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    When someone reads the right book at the right time in his life, it can have a profound effect. Such is the case for the people on this list, who come from all walks of life. These people have singled out a book that they read which had a life-changing effect on them. They, in turn, affected the worlds of science, technology and politics.

1). That Printer Of Udell's—Ronald Reagan

    One book that had a big effect on former President Ronald Reagan as a child was the Christian-book That Printer of Udell's, by Harold Bell Wright. The main character of the book, Dick Falkner, was born into a broken home with an alcoholic father. After losing both of his parents, Falkner moves to a bigger city, called Boyd City to make a living. However, everyone turns Dick down for a job, except for a printer. At the end of the book, Dick heads to Washington, D. C, to become a politician. It's said that the book showed him that good could defeat evil and that the good guys followed a code of morality, which can be seen as a driving factor in his presidency.

2). A Treatise Of Human Nature—Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of all time. His name is synonymous with brilliance. So, what book had the biggest effect on such an important mind? It was A Treatise of Human Nature, by David Hume, which was published in 1738. Hume was a Scottish philosopher known for his contributions to philosophical skepticism(怀疑论). Einstein mentioned a few times that A Treatise of Human Nature had a large influence on him. He read the book just before coming up with his famous special relativity theory. In a letter, Einstein said that Treatise helped him formulate the ideas. It was like he already had the ideas in his brain, and Hume helped him to express them clearly.

3). The Aeneid—Mark Zuckerberg

    When Mark Zuckerberg first added his likes to his Facebook profile, he put the book Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, as a favorite book. Later, in an interview with The New Yorker, Zuckerberg clarified that the sci-fi classic was one he enjoyed, but it wasn't his favorite. He said that his favorite book is The Aeneid, by Virgil, a Latin epic poem that was written somewhere between 29 - 19 BC about a group of Trojan survivors. Zuckerberg said he first read the book when he was in high school while he was studying Latin and that one thing that stuck with him was Aeneas's drive to follow his fate to build a city that “knows no boundaries in time and greatness".

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    Green Building Committee (委员会) Meeting, Wing Lung School

    Date and time: 4 p.m. March 5th, 2017

    Present: Mr. To (Principle), Ms. Man, Mr. Cheung, Ms. Sin (committee members)

1)Opening

    Mr. To opened the meeting and welcomed Ms. Sin as a new committee member.

2)The Green Building Project

    In order to make Wing Lung School more environmentally friendly and to make students take notice of  environmental problems, such as rising temperature of the Earth, it has been decided that work on The Green Building Project would begin in June.

①Solar panels (太阳能电池板)

    Plans to install solar panels on the rooftop of the main building have been decided.

②Roof garden

    Ms. Man pointed out that a roof garden could make the temperature in the main building become lower. However, it has been decided that the school could not afford to build a roof garden at present.

③Water tank (水箱)

    Plans for the installation (安装) of a water tank on the rooftop to collect water for toilets were passed.

④Timers on light switches

    It has been decided that timers would be installed on light switches in all classrooms so that lights would switch off automatically(自动地) at the end of the day.

3)A speech

    It was agreed that a speech would be given to tell students information about the project at 4 p.m. on March 28th in the school hall.

4)There being no other business, the meeting was ended at 5 p.m.