2016年11月28日，美国梦沃学校(上海)CAS时间举行了英语演讲比赛。同学们积极参与，就文化、自然、环保、心理、节日、成长等各类话题发挥即兴演讲。严肃、深刻、幽默，搞笑，风格迥异，话题既引发师生思考，又令大家捧腹，十分精彩。我们再来回顾一下现场，以及获奖同学的演讲内容吧。

MVA Shanghai held its English speech competition during CAS time on Nov. 28th, in which many students took part in with great passion. Their impromptu speeches were about various topics, like culture, nature, environmental protection, psychology, festival, and growth and so on. Some were serious and profound. Some were light-hearted and funny. Despite their distinctive styles, all of them were fantastic and inspiring. Now let’s have a look at the competition and what the winners said in their speeches.

获奖学生及其演讲稿

赵南茜 Nancy

Korean wave

Hello, everyone. First, I want to ask a question: Do you like waves? Maybe you are thinking about the waves on the sea. But today I want to talk about another wave – Korean wave.

Now, many people go to Korea to buy lots of clothes, because Koreans always get good ideas on clothes. This year, hoodie with long sleeves is very popular among young people. Another reason is to encounter stars. Does anyone like EXO or BIGBANG? I think many of you like them. They are famous stars. Korea has many entertainment companies, like YG, SM. They have trained a lot of K-KOP stars. Someone may like soap operas. Not only because of the plot or persons, but also because of the spirit or Korean culture they tell us.

If there are only Korean citizens who love and promote their own culture, it is not enough to make it so popular. The government is also very important. It supports the dissemination of Korean culture. This will develop Korean tourism and increase Korean economy. They are glad to see that. It’s good for Korea.

Although many people like Korean wave, my parents disagree with it. I think the reason is that I once saw a concert of BINGBANG and it cost a lot. Some people are poor, but they still want to see the concert or buy lots of expensive clothes. Their life will become worse and worse. Someone even commit suicide just because they couldn’t see the stars they like. Therefore we must have a right attitude.

Finally, I want to say that Korean wave is wonderful but we should have a right attitude. You’ll enjoy it if you find the balance.

丁悦杨 Danny

Stop Killing

A well-known example would be the case that happened in the Yellowstone National Park of the United States. Some scientists sent wild wolves into the park to control the number of deer. This act brought a catastrophe to the deer there. Before they did this, the deer could enjoy their life in the huge park without natural enemy.

Now they could not take a rest, not even for only one second, because they could be in severe danger for that. They should keep alert every day. We can imagine how our life would be if we were in the shoes of the deer. All living creatures are born to enjoy the world, to experience the world and its sunshine and beautiful sceneries.

Obviously, in these examples, like the KFC case or the Yellowstone case, the value of life was destroyed, so the people who did these committed cruel killings no matter they killed the animals directly or not.

韩亚霏 Catherine

The power of gratitude

Do you guys know what is gratitude?

Yeah... Exactly. Gratitude is powerful or in another word, it has lots of benefits.

Gratitude could magnify the goodness and enable us to make happier memories. And there are following benefits.

I have talked about the power of Gratitude during the good time, but what about the hard time?

Robert Emmons , writer of Thanks，said that “It’s easy to feel grateful when life is good but when the disaster strikes，gratitude is worth the effort.”

Even when life is hard，I still believe that gratitude has the power to energize a demoralized person. I’m gonna take myself for example in this case. Two years ago, I went to Canada to study. At first, everything went very well. I met lots of awesome people and made many friends. It was quite comfortable. As time went by，the problem gradually appeared. I have diabetes but I could not keep the blood sugar under control and the pressure from study was driving me crazy, so I just quit school, locked myself in the bedroom and lay in bed all day long, doing nothing but eating junk food. And sometimes when i felt too full to eat, I would start vomiting. And then I ate again and throw up again...When my mom brought me back China，I was pissed off at first because I actually missed my friends there, but after several therapy sessions，I changed my mind. If someone now asks me now： would you rather not experience this whole thing? I would say： no. Because it was such a valuable lesson of my life. It taught me to take responsibility for myself and actually made me more independent and more mature. I’m very grateful for that.

Also，Gratitude has the power to make more possibilities. Deepak Chopra says, “Gratitude opens the door to … the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe,” I totally agree with him. He also says, “The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety.”

Gratitude has the completely opposite meaning to anxiety and fear, and it allows feelings of grace to flow.

Scientific studies have proven there is a link between gratitude and creative problem-solving skills. When we experience emotions, we enhance our ability to solve problems and come up with more ideas.

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