Examples of celebrities in high school general composition materials

The chance is only three seconds.

She graduated from college, but she can't find a job. I finally got a job as an assistant playwright, only to find that she is the only employee in the whole company except the boss. After working hard for three months, I only got a month's salary, so I fired my boss and started wandering to help people write short plays and movies. As long as she receives the money on time, the road ahead is boundless and she hopes for a miracle.

By chance, she was hired as a screenwriter for a TV program. Six months later, when making the program, the producer suddenly flew into a rage, said "no more recording" and left. Dozens of staff members were all stunned and didn't know what to do. The host looked around and said to her, "Let's record it ourselves!"

The chance is only three seconds. Three seconds later, she picked up the earphone microphone left by the producer. At that moment, she clearly said to herself, "If you succeed this time, it will prove that you are not only a short script writer, but also a producer who controls the audience, so you can't make a fool of yourself!"

Slowly, she began to become an executive producer. At that time, it was quite rare for a girl her age to be a producer.

A few years later, the little girl became the ace producer who won the Golden Bell Award for three consecutive years, and then produced the idol drama Meteor Garden, which was very popular and was called "the mother of idol drama in Taiwan Province Province".

Looking back, Chai Zhiping bluntly said, "The opportunity is only three seconds, that is, when others leave, you can pick up your headphones."

Analysis: People often complain that God is unfair and always care about others and ignore themselves. But when God gave you a chance, did you catch it in three seconds like Chai Zhiping? If not, you might as well reflect on yourself first. Flowers that miss the flowering period will not bloom. Please cherish every opportunity around you.

Applicable topics: self-confidence, courage and opportunity.

Tin Ka Ping

Rich people who drink mineral water

A reporter accompanied a teacher from a donated school to meet a donor. At the airport, everyone bought mineral water to quench their thirst. Just after a few sips, the plane arrived and everyone threw away their mineral water. At this time, they saw the monopoly get off the plane, holding something that seemed to be an empty bottle-there was only a mouthful of water at the bottom of the bottle. Monopoly talked and laughed with everyone after getting off the plane. With the shaking of his hand, the mineral water made a slight sound until he got on the car to pick him up and didn't throw away the bottle. When there was water in the car, someone handed him a bottle, but he waved. He didn't put down the bottle until he drank the last sip of water left in the bottle and took the bottle full of mineral water. This millionaire is Tian Jiabing, a famous Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist. In the past 20 years, he has donated 6,543.8 billion yuan to charity.

Analysis: Self-cultivation is not about status, no matter rich or poor. Even an old man who sells newspapers, his literacy can make him higher than the average person; And Mr. Tian Jiabing, besides his love, what is even more touching is that he doesn't even want to waste a bottle of mineral water.

Applicable topics: self-cultivation, behavior, nobility, economy and waste.

Dennis Hayes

Father of the earth

The first "Earth Day" in the human history was initiated and organized by "Father Earth", a 25-year-old student from Harvard Law School, on April 22nd, 970. Therefore, he is called "the father of the earth"

Dennis hayes grew up in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge in Washington, USA, and he developed a love for nature from an early age. Although he studied law in college, he never gave up his concern about environmental problems. In view of dennis hayes's great contribution to environmental protection, he won honorary awards from the Federal Wildlife Federation, the American Charity Association, the American Solar Energy Association and the organization far from war, and was named one of the "100 most outstanding environmentalists" by the American National audubon Association.

Analysis: Heroes don't ask the source, regardless of age. Dennis hayes, a young man, devoted himself to environmental protection, persevered and finally won the title of "Father of Earth Day" for himself.

Applicable themes: environmental protection, nature and youth.

Sarkozy

Must become president

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 19551October 28th, was born in an immigrant family in Paris, France, and was discriminated against and ridiculed by others since he was a child. /kloc-one day when he was 0/0 years old, he rode his beloved mountain bike in the suburbs. Just when he was proud, several children stopped him, took his mountain bike, slammed it on the ground and pointed at his nose and said, "You foreign boys don't deserve to ride mountain bikes!" " "In the evening, he wrote in his diary:" I don't want to be president, but I must be president. "

/kloc-at the age of 0/5, Sarkozy bid farewell to school because of family poverty. In the next few years, he spared sheep, worked as a trumpet player in a band, worked as a bricklayer and a sugar factory worker. He cried and was discouraged, but he never backed down. Later, through the work-study program, he was admitted to the Paris School of Political Science. Do business with alumni after graduation. After working hard in the business world for 10 years, I resolutely left and embarked on the road of politics.

1983, at the age of 28, Sarkozy was elected mayor of Neuilly, a suburb of Paris, becoming the youngest mayor in French history. In May 2007, Sarkozy won the French presidential election and was elected as the new French president. He finally realized his dream of being president.

Analysis: When a person expresses his ideal with "What must I do", he must have accumulated great motivation and belief in winning. And this kind of motivation and belief is the key to success.

Applicable themes: dignity, change, dilemma

Copernicus

Curious childhood

Copernicus, a great Polish astronomer, liked to ask questions when he was a child. He is full of curiosity about the world and often pesters his parents to ask questions: Why does the sun always rise in the east and set in the west? There are so many stars in the clear night sky, why don't they disappear during the day? Why do chickens come out of eggs, not from hens' bellies? ..... Copernicus's unremitting exploration of scientific mysteries began with these strange "why".

Analysis: Success begins with curiosity. Because of curiosity, I will explore, and when I explore, I will find things that others have not found. It can be said that curiosity is the most enduring and reliable feature of wisdom and vitality.

Applicable themes: questioning, curiosity and exploration.

Teresa (female name)

The great nun

/kloc-Teresa, 0/8 years old, left her hometown and joined the Loredo Sisterhood in Ireland. Later, she took the initiative to go to the poorest slum in India and rented a house for a few rupees to take in hungry and cold children. For them, she went to the streets begging for food and helping them clean up. There were no desks, chairs and blackboards in the room, so she used the floor as a blackboard to teach the children about Bengali alphabet. Once, she met a person who was covered with pustules and wounds. The pustules were covered with maggots and lice. She went to the police station and asked them to set aside a place where she could receive these homeless people. In this way, she established a "home for the dead" to take in dying vagrants. Adhering to the same belief, she also founded the "Abandoned Baby Home" and the "Leprosy Home". 1979, she won the Nobel Peace Prize and the National Honor Award awarded by the Indian government in the same year.

Analysis: Mother Teresa is the gospel of human society. She blends in with the poor people and brings them light and love. Mother Teresa did this without asking for anything in return, just to help those who suffered.

Applicable topics: kindness, dedication and love.

Faraday

The miracle of "try it the other way around"

Danish Oster found that the current on the wire would deflect the nearby magnetic needle. Faraday thought that the magnet could also move the electrified wire, so he invented the motor. Later Faraday thought that electric energy produced magnetism, and vice versa? He did experiments at once and finally found that magnetism can also generate electricity, which led to the birth of generators. Faraday's two "attempts on the other hand" made it possible to produce and utilize electric energy on a large scale, which triggered the third industrial revolution.

Analysis: Some things are confined by our habitual thinking, so we might as well think backwards. Maybe there will be another world.

Applicable topics: angle, thinking and innovation

Florence Nightingale

The greatest woman in English history

1854, Britain and Russia went to war in Crimea, and nightingale personally went to the front. She cleans, detoxifies and bandages the wounded, changes the medicine on time, improves the food, and often kneels on the ground to scrub the floor and wash the bloody clothes and pants of the wounded. Every night, she has to carry a lamp, check the condition one by one on the 4-kilometer patrol line, sing to the wounded, and send comfort and love without interruption. To this end, she often works more than 20 hours a day, and she is still insisting until now. Thanks to her efforts, the death rate of the wounded dropped from 60% to 0.3%. Later, she didn't return to China until Britain and Russia stopped fighting and the last soldier left the battlefield. The British people set up a huge bronze statue for her, holding oil lamps. "Lantern Girl" Nightingale is called "the greatest woman in English history". It was her dedication to medical care that changed the world's view of nurses.

Analysis: Nightingale gave her time and love, which changed the world's view of nurses. It can be seen that personal strength is not small, and the key depends on how much you are willing to pay.

Applicable topics: dedication, persistence and dedication.

tolstoy

The power of introspection

When lev tolstoy was young, he lived a dissolute life and had some bad hobbies, such as playing and gambling. But soon, he woke up immediately. He thinks his debauchery is equivalent to an animal and is very dissatisfied with himself. He also listed the reasons for the mistakes in detail and wrote them in his diary. * * * There are eight points: 1, lacking perseverance; 2. Deceive yourself; 3, there is a wind of juvenile frivolous 4, neither humble nor humble; 5, the temper is too embarrassing; 6. Life is too indulgent; 7. Too much imitation; 8. Lack of introspection. This time, it was like a thunderbolt hit him. Determined to end his dissolute life and correct his bad habits, he came to Caucasus with his brother Nikolai, became a junior officer in the artillery unit and embarked on the road of literary creation.

Analysis: If you list your shortcomings one by one, you can know yourself more clearly, which is a good way to change them. As long as you make up your mind, even Tolstoy with so many shortcomings can turn over a new leaf. What cannot be changed? The prodigal son's behavior of not changing money deserves our respect.

Applicable themes: introspection, youth, change

Cao Cao

The price of politeness and rudeness

Before the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was at a disadvantage in all aspects. One day, I heard that Xu You, Yuan Shao's counselor, came to visit. He didn't care about his clothes and hurried out barefoot, showing great respect for Xu You. Xu You was moved by Cao Cao's sincerity, and actively made suggestions for Cao Cao, which helped him a lot. However, Cao Cao also suffers from bad manners. Just as he was full of ambition and smooth sailing, Zhang Songlai of Xichuan presented a picture. Cao Cao was arrogant at that time, which left Zhang Song with a bad impression of "neglecting virtuous and slow scholars". Zhang Song temporarily changed his mind and gave the map of surprisingly to Cao Cao instead of Liu Bei. This is a great loss for Cao Cao.

Analysis: Cao Cao's story illustrates the importance of treating people with courtesy. No matter who the other party is, they should treat each other with courtesy, which is respect for each other. Only if you are polite to others will others be polite in return.

Applicable topics: politeness, talent and help.

Yang LAN

I don't regard her as an enemy.

At the beginning of 1990, CCTV launched a large-scale variety show to openly recruit female presenters for the whole country. After six rigorous screenings, the two girls finally stood out. Then, they will face the seventh round of confrontation.

In the end, the winner was later known to the audience-Yang Lan.

Once, the new director talked about the secret of Yang Lan's victory. At that time, the producer was looking for a host who was proficient in English. So the topic of the final round is to let them prepare at the door for five minutes, and then introduce themselves in English and talk about their thoughts on the program.

Xin Dao said that she happened to pass by them when she entered the interview office and found another girl asking Yang Lan two correct English expressions. At such a close critical moment, any small omission or mistake may make people lose all their efforts. Therefore, the small shortage of the other party's English reserve is good news for Yang Lan, which can give the girl a fatal blow at this time.

However, Yang Lan did not do it. She immediately gave the other party the relevant tips seriously. "I don't regard her as an enemy, but as a friend in need." This is Yang Lan's magic weapon to win.

Analysis: The real winner will not regard his opponent as his own enemy, but just an opponent, an opponent who can promote each other, catch up with each other and make progress together. Because only when your opponent is strong, can you have motivation and keep rising.

Applicable topics: competition, self-confidence and friendliness

Hemingway

A concise secret

Hemingway, a Nobel Prize in Literature winner and American writer, is famous for his natural, fresh and concise works, and his dialogue is extremely concise. Once, a reporter asked him, "What is the secret of your concise style?" Hemingway replied, "Write standing." Hemingway explained his writing habit like this: "I write standing, and I stand on one foot." I adopt this posture, which makes me nervous and forces me to express my thoughts as concisely as possible. "

Analysis: Hemingway's achievements come from his strict demands on himself. When this strict requirement becomes a good habit, it will make people more likely to succeed.

Applicable topics: perseverance, methods, pressure

Liang Shiqiu

Wit and humor

Writer Liang Shiqiu is good at speaking. His speech was unique and left a deep impression on people. Liu Zhen, then president, often invited celebrities to give lectures during his teaching at Beijing Normal University. Once, the speaker was late for some reason, and the teachers and students present were impatient. So Serina Liu invited Liang Shiqiu, who was present at that time, to speak a few words to the students. Liang Shiqiu didn't want to play this role, but the headmaster ordered him to go to the podium and said slowly with a helpless expression. "Before playing Beijing Opera, we often found a second-rate or third-rate role before starring, jumped on the stage and added officials, so that the protagonist in the background had sufficient time to prepare. I am now ordered to jump out and increase my official position. " The unusual words caused the audience to burst into laughter and dispersed the unhappiness of teachers and students.

Analysis: Liang Shiqiu is associated with Peking Opera in one sentence, which shows that he is knowledgeable; And his ability to mobilize the atmosphere in time is also reflected in his wit and humor.

Allen

When it is finished, it is an opportunity.

At the age of 9, a child named Allen started his first job on grandpa's farm-picking up cow dung cakes on the pasture with his bare hands. Most children don't want to do this job because it's dirty, but Allen did a great job. Because of his excellent performance in picking up cow dung cakes. Grandfather gave him a dream job-release the horse. This incident deeply influenced Allen Jr. and made him firmly believe in such a life creed: No matter how humble the job at hand is, as long as it is done well, it is an opportunity.

When he grew up, he began to work as a butcher, earning 1 USD every week. Although the work is humble and the working conditions are bad, he has done well, because he has never changed his life creed: doing well is opportunity.

Later, he became an Associated Press reporter, earning $50 a week.

Later, he became the first CEO with an annual salary of more than 1.5 million.

Analysis: Allen's life creed tells us that the opportunity lies in doing everything well, no matter how trivial it is. Every little makes a mickle, and those seemingly trivial tasks are often the ladder of our success.

Applicable topics; Details, opportunities, and seriousness are often mentioned in one sentence.

Yunus

"poor bankers" benefit the poor

From 65438 to 0974, there was a severe famine in Bangladesh, and Yunus, a doctor of economics, came here to experiment with high-yield cultivation methods. 1976 In a survey, he met a destitute woman who made a bamboo stool. This woman can't even earn two dollars a day because she is exploited by the lender. He lent $27 to 42 women in the same situation, hoping that they could use the loan to get rid of the fate of selling labor cheaply. 1979, he established Grameen Bank for this purpose. From 65438 to 0998, Grameen Bank was in trouble because of the flood. However, with the unremitting efforts of Yunus, the bank completed the transformation from "classic model" to "Grameen II" in 2004. Yunus's silent dedication has benefited countless poor people, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Analysis: Business is not always associated with greed. Yunus's business project is supported by a belief that it benefits the poor.

Applicable topics: dedication, wealth and help.

Steve Chen

Post your dreams.

12 years old went to the United States to study with relatives, and later studied while working. He used to have a job of 18, selling kitchen knives, selling cars and working as a waiter in a restaurant ... At the age of 20, his savings were still zero.

Once, when he was watching the auto show, a Mercedes S600 made him envious. He stood by the car and asked his wife to take a picture of him and nail it to the wall.

Later, he went on to succeed in business. When his assistant asked him about his successful experience, he said, "If you want to succeed, put up a dream board for yourself." Then he took out a photo of himself and Mercedes-Benz S600 from a cow paper bag. There were nail holes in the photo. He went on to say that he always thought it was too expensive and bought it without thinking. Later, he nailed it to the dream board, looked at it every day, struggled towards this goal, and finally his dream came true.

He said that he has been sticking his dreams in his room, realizing one, putting one away and putting it in a drawer. From small goals to big goals, all his final goals have basically been achieved. Now he has succeeded, and his worth has reached hundreds of millions. His works, his recordings and the contents of his courses are all collected crazily. He is Mr Chen Anzhi, the most successful expert in China today.

Analysis: On the road of hard work, you might as well post your dreams and often motivate yourself to work hard. When a person's dreams, thoughts and actions are completely consistent, it often produces great power.

Applicable topics: success, dreams and motivation.