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　　Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 　　1　　．I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father 　　2　　, too．” But what about the other days of the year?

　　I have a friend whose parents live in another city．One day I went to see her．We had a nice talk．Then she wanted to 　　3　　．So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone．After about fifteen 　　4　　, she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”

　　Later I asked, “　　5　　 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 　　6　　．They can’t get close to the telephone quickly．I always do so when I call them．I just want to give them 　　7　　 time to answer the call．”

　　My friend is a good girl．She is 　　8　　 thinking about her parents．You also want to be a 　　9　　 child, right? Please remember to 　　10　　 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days．

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　　When you’re a teenager, a huge problem might be that you just have to have a new CD, 　　1　　 your parents won't give you the money for it．I thought life was so

　　unfair when things like this happened-until September 11, 2001．

　　I was in P．E．when the planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon．As soon as I got home and for weeks after, I saw the disaster shown on TV．Seeing the innocent people running for their 　　2　　 as the debris(瓦砾)started coming down the fire and smoke rose out of the buildings brought tears to my eyes．I couldn't help imagining what the people on the 　　3　　 and in the buildings were thinking and going through, not 　　4　　 what was going on．I admired the courage of the firefighters who rushed in and risked their own lives to 　　5　　 others．It tore my heart apart to watch the hopeless looks on the faces of so many people who didn't know if their loved ones were dead or alive while 　　6　　 in all the debris．

　　Then it 　　7　　 me： All my life I had thought mainly of myself．I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted．

　　A feeling of coldness ran down my back, and I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily 　　8　　 to my family．My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again．I began to evaluate what a real need in life was．

　　This disaster 　　9　　 me that awful things can happen to anyone at any time．Now when my mom or dad or sister go somewhere, even if it's just to the store, I try to remember to tell them that I love them because I know there is a 　　10　　 that I may never tell them that again．

　　Not getting a new CD is not going to make or 　　11　　 my life．I can live with those kinds of problems．But losing someone I love would 　　12　　 make my life miserable．

　　9/11 showed me just what I am．

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　　Every person should show their respect for their parents．Often this can be found

　　in many oriental countries such as China, Japan and Korea．

　　But I’ve been living in the US for 22 years．I actually grew up there and I’ve seen and heard a lot．I'd say that “respecting your parents” is not anything American people teach or tell their kids．If so, not much．

　　How many times have you seen kids call their parents by their names? How many times have you seen kids shout back at their parents? How many times have you seen kids make fun of their parents? I can go on and on about this．

　　If you were a Thai kid and did any of the above, you will probably get a fist in your face．Thai kids are taught that it's the important thing to respect parents．Kids try to do what their parents wish, be polite to them, listen to them, honor them, etc．

　　Your parents give you life, therefore, it's your duty to respect them．This is something that is often taught in Thai culture in places like homes and schools．

　　Don't just ask for respect．It's something that you must earn by your actions．

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