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About 23% of the global population lives in absolute poverty. In developing countries there is a low life expectancy, a high infant __26__ rate, high levels of unemployment and illiteracy, nutritional levels below acceptable standards and widespread disease with very little or poor quality medical assistance. Others live __27__ wealthy and luxurious lives and so the wealth is distributed in a very __28__ manner. These are the central problems to questions of charity though charity also includes many other areas such as assisting the elderly. We all __29__ when very rich people pledge to give away most of their billions, but they are usually left with millions to pass on, still much more than most people would expect to earn in their lifetime. Even comparatively __30__ salaries in the west are very high when compared globally. Someone on £20,000 could easily afford to give away £20,000 per year and still have plenty to live on plus some luxuries. Most people agree that giving to charity is morally __31__ but charitable behaviour tends to be regarded as above and beyond the call of duty. Some argue, however, that charitable behaviour is morally required. This means that to fail to behave charitably would be wrong. The majority of arguments in this vein refer to giving aid to poorer nations but they may also refer to giving time within one's __32__ community. Arguments tend to place different requirements on people in different income brackets and __33__ entirely people who are merely making ends meet. Some argue that people should all contribute a certain percentage of their earnings. I will __34__ together all those arguments that place a moral requirement on people to give to charity, despite the fact that there is wide disagreement as to the __35__ of that moral requirement.
It's quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings, emotions, and memories. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeries and we are all attracted toward our own unique life soundtrack. If you're looking to __26__ stress, you might want to give classical music a try. The sounds of classical music produce a calming effect letting __27__ pleasure - inducing dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain that helps control attention, learning and emotional responses. It can also turn down the body's stress response, resulting in an overall happier mood. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to __28__ in a person's thinking. Although there are many great __29__ of classical music like Bach, Beethoven and Handel, none of these artists' music seems to have the same health effects as Mozart's does. According to researchers, listening to Mozart can increase brain wave activity and improve __30__ function. Another study found that the distinctive features of Mozart's music trigger parts of the brain that are responsible for high - level mental functions. Even maternity __31__ use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt to life outside of the mother's belly. It has been found that listening to classical music __32__ reduces a person's blood pressure. Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart __33__ from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music. Whether classical music is something that you listen to on a regular basis or not, it wouldn't __34__ to take time out of your day to listen to music that you find __35__. You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel and the potentially positive change in your health.
The Sun Is Also a Star is a truly lovely story of love, romance, fate, and destiny. Natasha is a Jamaican - born immigrant living __26__ in America, not by choice exactly. Her parents brought her over and created the situation she __27__ to be out of. Daniel is an American born of Korean immigrants. He believes in true love, fate, and all that other nonsense that Natasha __28__ through scientific reasoning. Daniel and Natasha meet by __29__ on the streets of New York on the day that she is to be __30__. She doesn't tell him that but does allow him to keep her company while he tries to get her to fall in love with him over the course of the day. Natasha is me. I found her so similar to myself. She's scientifically - minded, practical, somewhat cynical, and always __31__. Her obsession with the universe through a scientific lens is infectious and I __32__ Daniel seeing that too. Daniel is charming and passionate and has a way with words that even __33__ Natasha's tough outer shell. By the end of the book I fell in love with both of them. I used to find romance stories to always be cheap or laughable. I think now I can see the value in escaping into a story of pure optimism. I got __34__ in The Sun Is Also a Star and finished it cover to cover in a weekend. I couldn't wait to get to what I hoped would be a happy ending. It's nice every once in a while to give in to magic. It doesn't have to be a hard fantasy novel with actual spells, it can be the magic found between two people who just have that special something. That __35__ that causes them to react and spark when they're near each other.
A rainbow is a multi - colored, arc - shaped phenomenon that can appear in the sky. The colors of a rainbow are produced by the reflection and __26__ of light through water droplets (小滴) present in the atmosphere. An observer may __27__ a rainbow to be located either near or far away, but this phenomenon is not actually located at any specific spot. Instead, the appearance of a rainbow depends entirely upon the position of the observer in __28__ to the direction of light. In essence, a rainbow is an __29__ illusion. Rainbows present a __30__ made up of seven colors in a specific order. In fact, school children in many English - speaking countries are taught to remember the name “Roy G. Biv” as an aid for remembering the colors of a rainbow and their order. “Roy G. Biv” __31__ for: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The outer edge of the rainbow arc is red, while the inner edge is violet. A rainbow is formed when light (generally sunlight) passes through water droplets __32__ in the atmosphere. The light waves change direction as they pass through the water droplets, resulting in two processes: reflection and refraction (折射). When light reflects off a water droplet, it simply __33__ back in the opposite direction from where it __34__. When light refracts, it takes a different direction. Some individuals refer to refracted light as “bent light waves.” A rainbow is formed because white light enters the water droplet, where it bends in several different directions. When these bent light waves reach the other side of the water droplet, they reflect back out of the droplet instead of __35__ passing through the water. Since the white light is separated inside of the water, the refracted light appears as separate colors to the human eye.