高二英语作文：Knowledge Is Power

Knowledge Is Power

Recently there has been a discussion regarding the issue of knowl-edge in the newspaper. As can be

seen from the picture, knowledge is symbolized by a clenched fist as power. The fist sends out message for "obedience", threatening to crack with power any hard nut. The more demanding and challenging a task is, the more powerful the fist seems to grow. Similarly, knowledge, the strongest power for human

beings, feeds up the field of science and technology. The more ad-vanced and developed a field is, the more profound knowledge seems to become.

A specific example is the dunaping of Mir, Russia's space station. As is the case of the Russian space program, the country could no longer afford to keep Mir aloft in orbit because of lack Of financialsupport. Therefore, Russia decided to dump the space station. The effect is both immediate and farreaching. As far as the present is concerned, the successful launching and dumping of IVrLr has proved to the world that mankind, armed with profca. md knowledge, cannot just build things but can operate them welt. Forthe distant impact, the once- in- a- lifetime success of/VFtr provides man with valuable and indispensable experience for manned space flight in the years to crane. Then, someday in the furore, them might appear in space more Mirs, visiting Mars, spreading friendship, parading the perfect mastery of knowledge.