Essay Questions 4

思考题

Within the scopes of the questions below, share your views on martyrdom and universal truth. No less than 500 words. 请你从以下几个方面给出你对英烈和宇宙真理的看法；不得少于500字。

• Martyrs are those who die willingly for a cause or truth they believe to be universal. In this sense, do you respect Fang Zhimin or John Stam more who both laid down their lives for a brighter Chinese future? Why? 方志敏是无所畏惧的革命烈士，施达能是虔诚的基督教殉道士，你更尊重他们两个的谁，尽管他们都为了一个更美好的新中国做出了自我牺牲？

• Are there universal truths in the world, worth living and dying for? Given where China is or has become, should their self-sacrifice be celebrated and honored as acts of martyrdom that brought China where it is today? 世界上有没有永恒的真理，值得用一个人的牺牲？方志敏和施达能，谁代表宇宙真理？为什么？

• What is your view on bloodshed and violence? Why do or don’t you agree with Thomas Jefferson that “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants”? t necessary to freedom and democracy 你怎样看待世界历史中的暴力流血事件？民主和革命是不是普世价值？社会进步靠爱和善良够不够？