Writing One
The line graph, compares the typical daily demands for electricity in winter and summer in England. As can be seen, the electricity consumption in winter almost doubles that in summer at any given moment of a day. The former waves between 30,000 and 45,000 units, while the latter fluctuates between 13,000 and 20,000 units. Their development trends see more similarities than difference. From 0 to 9 o'lock, both curves more generally downward to the lowest points of more than 30,000 units and 13,000 units, and from then on, the two lines go roughly upward, respectively to the highest amount to 45,000 units at 21 o'lock and more than 20,000 units at 13 o'lock.
The pie chart reflects an average household use of electricity in England. Heating for both room and water accounts for the biggest share of more than half. The other half of electricity is almost evenly used for three sections: ovens, kettles, washing machines; lighting, TV, radio; and vacuum cleaners, food mixers, electric tools. The first section consumes a little bit higher of 17.5% while the rest two have an equal share of 15%.
From the two charts, it is clear that electricity is in higher demand in winter in England.
Writing Two
It is truism to say that happiness is very important in life. However, it is not an easy concept to define directly, even though we all know when we are happy and when we are unhappy. It has to be defined indirectly, through the things that we normally associate with happiness. These things include such things as looking forward to every day, to enjoying one's work and life in general, to sleeping well, and to laughing easily. Happiness may also be described as the absence of such negative, unwelcome things as crying, being disappointed in love, feeling under stress and, in extreme cases, clinical depression. These factors are all forms of behavior, feelings or attitudes.
Many psychologists and philosophers have paid great attention to what factors are important in achieving happiness, and have written many profound books on the subject. But it seems to me that these factors are in large measure common sense. They include such things as being brought up in a stable, loving family and learning how to enjoy work and study, as well as play. Parents, teachers and other adults also play a very important role in helping children grow up into people who relate well to others, whether strangers, acquaintances, colleagues or friends, and, most importantly, people one falls in love with. They also play a key role in helping young people develop a healthy, constructive attitude to coping with disappointment.
The truth of the above has been validated many times in my own personal life. However, I will end with mentioning something I read that might contradict much of it. Some psychologists say each individual is born with a genetically determined ' happiness level', to which, after no matter what disappointment or during what suffering, they tend to return to after a period of weeks or months.
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Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many different things to different people. While some people link happiness to wealth and material success, others think it lies in emotions and loving personal relationships. Yet others think that spiritual paths, rather than either the material world or relationships with people, are the only way to true happiness.
Because people interpret happiness for themselves in so many different ways, it is difficult to give any definition that is true for everyone. However, if there are different kinds of happiness for different individuals then the first step in achieving it would be have a degree of self-knowledge. A person needs to know who he or she is before being able to know what it is that makes him or her happy.
Of course, factors such as loving relationships, good health, the skills to earn a living and a peaceful environment all contribute to our happiness too. But this does not mean that people without these conditions cannot be happy.
Overall, I think an ability to keep clear perspectives in life is a more essential factor in achieving happiness. By that I mean an ability to have a clear sense of what is important in our lives (the welfare of our families, the quality of our relationships, making other people happy, etc.) and what is not (a problem at work, getting annoyed about trivial things, etc.)
Like self-awareness, this is also very difficult to achieve, but I think these are the two factors that may be the most important for achieving happiness.
