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The connection between Christmas carols and midnight library in my opinion

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  The connection between Christmas carols and midnight library in  my opinion Excerpt 1: “No, Spirit! Oh no, no! Spirit! hear me! I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse.  Why show me this, if I am past all hope? Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me by an altered life. " For the first time, the kind hand faltered. "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year . I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach . O, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone !"      --Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol , Stave 4     Excerpt 2: As she spoke, Mrs Elm’s eyes came alive, twinkling like puddles in moonlight. ‘Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. ‘And within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book pr...

I don't like people relying on MBTI for everything they do

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I don't like people relying on MBTI for everything they do Is anyone I NFJ? A friend posted a question in their social circle, along with a screenshot of a character drawing.   I don't know when it started, but it seems that more and more people like to label themselves as MBTI personality tests,   t he four letters connected together have become a personality declaration with social attributes. This test seems quite interesting.   I first came into contact with MBTI when I was choosing my major in my third year of high school. The homeroom teacher sent each of us a link to this test to help everyone find the most suitable major for themselves. Later on, I found out that MBTI is a theoretical model for describing personality traits. It categorizes 16 personality types based on how to acquire energy, gather information, make decisions, and cope with the external world. After 10 minutes and completing 93 test questions, I was determined to have an ENTP personality.   A...

My reaction to the war in Gaza

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  My reaction to the war in Gaza As a Chinese student, I actually know that Pakistan and Israel are in a state of war, and I also know that Israel and other Middle Eastern regions have been in turmoil and anxiety for a long time (my own understanding seems to be about resource struggles, such as water resources and religious issues). However, apart from that, My understanding of the Gaza War cannot serve as a reference or reminder .   Therefore, I have searched a lot about the reasons for the war in Gaza and summarized the following points that I think are quite important . And these points have a certain advisory effect on the current international situation and international relations. And we can learn experiences and lessons from it to improve ourselves.   The first one, I believe that historical factors can be moderately abandoned by people. For example, the historical conflict between France and Germany is quite serious. However, in the face of the unstable form of t...