十三.哥本哈根联合国气候会议
As world leaders are in Copenhagen （哥本哈根）this month，talks about climate change are gathering steam. But is climate change the most pressing threat（威胁）for mankind？
Write an essay to show your opinions on the most immediate threat for mankind.
Directions：
1. About 200 words
2. Support your position with reasoning and examples.
3. Give the essay a proper title by yourself
Love Makes Beauty
With the fantastic spur both in industry and economy，the past 100 years has seen how modernization and civilization has affected mankind. Recently，Copenhagen is being a focus for its Climate Change Conference. A majority of people hold the belief that climate change is the pressing threat for mankind.
However，acknowledging the great abundance of harms that the changing climate will bring，I‘d say the most immediate threat is just ourselves. I always imagine a view of life filled with fresh air and various flowers swung in gentle wind. But the reality shows this is a real fantasy. With the fantastically developing industry and the rising number of personal cars，not only the air but also the water is at risk universally. For example，what used to be a pride for Ruianees was Tang River，the clean and clear mother river of Ruian. But with time going by，it was seriously polluted and gradually turned into the biggest block of development. What upsets us most is that such a situation is spreading countryside. It seems that citizens on the earth care little about their land，which directly causes further consequences.
How can we deal with environmental problems？There is no doubt that this topic is complicated and unstable as well. But the irreplaceable way，in my thought，is love，love for the earth. It is love that makes beauty，and nothing else will do.
Some say love is a river that drowns the tender reed；some say love is a hunger，an endless，aching need. I say love is a flower，and you，are the only seed.
Heal the world
Nowadays，world leaders are in Copenhagen talking about climate change. Who has such a strong power to gather them from busy work？It‘s our mother——the Earth that has told her kids to start to heal the environment for the pressing threats they are facing now.
It‘s commonly thought that lots of countries are blind to the protection of environment while developing the country. And as the quality of life has developed，many families have its own car. As a result，more and more CO2 has caused the earth to be a “Green House”。If no measure is taken，a large number of kids won’t see the lovely and beautiful snow in winter before long.
To my delight，some people have been concerned about the environment. The movie <<2012>> is just a good example. It took me 150 minutes to watch the movie. At the same time，I spent a long time considering the meaning which the movie wants to tell people. When the world is at an end，can anyone heal themselves？It‘s obvious that the answer is No. It’s commonly accepted that what the director wants to tell people is that we should take measures to beautify the environment at once or we‘ll die soon.
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