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1、SAT基础写作5龚朝辉武汉新航道学校基础阶段如何准备作文话题:一、成功与失败二、从众与创新三、乐观与悲观四、人生价值观五、真实与谎言六、科技与教育七、团体与个人我们的任务:积累词汇、短语和句型,提升写例子的能力Isconscienceamorepowerfulmotivatorthanmoney,fame,orpower?Weareofteninundatedwithnewsofcorruptionandgreedontelevisionandinnewspapers.Everyday,anotherscandalofapoliticiantakingb
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3、tconsciencecanbeanequallypowerfulmotivatorasmoney,fameandpower.Attimes,altruismandlovearestrongermotivatorsthansuccessandmoney.BettyAnneWaters,whosestorywasturnedintothe2010movie,“Conviction,”dedicatedalmostnineteenyearsofherlifetoprovingherbrother,Kenneth,innocentofmurder.Atthet
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7、,attimesaretremendouslygenerousandaltruistic.Ben&Jerry’sIceCreamisonesuchcompanythatexemplifiesanenvironmentallyandsociallyconsciousideal.Forexample,sincethe1980s,thecompanyhasestablishedafoundationcalledtheBenandJerryFoundationtofinancecommunity-buildingprojects,andprovidedtheFo
8、undationwith7.5%ofitspretaxprofits.Inadd