Once, my school teacher asked me who my personal hero was. She gave me a paper to write an essay about it and she was so surprised when she found out who it was. It was a famous American actor Keanu Reeves.
When we saw the first film of “The Matrix” trilogy for the first time, a lot of us ran mad and fell in love with Nemo (Mr. Reeves), the main character of the movie. Keanu played the part ingeniously and crowds of producers and film directors offered him roles in their projects. He signed numerous contracts, received various awards, worked hard and earned big money.
In spite of all these things, people still could see him walking in the streets, eating an ice-cream in the park alone or reading a newspaper on the subway when his colleagues were buying expensive cars, yachts and planes. Actually, it’s so strange to see a film star in a crowd. So, there is a question: where is all his big money?
His younger sisters had leukemia and he saved her live. He spent almost all his money to help her. Today she is alive and cured, because Keanu had donated money to the hospital where leukemia is treated. Nowadays he spends a lot of money for charity and I suppose he is that kind of man that we underappreciate today. He cares not about money, but about human beings. Keanu has no bodyguards and doesn’t wear expensive brand clothes. Now he’s one of the few Hollywood celebrities without a big villa or a private residence – Keanu has a flat and that’s enough for him. He avoids relationship with women because his girlfriend lost his baby and then she died in a car accident. His youth was unhappy but he still tries to care about others.
As for me, I respect him for all these things he does. People call him “Sad Keanu” and they are absolutely right because he has lost many close people, but these losses made him stronger and made him a man.
Перевод
Моя школьная учительница однажды спросила меня о том, кто является для меня героем. Она дала мне лист бумаги, попросила написать об этом сочинение и была очень удивлена тем, кто мой герой. Это известный американский актер Киану Ривз.
Когда мы впервые увидели первый фильм из трилогии «Матрица», мы сошли с ума и влюбились в Немо (мистера Ривза), главного героя фильма. Киану гениально сыграл свою роль и толпы продюсеров и кинорежиссеров хлынули с предложениями ролей в своих проектах. Он подписывал многочисленные контракты, получал разнообразные награды, много работал и зарабатывал много денег.
Несмотря на все это, люди все еще могли увидеть его гуляющим по улицам, сидящего в одиночестве в парке с мороженым, или читающим газету в метро, в то время как его коллеги покупали дорогие машины, яхты и самолеты. На самом деле, это очень непривычно увидеть знаменитость в людской толпе. Итак, возникает вопрос: где все его большие деньги?
Его младшая сестра была больна лейкемией, и он спас ее. Он тратил почти все свои деньги для того чтобы ей помочь. Сейчас она жива и здорова, так как Киану пожертвовал деньги в больницу, занимающуюся лечением лейкемии. Он тратит много денег на благотворительность, и, я полагаю, что он относится к таким людям, которых мы сегодня недооцениваем. Его не заботят деньги, но его волнуют люди. У Киану нет телохранителей и дорогой фирменной одежды. На сегодняшний день он один из немногих голливудских звезд, у которых нет особняка или виллы – у него есть квартира и ему ее вполне хватает. Он избегает отношений с женщинами, так как его девушка потеряла ребенка, а затем погибла в автокатастрофе. Его юность не была счастливой, но он все еще старается заботиться о других.
Что касается меня, то я его уважаю за все, что он делает. Люди называют его «грустным Киану», и они абсолютно правы, ведь он потерял много близких людей. Но эти потери сделали его сильнее, сделали его человеком.
<span><em>If factories and cars pollute the air, the climate is changed</em>
<em>When people throw away plastic bottles, the environment is damaged</em>
<em>If many people don't recycle paper, the trees are cut down</em>
<em>When children break trees, the birds are disturbed</em>
<em>If people throw litter into the river, the water is polluted</em>
<em>When people leave glass </em></span><em>bottles in the forest, the animals are hurt</em>
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<span>The majority of schoolchildren today get pocket money. It’s due to the fact that modern parents have less time to consider their children’s needs. They eagerly give them pocket money to solve this contradiction. The question is whether this method is useful and how considerable are children when spending this money. Some people think that teenagers have become more serious and sensible in this respect, while others think that they cannot deal with money and spend it wisely. Most people think that children buy only useless things. However, it depends on each individual child. There are some youngsters, who buy flowers for their mothers and sisters. Others buy stationery for school or food when they are starving. Notable disadvantage of pocket money is that some children can spend it on cigarettes or other health-threatening habits. That’s when parents should be alarmed. To avoid such situations, they should know exactly what their children are spending money on. Besides, giving too much money to children isn’t a good idea. They can get spoiled by easy and luxurious life. It’s better to let them earn their pocket money doing minor but useful acts. For example, some juniors deliver newspapers in their free time and earn some money. Others help with gardening or work at a carwash. This way they are involved in physical activity, which is always useful. Besides, they earn decent money and they don’t have enough time for developing bad habits. Summarizing the above-mentioned viewpoints, I’d like to say that parents should give their children only limited amount of pocket money for their daily necessities, such as buying snacks and food, pens and pencils, little toys or presents for friends.</span>