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An honest little joke
A group of American middle school students plagiarized some materials provided by a website when they finished a biology class assignment. Caused an uproar in the United States.
According to The New York Times's report on February 14,18 senior two students in a high school named Piper in the suburb of Kansas, USA, were asked to complete a biology homework, and 28 of them copied some ready-made materials from the Internet. This incident was discovered by Pelton, a female teacher, and was judged as plagiarism, so 28 students got zero points in biology class, which was in danger of repeating the grade. Under the complaint and opposition of some parents, the school asked female teachers to improve the scores of those students. The 27-year-old female teacher resigned angrily.
Faced with the pressure of public opinion, the school board had to hold an open meeting in the gymnasium to listen to the opinions of all parties. Results Most participants supported female teachers. Nearly half of the teachers in the school said that they would resign if the school demoted to meet the requirements of a few parents to revise their grades. They believe that educating students to become honest citizens is far more important than passing a biology class. Pelton, on the other hand, said that on the first day of taking the students, she made rules with the students, which were signed by their parents. The regulation says: "All assigned homework must be done by students themselves, and cheating or plagiarism will lead to the failure of the course."
The female teacher receives more than a dozen phone calls every day to support her or plan to hire her. Some companies have sent faxes to schools asking for the names of the students involved, so as to ensure that the companies will not employ these dishonest students in the future. A university said to a girl wearing a Piper school T-shirt in the entrance exam earlier this month, "Don't cheat." A local woman told a TV reporter that she was very worried that people in her community would be labeled as dishonest in the future. ...
Here, we can't laugh at Americans making a mountain out of a molehill, and we can't worry too much. We just feel the heaviness of the word "sincerity". For the vast majority of people in the United States, these two words are not more important than life, but they are based on society-this is also one of the most touching scenes in my life and study in the United States for one year.
Credit history, from now on
I just arrived in America and want to open a mobile phone. Faced with all kinds of mobile phone discount plans in the overwhelming newspaper advertisements, I chose AT & amp; T company pays $29.99 a month to make 650 minutes of free calls in seven or eight eastern States, and the plan of selling mobile phones for only $20 is ruthlessly rejected. I tried several other companies, but none of them worked.
People don't look at the green ticket in your hand, just ask you for a credit card. Therefore, the only choice for the poor without a card is to spend at least $ 100 to buy a mobile phone, and pay tens of dollars in advance every month, and deduct money every minute.
Unwilling, get a credit card quickly. MasterCard, Visa, American Express and other major credit card companies have tried one by one, representing a number of banks and AT & amp; T The docks of such a big company have been to one after another, but they hit the wall again and again for only one reason: I don't have a credit record. In other words, as a foreigner, I have no record of borrowing money and paying back money in the United States, so I can't be trusted by others at present.
Lin Yuanxian Yu might as well quit the Internet and honestly start to establish a credit record, such as paying the phone bill on time, shopping with a shopping card in the mall and sending checks on time, and trading with the outside world as much as possible to borrow money and pay back the money. Later, with the help of HSBC in the United States, MasterCard finally favored my little "credit" and awarded me MasterCard. Later, when I returned to China, I found from a certain channel that I was really a citizen with good credit and a good record. Many companies, including those I have contacted and those I have never contacted, flock to me, hoping that I can use their credit cards, and the amount is getting wider and wider. It's really touching, but unfortunately I don't need these anymore.
Americans are very serious about their credit records, and I am also very cautious about all kinds of bills delivered to my door. The first thing to do when you come back from a long trip in summer vacation is to check if there are any bills due soon and send them one by one. Once, a music company promised to get multiple records for free by joining members online, but when I received the records, a bill of tens of dollars was also sent, and the next line of the bill was called mailing fee, packaging fee and service fee. I was unhappy, so I wrote a letter of complaint, but at the same time I attached a check for the full amount, so as not to leave a bad credit record because the reason was not on my side. Before returning home, I advertised in the newspaper for three days in a row, trying to promote the mount that accompanied me for more than 20 thousand kilometers. The newspaper absolutely believed me, and agreed with a phone call, saying that it would pay when it received the bill. But the bill didn't arrive until the day before I returned to China, so the emperor was in no hurry. Fortunately, the bill was received on the day when the plane took off, which led to the last thing I did before returning to China, that is, sending the advertised check-paying off the last debt.
It is understood that business credit between American companies is more important than personal credit. Once a company breaks its promise or owes money, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the business world, and even the business life will end.
From this, we can see the common phenomenon of triangular debt in China, the situation that the fraud of accounting firms has been repeatedly banned and intensified, and that many enterprises borrow money as grandchildren and owe money as Laozi's style. We sincerely feel that we are still far from the essence of commodity economy-the spirit of contract.
It feels good to be bathed in the atmosphere of "believing in you"
I think the female teacher must have felt cheated by handing out duck eggs to 28 students.
In America, many things are based on trusting you. You said you would finish your homework independently, and you also signed the classroom discipline clause (so it can be regarded as a contract). Does the teacher believe you? Who knows you didn't keep your promise!
In fact, in daily life in America, you can enjoy the pleasure of being trusted everywhere.
I once took my parents to Manhattan to visit the Invincible. I bought a ticket and walked out of the crowd. I suddenly thought that the old man might have a discount, so I quickly went back and asked. After hearing the news, the conductor apologized quickly and returned the balance in accordance with the provisions of preferential treatment for the elderly. She doesn't look at any of your certificates, or even whether her parents are really old (people over 62 can enjoy preferential treatment). What she pursues is the principle of "trusting you".
Later, I found that in almost all public places, whenever there is a discount for the elderly or children, I don't need to show my certificates. Just because you open your mouth, people will believe you, even if some old people are young or some children look tall. It's a shame that people trust you so much and then lie or pretend. Because of this, when I once took my daughter to visit a museum (the ticket office indicated that children under 6 were free, and my daughter just turned 7), the conductor smiled and asked, "How old is the child?" I hesitated a little, but I said "7 years old" truthfully and bought a ticket according to the rules. Later, I even blushed for my hesitation at that moment. Once I went to a big shopping mall to copy a book. After printing more than 200 pages, I went to check out. The cashier didn't check the printed pages, but relied on the figures you quoted. No one doubts that you will falsely report underpayment.
The most impressive scene of "believing in you" happened in a series of important interviews.
In addition to further study at school, I plan to complete a huge plan, visit famous American newspapers and large newspaper groups by bus, and interview publishers or editors of eight major newspapers, including USA-Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Washington post.
I know it's hard. Think about it. How easy is it for an ordinary reporter to get to know the bosses of big newspapers even in China without the introduction of acquaintances and the recommendation of big units? Even if you are lucky enough to meet, who will sit down and talk to you for an hour? Besides, I am in such a world newspaper empire, facing the newspaper bosses who are called "big shots" by fellow journalists. Will they see me?
But I am determined to give it a try, and the premise of this determination also comes from the confidence of Americans in advocating honesty. Of course, most of the initial attempts were rejected, and many letters even sank into the sea. So I told each other in detail about my professional experience in China, my research achievements, my work in Sino-American cultural exchange, my understanding of each other and the importance of my visit to my research by email, E-mail and telephone. Thank god, my action succeeded. The newspaper was convinced of my own story and began to show interest. No one asked to verify the materials I provided.
During the whole subsequent visit (except after the 9. 1 1 incident), I almost never need to show any certificates or letters of introduction that can prove my identity, but the security guard asked me to register my name and driver's license when I entered the gate.
The publisher, editor-in-chief and their assistants of Life in Samui happily received me as a strange foreigner, including accompanying me to visit, talking with me and allowing me to record and take photos. There are only two minor exceptions. First, 20 days before my visit to Washington post, the secretary of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper sent me an email, asking me to send her a business card very politely, and stressing that it was only for the needs of the security department, not for the editor-in-chief or herself. On another occasion, I visited the Philadelphia Inquirer, a famous newspaper in American history. An assistant editor-in-chief of the newspaper wrote to me politely and asked if I could provide a reference for my university. I told each other the contact address of a dean of our school. This proof obviously satisfied him. He arranged a full day's rich schedule for me in the newspaper: I talked with the editor-in-chief, the vice president in charge of distribution, the vice president in charge of advertising, a famous critic, an ordinary editor who has been in China for one year, and attended an editorial meeting in the afternoon.
Make an appointment and never break your word.
During these visits, I was also moved by the loyalty of the newspaper. All my visits in the United States are usually agreed with each other a month ago, and the time is accurate to the minute. What will happen this month? According to my nearly 20 years' experience in newspaper editing, the work intensity of newspaper owners is always great. They have to make judgments and reactions at any time when facing various variables. Many decisions have to be made through routine and impromptu meetings, and overtime is often required. By contrast, dating me is a very secondary thing. So, will my reservation a month ago be changed or even cancelled because of an accident?
Facts have proved that my worries are unnecessary. Once the newspaper agrees to my visit, nothing will change. Sometimes I don't feel at ease. I call before the interview to ask if there is any change. The other party is always a little surprised and asks, "What, are you going to change the appointment time?"
Fortunately, they kept the appointment strictly, otherwise my visit plan would be fragmented or even failed, because my long-distance visit was also restricted by many factors. Before each visit, I will carefully arrange the visit time with the other party according to my own plan, and on this basis, I will arrange my itinerary, determine the driving route, choose the stopping point and book hotels along the way. My time is limited, and the accommodation expenses along the way are also limited. Once a link changes, it is a big waste of money (hotel room charges will be deducted from the credit card), which will affect the whole visit chain.
For example, when I traveled to the Northeast in the summer vacation, I predetermined eight units, including Chicago Tribune, Detroit Newspaper Company and Boston Globe. All tasks must be completed within half a month, where can there be any changes? However, it is precisely because of the compliance of news organizations that I returned home with a full load. In all my visits, the only minor change I encountered was on The New York Times. At that time, I made an appointment with the newspaper's vice president in charge of advertising, but when I arrived at the newspaper lobby to talk to him by phone, he was sorry to tell me that he was going to attend an interim meeting, so I had to ask a department director to talk to me on his behalf, and said that the department director would answer all the questions that should have been answered by the vice president himself, hoping that I would be satisfied. I was really satisfied afterwards. The dean not only talked enthusiastically with me for nearly an hour, but also answered some of my supplementary questions by email.
In the postal environment, "letters" can be seen everywhere.
Over the years, due to the stricter requirements of domestic post offices on envelope specifications, the higher popularization rate of telephone computers, and the experience of several letters lost, delayed and beautiful stamps lost, my contacts with post offices have become less and less. Unexpectedly, when I arrived in the United States, I couldn't live without the postal service every day, and I received mails almost every day, which was huge, probably exceeding the sum of my personal mails in China in recent years 10. Many seemingly extremely important things are delivered by Americans by ordinary mail, which is foolproof.
First of all, I am deeply impressed that although the postal sorting automation of letters in the United States is many years earlier than that in China, the envelopes used by Americans to send letters are still varied, ranging from the size of a palm to the envelopes of four newspapers. Some Americans often make their own envelopes to send special thank-you cards or commemorative cards. If you put something in the envelope, such as film and records, you can send it. I developed nearly 20 rolls of film in the United States, all of which were sent and brought back in envelopes, although there were one or two in the envelopes, which was a bit funny. Many Americans like to develop photos in this way, because it can save the trouble of sending film photos to the supermarket and save some money. Talking to an American friend about this matter, she felt normal and said that once you post it, you will trust the post office. As long as the address is written correctly and the postage is paid in full, the post office will definitely accept it.
Not only are there all kinds of envelopes, but they often contain very important things. The day after I arrived in America, I applied for a social security number. This social security number is an indispensable thing to survive in the United States, and various personal records such as income, tax payment and whether there is a crime are linked to it. It will be illegal to hire an employer without a security number.
Take classes at school, apply for medical insurance, take a driver's license, etc. , will also be required to fill in the social security number. Americans send such an important thing by ordinary mail and don't need to sign for it. There is also a driver's license, which is the hardest personal document in the United States except the citizen card and green card, because through the information on the driver's license, the police can call up all personal records including your birth, nationality, address and social security number from the computer. With a driver's license, you can go in and out everywhere, including by plane. Such an important driver's license also comes from an email that doesn't need to be signed. There are also bank checks, money orders, bank cards, credit cards, library cards, bills and so on.
In the United States, the mailbox at home is generally vertical on the side of the road and unlocked. The mail is in it, waiting for the postman to pick it up. But according to my personal experience and the experience of all my friends, no matter how important an email is, it has never been lost. At first, I was a little uneasy about putting the film in the mailbox (once the important film was lost, the loss could never be recovered), but later it calmed down. One year, I sent about 50 checks to pay the bill, and each one was safe.
Ashamed that I once "didn't believe"
But I am ashamed to say that I lied once in America. One day, my assistant, Christie, a senior girl, suddenly asked me when chatting, "I heard that many people in China love dog meat. Do you eat? " This sentence suddenly made me nervous.
If you don't live in America, it is difficult to understand Americans' love for dogs. Dogs in America are probably not much less than people. It is not uncommon for a family to have two or three dogs. When I go to the supermarket, I don't know English, so I may accidentally buy things from the dog food counter and eat them in cans (a friend of mine in China has such a glorious experience). It is also common to treat a puppy as a family member and allow it to sleep between husband and wife as a "third party" every night. Former President Clinton's dog was unfortunately buried under the wheel of a middle school student a few months ago, which made the Kirchners sad for a long time. Although the police ruled that the dog violated the rules, the female student was still crying. Her father kept explaining to the press how his daughter loved dogs, saying that it would bring her lifelong pain. Eating dog meat has become a real atrocity in such a country where dogs are regarded as human beings. Last year, a TV station in new york broadcast a witness report that a reporter killed and ate dogs in a Korean restaurant, which caused a sensation. Residents of the Korean community in new york quickly fought back, citing a lot of evidence to prove that the East Asian restaurant killed a "hyena" instead of a dog, and lodged a strong protest with the TV station. Even China people in Chinatown joined the protest, which forced the TV station manager to write to the Korean community to explain. (Later, a bold Korean commented in the newspaper that Americans with a history of only 200 years have no right to tell Koreans with a long food culture what to do. Even if Koreans eat dogs, they are not the kind of pet dogs in the United States, just as Koreans regard plowing cows as friends and cannot accuse Americans of killing cows and eating them. )
Anyway, in the face of such a sensitive issue as assistant, I can only "start with Wang Gu": "Many people in China don't eat dog meat, especially in big cities ..." Who knows that her attitude is firm and her big blue eyes continue to stare at me: "Do you eat dog meat?" Looking at her serious appearance, I completely lost the courage to tell the truth and had to shake my head seriously. She immediately let go and said how much she hated others killing dogs and eating dogs. I believe that if my answer is the opposite, it will probably hurt her feelings, and our cooperation and friendship will undoubtedly end immediately.
What will happen if you don't "believe"
In the United States, when shopping in large and small shopping malls, I have never seen any inspection or anti-theft devices at the exit, nor have I seen any security guards at the door. It is a mystery that customers steal small things. In fact, the phenomenon of supermarket theft in the United States also exists, and it was quite serious for some time. Didn't the anonymous movie star steal from the supermarket not long ago?
When discussing this matter with American friends, they will shrug their shoulders and say that there is no way, saying that shopping malls always try to avoid any traces of distrust of customers, so even if someone is watching it, it will be hidden and often leak. But they also said that the crime cost of theft in the United States is quite high. Even if you steal a little thing, once it is exposed, its record will accompany you for life. I believe. Once a university held a grand talent recruitment activity, I found that many jobs had a rule when recruiting employees:/kloc-no record of theft, fraud or other crimes within 0/5 years.
15, can a ruthless man keep it? Therefore, Americans regard it as their important responsibility to educate their children to be honest and trustworthy from an early age. Some newspapers are also discussing how parents can set an example in front of their children and cultivate their integrity. My daughter is in the first grade of primary school in America. She was most afraid that I would go to the teacher and say that she was lying. Once, she picked up a quarter from the ground and played with it in her hand, but when she came back, she told me that the teacher had rewarded her. How could I be cheated by her? Immediately said to check with the teacher. As soon as she heard it, she told the truth and burst into tears, promising not to lie again. Later, in an activity of collecting coins in a school to donate to a charity, she took the initiative to give this coin to the school together with many small coins we gave her.
In the United States, I know two foreign students who have just come from China. They take turns working in laundries run by Hong Kong people on weekends. These two people have a very good relationship, just like sisters, but they have different work concepts: Girl A thinks that the salary given by the boss is not high, so don't work too hard for her-when the boss is away, do as little or even nothing as possible, and pretend at most; Girl B thinks that since the boss hired you, you should do things well and be sincere to others, as before. As a result, girl A often sees a mountain of washed clothes in the morning, which is only a symbolic fold. She didn't get busy until the boss came in the afternoon, and she said how busy she was in the morning. And girl B always takes advantage of the gap between the guests' delivery and collection of clothes in the morning to fold and pack the clothes and try to finish the task ahead of schedule. Sometimes the boss is not very busy. Who knows that after such a period of time, the first people who are unhappy are those Americans who often come to wash clothes-the boss's frequent customers. They don't like such a worker who is dishonest to his boss. They complained to the boss about how lazy Miss A was, reading only in the morning and not working, but praised Miss B whose English was not as good as A's. The result can be imagined.
When chatting with some friends from China who have lived in the United States for many years, they all told me that working for the boss is not much better than working for some government departments or state-owned enterprises in China. Don't be lazy and slick, otherwise the most insecure thing in your heart is yourself, because you may be fired at any time and even leave a bad reputation in the industry.
The biggest disaster caused by dishonesty is the impact of Enron bankruptcy. Enron Corporation of the United States is a world-famous energy multinational enterprise, ranking seventh in assets in the United States and 35th in Fortune Global 500. At the end of last year, he suddenly became insolvent and filed for bankruptcy, resulting in the biggest bankruptcy case in American history. This is the end of the matter. The government agreed to allocate a huge sum of money to deal with the aftermath, and the company bosses can still live their own rich lives. Unexpectedly, some of the company's major frauds were soon exposed, especially a prestigious accounting company in the United States suspected of forgery, which triggered a nationwide credit panic. A big company that signed an intention agreement with it to buy it (enough to turn Gankun around) just gave up the acquisition because it found some tricks. As a result, a vice president of the company committed suicide, the chairman and other responsible persons faced prosecution, and a large number of relevant personnel, including federal government officials, still needed to be cleared of suspicion. Some experts pointed out that if the Enron incident leads to the credibility crisis of the business community, its disaster will be no less than 9. 1 1 event.
Alas, American society relies so much on the word "honesty" that it really deserves our compatriots who once believed that "people can't stand without faith" to seriously think about it.
A story about honesty.
In the early years, few foreigners set foot in the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Later, many Japanese people came here for sightseeing, which is said to be because of the honesty of a teenager. One day, several Japanese photographers invited a local teenager to buy beer, and the teenager ran for more than three hours. The next day, the boy offered to buy them beer. The photographers gave him a lot of money this time, but the boy didn't come back until the afternoon of the third day. As a result, photographers talked about it and thought that the boy cheated the money away. On the third night, the boy knocked on the photographer's door. It turned out that he only bought four bottles of beer. Later, he climbed a mountain, crossed a river and bought six more bottles. When he came back, he broke three bottles. He took the broken glass in tears and returned the change to the photographer. All the people present were moved. This story deeply touched many foreigners. Later, more and more tourists came here. ...
Say no casually >
Two days ago, I wrote a post on the topic of "talking casually", which was very complacent. As everyone knows, that kind of complacency was quickly dispelled by a sentence in a student's composition: Teacher, you said you would show me your article "Feelings on a Snowy Day". Why haven't you shown it to me?
Huh? Yes, how could I completely forget this promise! Although that was only the reply after an article written by this classmate a few weeks ago: Snowy days may not be as interesting as you said, right? I will show you my article on the feeling of heavy snow in the future.
Maybe it's just a whim. The letter is handwritten. This "promise" made casually didn't really stay in my heart, but stayed with the composition that was revised and sent. I didn't know that the students were eagerly waiting for me to show it to her. What am I if I don't break my word?
Keep your word. A word spoken is past recalling. Not everything can be said casually.
Since ancient times, the story of Ceng Zi's wife has been circulated. Ceng Zi is a student of Confucius. One day, Zeng's wife was going to the street, and the child left crying. Zeng's wife told the child not to make trouble and promised to kill the pig for him when she came back. It seems that she is not going to keep her promise. Because when she got home, she saw that Zeng Zi was really going to kill pigs, and immediately stopped it, saying that she was just joking with the children. Ceng Zi said: If parents break their promises to their children, they will teach them to cheat. Say that finish, kill the pig.
Thinking of this, I resolutely wrote on the students' composition: I'm sorry, I almost stood you up. I must give you the article before the holiday. ...
& lt Two Stories about Honesty >
Story 1:
A.D.18th century, a rich gentleman in England was walking home late one night when he was stopped by a unkempt and ragged boy. "Please buy a pack of matches, sir," said the little boy. I won't buy it. The gentleman replied. Then the gentleman walked away from the boy. "Sir, please buy a bag. I have eaten nothing today. " The little boy caught up with him. Seeing that the boy could not escape, the gentleman said, "but I have no change." "Sir, take the match first and I'll change it for you." After that, the boy ran away with a pound given by the gentleman. The gentleman waited for a long time, but the boy still didn't come back. The gentleman went home helplessly.
The next day, the gentleman was working in his office. The servant said that a boy had come and asked to meet the gentleman. So the boy was called in. The boy is shorter than the boy who sells matches and is dressed in rags. I'm sorry, sir. My brother asked me to bring you the change. " "Where's your brother?" The way of a gentleman. "My brother was seriously injured by a carriage on his way back to find you after changing the change, and he was lying at home." The gentleman was deeply moved by the little boy's honesty. "Let's go! Let's go and see your brother! " When I arrived at the boy's house, I saw only two boys' stepmother greeting the badly injured boy. Seeing this gentleman, the boy quickly said, "I'm sorry I didn't send you the change back on time. I broke my word!" " The gentleman was deeply moved by the boy's honesty. When he learned that the parents of the two boys had died, he resolutely decided to take on everything they needed in life.
Story 2;
/kloc-in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, there was a prince in the German army. He was a brother with his subordinates and was deeply loved by soldiers and officers at all levels. On the way home after a failed attack on a country, it was already late at night in winter. Cold and hunger afflicted him and some of his soldiers. In a state of extreme cold and hunger, the prince slowly fell asleep. In his sleep, the prince dreamed that the sun was unusually bright and warm. He woke up to find himself covered with many coats and his life went on. Looking around, his men covered the prince with their coats, and all the coats were frozen to death.
& lt idioms about honesty >
Insist sincerely
As long as you do it with your heart and sincerity, any problem can be solved.
Extremely sincere to others
Restrain evil thoughts and remain honest.
Writing should show the author's true intention.
It's a deal.
A promise is a promise.
Keep your promise.
A golden mouth and a jade word.
Commitments must be fulfilled and actions must be firm; One should match words with deeds.
A word spoken is a word that must be honored.
Faith can move mountains
A word spoken is past recalling.
What will happen to a person if he has no faith? What's the use of a person if he doesn't keep his promise? Treacherous people are worthless.
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