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Thismodelhasbeenpreparedbyanexaminerasanexampleofaverygoodanswer.However,pleasenotethatthisisjust
oneexampleoutofmanypossibleapproaches.
Itendtoagreethatyoungchildrencanbenegativelyaffectedbytoomuchtimespentonthecomputereveryday.Thisispartlybecausesittinginfrontofascreenfortoolongcanbedamagingtoboththeeyesandthephysicalpostureofayoungchild,regardlessofwhattheyareusingthecomputerfor.
However,themainconcernisaboutthetypeofcomputeractivitiesthatattractchildren.Theseareoftenelectronicgamesthattendtobeveryintenseandratherviolent.Theplayerisusuallythe‘hero’ofthegameandtoomuchexposurecanencouragechildrentobeself-centredandinsensitivetoothers.
Evenwhenchildrenuseacomputerforotherpurposes,suchasgettinginformationoremailingfriends,itisnosubstituteforhumaninteraction.Spendingtimewithotherchildrenandsharingnonvirtualexperiencesisanimportantpartofachild'sdevelopmentthatcannotbeprovidedbyacomputer.
Inspiteofthis,theobviousbenefitsofcomputerskillsforyoungchildrencannotbedenied.TheiradultworldwillbechangingconstantlyintermsoftechnologyandtheInternetisthekeytoalltheknowledgeandinformationavailableintheworldtoday.Thereforeitisimportantthatchildrenlearnatanearlyagetousetheequipmententhusiasticallyandwithconfidenceastheywillneedtheseskillsthroughouttheirstudiesandworkinglives.
Ithinkthemainpointistomakesurethatyoungchildrendonotoverusecomputers.Parentsmustensurethattheirchildrenlearntoenjoyotherkindsofactivityandnotsimplysitathome,learningtoliveinavirtualworld.
Overthelasthalfcenturythepaceofchangeinthelifeofhumanbeingshasincreasedbeyondourwildestexpectations.Thishasbeendrivenbytechnologicalandscientificbreakthroughsthatarechangingthewholewayweviewtheworldonanalmostdailybasis.Thismeansthatchangeisnotalwaysapersonaloption,butaninescapablefactoflife,andweneedtoconstantlyadapttokeeppacewithit.
Thosepeoplewhobelievetheyhaveachievedsomesecuritybydoingthesame,familiarthingsarelivingindenial.Evenwhenpeoplebelievetheyareresistingchangethemselves,theycannotstoptheworldaroundthemfromchanging.Soonerorlatertheywillfindthatthefamiliarjobsnolongerexist,orthatthe‘safe’patternsofbehaviourarenolongerappropriate.
However,reachingtheconclusionthatchangeisinevitableisnotthesameasassumingthat‘changeisalwaysforthebetter’.Unfortunately,itisnotalwaysthecasethatnewthingsarepromotedbecausetheyhavegoodimpactsforthemajorityofpeople.Alotofinnovationsaremadewiththeaimofmakingmoneyforafew.Thisisbecauseitistherichandpowerfulpeopleinoursocietywhoareabletoimposechanges(suchasinworkingconditionsorpropertydevelopments)
thatareintheirowninterests.
Inconclusion,Iwouldsaythatchangecanbestimulatingandenergisingforindividualswhentheypursueitthemselves,butthatallchange,includingthatwhichisimposedonpeople,doesnotnecessarilyhavegoodoutcomes.
Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:
Governmentsshouldmakemoreefforttopromotealternativesourcesofenergy.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.
Writeatleast250words.
modelanswer:
Ithasbeenknownforsometimenowthatamovetowardssourcesofenergywhicharenotcarbon-basedisurgentlyrequiredtostoptheeffectsofglobalwarming.Inmyview,therearetoofewgovernmentswhoseemtobepromotingtheuseofothertypesofenergysuchaswind,wave,solarandnuclearsourcesofenergy.
Governmentsatpresentaretooreliantoncoil,oilandgas.Althoughsomegovernmentsaredoingresearchintotheuseofalternativeenergysources,manyarenot.Energyfromthewind,theseaandthesundoesnotpollutetheenvironmentandisaneverlastingsourceofpower.Nuclearpowerisclean,andalthoughitisnottotallyunproblematic,itwouldprovidealargeamountofenergyanddramaticallyimprovetheenvironment.CountriessuchasFrancehavemadegooduseofnuclearpower.
Myfeelingisthatmoreusecouldbemadeofwindpower.Insomecountries,therehasbeenareluctancetousewindturbines,eveninareaswhicharenotdenselypopulated,assomepeoplebelievetheyareeyesores.Personally,Ibelievetheyarenotonlyuseful,butbeautifulaswell.Governmentsshouldspendmoretimeandeffortpromotingthebenefitsofthissourceofenergyandtryingtomakethepublicunderstandthereasonforchange.
Inconclusion,Ibelievethat,ifgovernmentsforcedeveryonetohaveawindturbineandsolarpanelsonthebuildingtheylivein,mademoreuseofwavepowerandbuiltmorenuclearpowerstations,thentheywouldmanagetoavertthedangersthatareseriouslythreateningtheEarth.
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CountiessuchasChina,IndiaandJapanhaveunsustainablepopulationgrowths.Infactmanyexpertsareoftheopinionthatthepopulation‘explosion’whichisnowaveryworryingconcern,isthemostseriousthreattolifeonthisplanet.
Givesomesuggestionstoaddressthisproblem.
Writeatleast250words.
modelanswer:
Itistruethatthepopulation‘explosion’whichhastakenplaceoverthelastcentury,isaveryseriousproblem.Oneofthemainreasonsforthisunacceptablepopulationgrowthisalackofunderstandingabouttheenvironment.Over-populationisthemajorreasonforwater,soilandairpollution.Itisalsooftenthecauseofstarvationandevenwars.Expertshaveputforwardmanysuggestionstoaddressthisproblem.Thefollowingarejustafewofthese.
Themostimportantweaponwehavetofightpopulationgrowthiseducation.Thisshouldstartataveryearlyagei.e.beforechildrenevengotoschool.TVcartoonsandchildren’sprogramscanbeusedtoeducatetheveryyoung.Athighschoollevel,studentscanbetaughtabouttheproblemmoredirectly.Atuniversitylevel,scholarshipsshouldbemadeavailabletostudentswhowishtostudyfurtherinthisfield.Internationalexchangegroupsmayalsohelptoincreaseawareness.
Anotherimportantmeansofcontrollingpopulationgrowthistodisadvantagepeoplewhohavemorethanoneortwochildren.Thiscanbedone,asitisinChina,bymeansofahighertax.Althoughitiscontroversial,personswhocomeforwardtobesterilizedcouldbegivenasumofmoney.Itmayalsobepossibletomakeitadvantageousforpeopletohaveonlyonechildbygivingsuchcouplesaspecialtaxdeduction.
Itshouldalsobepossibletomakecontraceptiondevicesfreetothepublicandeasilyobtainable.
Thisproblemisaverydifficultonetoaddressbutweshouldmakeeveryefforttodoso.Therearemanyotherproblemswhicharerelatedtoover-populationsuchasincreasingcrime,illiteracyandpollution.Sobyaddressingoneproblemwewouldbeaddressingtheothersaswell.
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Inarecentsurveyconductedinthiscountry,itwasfoundthatupto20%oftwelveyear-oldsinsomeschoolswereshowingearlysignsofnicotineaddiction.
Intheeighteentotwentyyearagebracketthepercentagewasashighas70%.AlargecontributingfactortothishighlevelofaddictionisattributedtotheuncensoredTVadvertisingofcigarettes.
Forthisreasonallcigaretteadvertisingshouldbebanned.
Discuss.
Writeatleast250words.
modelanswer:
Theissueofcigaretteadvertisingisanimportantone,especiallyinthiscountrywheresomanyyoungadolescentssmoke.Oneofthemaincausesofthisproblemispeerpressure.Anothercauseisadvertising,especiallyTVadvertising.Smoking,asweallknow,leadstoanumberofhealthproblemssuchascancerandheartdisease.Manypeoplethinkthatcigaretteadvertisingshouldnotbebannedsincethiswouldlimitourfreechoiceinthismatter.Howeverthereisgrowingevidencethatthisseriousproblemisgettingoutofcontrol.Letusexaminethefactsmoreclosely.
Themostimportantreasonwhycigaretteadvertisingshouldbebannedisthatcigaretteisbadforourhealth.Smokingcauseslungcancerandheartdisease.Manypeoplealsosufferfromslowandpainfuldeathfromadiseasecalledemphysema.
Anotherimportantreasonwhycigaretteadvertisingshouldbebannedisthatitcoststhetaxpayermoney.Peoplewhobecomesickfromsmokinghavetobecaredforinexpensivehospitals.Inadditiontheirdeathsoftenresultsinfinancialproblemfortheirfamilies.
Finallycigarettesmokingmayleadtoanotherproblemnamelydrugaddiction.Althoughthereisnotconclusiveevidencethatthisoftenhappens,manyexpertsinthisareafeelthatthereisaconnectionbetweenthetwo.
Perhapsasolutiontothisproblemistheeducationofyoungchildrenconcerningthedangersoftakingupthishabit.Alsoaheavytaxcouldbeplacedoncigarettessothatyoungsterswouldnotbeabletoaffordthem.Inanycase,itseemsbeyondanyreasonabledoubtthatcigaretteadvertisingshouldbebanned.
Illiteracyhastraditionallybeenviewedaslargelyathirdworldproblem.
HoweveritisbecomingapparentthatincountriessuchastheUSAandAustralia,illiteracyisontheincrease.
Discusspossiblecausesforthisanditseffectonsociety.
Writeatleast250words.
modelanswer:
Itistruethatilliteracyisbecomingaseriousprobleminindustrialisednations.Thisissurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatthisisaproblemonlyinunder-developednationssuchasinpartsofAfricaandIndia.Illiteracyisrelatedtomanyotherproblemssuchaspoverty,over-populationand
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