"Everyone's here. First of all, congratulations to everyone who made it to the finals.
The writing time for this final is 90 minutes, and students can submit their papers early after 40 to 50 minutes. The awards will be decided at 12 o'clock and then presented.
The essay topics for this year's competition are "Health," "Beauty," "Integrity," "Intelligence," "Talent," "Money," and "Honor." Please write an essay of no less than 800 words. "When Principal Zhu saw that everyone in the essay finals had arrived, he explained the requirements for the competition and wrote the essay topics on the blackboard.
When Zhang Qiurui saw the composition topic, she had an idea.
An idea came to me instantly.
In 2001, the topic of the college entrance examination essay was about integrity. One of the candidates wrote a vernacular essay called "The Death of Red Hare" and scored full marks in the college entrance examination essay.
She read the full-score composition later and still remembers it vividly.
This composition has a novel story. It tells a touching story about the Red Hare who sacrificed his life for honesty, and its imagination is really rich.
Second, its lofty purpose. The article personifies the Red Hare, allowing it to express its praise and criticism of Guan Yu, Dong Zhuo, and Lü Bu in its dialogue with Bo Xi, thus realizing the theme of "a true hero must be honest." Furthermore, the couplet "Birds soar high with phoenixes, and people become noble in the company of virtuous people" and the line "If things are like this, how can people be any better?" express the aspiration to choose good and follow it, and to uphold integrity, further elevating the article's purpose.
Third, the language is unique and the diction is sharp. The whole article uses fluent ancient vernacular, which is scattered and complex, clear and fluent, and full of literary talent.
Therefore, Zhang Qiurui happily decided to "copy" this essay with the theme of honesty.
In the 26th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu fled to Maicheng, was defeated and captured, refused to surrender, and was killed by Sun Quan. His mount, Red Hare, was given to Ma Zhong by Sun Quan.
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Bo Xi nodded and said, "I later heard that Li Ru suggested giving you to Lü Bu. Lü Bu is the bravest general in the world. Everyone says, 'Lü Bu among men, Red Hare among horses.' I think you will live up to your ambition."
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Bo Xi burst into tears, saying, "If things are like this, how can people bear it?" He later reported this to Sun Quan, who also wept, "I didn't know Yunchang was so honest and trustworthy. Now that such a loyal and righteous man has been killed by me, how can I face the people of the world?"
Later, Sun Quan issued an order to bury Guan Yu and his son, along with the Red Hare, with great honor.
It took Zhang Qiurui less than half an hour to "copy" the composition. After failing to hand it in early, she lay idly on the table, turning the pen boredly.
However, the composition Zhang Qiurui wrote in the composition competition left a deep impression on the teachers of Yucai High School. After Xin Zhao and Xie Yu learned that she was Xiaoxiang Qingkong again, they kept an eye on Zhang Qiurui.
Half an hour later, Xin Zhao saw Zhang Qiurui finishing her composition and lying on the table bored, so he knew that she had finished the composition. At this time, Xin Zhao couldn't wait to see what type of composition Zhang Qiurui would write.
I look forward to whether Zhang Qiurui’s composition this time will be as eye-opening, profound and creative as last time.
However, it was not time to hand in the paper early, so Xin Zhao could only endure it.
"It's already forty-five minutes. Students who want to hand in their papers early can do so." When it was time to hand in the papers early, Xie Yu's eyes would occasionally glance at Zhang Qiurui, as if to remind her.
"Teacher, I want to hand in my paper early." When Zhang Qiurui heard that she could hand in her paper early, she immediately became excited. She walked to the podium and handed in her composition.
Xin Zhao couldn't wait to take it and check it immediately.
Xie Yu, Principal Zhu and several teachers from Yucai High School also stood beside Xin Zhao, looking at the composition written by Zhang Qiurui.
When they saw the title of the composition was "The Death of Red Hare", they immediately thought of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Everyone couldn't help but feel curious and expectant.
Xin Zhao read carefully. As she read deeper, her expression gradually became more solemn and focused, and she nodded from time to time, as if she agreed with some of the views or expressions in the article.
Seeing this, Xie Yu and Principal Zhu could no longer suppress their curiosity and moved closer to take a closer look.
In the article "The Death of Red Hare", Zhang Qiurui uses the mouth of Red Hare to tell the story of its loyalty to its master and its understanding of morality in the world.
The article not only quotes classics and cleverly incorporates stories and philosophies from ancient books such as "Records of the Three Kingdoms", but also uses elegant writing to show the noble sentiments and indomitable spirit of Red Hare.
"What a wonderful saying, 'Birds fly high with phoenixes, and people become noble in the company of virtuous people'!" Principal Zhu couldn't help but admire in a low voice, his eyes full of appreciation and approval.
It is no easy task to conceive and write an ancient Chinese composition of such quality in such a short period of time. This shows Zhang Qiurui's profound literary foundation and unique insights. He is also glad that their Yucai High School will be able to have Zhang Qiurui studying there in the future.
Xin Zhao's eyes gleamed with approval: "This essay is truly a masterpiece, both in its conception and composition, as well as its style and allusions. Zhang Qiurui not only demonstrated her command of classical Chinese prose but also conveyed, through the mouth of the Red Hare, positive values like loyalty and morality, which is truly impressive."
If no other student writes a better essay than this one, then Zhang Qiurui will be the first place winner of this essay competition."
After Xin Zhao read the composition written by Zhang Qiurui, she immediately decided to award Zhang Qiurui the first place in the composition competition.
"It should be so." Principal Zhu had no objection.
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At noon, Zhang Qiurui and Li Xin quickly finished the lunch they brought with them, and then sat in a corner of the playground, waiting for the final list of the essay competition to be released.
When it was noon, Principal Zhu, Xin Zhao and Xie Yu walked to the flag-raising site of Yucai High School.
Seeing this, the fifty people who entered the finals rushed out.
"Dear students, after our judging, we have decided the winners of this essay competition. Here, I would like to express my special thanks to all the participating students for their active participation and wonderful creations." Principal Zhu's words were gentle and powerful, and were clearly conveyed to the ears of everyone present.
"Now, I will announce the list of students who will receive the Excellence Award..."
"Now, I will announce the list of students who won the third prize..." As Principal Zhu read out the names one by one, Li Xin's heartbeat accelerated. Every time a name was read out, it was like a small trial. But unfortunately, Zhang Qiurui's name did not appear in the ranks of the third prize winners.
On the contrary, Zhang Qiurui was very calm.
"Next, it's the second prize winner..." However, Zhang Qiurui's name was not on the second prize list either.
At this moment, the atmosphere on the playground became extremely tense. All the students who had not won awards were holding their breath, waiting for the next announcement to be made about the highest honor - the first prize.
Principal Zhu's gaze swept across the room, finally settling on a specific direction, as if searching for a particular figure. "After unanimous approval by our judging panel, the winner of this essay competition is Zhang Qiurui from Shaxian No. 1 Middle School!"
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