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高考作文经典素材 2(国外英语资料) The Lantern girl Nightingale In the middle of the nineteenth Century, nurses were in low status. Nightingale, a well born man, determined to set an example and change the situation, he volunteered to be a nurse. In 1854, Britain and Russia went to war in Crimea, and Nightingale personally went to the front. She washed, disinfected, bandaged, altered dressings, improved meals, and often knelt on the ground scrubbing floors and washing underwear with blood. She will carry a lamp every night on the 4 km line rounds, one by one to see the disease, to the wounded singing, sending comfort and love, without interruption. To this end, she often works more than 20 hours, tired of losing their hair, still persistent. Due to her efforts, the death rate of the wounded was reduced from 60% to 0.3%. It was not until the armistice between Britain and Russia and the last soldier left the battlefield that she returned home. After returning home, she gave the British people a reward for her, and fundraising 50 thousand pounds all out, founded the worlds first nursing school. She also wrote books and made a great contribution to the creation of modern nursing. In view of this, the International Red Cross has designated her birthday as International Nurse Day after her death in May 12th. The British people for her stand hand lamp giant bronze statue, Lantern girl Nightingale is called the greatest woman in British history. Analysis: Nightingale gave his time and love, which changed the whole worlds view of nurses. Thus, the individual strength is not small, the key depends on how much you are willing to pay. Topic: sacrifice and dedication: how to face up to your work Tragic hero Arafat Since childhood, Arafat has shown the independent spirit of being independent of others and the ability to organize beyond the ordinary people. He is the leader of his age. In the anti British struggle, Arafat, 17, volunteered to buy weapons from desert tribes and smuggle them into Pa