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2013 —— 转折点

世界, 科技

北京市丰台区云岗中学高二年级 宋广皓

       不知不觉中，来到方舟上已经快半年了，这里的水比人的血还要珍贵。海水淡化机组即使二十四小时不停地转，也永远没有填平过如此巨大的供给缺口。然而比这更加棘手的是：剩下的粮食只够维持两年，那时，我们将穷途末路。
从今天的广播中我们得知，方舟正驶向距北极点一百公里左右的挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛，那里有一座大型的地下种子库，是科学家们专门为了预防全球性灾难而建立的。感谢上帝不仅给了我们方舟，还给了我们希望。另外方舟上的人会对做出这个英明决定的人感恩戴德的，虽然他未曾被人知晓。
想想一年以前，电视中还在不知疲倦地报道面临灭绝的动植物数字，我想如果电视机有思想的话，那么它也会发现一个现象——这数字从来只增不减。现在想想，我们一边乱伐森林，滥垦草原，这一切都只为了让一个叫GDP的数字更高一些。而另一边却用这数字来“吓唬”自己，何必呢？1996年，当我还是个婴儿时，国际保护自然联盟做出的报告就写道：地球上经人类影响后的物种平均灭绝速度是人类出现前的一百万倍。而一年后我不得不相信，因为事实就摆在我面前。忽然又想到了哲学中讲到的“量变最终导致质变”的原理，真是让人难以理解，如此简单的道理，那些叱咤风云的政客们却不懂。
当我正在房间里发呆时，方舟猛地一动，我一下子被甩到了床上，接着便收到了通知：

关于2013年太阳风的通知

       同胞们，经科学家们证实，2008年12月由美国宇航局预测的2013强太阳风暴即将到来。由于方舟上的防磁暴装置无法抵御，遂决定快速驶向挪威，在太阳风暴来临之前尽量将种子种植下去，以解决生存问题。

2013年9月9日多国联合声明

       看来再伟大的人类工程奇迹也拗不过大自然的脾气。由于地球防御太阳风的“铠甲”——磁气圈是从大气中“偷”走电子来维持自身存在的，而近百年来大气的质量每况愈下，使磁气圈越来越薄。终于，随着南极的臭氧层出现空洞，磁气圈也随之破了一个大洞，致使地球防御太阳风的能力降到了历史新低。能否在太阳风暴袭击地球之前将种子送到世界各地，谁也不知道。
而我们唯一知道的就是，当风暴到来时我们若还在海上航行，方舟便会无法操作，我们都将会成为历史的尘埃。
现在我能做的只有祈祷了。

后记：
三十年后的今天，我偶然发现了我的这篇随笔。后来，我回到了中国的土地上，但与以前不同的是，现在再没有国界，各国政要组成了联合政府，他们采纳了一个孩子的意见，将新政府命名为“地球联邦”。
由于没有了战争，没有了破坏与歧视，我们将自己与灾难前的人类相分开，作为另一个物种站在大自然的面前，我们给予了自己新的名字——新人类。
而2013年，被认为是新人类诞生的一年。
人类从此走向了另一条路。在孩子的课本上总印着这么一句话：如果你想活着，与其造一个方舟，不如把地球变成方舟。

 

（指导教师  程燕）

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  • http://www.businessinsider.com/japans-great-economics-experiment-is-facing-its-first-real-test-2013-5?IR=T
  • Name: 宋广皓

Fight for Transgender Rights in India

English Reports, 社会

The last few decades has seen a rise in fights and protests by third genders for equality and recognition in society. Third genders are those who are separated as other gender men and women either by the society or themselves. According to present statement of Supreme Court, the term is used for transgender and transsexual people who contradict with their sex orientation. It is like being a woman in man’s body and vice versa.   They generally worship Bahuchara Mata or Shiv as some stories are present of Bahuchara Mata being a transgender.

India has the largest number of third gender in entire globe; but the burning souls are at every corner of the world. More than 70% of third gender do begging and sex work for survival.  It is not that they are not willing to go for a normal job, but they are denied to be offered normal jobs.  Many campaigns are done by several organizations to help them, but in spite of that, very less is visible in favor of the third gender in India.  They are still struggling to get a proper recognition in the society and enjoy the rights which a normal citizen enjoys.

Many governments of different countries have passed the identity act such as Argentina and Pakistan; in India it has been really tough for these people as they are treated as invisibles without any rights in social life.

Education is also a major concern for them as they are not easily accepted by schools and colleges though they have right to get education. Dropping out of third gender children has increased tremendously due to insecurities of others and embarrassing situations faced by transgender.

 

Though some privileges have been provided by the Supreme Court like voting rights and education rights, but still a lot needs to be done to make them feel comfortable in the society.

Student: Ajeet Luthra

Transgender

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Male-FemaleTransgender/2014/04/16/article2170475.ece

责任

世界, 社会

责任

听过这样一句话：每个人都被生命询问，而他只有用自己的生命来回答此问题，只有以“责任”来答复此问题，因此，“能够负责”是人类存在最重要的本质。我们降临到这个世上，就注定有属于自己的使命和任务，就注定有些逃不掉的事。少年时，责任是好好学习，对自己的未来负责；成年后，责任是好好生活，回报父母祖国养育之恩。你会不会去花些时间想想，责任是什么，我们怎样才能把它发挥到淋漓尽致。

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每个人联系在一起便构成了社会。人与人之间、人与社会之间能稳定的维系，以至不断优化、全面发展，依我看，最关键的还是离不开‘责任’这两个字。当然，责任是相互的。只有主动对自己对别人对社会负责任，别人与社会才会对你负责任，所谓“我为人人，人人为我”，正是这个道理。当一个社会没有了责任感，百姓就只能是有怨不能伸，有苦不敢言。地沟油事件，贪污腐败，偷盗违章等造成社会混乱的事件就会一直延续下去而屡禁不止。而当一个人不愿履行自己应尽的责任，应尽的义务，甚至于玩忽职守，也会受到加倍的社会惩罚甚至被关进监狱。

对于我们每个人来说，从现在起就充分认识到自己责任之重大，从现在起就扛起自己应尽的责任，树立远大的抱负，已是当务之急。我们该如何履行责任，迎接挑战，应极早予以深思。

姬潇依

Gene therapy and medicine

English Reports

Gene therapy and medicine

Are you familiar with the concept of gene therapy? Gene therapy is a treatment of medical condition by altering, supplementing or replacing genes that are infected or absent and generally responsible for disease. For gene therapy, DNA or even genetic material can be used as medicine. There are approximate 100,000 to 150,000 genes inside human body. During this treatment, infected gene is identified and treated properly with DNA codes.

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Gene therapy can be used in variety of ways – let us see how??

  • It can be used to replace absent or infected genes that we have discussed already.
  • It can destruct genes responsible to speed up growth of cancer cells
  • It can be used as vaccination to treat severe infection inside human
  • Promotes the growth of new tissues that have been destroyed due to aging or other health problems
  • It also helps in repairing damages tissues so you can look younger even after a certain age.

Medical advancements have lots of surprises in store – The future starts here with gene therapy!!!

Mae Lin

Anabolic steroids a serious global health problem

English Reports

Anabolic steroids a serious global health problem
For many years, human are dependent on different kinds of drugs or substances that can increase their performance. As an example, it has been recommended that the ancient Greeks use a liquid with healing or magical properties in order to enhance their performance.
In this present day, these substances vary from soft to hard substances. Soft or legal substances are energy drinks while hard substances are steroids, amphetamines and some natural procedures like blood drug to enhance the red blood cells.
Anabolic steroids are very well-known in the world of athletic as a substance that enhance the performance of the user. However, more the past decades, they have been used for aesthetic. It was discovered in a new study from Annals of Epidemiology that recommended that that 3.3% of the population around the globe have consumed steroids at least one and most of them were men.
It was also found that the consumption of anabolic steroids is currently a critical public health issue in the world. Not limited to athletes, the widespread of anabolic steroids use results millions of individuals around the globe are using anabolic steroids to enhance their physical skill and aspect.
F. Domingo

Air Quality Measurement Network with Big Data Technology

English Reports

YERIN KIM

Air Quality Measurement Network with Big Data Technology

These days, the problem of air pollution is getting serious throughout the whole world. Also, specifically, the problem of fine dust is the most recent and radical problem to South Korea, China, Germany, and other countries. Many countries are developing their own technology and make many efforts to solve these serious problems. Germany, for example, developed the fine dust program by using big data to provide information about fine dust and air quality.
In Germany, more than three-quarters of the population lives in cities. For their health, knowing about air quality is an important factor. However, the government doesn’t provide sufficient information to citizens about each day’s air quality and seriousness of air pollution. To solve this problem, KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) researchers began the project called “SmartAQnet (Smart Air Quality Network)”. SmartAQnet is aimed at developing a measurement network in the model region Augsburg that captures all currently available aerosol and gas measurement data. Also, to solve the problem of cost, the members are developing new low-cost measurement technology so that all of the citizens are available to get that information. Because the major purpose of this program is to provide sufficient information to many people, it can freely and flexibly be used for the development of science, society, and individuals.
However, at first, providing useful information with low cost was one of the biggest challenges they met. To solve this problem, Matthias Budde, head of the project and computer scientist at the Chair for Pervasive Computing System (PCS), innovatively combined the study of big data and light technology. Budde developed a plug-in sensor and an app to turn the camera of a smartphone into a fine dust detector. The flash of the smartphone emits light into the measurement area and this light is scattered by the fine dust. Budde used the camera to captures the measurement result in the form of a picture. From this picture, the dust concentration can be calculated. This simple technology for measurement came out from Buddle’s idea and this became a mainstream of the project. Even though this non-expert simple technology can lower the preciseness of measurement, this drawback can be covered by the huge advantage that the entire citizen can access this information easily.
SmartAQnet is developing an innovative project that the principle of big data, environmental science, and physics are combined in one technology. Many critics believe that this technology has infinitive development possibility that can be the key to solving the air pollution problem. By this technology, the citizens not only are provided information about air quality and dust but also are alerted the seriousness of air pollution so that they can be evoked to make some efforts by themselves.

Challenges and Solutions in Indian Higher Education

English Reports

The large quantity of young individuals in India might be its greatest strength but the hindrance goes along with it. Based on the information, very few young children can afford to step to college. The nation is experiencing a very challenging situation when it comes to creating a quality higher education to all young people in India.

As an example, India’s Gross Enrolment Ratios in the year 2010 is very low compared to other Asian countries.As for the global list of top 200 universities released last year 2013, India failed to make it on the list.

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In order to understand this struggle, the Diplomat reached out to the founding dean of Indian School of Business, Pramath Raj Sinha. Sinha is a commited member of an association composed of entrepreneurs and business people who started the liberal arts educational institution called Ashoka University that begun accepting admission last year.

By the help of Sinha’sexperiences in the area of higher education, he can share his knowledge about success, in general. He shares some point of views related in higher education.

The problem arises wherein the high school educational system gets greater in number which prevents the students to continue their college. This kind of heavy inconsistency is one of the challenges of Indian higher education.

The private sector has something to do with this supply and demand issue about higher education in India and even those business-minded people contributes in building private colleges and universities. These people generously provide services for the benefit of many students just like IT, BPO and services industry.

Finally, the option to build foreign universities in India could make a progress toward something and it could take a long process and the financial stability should be considered. After all, there is no quicker way to arrange this challenge about higher education and India should be the one to find an effective solution.

Arbi Reisse

慰安妇问题

世界

二战期间，日本在包括中国和韩国的亚洲国家，强征大量慰安妇，对亚洲国家的受害百姓，尤其是女性犯下不容饶恕的“人道主义”罪行。在面对铁证如山的情况下，令人失望的是，以日本现任首相安倍晋三的为代表的日本政府，却试图矢口否认历史，甚至企图串改历史。

据日本时事通信社7月17日报道，日本前首相森喜朗在17日BS朝日电视台的节目录制竟然公开声称：“战争导致的悲剧在世界上比比皆是。并不是说对慰安妇制度持肯定态度，但是掩藏这一事实的话不是一条更好的道路吗。”除此之外，日本现任首相安倍晋三也曾在6月初与媒体负责人的恳谈会上声称，“慰安妇问题只要3亿日元(约合人民币1524万元)就可以解决”。做为一国的首相，日本前任和现任首相在面对严肃的历史问题时，竟然语出惊人，这不仅体现了日本政府对慰安妇的不尊重，更是表现了日本政府对自己所做的罪行毫无悔改之意。对于慰安妇问题，日本政府试图抹去和篡改历史，这样做无非是想“正义化”日本在二战的所作所为。但是，历史并不是仅仅记载在教科书里，篡改教科书也没有办法篡改历史。除了对待慰安妇无所谓的态度，日本政府的一系列的举动，包括参拜靖国神社，篡改教科书，以及扩展安保法，都是企图宣扬军国主义思想，或者说是法西斯精神。

同样是在二战中犯下严重的人道主义罪行的德国，在面对历史问题时，则以一种更加诚恳的态度去向那些受害者道歉。相比之下，日本政府的所作所为则是令人唾弃的。中国有句古话：“以史为鉴，可以知兴替”。日本政府不能正视历史，则不能从过去的历史中吸取经验教训，自然地，日本政府如果坚持这样的态度，那么日本很可能再走上军国主义的老道路。但是，和历史不同的是，如今，很多亚洲国家，例如中国，韩国和新加坡等国，再也不是封建，落后的任人宰割的国家。无论日本怎么否认历史，宣扬军国主义，日本最终只会自食苦果。

 

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曾维芬

Australia lauds Malaysia’s cooperation on illegal fishing

English Reports

Australia lauds Malaysia’s cooperation on illegal fishing
Australia has commended the move of the Malaysian officers to capture the “Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated” (IUU) fishing vessel, Viking.
Australia’s farming legislative secretary Senator Richard Colbeck said that their country is willing to give assistance to the move of Malaysia to eliminate the IUU fishing and extended their support as part of the continuous inspection.
He said that Malaysia and Australia have a partnership to work hand in hand to recognize other misconducts of the illegal fishing vessels.
He also added that Australia also cooperates with other foreign countries, like Interpol and through the Regional Plan of Action with Southeast Asian countries, in order to defeat the IUU fishing in the country.
Officers in Thailand were also acknowledged for the imprisonment of IUU fishing vessel, after Australia warned Southeast Asian nations to the possible coming of the illegal fishing vessel.
The representatives from Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and Australian Fisheries Management Authority went to Malaysia to support the country against IUU fishing by sharing their knowledge.
J. Sheng

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