Topic1Ourclothing:Doesitmatterwhatwewear?Clothesmaketheman.Nakedpeoplehavelittleornoinfluenceonsociety.ThisisaquotationfromMarkTwain,whichmeansthatpeoplewilljudgeyouaccordingtothewayyoudress.Weusedtosaythat“judgenotamanbyhisclothes”or“Judgenotabodybyitscover”.Butmanyatime,abookcanbejudgedbyitscover.Nowadays,Onlybyaglanceatthetitleandcoverofabook,youwillknowrightawaywhattoexpectinsidethebooksoastohelpyoumakeaquickdecisiontobuyornottobuy.Sothesameistruethatyoucantellwhatapersonislikebywhattheyhabituallywear.Therearetimes,though,whenlookscanbedeceiving.Itdoesmatterwhatwewear:1)Clothesconstructouridentities,tellingourselvesandotherswhoweare.2)Throughtheclothes,manexperiencesthehumanbodyasnotsomethingmerelyphysicalorbiological,butalsopsychologicalandpolitical.3)Firstimpressionalwayscountsandmakesadifference.Clothesarethemostimportantwhenyoumeetaperson,butbeforeyouhavethechancetotalktohim,toseehowhethinks,younoticetheclothesandyouwilldecidewhetheryoulikehimornot.Suggestionsondressingforajobinterview:GeneralRules:1)Firstandforemost,nomatterwhatyouwear,2)Yourclothesshouldbeneatandclean.3)Keepyourshoesingoodcondition.4)Yourhairshouldbeneatlystyled.Morespecific:1)Adheretotheemployer'sdresscode:findoutwhetherit'sformal(suitandtie)orcasualbyaskingaroundorbyobservingemployeesarrivingforwork.2)Dressslightlybetterthanyouwouldifyouwereanemployee.Forexample,ifthedresscodeisverycasual,youshouldtakeitupanotch.3)Coveruptattoosandremovebodyjewelryuntilyouknowwhethertheyareacceptableatthatparticularworkplace.Topic2:Creatingasafecyberspaceforchildren.Thetwobiggestonlinethreatstothepsychologicalhealthofyoungpeople:1)Onlinepornography:Pubescentchildrenareparticularlyinterestedintheothersexandareeasilyattractedtoonlinepornography.Theyareathighriskofactingoutwhattheyseeonline,includingsexualassault,rapeandchildmolestation.2)Onlineviolence:Thelong-termexposuretotheslaying,crashes,explosionsandshootingssoprevalentinInternetgamescanleadtomalformedmoralstandardsinjuveniles,whowillmistakenl...
