Students who have racked their brains to complete an argumentative essay can deeply understand the important role of factual arguments in the essay. So where do the factual arguments come from? Below are the celebrity case composition materials I shared, everyone is welcome to read!
1. "Liang Shiqiu: Witty Humor"
The famous writer Liang Shiqiu is good at speeches. His speeches are unique and leave a deep impression on people. When he was teaching at Beijing Normal University, the then president Liu Zhen often invited celebrities to give speeches at the school. Once, the lecturer was late for some reason, and all the teachers and students present were impatient to wait. Therefore, Liu Zhen asked Liang Shiqiu, who was present, to come on stage and say a few words to the students. Liang Shiqiu originally did not want to play this kind of role, but the principal ordered him to go up to the podium, with a helpless expression on his face, and said slowly: "In the past, when performing Peking opera, we would often find a second or third person before the main play. A popular character comes on stage to do the dance, so that the protagonist in the background can have enough time to prepare. "I am being ordered to come out and do the role now." The unusual words caused the whole audience to burst into laughter, and dispersed the teachers and students. Not fast.
2. "Tung Chee-hwa sets his own long-term goals"
Tung Chee-hwa was born in Shanghai in 1937 and moved to Hong Kong when he was more than 10 years old. Because he couldn't speak Cantonese, and his classmates couldn't understand his Shanghainese, he was often teased. Tung Chee-hwa, a young man with great ambitions, took the initiative to talk to his classmates and learned Cantonese word for word. It took only a few months to eliminate the language barrier. When he was 17 years old, he went to England to study. The money his father sent him was only enough for tuition and living expenses, so during the summer vacation, he had to work part-time, such as serving in restaurants and shoveling coal at the gas company. When recalling this experience during his student days, Tung Chee-hwa said: “I have to learn Cantonese if I can’t speak it, and I have to go to England if I don’t speak English. It’s a big challenge for me, and this challenge gave me a good opportunity. Exercise. I like to set a long-term goal for myself and I will work towards it unswervingly. Achieving a good goal is the joy of life. "
3. "Nightingale - the greatest woman in British history"
In 1854, Britain and Russia went to war in Crimea. Nightingale Go to the front line in person. She cleaned, detoxified, bandaged, changed dressings on time, and improved food for the wounded. She often knelt on the ground to scrub the floor and wash the bloody clothes and pants of the wounded. Every night, she would carry a lantern and go on a 4-kilometer patrol line to check on the conditions one by one, sing to the wounded, and send comfort and love, all without interruption. For this reason, she often worked more than 20 hours a day, and she still persisted until she lost her head from exhaustion. As a result of her efforts, the mortality rate for the wounded dropped from 60 to 0·3. Later, she did not return home until the armistice between Britain and Russia and the last soldier left the battlefield. The British people erected a giant bronze statue holding an oil lamp in her honor. "Lady with the Lamp" Nightingale is known as "the greatest woman in British history." It was her dedication to medical care that changed the entire world's view of the world. Nurse's perspective.
4. "Alan: Once it's done, it's an opportunity"
There is a child named Allen who started his first farm on his grandfather's farm when he was 9 years old. One job - picking up cow dung cakes from the pasture with bare hands. Most children find this work dirty and are reluctant to do it, but Allen does it extremely well. Because of his outstanding performance in picking up cow dung cakes. His grandfather gave him a long-awaited job - herding horses. This incident deeply affected little Allen and made him firmly believe in this 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 started working as a butcher shop assistant earning $1 a week. Although the job was menial and the working conditions were poor, he did a great job because he never changed his life creed: If you do it well, it will be an opportunity.
Later, he became an Associated Press reporter earning $50 a week.
Later, he became a first-time executive with an annual salary of more than 1.5 million US dollars.
5. "Yunus: "Poor Banker" Benefiting the Poor"
In 1974, there was a severe famine in Bangladesh. Yunus, a doctor of economics, came here to experiment with high yields. Planting method. In 1976, during an investigation, he met a poor woman making bamboo stools. The woman was exploited by moneylenders and could not earn even two dollars a day. He took out $27 and lent it to 42 women in the same situation, hoping that they could use this loan to get rid of the fate of selling their labor cheaply. In 1979, he established Grameen Bank for this purpose. In 1998, Grameen Bank was in trouble due to floods. However, with Yunus' unremitting efforts, the bank completed the transformation from "classic model" to "Grameen II" in 2004. Yunus' His silent dedication benefited countless poor people, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
6. "Sarkozy: Must Become President"
French President Sarkozy was born into an immigrant family in Paris, France on January 28, 1955. He has been bullied by others since he was a child. discrimination and ridicule. One day when he was 10 years old, he was riding his beloved mountain bike through the countryside. Just when he was proud, several children stopped him, grabbed his mountain bike, threw it to the ground, pointed at his nose and said, "You little foreign kid is not worthy of riding a mountain bike!" In the evening, He wrote in his diary: "I don't want to be the president, but I must become the president."
At the age of 15, Sarkozy said goodbye to school due to family poverty. In the following years, he herded sheep, worked as a band trumpeter, a mason, and a sugar factory worker. He cried and got discouraged, but he never backed down. Later, he was admitted to Sciences Po in Paris through work-study. After graduation, he went into business with his alumni. After working hard in the business field for 10 years, he decided to leave and embark on the road of politics.
In 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 presidential dream.
7. "Chen Anzhi: Post Your Dreams"
He went to the United States with his relatives to study at the age of 12, and later studied while working. He had worked 18 jobs, selling kitchen knives, selling cars, and working as a restaurant waiter... When he was 20 years old, his savings were still zero.
Once, when he was watching a car show, a Mercedes-Benz S600 made him envious. He stood next to the car and asked his wife to take a photo of him and pinned the photo to the wall.
Later, he continued to succeed in business. When his assistant asked him about his successful experience, he said: "If you want to be successful, put a dream board on yourself." As he said that, he took out the photo of himself and the Mercedes-Benz S600 from a cow paper bag. There are small holes that have been nailed through. He went on to say that he had always thought it was too expensive, so he didn't dare to think about it or buy it. Later, he pinned it on his dream board, looked at it every day, and worked hard towards this goal, and finally the dream came true.
He said that he always posted his dreams in his room, realized one, put one away and put it in a drawer. From small goals to big goals, in the end all the goals he set were basically achieved. Now he is successful and is worth hundreds of millions. His writings, recordings, and courses are all collected like crazy. He is Mr. Chen Anzhi, the most famous success expert among Chinese today.
8. "Ball King Jordan"
During a trip to China, the basketball god Jordan refused to take the Mercedes-Benz and BMW provided by the organizer, but asked for the American one by name. Dodge goat. It turns out that Jordan has an important business principle, which is to "never advertise only American products" because the car incident is closely related to "dignity."
In a sense, Jordan off the court gave a good ideological and moral education lesson to the teenagers who admired him. This is the true moral conscience and social responsibility of a "star" .
On the contrary, our various "stars" are also the idols that teenagers worship. How do they perform? We know that some singers don’t sing very well, but they are keen on taking grotesque forms to extremes; some movie stars don’t put much effort into their performances, but they always hype themselves up with scandals; and there are also those so-called football stars who are extremely good at playing football. It sucks, but there are constant scandals such as drinking and fighting. In terms of ideological and moral construction of minors, our "stars" have an unshirkable social responsibility. From this perspective, should we learn from Jordan?
9. "Tian Jiabing: The Rich Man with Mineral Water"
A reporter accompanied a teacher from a school that received a donation to welcome a donor. In order to quench their thirst at the airport, everyone bought Come to mineral water. After just a few sips, the plane arrived and everyone threw away the mineral water in their hands. At this time they saw Monopoly coming off the plane, holding what seemed to be an empty bottle - there was only a mouthful of water at the bottom of the bottle. After the Monopoly got off the plane, he chatted and laughed with everyone. As his hand shook, the mineral water made a slight sound. He didn't throw away the bottle until he got into the car that came to pick him up. There was water in the car, so someone handed him a bottle, but he waved it off and didn't put down the bottle until he drank the last sip of water in the bottle and took the full bottle of mineral water. This tycoon is Tin Ka Ping, a well-known Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist. In the past 20 years, 1 billion yuan has been donated to charity.
10. "Dennis Hayes: Father of the Earth"
The first "Earth Day" in human history was April 22, 1970, organized by Harvard University in the United States. It was initiated and organized on campus by a 25-year-old law student named Father Earth. He is therefore known as the "Father of the Earth"
Dennis Hayes grew up in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge in Washington State, USA. He developed a nature-loving personality since he was a child. In college, although he studied law, he never gave up his concern for environmental issues. In recognition of Dennis Hayes's significant contributions to environmental causes, he has received the highest honors from the Federal Wildlife Society, the American Humane Society, the American Solar Energy Society, and the War Away Organization, and was named one of the "100" by the National Audubon Society One of the most outstanding environmentalists".
11. "Su Xiong's Pride"
Su Xiong, currently chairman of the Asia-Pacific region of BBDO Advertising Company, believes that if every advertising company adheres to its own principles, then the entire advertising circle will The environment can become healthier. But the current situation is that if you don’t do it, there will be a lot of companies lining up behind you.
He said: "Some time ago, something happened to our branch in Taiwan. We have a customer who has been serving us for ten years. It can be said that half of their success is due to our service. , some time ago they put forward a pitch (that is, a market forecast report made by an advertising company for a client's product. It can be done by the advertising agency on its own initiative, or it can be done at the client's request). After the pitch, they asked to negotiate the price, but they did not Instead of comparing prices based on the results of the pitch, we asked all companies participating in the pitch to quote together. As a result, another international advertising company quoted a price that was 1/3 of our original charge. The client asked me if I could offer more than they did. Because of the low price, I immediately decided not to do this business. Although they accounted for 50% of the Taiwanese company’s business, I think as advertisers we must have this backbone. ” 12. “Yang Lan: I didn’t regard her as my enemy”
At the beginning of 1990, CCTV launched a large-scale variety show and openly recruited female hosts across the country. Two girls finally stood out after six rigorous screenings. Immediately afterwards, they will face the seventh round of the showdown.
In the end, the winner was Yang Lan, who later became known to the audience.
On one occasion, director Xin Shaoying talked about the secret of Yang Lan’s victory. At that time, the producers were looking for a host who was proficient in English. Therefore, the final topic of the last round required them to prepare at the door for five minutes, then introduce themselves in English and talk about their thoughts on the program.
Director Xin said that when he entered the interview office and happened to pass by the two of them, he found that another girl was asking Yang Lan for the correct way to express two sentences in English. At such a critical moment when the match is evenly matched, any small omission or mistake can cause all previous efforts to be wasted. Therefore, the other party's small lack of English reserve is good news for Yang Lan. She can give the girl a fatal blow at this time.
However, Yang Lan did not do this. She immediately and seriously gave relevant tips to the other party. "I did not regard her as an enemy, but as a friend in need." This is the magic weapon for Yang Lan's victory.
13. "Unsolidified Cement Pavement"
When Einstein was studying at the Federal University of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1899, his tutor was the mathematician Minkovsky.
Once, Einstein asked Minkovsky: "How can a person, such as me, leave his own shining footprints and make his own achievements in the field of science and on the road of life?" "What about his outstanding contribution?" This is a "cutting-edge" question, and Minkovsky said that he should think about it and answer it in the future. Three days later, Minkovsky told Einstein that the answer was coming! He picked up Einstein and walked towards a construction site, and stepped directly onto the cement floor that the construction workers had just laid. Amidst the scolding of the construction workers, Einstein was confused and asked Minkovsky in confusion: "Teacher, aren't you leading me astray?" "Yes, yes, That's right!" Minkovsky said: "You see? Only the cement pavement that has not yet solidified can leave deep footprints on those old pavements that have been solidified for a long time, and those places have been walked by countless people. , Don’t even think about leaving any more footprints..." After hearing this, Einstein thought for a long time and nodded meaningfully.
From then on, a very strong sense of innovation and pioneering began to dominate Einstein’s thinking and actions. In his own words, "I never memorize and think about things in dictionaries and manuals. My head is only used to memorize and think about things that have not been included in books." So, when Einstein walked out of campus, In the few years when he first entered the world, as an unknown clerk in the Bern Patent Office, he used his spare time to conduct scientific research, made outstanding contributions to mankind, and left a deep and shining footprint in the history of science.
14. "Chai Zhiping: The opportunity is only three seconds"
She graduated from a prestigious university but could not find a job. She finally found a job as a drama writer's assistant, but found that she was the only employee in the entire company besides the boss. She worked exhaustingly for three months and only got one month's salary, so she fired her boss and started wandering around to help people write short plays and movies. As long as she received the money on time, she had a bright future, and she looked forward to it. A miracle happens.
By chance, she applied for a job as a screenwriter for a television program. Half a year later, while making a program, the producer suddenly got angry for some unknown reason, said "No more recording" and left. Dozens of staff members were all stunned there, not knowing what to do. The host looked around and said to her: "Let's record the next one ourselves!"
The chance is only three seconds, and after three seconds , she picked up the headset microphone that the producer had dropped. At that moment, she said to herself clearly: "If you succeed this time, it will prove that you are not only a dramatist who can only write small scripts, but also a producer who controls the whole show, so you can't make a fool of yourself!"
Slowly, she started working as an executive producer. At that time, it was quite rare for a girl of her age to be a producer.
A few years later, this little girl became an ace producer who won the Golden Bell Award for three years, and then single-handedly produced the extremely popular idol drama "Meteor Garden", known as the "Mother of Taiwan Idol Dramas" "
Looking back on the past, Chai Zhiping said straightforwardly: "The chance is only three seconds, that is, you can pick up the headphones when others drop them.
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15. "Joule's Knowledge"
The famous British scientist Joule loved physics since he was a child. He often did some experiments on electricity and heat by himself. One year During the holidays, Joule traveled to the countryside with his brother. Even when he was playing, Joule, who was smart and studious, did not forget to do his physics experiment. He found a lame horse, held by his brother, and quietly hid behind it. , used a Voda battery to pass electric current to the horse, trying to test the animal's reaction after being stimulated by the electric current. As a result, the reaction he wanted to see appeared. The horse jumped wildly after receiving the electric shock, and almost kicked his brother.
Although there was danger, this did not affect the mood of little Joule who loved to experiment. He and Giulia rowed to the lake surrounded by mountains, where Joule wanted to try. To test how big the echo was, they filled the musket with gunpowder and pulled the trigger. Unexpectedly, a long flame burst out from the muzzle, burning off Joule's eyebrows. The brother was so frightened that he fell into the lake.
At this time, the sky was covered with thick clouds and thunder and lightning struck. Joule, who was just about to go ashore to hide from the rain, found that it took a long time to hear the rumble of thunder after each lightning strike. What's going on? Joule didn't care about hiding from the rain, so he dragged his brother up a hill and carefully recorded the time between lightning and thunder with his pocket watch.
After school started, Joule couldn't wait to record it. I told the teacher all the experiments I had done and asked the teacher for advice. The teacher smiled at the studious and inquiring Joule and patiently explained to him: "The propagation speeds of light and sound are different. The speed of light is fast and the speed of sound is slow, so People always think of seeing lightning and hearing thunder, but in fact lightning and thunder happen at the same time. "Joule was suddenly enlightened after hearing this. From then on, he became more obsessed with learning scientific knowledge. Through continuous learning and careful observation and calculation, he finally discovered the thermal equivalent and the law of conservation of energy, and became an outstanding scientist.
16. "Pursuing Knowledge - Constant Self-improvement"
British physicist Bragg, whose family was very poor when he was a child, relied on his unremitting pursuit of dreams and tenacious efforts to finally achieve great achievements. . And the period of poverty he experienced became the driving force for him to move forward in the future.
When he was in school, his parents were unable to buy him good-looking clothes because of his poor financial conditions. For comfortable shoes, he was often dressed in rags, dragging a pair of worn-out leather shoes that didn't fit his feet. But the young Prague never felt inferior because of poverty, and he never complained about his family's inability to provide him with advantages. Living conditions. The pair of oversized leather shoes looks ridiculous on his feet, but he does not feel inferior because of it. On the contrary, he cherishes these shoes because they can bring him unlimited motivation. p>
It turns out that this pair of shoes was sent to him by his father. His family was poor and could not buy him a pair of comfortable and sturdy shoes. Even though this pair of old leather shoes belonged to his father, his father felt guilty about it. , but he still gave his son ardent hope, unparalleled encouragement and strong emotional support.
In his letter to him, his father wrote: "...Son, I am so sorry. I hope I will do it again. In a year or two, my pair of leather shoes will no longer be big on your feet... I hold the hope that once you achieve something, I will be proud of it, because my son is wearing my shabby shoes. Those who work hard and succeed with leather shoes..."
This letter with profound meaning and full of expectations has always been like an invisible force, pushing Prague forward on the rugged mountain road of science.
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17. "Honesty is worth more than a thousand cherry trees"
George Washington has admired heroes since he was sensible. When he saw his brother wearing military uniform and fighting on the front line, he was envious. Great. One day after dinner, he suddenly thought of a question and hurriedly ran to ask his father: "Dad, when I grow up, I want to be a brave soldier like my brother, okay?" "Excellent, dear boy!" The father replied happily, "But do you know what kind of children can become brave soldiers?" "My father asked back.
"Well -" Washington thought for a while and replied: "Only an honest child can become a brave soldier, is that true?" "That's right. Only by being honest can everyone be united, and only by unity can we defeat the enemy and become a brave soldier. . ”
My father not only taught in words, but also paid attention to teaching by example. On his father's farm, there was a small cherry tree, which his father planted in commemoration of Washington's birth. Little George is growing up day by day, and the little cherry tree is getting taller and taller every year. Washington wanted to grow up to be a mighty soldier. Once, he planned to make a small wooden gun to arm himself. He originally wanted his father to help, but seeing that his father was busy with his work all day long and had no time, he decided to do it himself. Little Washington picked up the saw and axe, found a small tree that was easy to cut down, and sawed it down. Little did he know that this tree was my father's favorite cherry tree. This was a big disaster. When my father came back and found out about it, he lost his temper and asked who had done it. Washington hid in the house, terrified. He thought for a while, but bravely came out, walked up to him, and said with a guilty look: "Dad, I did it." "Little guy, you cut down my favorite cherry tree. You didn't know I would do it." Want to beat you?" Seeing that his father was still angry, Washington replied: "Dad, didn't you say that if you want to be a soldier, you must first have integrity? What I just told you is a fact. ." Hearing what his son said, the father was very touched. He realized that the good qualities of his children were more precious than his beloved cherry tree. He hugged Washington and said: "Dad forgives you, son. Admitting a mistake is a heroic act and is worth more than a thousand cherry trees."
18. "Zi Huajun: Honesty"
When Zihuayun was in primary school, she didn’t study very hard. Many things seemed to distract her. For example, every time she came home from school, she would jump out of her legs whenever she saw the shadow of her friends shaking outside the window. I want to run away and have fun with the kids. At this time, my mother put her fist on the table and put forward various requirements for homework, plus her oral examination on the day's homework. Only after passing the test can she go to play.
My mother has always been strict with Hua Yun, and she has always been consistent. For children with poor self-consciousness, they can only devote themselves to learning obediently under their mother's supervision. Probably this method can highly stimulate the excitement of human nerve cells. Under the supervision of her mother, Zi Huajun is very efficient in doing homework. She often meets her mother's requirements effortlessly and with a high accuracy rate. Gradually, she also developed a good habit of completing her homework on time. If she was asked to play before she finished her homework, she would feel really awkward! During the winter and summer vacations, her mother did not relax her demands at all. In addition to the homework assigned by the school, Zihuayun also has to complete the homework assigned by her mother. In addition, according to mother's instructions, she and her sister recited Han Yu's "The Master" and other ancient texts together.
Facing such a strict and merciless mother, Zihuayun was a little afraid of her. Once, Zihuayun did a math question wrong, and the teacher made a cross with a red pen. In fact, it was not a big deal, but when she thought of her mother who was so strict with her, she hesitated because she was afraid of her mother's criticism. After much deliberation, I secretly changed the fork myself. But afterwards she felt very uneasy and felt that doing so was contrary to her mother's daily teachings. After some ideological struggle, I finally told my mother about this and obediently waited for my mother's more severe criticism. But to Zi Huajun's surprise, her mother did not get angry after hearing her words. Instead, she first smiled and praised her for taking the initiative to admit her mistakes, and then pointed out: "Lying is the most shameful. All bad things are caused by dishonesty." Finally, her mother took her to analyze the reason for the wrong question. By doing this, the mother can not only educate her children well, but also take care of Zi Huayun's self-esteem.
19. "Beyer: Humility"
On the day of Adolf Beyer's 10th birthday. He originally thought that his parents would give him a lively celebration like the parents of other children. But this day: his mother took him to his grandmother's house early in the morning and spent the whole day there without mentioning his birthday at all.
Bayer was very unhappy. On the way home, he kept pouting and said nothing. When his mother saw her, she said earnestly: "When I gave birth to you, your father was 41 years old and was still a rough man. Now he is 51 years old. But just like you, he is studying hard and has to take the exam tomorrow. I don't want to delay his study because of your birthday. Time is too precious for him. You are still young, so you must learn to cherish time. "
Mother's words, like rain and dew, moisturized Beyer's young heart bit by bit. Later he recalled: "This is the most generous gift my mother gave me for my 10th birthday."
When Beyer was studying at university, the name of organic chemist Professor Jaraku spread throughout Germany. . However, the professor was still very young at that time. Some elders in the scientific community always raised questions of one kind or another to find fault with him. One day, Beyer and his father were chatting together and mentioned Professor Jaraku. Bayer said: "Jiaragu is only 6 years older than me..." The implication is that this person is nothing special. My father was very dissatisfied after hearing this. He said to Beyer: "How about being six years older? Isn't it worth learning from? When I was studying geology, there were teachers who were 30 years younger than me. I was still respectful. Call them teachers respectfully and listen to their lectures attentively. You have to remember that age and knowledge are not necessarily proportional. As long as you have knowledge, you should learn from them humbly. ”
20. "Zhao Dayu: Patriotism"
Starting in 1974, the famous football player Zhao Dayu applied for the provincial professional football team several times but failed because of his short stature. Repeated failures made him feel confused about the future. Very discouraged.
At this time, Zhao Dayu’s father felt even worse. What parent doesn’t want his child to stand out from others? However, he deeply understands that it is terrible for a person to lose an opportunity, but what is even more terrible is to lose his faith. What his son needs at this moment is encouragement and support. Therefore, he worked hard to restrain his feelings. In order to prevent his son from losing confidence and giving up his efforts, he told his son the story of "suffering hardships while sleeping on the salary", encouraging his son to grit his teeth, not to give in easily, and to be a man of backbone. He also introduced his son to the deeds of football player Hu Denghui. Although he was small, he still made it to the national team simply because he was very good at playing football. He also took his son to meet a Guangdong star and asked him to introduce the unique skills of a small man to beat a big man. He tried every means to make his son establish the belief: "As long as you are better than others, someone will definitely come to you."
With the encouragement and support of his father, Zhao Dayu rekindled his confidence and never gave up his efforts. The hard work finally paid off. In 1975, Zhao Dayu joined the Guangzhou team and participated in the National Youth Championship.
At this time, my father was admitted to the hospital due to illness. Faced with such a sudden change, the father still did not give up his desire to let his son continue to work hard and make progress. He asked his son to maintain confidence, continue to work hard, and never delay training because of him. This is his biggest and only wish as a father! Where there's a will, there's a way.
With his unremitting hard work, the little Zhao Dayu finally entered the national team and fought hard on the green field for the "turnaround" of Chinese football. He realized his desire to bring glory to his country.