis: As a public figure, while enjoying high social returns, he should also be aware of the social morality and responsibilities he shoulders.

Topics: "Responsibility" and "Youth Leaders"

16. Essay Materials Life Beliefs: "Let's See Who is the Idiot"

While Xu Beihong was studying in Europe, Once at a gathering of international students, a blond and blue-eyed Western student stood up and said provocatively: "The Chinese are stupid and stupid, and they are only worthy of being slaves of the subjugated country. Even if they are sent to heaven to further their studies, they will not become talented!" Xu Beihong couldn't restrain his anger. He walked up to the arrogant and rude foreign student and said loudly: "Didn't you say that the Chinese are not good? Well, I represent my country and you represent yours. Let's compare. Wait." Do you dare to see who is the talent and who is the idiot when you graduate?"

In 1924, when Xu Beihong's oil paintings were exhibited in Paris, they caused a sensation in the Paris art world. The foreign student had to admit that he was no match for the Chinese.

Analysis: In addition to his solid painting skills, Xu Beihong's great achievements are undoubtedly supported by something deeper, namely: the dignity of the country, the nation, and the individual.

Topics: "Light of the Nation" and "Dignity"

17. Essay Materials Life Beliefs: Jianhu Heroine is a modern woman

While studying in Japan , Qiu Jin organized China's earliest women's group, the Chinese Women's Association, and served as the leader of the Zhejiang branch of the Tongmenghui. After returning to China, Qiu Jin founded the "China Women's Newspaper" in Shanghai to advocate women's liberation. She hopes that through this vernacular women's newspaper, she can encourage women to leave the family and win their own dignity. He also wrote the poem "Don't say that women are not heroes, the dragon spring is singing on the wall every night".

Analysis: When Ibsen created "Nora", the image of women's liberation, in "A Doll's House", he may have lit the torch of women's liberation. Whether it is Nora or Qiu Jin, what they show is the "rebellion of the human spirit" and the "maintenance of one's dignity."

Topics: "Equality between Men and Women" and "Liberate Yourself"

18. Essay Materials: Life Beliefs: People Who Don't Kneel

March 7, 1995 At 3 p.m., workers at Ruijin Electronics Company in Nanshan Industrial Zone, Zhuhai City, who had worked overtime until 2 a.m. the night before, finally got a 10-minute work break. The workers were so tired that a female worker who was sick could not hold on. , lying on the workbench and taking a nap. However, no one expected that the Korean female boss would pick up a circuit board and throw it at the female worker?... Then she got angry and yelled at the production line managers to stand up straight and raise their hands as a sign of surrender, and then called all the workshop workers to Kneel down. There was a person in the crowd standing upright and looking angrily at the foreign woman. The female boss yelled, "Why don't you kneel down?" The man said, "I won't kneel down for you!" The name of this young Chinese employee was Sun Tianshuai.

Analysis: What Sun Tianshuai showed was not only the spirit of "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated", but also a vivid portrayal of the Chinese people's patriotic spirit of not fearing violence and resolutely defending their own interests and dignity.

Topic: "Don't let the spirit kneel down" "Standing people"

19. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Li Qingzhao and his wife's scholarly studies

Li Qingzhao and his wife The two lived diligently and frugally, often pawning their clothes, "getting a lot of money", buying some inscriptions and monuments, going home to study, and devoted themselves wholeheartedly. She set rules for herself: not to eat a second meat dish, not to wear a second silk dress, and not to buy expensive accessories. Sometimes when she encounters precious historical materials in the market, she would rather take off her clothes and pawn them than buy them back.

Analysis: Li Qingzhao and his wife are praised by the world and have a long-lasting reputation, which is inseparable from their continuous pursuit of scholarship.

Topics: "The most important thing in studying is diligence" and "idiot"

20. Composition materials Life beliefs: One success is enough

The following is a person's life Resume: When he was 5 years old, his father passed away; when he was 14 years old, he dropped out of school and began a wandering life; when he was 16 years old, he lied about his age and joined the army, and military life was not going well; when he was 18 years old, He married a daughter-in-law, but after only a few months, she sold all his property and fled back to her parents' home; he once studied law through correspondence courses, but gave up soon; later, he sold insurance and tires. , also ran a ferry and opened a gas station, but they all failed.

When he reached middle age, he became the chef and bottle washer of a restaurant. However, the restaurant was demolished by the government to build a road, and he lost his job again; time flew by, and a lifetime passed by before his eyes. , and he still had nothing. When he was 65 years old, the postman delivered him his first Social Security check. He used the $105 insurance money to start a new business of his own; at the age of 88, his business finally became a great success.

He is Harland Sanders, the founder of KFC!

Analysis: If you have been pursuing your whole life, you will succeed as long as you have one chance; if you give up the pursuit, you will not succeed no matter how many opportunities you have.

Topics: "Frustration is a fortune", "Dilemma and success"

21. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Only by hard work can you win

Chinese Mathematics Chen Jingrun, a famous mathematician, was determined to make a difference in mathematics when he was a boy. In order to overcome the "Goldbach conjecture", he performed calculations all day long. He filled several sacks with just the calculated manuscript paper, and finally proved the conjecture preliminarily. It created a miracle that even Europeans could not do with computers.

Analysis: The pursuit of career usually comes from ideals and belief in and struggle for career.

Topics: "Ideals and Talents" and "The Birth of Miracles"

22. Essay Materials and Faith in Life: The Tragic Hero Arafat

Arafat has been around since he was a child He showed his independent spirit and extraordinary organizational ability without being controlled by others, and was the best among his peers. During the anti-British struggle, Arafat, who was only 17 years old, volunteered to buy weapons from desert tribes and steal them. Transported to Palestine, he became a hero in the hearts of the Palestinians.

In May 1948, the first Middle East war broke out, and Arafat resolutely devoted himself to the war against Israel. After seeing clearly the tragic fate of the Palestinians, he realized that revolution is the only way out. For more than ten years, he has been fighting for the ideal of protecting his country.

Freedom is more important than anything else. More valuable.

Arafat marched bravely towards his ideal country. In 1993, he and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Declaration of Principles of Palestinian Autonomy, thus kicking off the political settlement of the Palestinian issue. The next year, he ended his 27 years of exile and returned to Gaza, where he had been away for many years. In 1996, Arafat was elected chairman of the Palestinian National Authority and served until his death.

Analysis: Freedom is people’s inherent right. Arafat’s life is the best interpretation of “Give me freedom or give you death.”

Topics: "Confinement and Freedom" "Hard Struggle for Ideals"

23. Essay Materials Life Beliefs: Only by leaving no escape route can there be a way out

Ancient Greece When the famous orator Demosthenes was young, in order to improve his speaking ability, he hid in a basement to practice eloquence. Because he couldn't bear the loneliness, he wanted to go out for a walk from time to time, but his mind couldn't calm down, and the effect of practice was very poor. In desperation, he made up his mind and cut off half of his hair with a pair of scissors, turning him into a weird "yin and yang head". As a result, because he was shy to meet people, he had to completely give up the idea of ??going out to play, and devoted himself to practicing eloquence. He did not leave the room for several months in a row, and his speech level improved by leaps and bounds. After some tenacious efforts, Demosthenes eventually became a world-famous orator.

Similarly, in 1830, the French writer Victor Hugo signed a contract with a publisher to deliver a work within six months. In order to ensure that he could devote all his energy to writing, Hugo locked all the clothes except the sweater he was wearing in the cabinet and threw the key into the small lake. In this way, since he couldn't get any clothes to wear when going out, he completely gave up the idea of ??going out to meet friends and play, and dived into writing. He never left his desk except for eating and sleeping. As a result, the work was finished two weeks early. This work, which took only 5 months to complete, became the literary masterpiece "Notre Dame de Paris" that later became world-famous.

Analysis: Both cases illustrate the truth: cutting off retreat to force oneself to succeed is the common choice of many wise men.

Topic: "We have no retreat" "Retreat is an excuse"

24. Essay material: Life Faith: Legless Flying General

During the Soviet Patriotic War , Alexei Melesiev's plane was shot down. He crawled for 18 days and nights with his legs injured and frozen, and finally returned to his position. After his legs were amputated, he went through training and returned to flying a fighter jet. He attaches great importance to people's sports enthusiasm, which is indispensable for health and mental state. He has been fond of sports since childhood, rowing, playing football and working as a goalkeeper. After he was grounded, he exercised hard every morning and took cold showers every morning to prevent colds.

Analysis: For a man who returned to the cab after having his legs amputated, it was definitely a miracle. The occurrence of miracles requires a supporting point, and that is perseverance.

Topics: "Real disability", "Crippled but not disabled", "Spiritual power"

25. Composition material: Life belief: The seventh effort

There is a well-known story in Britain: Robert the Bruce, the ancient King of Scotland, was defeated by invading enemies six times and lost confidence. One rainy day, while lying in the hut, he saw a spider spinning its web. The spider tried to wrap a piece of silk around the opposite wall, but failed six times, but after the seventh try, it finally achieved its goal. Robert jumped up excitedly and shouted: "I want to come for the seventh time too!" He organized his troops, fought back against the invaders, and finally drove the enemies out of Scotland.

Analysis: An inadvertent discovery changed Robert's life. His spider-instinct behavior inspired him, and his perseverance made him ultimately victorious.

Topics: "Persistence leads to victory" and "Faith"

26. Composition materials: Faith in Life: Dare to ask where the road is

Tang Xuanzang left Chang'an at the age of 25 and journeyed westward . Unfortunately, we got lost after entering the desert and accidentally dropped a bottle of water we were carrying. He fainted and fell to the ground many times in four or five days, but as soon as he woke up he kept going and finally walked out of the desert. He crossed the Gobi Desert, climbed over the mountains, passed Suiye City, climbed the Pamir Plateau, and braved the natural dangers of Iron Gate Pass. After nearly a year, he finally arrived in Tianzhu and became the first Chinese traveler to travel around ancient India. .

Analysis: "Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance." The success of Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty further confirmed this conclusion of Dongpo layman.

Topic: "The road is at your feet" and "Pioneering"

27. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Jia Pingwa, who will never be discouraged

Jia Pingwa is in the Chinese Department of the university When he was studying, he began to create literature. He published poems in the school newspaper one after another, and gradually submitted his works to newspapers and periodicals in the society. Although at that time he received much more rejection slips than manuscript fee slips, he never Discouraged, I continued reading, writing, and submitting articles as always, and finally succeeded. In the past 20 years, he has written seven to eight million words of works with a clever pen, published sixty or seventy books, and won dozens of domestic and foreign literary awards.

Analysis: Perseverance is a quality that shines with the light of the brave. There is nothing to be afraid of if you fail. Be a brave person with perseverance and success will be yours.

Topic: "The Road of Writing" "Persistence is Victory"

28. Composition Materials and Faith in Life: The Death of Wang Guowei

The Cultural Life of Wang Guowei Among them, the most profound one is his death.

About his death, Zhao Wanli's "Chronology of Mr. Wang Jing'an" has the following record: "On the night of the second day of May, after reading the examination paper, I wrote a note to cherish it. That night, I slept soundly as usual. The next morning (i.e. 1927) June 2) After washing and eating, he went to the institute to attend to matters as usual. Suddenly, he gave five counterfeit silver cakes to a friend. He left the school alone and hired a car to go to the Summer Palace. He walked to the West Fish Zao Pavilion of Paiyun Pavilion and walked alone. After finishing a cigarette, the gardener saw it, suddenly heard the sound of falling water, and rushed to help him. He died in less than two minutes, and the time was right."

From this, it can be roughly inferred that Wang Guowei. His death was not only an active choice, but also very calm, like going on a date with an old friend, without any excitement. It is this kind of calmness that regards death as home that defines Wang Guowei's unique position in the coordinate system of cultural history. He did not die from specific current events, but most likely from his disappointment in the cultural spirit in which he lived, and his despair over some irreparable shortcomings in Chinese culture. From a large historical perspective, his death was not only not limited to some specific current affairs, but also transcended individual life; he used death to separate himself from the fallen culture - he saw that if the body does not die, the spirit will not die. It will inevitably lead to annihilation, so the only way is to exchange physical death for spiritual immortality. This is his great sobriety and great wisdom. At that time, I am afraid that only a few people who felt the same way saw through this.

Analysis: The choice of tranquility and no regrets seems to be pursuing something. Perhaps it is a kind of tranquility deep in the hearts of Chinese intellectuals!

Topics: "Choice and Pursuit", "Death and Eternal Life"

29. Composition Materials and Life Beliefs: Brushing the Brushstrokes

Contemporary Painter Pan Jinyu After graduating from Shanghai Art College, he returned to his hometown to make a living selling paintings. He practiced painting hard in a harsh environment, often practicing for more than ten hours non-stop. He practiced painting under a kerosene lamp at night and found the best way to cure drowsiness. Whenever he felt sleepy and unable to control himself while painting at night, he would stretch his arms to the lampshade, and the hot kerosene lamp glassshade would make a "hiss" sound. The severe pain drove away his sleepiness, and he regained his energy to continue painting. Over time, several black scars were left on his left elbow. He studied painting hard and finally succeeded. His fish paintings are unique and famous at home and abroad.

Analysis: Learning requires both methods and perseverance. Anyone who tries to be opportunistic is unlikely to succeed.

Topic: "Hard work" and "The law of success"

30. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Don't give up until you reach your goal

Language master Hou Baolin only writes After three years of primary school, due to his diligence and studious, his artistic level reached the level of proficiency and he became a famous language expert. Once, in order to buy a Ming Dynasty joke book "Jian Lang" that he wanted to buy, he visited all the second-hand bookstalls in Beijing but failed. Later, he learned that the Beijing Library had this book. It was winter, and he braved strong winds and heavy snow to run to the library for 18 days to copy books. Finally, he copied a 100,000-word book. It is precisely because of his strong perseverance that he "will not give up until he achieves his goal" that he became a master of cross talk art.

Analysis: Language master Hou Baolin tells us this through his actions: if you want to achieve a career, you must be diligent and studious, and secondly, persevere.

Topics: "Laughter comes from hard work" and "Learning makes you a genius"

31. Composition materials: Life beliefs: Tong Dizhou's newlyweds do not love their wives

1930 In 2000, Tong Dizhou had just gotten married. In order to further his studies, he resolutely said goodbye to his wife and went to study in Belgium. They firmly believe: "If the love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night!" This lasted 4 years. His wife raised the children at home and saved some of her meager salary to send to Tong Dizhou, who was almost impoverished abroad. He couldn't help but burst into tears. Four years later, Tong returned to China, and the two worked side by side in the laboratory to explore the mysteries of biology.

Analysis: Those who seek knowledge are sometimes borderline ruthless; they may seem ruthless, but they are truly affectionate.

Topic: "Sentimental and ruthless" "Pursuit"