女权问题
My great-grandmother passed away when I was 5. As time went by,
her appearance faded from my memory . But I still remember
quite clearly her feet, which were much smaller than a normal
person＇s and malformed. It＇s commonly known that as a brutal
social convention, in the past, Chinese women were forced to
swathe their feet tightly since their childhood. My great-grandma,
a victim among them, suffered a lot.
Great-grandma spent all her life taking care of the family, day
in and day out. She cooked for her husband and 8 children.
But whenever guests came, she and other female family members
had to eat by the stove in the small kitchen. At family
discussions, she was never asked for her opinion.
Great-grandma died, yet she never really lived.
Now I have been living a different life. At home, I make
decisions together with the rest of the family. In school, I
often take charge of various activities the same as other boys
and girls. Not only that, I can see something great-grandma could
not have dreamed of--making decisions for my own future. My life
has been a series of decisions. I could choose from
several universities as I came out of high school. At university,
I could choose from a range of subjects from English to
chemical engineering. And now I am again faced with decisions--
to further my study in China or abroad--that is why now I＇m
here taking TWE.
Great strides have been made in achieving social status and
greater equality for Chinese women in the past decades. They can
now take up almost all the professions once only occupied by men
and even have equal opportunities to rise to leadership
positions. They frequently succeed brilliantly in all the fields
you care to name thus their ability has been proved.
It does not matter whether or not I will become famous or rich,
but I will treasure the chance to demonstrate my potential and
to help other women demonstrate theirs as full members of society.
I will treasure it because the abundance of choice that I enjoy
came only after decades of efforts made by my great-grandma,
my grandma, my mom, and millions of other Chinese women.
However, the choices to be made by me and others of my generation
are a great challenge. The misconception that men are superior
to women is still dominating many people＇s minds. While men
are encouraged to compete and to assert themselves, we are
expected to be quiet, loyal and obedient. This is not very
different from what is expected of us as good wives and good
mothers. The challenge we face call for a higher level of
our personal development and self-determination.
The experience of my great-grandma and myself mirrors the lives
of millions of other women in China and perhaps in the world.
Many of them still lead the life of my great-grandma. Their worth
is not yet recognized. It is the responsibility of a young
person like me to work hard and struggle hard so that they too
will gain as many opportunities as men do.
This is my dream. This dream I believe, is not only shared with
our great-grandmas, grandmas, mothers and sisters, but also by
many of our fathers, brothers, husbands and male colleagues.
It will not come true until everyone fully realizes that women
can contribute to society and should be guaranteed the right to
do so. Women hold up half the sky.
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风儿你要轻轻地吹，
吹得那满园的花儿醉；
风儿你要轻轻地吹，
莫要吹落了我的红蔷薇。
[glow=255,blue,2]I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor,every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. [/glow]
