Passion is not something that we just so happen to fall into. It's also rarely something that one is born with. Our love of a certain activity comes from experiencing many kinds of things and finding things that not only bring us enjoyment but present us with a problem. We must present ourselves with an issue, one that we want to work towards solving each day.

    As mentioned above, passion is found once you become addicted to developing something each day. It comes from a thirst to solve a problem. For me, my main passion came from a hunger to become consistent(一致的) with trading. I started trading and from many failures, while doing so, became consumed by my hunger to gain an understanding of the markets and how they work. This hunger is something that keeps me going through all my losses. Our passion in any field comes from: a desire to understand something; a desire to make that something better.

    Passion is something that we develop as time goes on. You'll have to go out and try new things(or stay in and try new things. The world works like that now). You'll have to open yourself up to new possibilities and embrace them without fear. This is how passion is developed through countless experiences and embracing the unknown, through a search for knowledge.

    Once that passion is developed, you'll have to stoke the flames of the fire with consistency. You'll have to get up each and every day and tell yourself that you can and will do whatever you want to do. Passion is what you love to do, but you must stick with it and put your efforts to gain knowledge and expertise in that area.

    China's latest blockbuster, Dying to Survive, pulled off a rare achievement of box-office magic this week: It managed to earn $50 million before it even opened. The film soon became China's most widely discussed, critically praised movie in years, scoring a 9.7/10 rating on ticketing service Maoyan.

    So why did people like it so much?

    Produced by Chinese hit maker Ning Hao, Dying to Survive tells the story of a health supplements supplier, played by comedian Xu Zheng, who smuggles(走私) unapproved drugs from India to sell to leukemia(白血病) patients who can't afford the expensive official medicine.

    The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong, a trader who was diagnosed with leukemia and spent over $80,000 on official medicine before turning to smuggling a vastly cheaper alternative from India. He went on to save more than 1,000 lives by bringing the drug into China for other patients, before he was arrested and charged in 2014 with selling fake drugs.

    Hundreds of leukemia survivors Lu had helped then requested his release, and he was finally freed without punishment by a judge who praised Lu for the way he had never personally profited from the drug sales. A critic said, "If someone commits a crime in order to profit from it, they are simply a criminal. But if someone has to commit a crime in order to survive, society must take a look at itself and ask who the guilty ones really are."

Critics have praised Dying to Survive as a creative breakthrough for the Chinese film industry — a rare work of arousing social awareness from a film scene. Several preview screenings have ended in applause.

    Five American teenagers were officially named the 2018 National Student Poets on Thursday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award is the highest honor for young poets in the United States. The new class of poets includes Alaxandra Contreras-Montesano, Heather Laurel Jensen, Darius Atefat-Peckham, Ariana Smith and Daniel Blokh. The students represent states from all over the country: Vermont, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Alabama.

    The teenagers were first chosen in August from among thousands of award-winning young poets in the United States.

    Virginia McEnery leads the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which plays a part in choosing the national student poets. She says poetry is powerful because it is open to everyone. "It's so democratic, you don't need more than a pencil and a piece of paper. It's a really good access point for young people." McEnery says she hopes the national student poet program will support the winners not only as writers, but as activists. "Many of the student poets have already held literary leadership positions," McEnery said, "For many of them, they are already on the youth advisory council for their library or they're running the literary magazine for their school or one of them is actually very involved in running the scholastic awards program for her state."

    As national student poets, the five young people will give presentations, performances and training on poetry and literature. They will also promote the services of libraries and museums, and volunteer in their communities. In addition, each poet will receive a $5,000 academic award and the opportunity to learn from poet and teacher Glenis Redmond. And they will meet with Tracy K. Smith, the current poet laureate for the United States.

    McEnery says she has seen for herself how programs to support students' creative expression can change young people's lives.

   "It's such a hard time to be a teenager, social movements are happening in real time as they are coming of age. What better, smarter, saner thing can a young person do than try to write about it?"

    It's often said that laughter is the best medicine.  It's because "shedding (流出) tears always makes us feel better in the stressful situation", according to the Daily Mail. But how does crying have this power?
    A recent study in the journal Motivation and Emotion suggests that crying can release certain chemicals that lead to a better mood. For the study, 60 men and women were asked to watch a couple of sad movies.

    Of the participants, 28 cried during the films, while the other 32 didn't shed a tear. The researchers found both the criers and the non-criers were in a low mood while they watched the movies.  However, the 28 criers were reported to be in a better mood after crying. The research found that a high level of the chemical linked to stress was released in their tears. This suggests that when we cry, our bodies shed chemicals, reducing stress and leading to a feeling of greater well-being.
     It is a natural pain-killer. The increased amount of endorphin(脑内啡) made the criers feel better. But does this mean that crying is always good for us?

     According to The Conversation, crying being good for people is a subjective question.

    However, if you cry often, you will become more sensitive, which will make you feel worse.

A. If you haven't cried in a long time, crying can comfort you.

B. It seems that crying is a safe and effective way to deal with stress.

C. When you're upset and stressed, you have an imbalance in the body.

D. Also, more chemical endorphin was found in bodies of the crying participants.

E. Afterwards, they were interviewed about how they felt before and after they saw the films.

F. This was because the sad atmosphere caused their bodies to release more chemicals linked to stress.

G. However, when we are feeling blue or stressed, many of us feel more like crying than laughing.

    Writing can be a lonely life. I often sit at home for long 1 books.

    Often I don't see the 2 of my work. I know people buy my books. 3, I'll get a message or even a letter online. Or I'll 4 someone who says, "I love what you write." I had a woman tell me through my 5 that a chapter in one of my books 6 her to give her job a second chance. A dad 7 told me online he'd heard me speak on the radio. It had convinced him that he hadn't been 8 enough time with his children. He went on to tell me how that had changed his 9 with his family. Those are the things that keep writers going and the moments that touch our hearts. But they're often few.

    However, it's been 10 with my new book. I've 11 something I've never faced before. I've gotten to see the faces of the people who are being 12 by my work. I asked 13 of my books to post pictures of them with the book when they received their copies or  14 it in stores. Dozens of pictures began flowing in with beautiful 15 faces and comments about the influences this 16 book has on their lives. I was 17 to tears.

    You 18 aren't writers. But you have dreamed big dreams and worked hard for years. But maybe it seems like nothing is happening. You feel like what you're doing isn't of 19. You're wrong. You might not get to see the faces of those whose lives you've touched. So keep doing what you're doing. I can 20 you it's worth it.

    Nowadays, there is a widespread discussion of whether it is talent or hard work that is (importance) to success. I think that hard work is the key.

    One of the most critical factors is that it is only  working hard that we can realize our ambitions. For example,  majority of senior school students only have average intelligence, but we can get good grades so long as we spare no effort to seek  (we) dreams. With hard work, we can be surprised by what we can achieve, and reach a higher level.

    Another key factor is that hard work builds up the mental strength which (need) to overcome hardship. Steven Hawking became one of the most outstanding (physicist) through willpower, not just natural ability. He was diagnosed with a serious disease,  meant he could only use three fingers. Instead of losing heart, he devoted all his energy to  (study) the universe. (obvious), the strong will formed by hard work helped him to achieve his extraordinary accomplishments.

    Taking these factors into (consider), we may reasonably come to a conclusion that no one can be a huge success without lots of hard work.

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    Kuakuaqun, social media chat groups that people pay a little money to join and are paid to show kindness, support and comfort to others in the group, have become popular with young people. Users can now join a chat group on WeChat or QQ, where they are showered with praise and encouragement — for a price. On e-commerce sites like Taobao, membership in WeChat or QQ groups starts at 50 yuan for five minutes of compliments（表扬）. Once you purchase a round of compliments on Taobao, the seller will contact you with an invitation to a group on WeChat. There, you will be praised from various people.

    Zhang Youde is the Dean of the social management school at Shanghai University of political science and law. He thinks this phenomenon is a direct result of the information era when young people tend to express their personal feelings on the Internet to those they don't know. He also believes it has something to do with the traditional Chinese way of parenting that parents tend to withhold praises and encouragement. In China, when children do something wrong, parents usually criticize or even beat them because they think only in this way can children correct their improper behaviors. However, when children behave well, parents seldom praise them for fear that they may become too proud.

   Deng Jianguo, associate professor of communication at Fudan University in Shanghai assumes the reason lies behind the high-stress work and study environment faced by young people. To some extent, he said, it creates a positive and friendly environment for people to create an outlet for stress relief. Just simple words of encouragement in their lives can help them struggle to see through another day.

    But the experts warn participants to keep a clear understanding about themselves despite the compliments from the strangers. Otherwise, they will fall into confusion and get lost. Many people go through each day reacting to events and just getting by rather than making conscious choices based on who they are. Therefore, it's hard to set goals, get motivated and determine the best course of action.