It is very clear to most people the way in which our negative interactions affect us and others. We see it in the victims of bullying or of abuse. Most of us appear to be aware of the potential long-term effects on someone who was mistreated even during their very early life.
Yet it is often overlooked how important an act of kindness can be to someone who is in need. We find it easy to look past the beggar or the disabled person. We would rather avoid eye contact with the person who is standing on the street corner holding a sign. We turn a blind eye to the homeless woman and her children sleeping in the doorway of an abandoned building. We drive right past a car that is broken down on the side of the highway, and we don't give them a second thought.
Our own acts of kindness, however, can change the life of a person who is in a point of struggle in their lives. If we stop to give the beggar something to eat, or to help the disabled person to gather items that are out of their reach; if we take the time to provide clothing to the person holding that sign so that he can perhaps find himself a job; if we offer shelter to the woman and her children; if we stop to make sure that the person broken down on the side of the highway has been able to call for help. If we do these things, perform these acts of kindness, we have the potential to not only change the course of a person's day, but to change their outlook on life even if only for a short period of time. Every action you take affects the life of someone around you.

If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?
British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student. It’s not a popular opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really connect with humans like another human can.
One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.
Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over the world are leaving because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not ‘Will robots replace teachers?’ but ‘How can robots help teachers?’ Office workers can use software to do things like organise and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.

Rising sea levels, droughts, floods, and (46) ________ extreme weather events are symptoms of climate change. With the Earth’s temperature increasing, this planet and its people are paying high prices for unhealthy practices. (47) ________, we must act to keep the temperature from rising to catastrophic levels and stabilize our delicate climate.
Also, we must call upon governments, corporations and decision-makers to (48) ________ significant changes that aren’t focused on profits but on preservation, and by taking industry-wide decisions to move away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy and to protect our forests and oceans (49) ________ contribute to a healthy climate.
Climate change is the greatest threat to life on earth, but it is also our greatest opportunity. We have a chance to (50) ________ our delicate climate by choosing clean energy, protecting key ecosystems like forests and oceans, and moving towards ecological farming. Together we can heal the climate and build a safer, greener, fairer world for all.