appreciates1.2023年6月英语六级作文参考模板篇一
Collectibles have been a part of almost every culture since ancie
nt times. Whereas some objects have been collected for their usefulnes s, others have been selected for their aesthetic beauty alone. In the United States, the kinds of collectibles currently popular range from traditional objects such as stamps, coins, rare books, and art to more recent items of interest like dolls, bottles, baseball cards, and comi
c books.
Interest in collectibles has increased enormously during the past decade, in part because some collectibles have demonstrated their valu
e as investments. Especially during cycles o
f high inflation, investor
s try to purchase tangibles that will at least retain their current ma rket values. In general, the most traditional collectibles will be sou ght because they have preserved their value over the years, there is a
n organized auction market for them, and they are most easily sold in the event that cash is needed. Some examples of the most stable collec tibles are old masters, Chinese ceramics, stamps, coins, rare books, a ntique jewelry, silver, porcelain, art by well-known artists, autograp hs, and period furniture. Other items of more recent interest include old photograph records, old magazines, post cards, baseball cards, art glass, dolls, classic cars, old bottles, and comic books. These relati vely new kinds of collectibles may actually appreciate faster as short
-term investments, but may not hold their value as long-term investmen ts. Once a collectible has had its initial play, it appreciates at a f airly steady rate, supported by an increasing number of enthusiastic c ollectors competing for the limited supply of collectibles that become increasingly more difficult to locate.
2.2023年6月英语六级作文参考模板篇二
When did sport begin? If sport is, in essence, play, the claim mi ght be made that sport is much older t
han humankind, for , as we all h ave observed, the beasts play. Dogs and cats wrestle and play ball gam es. Fishes and birds dance. The apes have simple, pleasurable games. F rolicking infants, school children playing tag, and adult arm wrestler
s are demonstrating strong, transgenerational and transspecies bonds w
ith the universe of animals - past, present, and future. Young animals, particularly, tumble, chase, run wrestle, mock, imitate, and laugh (or so it seems) to the point of delighted exhaustion. Their play, and our s, appears to serve no other purpose than to give pleasure to the play
ers, and apparently, to remove us temporarily from the anguish of life in earnest.
Some philosophers have claimed that our playfulness is the most no ble part of our basic nature. In their generous conceptions, play harm lessly and experimentally permits us to put our creative forces, fanta sy, and imagination into action. Play is release from the tedious batt les against scarcity and decline which are the incessant, and inevitab le, tragedies of life. This is a grand conception that excites and pro vokes. The holders of this view claim that the origins of our highest accomplishments ---- liturgy, literature, and law ---- can be traced t o a play impulse which, paradoxically, we see most purely enjoyed by y oung beasts and children. Our sports, in this rather happy, nonfatalis tic view of hu
man nature, are more splendid creations of the nondatabl e, transspecies play impulse.
3.2023年6月英语六级作文参考模板篇三
Although Henry Ford’s name is closely associated with the concep t of mass production, he should receive equal credit for introducing l abor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today’s standard s. Safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten-or twelve-hour day c ommon at the time. In order to accommodate the shorter work day, the e ntire factory was converted from two to three shifts.
In addition, sick leaves as well as improved medical care for thos
e injured on the job were instituted. The Ford Motor Company was one o
f the first factories to develop a technical school to train specializ ed skilled laborers and an English language school for immigrants. Som e efforts were even made to hire the handicapped and provide jobs for former convicts.
The most widely acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day min imum wage that was offered in order to recruit and retain the best mec hanics and to discourage the growth of labor unions. Ford expl
ained th e new wage policy in terms of efficiency and profit sharing. He also m entioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the aut omobiles that they produced - in effect creating a market for the prod uct. In order to qualify for the minimum wage, an employee had to esta blish a decent home and demonstrate good personal habits, including so briety, thriftiness, industriousness, and dependability. Although some criticism was directed at Ford for involving himself too much in the p ersonal lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time
when immigrants were being taken advantage of in frightful ways, Henry Ford was helping many people to establish themselves in America.
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