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1、大学英语作文写作指导lecture2357713写03杨文扬RetrospectionRisingdivorcerateinChinaPriortothe1990s,divorcewastabooanddivorcedpeopleinourcountry,whetherbreakingupvoluntarilyorinvoluntarily,wereusuallythesubjectsofgossipsfortheircommunities.Butsuchpeoplenolongerhavetofeeldisgracefulorcrestfallentoday.Accordingtoonest
2、atistics,asmanyasonethirdyoungfamilies(post-80generations),eitherinbigcitiesorintheremotecountryside,haveendedupindivorce.Mostofthemregarddivorceasanewpointofdepartureintheirlifejourney.Wecannothelpwondering:whathasgonewrongtorendertheChinesefamilystructuresofragileinourera?WhatworldgetswrongaboutAr
3、abwomenByZainabSalbiThreeyearsago,scenesoftheArabSpringbroadcastacrosstheglobeshowedwomenwhoappearedtobeequalparticipantsintherevolutionsandtheiraftermath.Theseimagesofwomentakingsuchpublicpositions-fromTunisiatoEgypt,LibyaandYemen-tookmuchoftheworldbysurprise.ButnotArabs.Despitethestereotypeofthema
4、sanoppressedgroup,Arabwomenhavealonghistoryofparticipatingintheregionsupheavals,datingbackatleasttotheanti-colonialmovementwhenwomenemergedfromtheconfinementofthehouseholdtotakeupcrucialorganizationalpositions.Today,astheworldgrappleswiththischallengingandtumultuousmomentintheregion,itisimportanttop
5、aycloseattentiontothevoicesofArabwomenandtheirplight.Butratherthanconfiningthestoryofwomentoanissueofreligionorculture,itisimportantthattheworlduseswhatishappeningtothemasabarometerofthetrajectorythatindividualsocietiesareon.Afterall,howacountryoraregiontreatsitswomeninmanywaystellsthestoryofthefutu
6、repoliticaldirectionofthatcountry.Thetroubleisthatthistrajectoryisintoomanycasesnotparticularlyencouraging.IntheArabSpringsaftermath,therehavebeenplanstolowerthelegalmarriageage,supportexpressedforpolygamyafteryearsofbeingregulated,restrictionsonwomensmobilityandpoliticalparticipation,amassiveincrea
7、seinsexualharassmentandassaultonthestreetswithpolicefailingtointervene,andtheuseofvirginitytestsonwomenarrestedforparticipatinginademonstration,asseeninEgypt.Butyoungwomennowarenotwillingtobackawayfromtheirdemands,andtheyarespeakingoutinspiteofpublicharassment.Andwhilemanywomenhavebeenbeatenandimpri
8、sonedformakingtheirvoicesheard,theyhavecrossedwhatisoftendescribedasthelineoffear.Indoingso,theirmessagetotheoldergenerationoffeministsisthattherightsofwomenmustbeincludedinthecivilrightsdiscussionofsocietiesmorebroadly.Thehopeisthatthevoiceofwomenmightalsohavemoreinfluenceonthedirectionofpolicyinth
9、eregion,perhapsofferingapaththatencouragescalminapartoftheworldtoooftenwrackedbyviolence.Ultimately,whatyoungwomeninthepost-ArabSpringaresayingisthattheyareseekingoutanewformofidentity,onethatisinclusiveofboththeirreligiousidentityandtheirdesireforcivilliberties.ItiswiththisviewinmindthatmypartnersA
10、bbyDisney,GiniRetickerandIannouncedourcommitmentattheClintonGlobalInitiative2021tolaunchTheTrialsofSpring,amultimediainitiativethatfocusesonthevoicesofArabwomen,theirplightandtheirdreamsforthefuture.Theworldcannolongertreatwomensissuesasiftheyaresomehowseparatefromeverythingthatgoesonin,anddefines,a
11、countryorregion.Indeed,womenshouldbeseenasthebellwetherforthedirectionofsocietyatlarge-wherewomenthrive,sodoopportunitiesforall.Wherewomenareoppressed,oppressionofalldissentingvoicestypicallygoeshandinhand.Aboveallthough,womensissuesshouldnotbediscussedasiftheyaresomehowrelevantonlyatthemarginsofaso
12、ciety.Instead,theyshouldbeconsideredfrontandcenter,andaninternationalpriority.Andthefirststeptowardmakingthemsuchapriorityislisteningtowhattheyhavetosayinthefirstplace.Method2exemplificationExemplifySketchy-elaborateMybestfriendinthiscitygotmarried7yearsagobuthaschosentodropthecurtainonhismarriagere
13、cently.Heisofcoursenotanexceptioninmakingsuchachoicetoday.Asamatteroffact,approximatelyonethirdyoungcouples,bothinruralandurbanareas,haveendedupindivorce.Manyofthemevenregarddivorceasanewofdeparturefortheirlifejourney.FamilyViolenceLiYang,founderofthes-calledCrazyEnglish,soundsevencrazieraftertheexp
14、osureofhissubjectionofhisAmericanwifetofamilyviolence.Whilewefeelcontemptuousofhisnastybehavior,weshouldbefullyawarethatheisabsolutelynotararityofraritiesinoursociety.Asurveyindicatesthatabout45%Chinesefamilies,bothincitiesandincountryside,evenamongwell-educatedpeople,areinvolvedindomesticviolenceof
15、variouskinds,rangingfromphysicalattacktoverbalabusetoforcedsex.Whatistherootcauseofthisuncivilizedconductinourmodernera?TravelingAbroadLastSpringFestival,mywifeandIwenttoAustraliaandNewZealandforourwinterholidays.Wearebynomeanspioneeringintakingjourneystoforeigncountriesinourleisuretime.Asamatteroff
16、act,millionsofChinesepeoplespendbillionsofUSdollarseveryyearinsightseeingorshoppingabroad.Chinese,asmanywesternmediaclaim,haveformedthelargestgroupoftouriststhatnoothercountriesaroundtheglobecanaffordtolosetheopportunitytodobusinesswith.Howcanweaccountfortheseincreasinglymomentouswavesoftravelingabr
17、oad?Method3quotationofproverbsorfamousstatementsLifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnow,whereyouchoosetowalk,everystepwillshow.MoreLeft-overWomeninChinaAsanEnglishproverbsays,thereisnopotthatcannotfindalid,meaningthatgirls,sightlyorhomely,couldalwaysmanagetofindtheirMr.Right.Butthissayingisnotnecessarilyt
18、rueinoursocietytoday.Justlookaround,andyouwillfindaconsiderablenumberofwomenstillstaysingleintheirthirtiesorevenforties.Whyisitbecomingsochallengingforyoungwomentofindsomeonetotietheknotto?Howshouldwedealwithchangesinlife?Asonephilosopheroncesaid,whatneverchangeswithourlifeisthatourlifeisalwayschanging.Wemaychangejobs,movefromonecitytoanother,andinourera,manyofusevenchangetheirlifepartners.Thatistosay,changesarehardlyavoidableinourlife.Thisbeingthecase,howshouldwedealwithchangesinourlife?AnalyzingthecausesofsocialissuesThreecauses