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The lost Spring

Today is May 18th. About 2 weeks ago, it was the Beginning of the Summer. Several days before I still believed that Spring will come to me with a surprise. But many days of tedious rain and freezing winds harass me that Spring has lost her way to the world and will not show her zephyr and blossoms any more. I am frustrated but convinced.

Thus I can merely enjoy the Spring with the picture above

People admire celebrity more than hero Before read the following article please answer a multiple choiceWhat makes a person most admirable? A) Achieving great wealth and fame B) Being the best at something C) Good deeds D) Noble sacrifice

Celebrities are the people who are famous for their achievements, possessions and charm. A hero is defined as someone who is brave and makes contributions to the society. People once admire heroes, generally in cartoons, when they are young and innocent. When they are grown up, people become more realistic rather than living in kingdom of imagination, considering the world in different and more complicated aspects. Most of lifetime, people chase goals for possession, for fame, at least for money to live on. Thus, celebrity is more admired by people than hero. In common life people are mainly in hot pursuit of possessions and fame. In my school DMLIS, students generally choose studying business and economy as their pathways and thereby they select Accounting and Economy as their main courses. Thus in the future students will fulfill their aims of being reputable businessmen and even famous CEOs. Also, the school particularly constructs a Zhou Enlai Class embodying the purpose of breeding teenage leaders to become international elites in the world. Therefore, being a famous people is a common aim among our students rather than being heroes. The works performed to the society by heroes are mostly unnoticed and thereby they are voluntary but invisible, less known by people. For instance, the “911” heroes presented in the film SICKO who rescued the wounded and buried victims are carelessly treated and even dumped, ignored by the government. During “911” accident, these heroes engaged in rescuing and digging collapsed walls and bricks voluntarily and determinedly. But, unfortunately they must afford the medical treatments and medicines by themselves after they are injured and hurt in the whole operation because the USA Government refused to pay for their treatments with implausible reasons. On one hand, this reveals the flaws of USA Healthcare system. On the other hand, it debunks the merciless indifference to the heroic volunteers of USA that people neglect heroes. In contrary, USA, however, is an ocean of stars and celebrities. By merely focusing on the Hollywood films stars, from 1960 to 2009, 2388 stars are shining in the walk of fame. It means that more than 40 celebrities are cultivated annually. Not only does Hollywood the implement “celebrity” policy, but also do NBA, ABL and other sports leagues breed talent players to become celebrities like Michael Jordan, Kobe Briant, Lebron James in basketball field, Tiger Woods in golf field. But how many people would remember or even admire the ignored 911 volunteers unless they watch the movie //Sicko//? Eventually, people still concentrate on the famous people more than the lonely heroes. It is a truth beyond debunk that heroes contribute to society in positive ways. However, heroes may not avoid being misunderstood or suspected. Compared to celebrities, heroes are much more controversial and disputed than celebrities. For instance, in Japanese history, the Daimyo Tokugawa was an authentic hero to Japanese people that he united Japan into an entire, solid country rather than a state of chaos and looting, during the warring states period. Nevertheless, the hero was violently disparaged and criticized during Meiji Restoration for his ideology postpones the pace of industrialization in Japan. Meanwhile, the Japanese Emperor, the paramount and traditional celebrity is prevalently admired and religiously worshipped as the symbol of Japanese people and the center of their religious lives. Compared to the hero Tokugawa, neither did the Emperor be blamed nor suspected for the defeat in the WWII. He is still sacredly esteemed for his immortal, religious status and prevalent reputation. Without the reputable Emperor, Japan, however, is no longer Japan. Due to the ignorance and misunderstanding towards them, heroes are less admired by people, whereas celebrities are widely esteemed by people. We affirm and appreciate the contributions made by the heroes; however, people admire celebrities more than heroes.


 * Here are two position papers I did in the Harvard MUN in Beijing. Enjoy them!**


 * Committee: General Assembly—Legal Committee **
 * Topic: Criminal Accountability of United Nation officials and experts on mission **
 * Country: Honduras **
 * By Justin Liu **

It is with great honor and respect that delegation of Honduras joins the General Assembly of United Nation. The United Nation officials represent the purposes of all countries and carry out the most important functions of the organization keeping the order of the world economy and providing humanitarian aids. Meanwhile, concerning about the immunity and diplomatic privileges held by UN officials, holding UN officials’ criminal accountability extends to a global issue. Honduras believes that it is necessary to address the criminal accountability of UN officials with careful considerations including jurisdiction, balancing the privileges and protection of UN officials. Even though Honduras is a country with a constitutional, multiparty democracy superficially, it has been violated by following human rights issues: illegal killings by members of the police and government agents, arbitrary and summary killings committed by vigilantes and former members of the security forces, corruption and impunity within the security forces, prolonged pretrial detention, politicization of the judiciary, judicial corruption, corruption in the legislative and executive branches, government restrictions on the recognition of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)… To sum up, the constitutional democracy of Honduras is severely violated by prevalent corruption problems reflected by abused authorities and politicized power. Additionally, Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales was the president of Honduras between 2006 and 2009, notorious for his corrupt presidency, violations on the Supreme Court rulings, seizing illegal ballots. Abuse of the youth and children in poor neighborhoods and by gangs remained a severe problem explicit in violence by Police and members of the general population, trafficking in children for commercial, sexual exploitation and child prostitution. Affirming the severe, hazardous illegal killings, corruption problems and abuse of children hereinbefore, Honduras strives to eliminate the sources of illicit violence of human rights and bring out a new jurisdiction system. Honduras pledges complete support to the schemes hereinafter: carry out sophisticated jurisdiction over crimes, motivate corporation between states and United Nations in facilitation of investigation and prosecutions, set out pragmatic measures to strengthen training on United Nation officials. As Honduras respects the rights of all nations to their unique customs and traditions, we look forward to cooperating with our international partners to insure human rights consistently protectable and UN officials criminally accountable.


 * Committee: General Assembly-Legal Committee **
 * Topic: Self-determination **
 * Country: Honduras **
 * By Justin Liu **

It is with great honor and respect that delegation of Honduras joins the General Assembly of United Nation. Historically, because colonialism has been practiced throughout the world, the right of self-determination has been considered as a political policy. Self-determination is generally illustrated in the resolutions of the United Nation and the right of self-determination extends into the rights to territory and self governance. We firmly believe in the significance of freedom for the people of a given territory or national group, and in the determination of their own political status. We also believe in supplying assistance to those states in need, especially underdeveloped countries which have a less developed jurisdiction and legal justice system. Honduras is a constitutional democracy, since most civilian authorities effectively maintain control of the security forces. Additionally, the Honduran government has enacted a Civil Procedures Code to reform court proceedings within next two years, and the country approved the UN Convention on the Civilian and Political Rights. In the past one decade, the Honduran government has adopted the National Policy for Women to protect the right of self-determination for women. “In the history [of Honduras], with the lack of security assistance program … defense cooperation has taken the place of the increased participation by the Honduran armed force in the military-to-military contact programs and bilateral and multilateral combined exercise oriented toward peacekeeping, protection of human rights.” （ [|www.infoplease.com/country/profiles/honduras.html]) Honduras believes in overcoming the conflicts in disputed territories, relevant humanitarian aid to the civilians in less developed countries and sophisticated jurisdiction in under-developed countries. Honduras hopes that the United Nation Conference on self-determination will result in meaningful action that will include: recognition of the right to self-determination, consistent protection of the right of self-determination, and a comprehensive legal framework. We also reckon that the following issues should be the action plan in the conference: relieve conflicts in disputed territories, and emphasize the responsibility of the United Nation to the states’ right to self-determination in different situations. As an active member of United Nation, Honduras anticipates providing its support to the protection of self-determination effectively and consistently.