structure of an enterprise and calculate costs as well as probable profits.
An economist analyses the condition of the market and prospects for its
development in the future. His or her practical use of electronic computers
is a must. The activities of an economist at an enterprise range from
bookkeeper control the financial state of an enterprise and perform a lot
of useful calculations. A manager is an actual administrator. Having a good
command of the economic situation in the region and the demands of the
market a person with an economist's diploma may establish his own business,
or he may become a partner of a joint venture. It is very important for an
economist to know a foreign language, especially English. That is because
contracts between our country and many countries of the world are becoming
wider with every coming day. Every economist has a chance to go abroad or
to deal with foreign businessmen coming to our country. But to become a
good economist one must work hard and get not only theoretical knowledge
but also great practical skills.
My school. I had just left school and I would like to tell you a few words
about it. I went to school in 1988. This school I studied in is a three
stored building. When you enter the school yard you can see poplar trees
and beautiful flowers. To the right of the school building there is a big
playground. When the weather was fine we had our classes in physical
training there. When you enter the school you come in to a large hall and a
cloak-room, there we left our coats, rain-coats and jackets. On the ground
floor where is also a school library and a gym. The class rooms, the
assembly hall, the teachers room and the canteen are on the upper floors.
On the walls of the corridors you can see the portraits of famous writers,
poets, scientists and our school wall newspaper. It is done by the pupils
of our school and has a lot of interesting things to read. I learned
different subjects at school: Russian, English, math, physics, chemistry,
geography, history and some others. My favorite subjects were Russian and
English. I also liked literature. I was good at these subjects and usually
got good marks in them. I worked hard at English lessons: read and
translated texts, made up dialogues, did a lot of ex, but best of all I
liked different tests, I was fond of grammar. But I was poor in chemistry.
I always failed to learn formulas and terms properly. I liked my class,
everybody was so friendly easy to get along with. I was on good terms with
my class maids and we often spend our free time together.
Much was done by people to reach the present state of human development. It
is necessary to say that great contribution to the development of the world
science and culture, literature, music and painting was made by the Russian
people. The names of Russian scientists and writers, poets, composers and
painters are world-famous-Pushkin, Lermontov, Chehov, Levitan. This chain
can be endless. It is almost impossible to name a branch of science in the
development of which the Russian scientists haven't played the greatest
role. Lomonosov, the founder of the Moscow University was an outstanding
innovator both in the humanities and sciences. Mendeleev's greatest
discovery was the Periodic System of Elements. Popov invented radio.
Sechenov and Pavlov were the world's greatest physiologists. Russia is
rightly called the mother of aviation and cosmounatics. Names of
Tsiolkovsky, Korolov and Gagarin are symbols of new space era. People in
many countries admire paintings, portraits and landscapes Surikov, Levitan,
Repin works of our Russian writes and poets are translated into many
languages. I want to tell about one of the greatest Russians. Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky, an outstanding Russian composer, was born in Votkinsk in 1840.
He was fond of music since his early childhood. His mother sang him
beautiful songs and taught him to play the piano. He graduated from the
Petersburg Conservatoire only in 1866 because of his poor living
conditions. He was the best pupil of Anton Rubinstein. Wen the Moscow
Conservatoire was founded Pyotr Ilyich became a professor there. He created
wonderful music: 10 operas, 3 ballets, 6 symphonies, 7 large symphonic
poems and many other musical pieces. , a new type of opera, was a great
success all over the world. Margaret Thatcher was the longest Prime
Minister of the 20th century. Her style and her views appealed to mane
British people who had lost confidence in the welfare state and in the
direction the nation had taken. In some ways she was the first genuine
leader the nation had had since Churchill. Margaret Thatcher began her
career in politics, when she became a Conservative Member of Parliament. in
1979 she was elected as Britain's first woman Prime Minister. From the
start, her autocratic style earned her the nickname of "The Iron Lady". Her
abrasive manner has attracted some criticism. During the Falklands War of
1982, however, Margaret Thatcher's militant patriotism found her many
supporters, and she became something of a popular hero-figure, much as
Winston Churchill had been in the Second World War. Margaret Thatcher was
re-elected Prime Minister in the general elections of 1983 and 1987. Andrew
Wyet is one of the prominent living American painters. He was born in 1917.
The son of illustrator – Andrew is the leading member of the dynasty of
painters that includes his sisters, their husbands and his own two sons. He
won fame at the age of 12 for his illustrations of "Robin Hood". He was 20
when he first exhibited his paintings. Andrew studied with his father and
was strongly influenced by him. His father's style of illustration
expresses sentimentality. But very early the young artist gravitated a way
from his teacher. Wyet's style is both precise and minute in detail, he is
a realist influenced by photography. He painted portraits, landscapes,
seascapes and domestic scenery. His favorite media are tempera and water
colors. His works are easily recognized by dimly lit and deserted
landscapes in tones of grey and brown which convey the feeling of
loveliness and solitude. His most famous works are "Christina's world" and
"Inland shell".
|Problems of Youth. The age between 14 & 17 is considered to be one of the
best periods in people’s life. Grown-ups remind it with excitement &
tenderness. But most teens wouldn’t agree with this opinion if they were
asked. Youth is the time when a person is trying to find his place in the
world. And during this search he or she comes across different problems
which are as important as those of the adults. The youth of the 21st
century face almost the same problems which were acute to their parents
when they were young. These problems are quite serious & they can’t be
considered trifles.
One of them is a generation gap. Every generation is unique in its
experience. It has its own ideals and a system of values concerning every
aspect of human life. Adults always complain that the young people do not
blindly accept the ideals of their parents. Different generations take
different directions. Grown-ups always teach the young how to live. But the
latter want to live their own life. And it generates the conflict of the
generations.
Drinking & taking drugs have become the most actual problems of the modern
society. As for drinking , teenagers don’t realize the harm it does to
their health , they just don’t want it to the privilege of grown-ups but
unlike grown-ups they are notable to drink responsibly . They really
believe that certain drinks will make them look like they’re accepted. So,
we can say that the low level of self-appraisal is the main reason of
drinking & drug problem.
In fact, teenagers have got a lot of work. They’re busy with their
studies, household chores, some of them have a paid job. But there’s no
time for fun & they want to be entertained at least sometimes. This
excessive work leads to an inner conflict which’s usually expressed in the
form of an open, direct protest against the world of grown-ups.
Our age – is time of making a choice what we will be in future, what we
want to do and how. So we have to choose the university to have better
education and future profession. If you have a good education you’ll be
always perfect at you profession and of course you’ll earn much money, make
your life better. And the best way to prepare is to study better at school.
The school ages are also very difficult. We do a lot of homework and even
have no time to go for a walk or do whatever we want.
And of course, communication can be one of the most important problems of
all young people of today. If you don’t like noisy clubs and other places
of entertainment, you can make friends without leaving your apartment. The
Internet gives such an opportunity. But the problem is that people can sit
at the displays for 24 hours without eating, sleeping, having a rest,
working or learning properly. I am sure, that it’s a great problem of the
present and future.
So as you see it’s very difficult to be young nowadays as indeed it
always was. But you only can be young ones and some wonderful things can
happen to you only when you’re young. So it’s better to enjoy youth while
it lasts.
Holidays. Every nation and every country has its own customs and
traditions. But there are also international holidays which are celebrated
