issue 51/71 Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position
TS: Whether young people should pursue long-term goals or seek immediate fame and recognition depends on the careers they plan to pursue. In the field of sports, young people should try to achieve success as soon as possible in order to get more resources to support their career development. In other fields such as academic research and politics, it takes more time to earn experience and build networks to reach long-term goals.
ts 1: In the field of sports, young people should try to become famous as soon as possible because their careers will not last long and they need to be successful in order to succeed further.
- most athletes would have to retire by the time they reach early 30s
- to succeed in a sport career, it takes a lot of resources such as excellent coaches and other advisors
- to have access to such resources, the athlete has to show promise as early as possible
- the best way to show promise is to become famous in the international sports event
- may use the example of Li Na to illustrate the points above
ts 2: in the field of academic research, young people need to learn the basic knowledge and skills as undergraduates first and then pursue a PhD under the supervision of more senior researchers
- at undergraduate level- goal: get to know the field; basic knowledge and skills
- at PhD level - focus on some specific problems and make some breakthrough
- tenure track - become more experienced and publish more papers
ts 3: in the field of politics, young people also need to meet more people and learn from more senior members of the community
- Barack Obama
law school lecturer - civil right attorney- state senator- US senator - POTUS