In 1903, the Wright Brothers achieved the first successful flight. They experimented with many things and made a lot of mistakes before this flight. However, they never gave up. They looked for a solution as soon as they spotted a problem. The brothers understood that they needed to learn from their mistakes. They were not afraid of failure and welcomed it.

I learned two important lessons from the stories. First, we should not hesitate to come up with new and unique ideas. The key to starting off is to use our imagination. Second, I learned that failure is an opportunity to learn. Doing something and failing is better than doing nothing and learning nothing.

This is the message I want to leave with you: have the courage to imagine and the courage to act in your personal and public lives.

Thank you for listening.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to end poverty, protect the environment, and ensure that the human population enjoys peace and prosperity by 2030. There are 17 SDG themes, each striving to balance social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

People who do not get enough nutrition will lack the energy to work. Their immune systems will also be weakened as a result of malnutrition, making them more vulnerable to illness.

Malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory infections (pneumonia) are easily avoidable and curable in countries with developed healthcare systems. But in countries with poor systems, those diseases can be fatal, especially in young children. Traveling far to clinics or paying for medicine can push a family into extreme poverty.

Furthermore, over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Water infrastructure issues, such as sanitation and hygiene facilities, may worsen the situation.

Droughts and flooding caused by climate change may result in hunger. Its consequences contribute to the poverty cycle.

Many of the world’s poorest people rely on farming, hunting, and gathering for food and income. Therefore, when climate change or natural disasters leave millions of people hungry, recovery becomes even more difficult.

Unemployment caused by conflict or illness can be compensated for with cash and loans. If a harvest is lost due to a natural disaster, food storage can help. However, these resources are frequently unavailable to people living in extreme poverty. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, natural resources have been taken due to colonial rule. This has led to land conflicts, and people have been forced away from their source of food and income.

My name is Mei. I was born and raised in Beijing. I have stayed at Jing’s house for nearly a week. Here are a few gifts for you. These lion, dragon, and plant cutouts express happiness. I have plenty of them so please take one. It can be hung on your window.

I’ve been interested in pop music since I was 6 years old. My favorite artist is Michael Jackson. I listen to his music often.

I’ve been interested in ________________ since I was ________________. My favorite ________________ is ________________. I ________________.

My dream is to create a time machine. If I had one, I would travel through time to see famous inventors. From previous dreamers, I have learned how to develop something new for the future.

Nowadays, no one thinks about flying. It is neither new nor exciting, but the idea of traveling by air has interested inventors. Leonardo da Vinci once thought, “I wish I could fly like a bird.” He and others studied birds and gradually understood some of the secrets of flying.

The first aircraft were ridiculous. One inventor tied an umbrella and wings to a chair. Another created a machine that looked like a duck. People made fun of them, but the inventors were able to use their imaginations in unexpected ways. They led to the development of the modern airplane.