Category: Essays

  • In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What are your opinions on this?

    In these days, it is common to see more or less children engaged in some kind of paid work. I believe, it may have positive as well as negative impact on the children. Positive in a sense, it will give an edge in securing good job in future. While negative, as it may develop greediness of money in children.
    Whenever children grow up and move into the professional career, job experience plays an important role. Even if their job required online work, it definitely gives an edge. For example, according to a research by the university, children having some sort of previous work experience landed on a full-time job sooner, as compared to those who had no prior work experience. Therefore, children who are engaged in some kind of paid work not only develops good learning and responsibility among themselves, also increase their chances of getting a good full-time job.
    Conversely, children who do some kind of paid job are more likely to develop attraction towards earning money rather completion of education. This is the reason, children may move on to full-time job without completing their formal education. For instance, according to a national survey the most common reason for not completing undergraduate education was to be able to start earning even before the completion of studies. Due to this, most of the parents allow their children to do voluntary work for limited time, so they do not develop an addiction of earning money without completing their education.
    Hence, I believe, paid work can have a positive and negative impact on the children, as it helps in securing good job in future but may develop greediness of money in children.

  • The charts below show the levels of participation in education and science in developing and industrialized countries in 1980 and 1990. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

    The bar charts show the level of participation by developing and industrialized countries in education, skill and research for the year 1980 and 1990.
    In terms of schooling, industrialized countries remained highest with the average of almost 8 years in 1980 and 10 years in 1990. Although both developing and industrialized countries experienced a growth in average years of schooling, it was greatest in terms of industrialized countries.
    The trend for scientists and technicians shows a similar trend, as it increased for both developing and industrialized countries. For developing countries, the increase from 1980 to 1990 was minor, for it still remained fewer than 20 per 1000 people.
    Despite the fact that education and skills rose in developing countries from 1980 to 1990, spending on research and development fell. The increase in spending on research and development rose form $150 billion in 1980 to $350 billion dollars in 1990, for industrialized countries.

  • Some people think that the government is wasting money by funding the arts and this money could be better spent elsewhere. To what extent do you agree with this view?

    It is believed that government are spending more money on promotion of arts which is not justifiable and do not worth much, and they should invest it somewhere else. I tend to disagree with the statement.

    Importance of studying arts for both kids and elder people is undeniable. Arts are greatly connected with generating creativity and innovative skills. Furthermore critical thinking skills leads to the development of the world. It has served humankind greatly. The Taj Mahal, Wall of China, and great pyramids of Egypt are true depiction of fabulous artistic skills. These wonder of the world served as basis of great knowledge creation in the field of architecture. UK government did a survey and revealed results that students who studies arts in their school or colleges scored high on creativity.
    Nowadays, people are pursuing more careers in arts. They learn how to make paintings and sculptures. What is more, music and drama industry is greatly entertaining us in our gloomy time. These artist and celebrities give us pleasure. Despite of the fact that they pay heavy taxes, they do great social work. The US labor department shared a study that only 10 percent of people associated with arts are unemployed.
    Arts helps native to know their culture and history. In addition to that, foreigners find it as very helpful. Rome, Iran, Egypt, Italy and Turkey are countries with rich cultural history. Many foreigners visit these countries regularly. This results in generation of excellent economic activity. The World Bank did study and revealed the countries with history of arts orientation have high gross domestic product.

    So in my opinion, government should spend more extravagantly in arts development as it is very beneficial for both people and government.

  • Advances in computer technology allow young adults to work from home and children to study at home. Do you think this is a positive or negative change?

    Advancement in the field of information technology has made professionals to work at home, and students taking classes online. This is very positive trend and it is very beneficial for society.

    Nowadays, after novel coronavirus epidemic, there has been strict lockdown prevailing in most of the countries. The corporates and education institutions closed for indefinite period. Moreover, many lost their jobs. Here role of I.T emerged strongly. Despite of the fact that cost of providing latest gadgets to employees increased significantly, the organizations kept on working remotely. This resulted in an increased productivity of employees, as well as improvement in work-life balance to greater extent. Atlas Honda has achieved its highest ever sales in this October 2020 as it was working on this concept. Mercer Pakistan did a study and revealed that efficiency of workers who have been provided work from home increased upto 30 percent.

    Secondly, the employers also got its fruit. The operational cost of their businesses reduced remarkably. The cost of transportation, meals, electricity and utilities went down substantially. Without availability of latest technology, it would not been possible. Some organizations served their customers satisfactorily, even though the companies were closing at that time due to losses. The google had reduced its operational cost to US$ 50 million in last quarter. The US department of labor published survey results that revealed that tech companies have not fired a single worker during this financial year.

    On the other side, there are also some negative points associated with work from home. The distractions at home and isolation of employees affect them socially and psychologically. There is an increased responsibility on soulmates and mothers when husbands and kids are at home. The UK department of justice revealed report that divorce rate increased 2 times during recent lockdown.

    In my opinion working at home and getting learning online by use of technology outweighs its drawbacks and it is very positive trend.

  • When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. You should write at least 250 words.

    With the development in technology, the traditional skills and ways of life does die out, which is in terms of typewriters. However, for some goods it does not happen in all areas of the world; specifically talking about the developing countries.
    If we talk about typewriters, which are nowadays replaced by the computers. Looking into the past, not everyone was skilled to use the typewriters, for it required a special skill of maintaining the formatting of the content through typing pace. Although, this need of preciseness has been resolved with the invention of computers, which automatically maintains the formatting and is comparatively very easy to use. But, the people who were qualified to use typewriters are now redundant and have become extinct due the technological shift to the computers, and nowadays no one requires a separate typist for the work. This shows that, moving away from traditional skills due to the technology is inevitable.
    However, if we talk about electric cars, which has brough revolution in the automobile industry and have created a niche for specialized mechanics, has actually not made the traditional diesel engine car’s mechanic redundant. Although, some people from developed countries might prefer soundless electric cars, many people from developing countries prefer to drive diesel engine cars. This is because, latest electric cars are not available in their area or even it does not match their culture. For instance, people from traditional Punjabi culture prefers to have cars which have loud sound, just to show their influence in their society. So, despite the technological advancement towards electric cars, the usage of diesel engine cars and its mechanic have not decreased to extinction.
    In terms of typewriters, indeed it is pointless to try to keep the tradition alive, but for cars it can happen, depending upon the availability of goods.
    Thus, with the development in technology, the traditional skills and ways of life does die out in some instances, but not for all.

  • The chart below shows the amount spent on six consumer goods in four European countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

    The bar chart shows the pounds sterling spent on six consumer goods by four countries: Germany, Italy, France and Britain.
    The greatest spending was done by Britain for photographic films of more than 170,000 pounds sterling. While, the lowest spending was done by France for tennis racquets amounting to little more than 140,000 pounds sterling. Even though Germany’s spending was lowest for most of the consumer goods, for tennis racquets and personal stereos France did lowest spending.
    Britain recorded highest spending for all consumer goods. In terms of photographic films, Germany did lowest spending. It is important to note that, Italy and France spent equal amount of pound sterling which is bit less than 160,000 for Toys. Whereas, Germany and France spent equal amount for personal stereos which is almost 150,000-pound sterling. Overall, the spending of all four countries was quite similar in terms of personal stereos.

  • The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

    The bar chart shows the number of Japanese tourists travelled abroad between 1985 and 1995. Whereas, line graph shows the Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market.

    It is evident from the bar chart that Japanese tourist who travelled abroad experienced a significant increase during 1985 and 1995, with 5 million people in 1985 and 15 million in 1995. Except for 1991 where tourist decreased to 10.5 million from 11 million in 1990, all the years noticed an increase in number of Japanese tourists in contrast to previous year. The highest growth in Japanese tourist was recorded in 1995 with little more than 15 million from a bit less than 14 million in 1994. Whereas, lowest growth was recorded in 1993 at 12 million from a little less than 12 million.

    Line graph shows increase in Japanese tourist coming to Australia from two percent in 1985 to six percent in 1994. The highest percentage of Japanese tourist traveling to Australia was in 1993 at more than six percent. All years except 1989 and 1994 noticed a fall in Japanese tourist coming to Australia. In 1989 it fell from almost five percent to a little more than four percent; whereas in 1994 it declined to six percent from a little more than it in 1993.

    Overall, Japanese tourist traveling abroad including Australia rose from 1985 to 1995.

  • Write introduction of all essays topic

    1.Agree/ Disagree:
    Some people are of opinion that the key to sucess in business is to possess a unique product to sell. To what extend do you agree or disagree
    Nowadays, it is a common perception, to be successful in business, one should produce unique or distintive product. Since its not possible for majority, I totally disagree with this stance. Core factors effecting success are marketing strategy for its advertisement, and promotion, attractive product packaging, and above all after sales services.

    2. Both views:
    Many people are happy that historical buildings are protected from being knocked down; whereas, other people would like to see them replaced by more usefil buildings such as houses and recreation facilities. Discuss both views.

    People have different views either to keep or dimolish old buildings. Normally, its the responsibility of the state to ensure the safety of heritage by preserving historical infrastructure as it mirrors our ancestry, and culture as well as it preserves cultural identity. It attracts tourists from all world. Although, population growth is on rapid increase, some people think, new residential and liesure spots should be created by replacing them.

    3. Advantages and Disadvantages:
    Private care owners should be taxed highly and money invested in public transport in order to reduce congestion. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution.
    Each government has prime focus to improve transportation facilities and adopts different strategies to have minimum traffic. Likewise, by imposing heavy cess on vehicle purchase. Although it would increase govt revenue which can be invested for pulic transports, widing roads, and traffic laws enforcement, it would have adverse effect on buying power of middle/lower class person.Also, a drastic drop of sales in automobile industry which would result in unemployment of thousand of people.

    4.Hybrid:
    Obesity in children is greatly increasing and this could lead to health problems for them later in life, as well as health care cost. Why do you think so many children are obese and what could be done to solve this problem.
    Nowadays, Being overweight is common issue of youngsters too. Fatness causes severe diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart problems too. Lifestyle changes are causing fatness. For instance, abnormal eating patterns with unhealthy food choices, lack of outdoor and physical activities, undue educational stress effecting mental health. These issues can be controlled by healty eating patterns,by being physical activities and by taking care of mental health.

  • Write introductions for all these topics.

    Agree or Disagree
    Some people are of the opinion that the key to success in business is to possess a unique product to sell. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
    I agree with the opinion that key to success in business is to possess a unique product to sell. The reason is the business is able to skim profits before competitor due to the first mover advantage and also able to control prices because of having monopoly due to the uniqueness of product.

    Both views
    Many people are happy that historic buildings are protected by laws to prevent them from being knocked down; whereas, other people would like to see them replaced by more useful buildings such as houses and recreation facilities. Discuss both sides.
    I believe protection of historic buildings by law is important because some buildings are related to an important historic event or symbolizes an ancient culture. Nevertheless, with the growth of population and a need to fulfil housing requirements of people many old buildings need to be renovated into apartments.

    Advantages and Disadvantages
    Private car owners should be taxed highly and the money invested in public transport in order to reduce congestion. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution?
    Charging higher taxes to private car owners and investing in public transportation will definitely reduce traffic congestion by shifting more people to public transport and is likely to reduce pollution related to private cars also. Nonetheless, it may also deteriorate public transport due to increased demand causing more people to shift to private cars despite higher taxes.

    Hybrid
    Obesity in children is greatly increasing and this could lead to health problems for them later in life, as well as health care costs. Why do you think so many children are obese and what could be done to solve this problem.
    Problem-Causes-Solution
    Obesity in children is greatly increasing and this could lead health problems for them later in life, as well as health care costs. Why do you think so many children are obese and what could be done to solve this problem
    Obesity in children is increasing which will not only increase health issues later in life but will also increase health care cost. The reason is eating habits as junk food is preferred in terms of healthy food and the reduction in physical sports due to invention of mobile, tablets and video games. This could be improved with the help of parents who should not allow their children to eat junk food and educational institutes making the requirement of physical sports mandatory for the children in each grade.

  • The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years. Many of the problems young people now experience, such as juvenile delinquency, arise from the fact that many married women now work and are not at home to care for their children. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

    The position of women has indeed changed since last twenty years as both of the parents being employed is quite common nowadays, which was unusual in the past. I agree that juvenile delinquency, depression and some other children related issues are growing due to the fact that parents are not able to give time to their children, but sometimes it is result of other reasons such as disagreements between parents.
    When parents, specially mothers are not able to give time to their children, the sense of inferiority complex, depression and similar problem start to arise in them. Being deprived of the company especially of mothers, most of the time of children is then spent with friends who could easily manipulate the behavior and habits of children towards unethical conduct. For instance, according to a survey by Lahore University, drug usage in high school students was more common in adults who spent lesser time with their mothers because of being employed. Thus, mothers not being able to give time to their children causes them to indulge in untoward activities.
    However, disagreement between parents including physical violence in front of kids is also an important factor which cause long term detrimental effects on the behavior of children. Having seen violence during childhood, most of the children repeat such actions with others, leading to juvenile delinquencies and other problems. For instance, according to a report by community college in US, male adults who witnesses physical violence during their childhood repeated the same with their girlfriends and ended up being convicted for physical violence ten. Hence, despite cared by their mothers such incidents happen.
    So, juvenile delinquency and other problems which young people experience is not always the result of mothers being unable to care for children but can also be due to domestic violence incidents among parents.

  • The table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below

    The bar chart compares the number of imprisonments of five countries from 1930 to 1980.
    The largest number of imprisonments are recorded in 1980 in terms of United states which is 140 thousand people; while, it was lowest in Great Britain in 1930 and 1940 at 30 thousand people. Great Britain noticed steady growth in number of imprisonments from 30 thousand in 1940 to 60 thousand in 1980. In terms of decline in number of imprisonments, Canada is the major contributor because of 120 thousand imprisonments in 1930 to 90 thousand in 1980.
    Number of imprisonments in Australia showed mixed trend before decreasing to 50 thousand. New Zealand’s imprisonments were largest in 1930 at 100 thousand and lowest in 1950 at 50 thousand. In 1980, highest number of imprisonments were in Great Britain and United States. Whereas, in 1930 highest number of imprisonments are in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

  • Without capital punishment (the death penalty) our lives are less secure and crimes of violence increase. Capital punishment in essential to control violence in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

    I disagree that capital punishment is essential to control violence in society. Capital punishment does not make our lives secure or decrease the crimes of violence because the person who is convicted and punished is not the main culprit most of the time, and the crime may increase if the relatives of punished criminal try to take revenge from public.
    In most cases, the act of violence or target killing is done by hitmen who does this just for the sake of money and when that person is caught no one believes about the main planner. Because the main culprit is mostly rich and is a person of great influence. For example, some rich businessmen or politicians hire criminals to get their job done and those hired criminals are only held responsible if they are caught. This does not deter the real culprit to stop doing such violent activities, but they could hire another person by offering money. Thus, capital punishment does not decrease crime because the main culprit goes unpunished most of the time.
    Secondly, capital punishment also creates bad impression of law enforcement agencies in the minds of families who experience it. People who are punished for the sake of earning money provides their family member and friends the opportunity to avenge the blood by doing criminal activities against law enforcement agencies. For instance, if a father is convicted and hanged to death, there is a possibility that someone from his children will choose to become criminal just to seek revenge of his father against police officers. Hence, the crime will increase in the society.
    Therefore, I believe capital punishment is not essential to control violence in society. Rather, life sentence with community work should be promoted to change the mindset of criminals.

  • The first chart below shows the results of a survey which sampled a cross-section of 100,000 people asking if they travelled abroad and why they travelled for the period 1994-98. The second chart shows their destinations over the same period. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

    The charts show the details related to purpose and destination of visit by UK residents from 1994 to 1998.
    In 1998, 20700 UK residents travelled for holiday purpose which is the highest number recorded; whereas, only 896 travelled in 1995 for other reasons, which is the lowest number. The highest increase was also noted in holiday travel which rose from 15246 in 1994 to 20700 in 1998. Except business travelers, 1995 experience a decline in travelers as compared to 1994, contributed by holiday, visit to friends and relatives and other reasons categories.
    UK residents travelling to western region recorded the highest number in 1998 at 24519; while, the lowest number which is 914 travelled to north region in 1995. The largest percentage increase was recorded in UK residents travelling to north region which surged from 919 in 1994 to 1823 in 1998. Nonetheless total visitors fall in 1995 in contrast to 1994, the category of north region only experienced a reduction of 5 travelers.

  • Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic. “Prevention is better than cure.” Out of a country’s health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? You should write at least 250 words.

    Although prevention is better than cure but still diverting a large proportion of budget related to treatment to education and preventative measures will not give the desired results because some diseases are seasonal which are very less likely to be prevented. Also, Health education will less likely cause children to take preventative measures in terms of diseases.
    Seasonal disease such as influenza is very common in Pakistan before the weather change from warm to cold. Despite the fact, number of preventative measures are taken such as wearing warm clothes and usage of herbal tea most of the people suffer from this influenza and end up going to doctor for medication. Hence, if lesser funds are kept for treatment then it could have adverse effect on the people suffering from it and even cause a risk to life.
    Although adults do take preventative measures and are able to prevent diseases to greater extent, children are not able to do the same. It is very difficult for parents to counsel children in terms of prevention of diseases, so the health education will be of very less use for them. That is the reason, health care for children must be well equipped and sufficiently funded because in cause of emergency related to children parents have to rush to the nearest hospital.
    Thus, I believe, nevertheless health education and preventative measures are very crucial to be communicated, reducing budget for treatment is not a good idea. The health budget should be sufficient enough to cater the urgent needs of country’s citizen but taking a decision to divert funds from treatment to health education will deteriorate the healthcare system resulting in increased fatalities.

  • The chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment status. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

    The bar chart shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment status including employed, unemployed, retired and staying home.
    The largest amount of leisure time is enjoyed by unemployed men at more than 60%. Whereas, in terms of women largest amount of leisure time is enjoyed by unemployed women at less than 60%. The lowest leisure time is enjoyed by fulltime employed male and female which is more than 40% for male and less than 40% for female.
    It is significant to note that there are no men who are working part time or are staying at home and men who are working fulltime enjoys more leisure time as compared to women who work part-time. Moreover, men who work full-time enjoys leisure time in similar amount to women who are housewives. Also, there is little variation in the enjoyment of leisure time by women who were employed fulltime and are housewives.

  • “Fatherhood ought to be emphasized as much as motherhood. The idea that women are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea that they are also responsible for bringing the children up.” To what extent do you agree or disagree?

    Fatherhood should be emphasized as much as motherhood because the decision of having babies is dependent upon mutual relationship and actions. Also, law dictates the responsibility of both mother and father in terms of brought up of children.
    In spite of the fact, the society varies in terms of male and female dominated households but decision of having babies either from man or woman is contingent upon mutual relationship and actions and cannot be fulfilled without the consent of both parties. For instance, if man is not willing to have a baby or vice versa, then no one can force either of them to do so, even law safeguards their rights in terms of parenthood. So, it would be incorrect to say that having babies is in control of mothers only, due to which the responsibility of bringing up the children also rests with them.
    Similarly, if the decision of having a baby is taken then it is equal responsibility of father as compared to mother for bringing the children up because the decision was dependent upon the actions of bother parents. For instance, the law in Pakistan requires men to pay for the expenses related to the bringing up of children even after the divorce between husband and wife. Hence, not exonerating men from the responsibility of bringing up of children even after divorce.
    Therefore, fatherhood need to be emphasized as of equal importance as motherhood because women are not totally responsible of having babies which also binds men with the responsibility of bringing up of children.

  • The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

    The table below shows the percentage of consumer durables owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983.
    The highest number of consumer durable that is owned by British people is television at 98% in 1983. Whereas, the lowest number of ownerships is recorded in terms of dishwasher at 3% in both 1978 and 1979. The greatest increase is noted in telephone from 42% in 1972 to 77% in 1983, while no consumer durable experience a decline in ownership. The most famous consumer durable turned out to be a television which was owned by 93% in 1972 and rose to 98% in 1983.

    It is interesting to note that the ownership of video started from 18% in 1983; whereas ownership of dishwasher started from 3% in 1978 to 5% in 1983. Moreover, the ownership of vacuum cleaner surged from 87% in 1972 to 95% in 1982, before plummeting to zero in 1983.

  • Popular events like the football world cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion.

    Popular events such as Olympics or world cup can be helpful in easing international tensions by promoting healthy competition, but it can still be influenced by the present relation between countries.

    Popular sports event such as cricket world cup in Pakistan promotes healthy activity not just for the participants but also for the citizens of the country. The time period during which cricket world cup is played the minds of the people are diverted towards watching cricket matches and a smaller number of people participates in riots and other patriotic gatherings. Even though Pakistan and India do not have good relations, players during matches are found to be shaking hands with each other. Moreover, most of the journalists on news channel debate about the cricket matches rather highlighting the negative aspects of neighboring countries. Furthermore, the host country also spends more resources and time in developing the area surrounding stadiums in order to attract tourist, while cutting back time and resources on international rivalry.

    Nonetheless, international tensions can adversely impact the sports event as well. Talking about the cricket matches between Pakistan and India more aggression is visible not only among players but also among views. For instance, it is common to see arguments and exchange of harsh words between players during matches. Moreover, viewers are also seen throwing things towards players in the fields, including soft drink bottles. Hence, popular events including cricket world cup is not an effective measure to ease the international tensions that exist, and it can also exaggerate the problems if occurred during those matches

    Thus, I believe popular events can divert people from patriotic emotions but diverting players from international tensions is difficult and requires proper training.

  • Writing task 1: the charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

    The bar chart shows the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995; whereas, line graph shows the Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market.

    It is evident from the bar chart that Japanese tourist who are travelling abroad experience noticed a significant increase during 1985 and 1995, with 5 million people in 1985 and 15 million in 1995. Except for 1991 where tourist decreased to 10.5 million from 11 million in 1990, all the years noticed an increase in number of Japanese tourists in contrast to previous year. The highest growth in Japanese tourist is recorded in 1995 with little more than 15 million from a bit less than 14 million in 1994. Whereas, lowest growth is recorded in 1993 at 12 million from a little less than 12 million.

    Line graph shows increase in Japanese tourist coming to Australia from two percent in 1985 to six percent in 1994. The highest percentage of Japanese tourist traveling to Australia was in 1993 at more than six percent. All years except 1989 and 1994 noticed a fall in Japanese tourist coming to Australia. In 1989 it fell from almost five percent to a little more than four percent; whereas in 1994 it declined to six percent from a little more than it in 1993.

    Overall, Japanese tourist traveling abroad: including Australia rose from 1985 to 1995.

  • Many people want to look younger than their real age. What are the causes of this? Is this a positive or negative development?

    Many people want to look younger than their real age because of the requirement of their profession, personal likeness or staying fashionable.

    People belonging to the profession of showbiz needs to look younger than their real age in order to remain a part of the industry. That is the reason supermodels and film stars work hard in terms of proper diet and workout to look younger so they could have continued fan following. For example, majority of lead roles in films are given to those actors or actresses who looked young. This is a positive development which also have favorable impact on the health of the person by keeping one fit.

    Secondly, as far as men are concerned, most of them want to look younger so that they could wear boys clothing. As sneakers, jeans, hoodies mostly look good on younger people. For instance, if I talk about myself, I like to look younger so I could wear shorts and t-shirts. This is indeed a positive development because for it I do regular workout to stay in shape.

    Moreover, talking about women who are very concerned about their looks and most of them hide their true age, perhaps want to look younger. They want this because of their personal desire to look younger than their friends, family members and colleagues in their circle. Some do regular work out and take healthy diet, while others also rely on facial surgeries and usage of drugs. Even though staying young through natural means give benefits, reliance on surgeries and drugs have negative repercussions in the long term.

    Thus, many people want to look young due to the requirement of their profession, staying fashionable or personal inclination.

  • Money ought to be spent on new public buildings such as museums or town halls rather than renovating existing ones. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

    As we know, every country allocates funds for public interest’s projects to create new buildings or either renovate the existing ones. Despite of the fact construction of new landmarks would create employment, i believe in the renovation of existing buildings first. However, the surplus amount can be utilize for the construction of new ones. By considering new construction policy, it would be expensive, un-appropriate money use, burden upon public interest and many more.

    To begin with, estsblishing new landmarks should be proportionate to the public need which requires construction of new projects should be as per the population growth. Otherwise it would be wrong use of taxpayers.

    Even though building new museums, town halls lead to growth in construction sector, it can be un-suitable as these projects requires long time period as well as huge budgets. Although base matters, Buildings depriciate over the period 20 to 100 years approximately. Despite of the fact that normal wear ane tear exist, the furniture and fixtures have lesser life 5 to 10 years only. I
    Since we know, Its more suitable to replace these with new one along.
    To sum up, i believe in maximum utilisation of each thing especially money. By focusing, re-construciton/ renovation of existing ones, amount can be wisely utilize. On the other hand excessive finance can be spent upon well-being betterment or other productive projects.

  • Around the world, the rich are becoming richer and poor are becoming poorer. What is the cause of this? What solutions are there to tackle it?

    The rich are becoming richer and poor are becoming poorer, around the world. This is due to investment opportunites, tax system and access to resources which is intensifying the problem. I will discuss the reasons in detail and will also provide solutions for it.

    Firstly, the investment opportunities provide more returns to big investors as compared to small ones. For instance, a person investing 100 million will be offered returns more than 15% by a financial institution; while, a person who is investing 1 million will get returns at around 5%. That is why, rich people are more in a position to expand their wealth as compared to poor people. This problem could be addressed by central banks providing same rate of returns for big and small investors so there is equality for the citizens.

    Moreover, poor and rich are paying same taxes on the basic commodities such as bread and butter. So, the people who are earning more or are wealthy pay same amount of taxes on basic goods as poor people pay. For example, poor people who are struggling to meet their food requirement and are living from hand to mouth, still have to pay the taxes on food in Pakistan in comparison to rich people who can easily afford it. Hence, there should be equity in tax system so poor people are exempt from taxes while rich people are made to pay for it.

    In terms of availability of resources if we talk about education it also varies according to the social status of people. If I talk about Pakistan there is availability of local education, British education which is O and A levels and the American schooling as well. Therefore, rich people can afford best international education due to which they also land on a well-paid job. Whereas, poor people get limited education from government institutes of low standard and end up being unemployed or accepting a low paid job. Hence, there should be same quality of education provided by government to rich and poor people, so that poor people can also get a chance to improve their social status and get out of poverty.

    These are the reasons which are causing rich people to become richer, while poor people becoming poorer, around the world.

  • Many shops today stay open later than in a past and this has an effect on a shoppers and the community.Is this a positive or negative development?

    Now-a-days, the shops has been opened for longer hours in many part of the world. Although it may have some effect on the personal life of owner, I argue that it will be a benificial for both owner and society.

    To start with, the positive development for the owner of shop. The owner has a benefit of increasing profit. For instance, if the shop’s owner open their shop for longer hours it definitely add more income for the owner. Sometime the people who does jobs, they does not have enough time for the purchasing. If the shops are open for a longer time, they can easily purchase the things according to their suitable time.

    To conclude, it is a positive development for the shoppers and community. If the opening hours of any outlet will increase, it will atomaticaly add more profit for community.

  • Some people think that higher institutions should concentration more on academic subjects such as history and the physical sciences, while others think that they should concentrate more on practical subjects such as car mechanics and cookery, and so on. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

    I believe higher institutions cannot act as a partisan towards academic or practical subjects because it depends on the area of a person in which he or she plan to specialize. So, higher education must provide autonomy to study according to the specialized field.

    For instance, people who plan to pursue career in accounts, IT or engineering should focus more on practical subjects because after higher studies students will enter the practical environment so it would give them more benefit to study about practical subjects. For them, academic subjects should have been covered before their secondary education so that they are also aware about academic subjects including history and the physical sciences to some extent.

    Conversely, some professions are entirely related to physical sciences and has nothing to do with practical subjects. For instance, a person planning to teach history has nothing to do with practical subjects such as computing, engineering or auditing. Therefore, more focus on academic subjects will be required even at higher education.

    This is the reason most of the institutes focus on academic subjects during earlier education and shift to practical subjects during higher studies in order to make them ready before their practical working environment. For example, the curriculum followed in Pakistan actually allows students to study wide range of subjects including courses of humanities and social sciences even at baccalaureate level and then allows to opt for major and minor courses.

    Therefore, I believe higher institutions should provide an opportunity of liberal arts education which allows people to choose their subjects according to their desired field of work.

  • Films and computer games which contain violence are very popular. Some people believe they have a negative effect on society and so should be banned. Other people, however, say they are just harmless and help people to relax. Discuss both these points of view and give your own opinion.

    I believe films and computer games which contain violence do not have a negative effect on society and they should not be banned because although movies do show tips and tricks related to violence but most of the people watch it for entertainment purposes and the terrorist and criminals are not found to be watching such violent movies or playing games that caused them to do such activities.
    As far as teenager and adult males are concerned, violent video games and movies are quite popular in these days. Number of movies are allocated R category due to explicit violence that is in terms of bloodshed, weapons and drugs. Many college students try out drugs while they are getting their education just to look cool and end up doing violence. For example, many western movies show alcohol and drugs which cause students to try such things with their friends. This results in teenagers becoming addict for life or even involved in criminal activities, such as stealing and fighting.
    Conversely, most of the teenagers and students watch violent movies and play such video games just for recreational purposes as they understand good moral behavior due to their upbringing and education. According to a research by National College of Arts, teenagers who watched violent movies were more socially responsible as compared to those who do not know much about it.
    Also, criminals and terrorist are not found to be watching violent movies or playing violent games that provoke them to do such untoward activities; but, it is the poverty or lack of entertainment facilities that forced them to become unethical citizens. For example, a survey in national prison of Punjab it was found, 80% of criminals did not even had access to entertainment while they were children.
    Thus, I believe films and computer games which contain violence do not have negative effect on society and they should not be banned.

  • Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer. What, in your opinion, should be the main function of a university?

    Many are of the belief that providing skills along with knowledge to graduates is the responsibility of universities, while others consider that university is the place from where an individual can get only knowledge rather than the ability, which is required for the market. In my opinion, though knowledge is essential, there are some other skills which can enhance the competency of graduates by providing useful course related to workplace according to the employer’s need.

    Knowledge is essential for graduates to create better understandings. Because knowledge is the gateway to learn that how the things interact with each other, it enables us to think differently. For that reason, mostly universities prefer to give fundamental influence instead of providing other soft skills, which can allow the students to learn the abilities according to the market needs that how to solve the problem practically.

    However, the access to knowledge is not enough to teach workplace related skill. In other words, knowledge can only provide the background, while skills can help us in practical approach. For instance, university of the Oslo conducted a study, in which they concluded that universities taught skills along with knowledge produced 75 % effective graduates than the graduates who only possessed degrees without acquiring the skills.

    In conclusion, though knowledge has crucial role to educate the students, the skills are also essential, for enhance the competent numbers of graduates for the employers.

  • It’s believed that people who read for pleasure develop their imagination more and acquire better language skills compared to people who prefer watching television. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

    It has been stated that reading habit helps in obtaining better linguistic skills as well as build-up the imagination capability of a person as compared to those who preferred television shows and documentaries. I partially agree with the statement as both reading and watching shows aid language skills and improve imagination.

    To commence with, reading articles in a newspaper improves vocabulary. This is because the editors try to use words that attract the audience. To cite an example, when I start preparing for my IELTS test, I bought a newspaper to look for how the editors write. Also, I try to learn their style of linking words together so that I get my required band. Similarly, reading novels is far more helpful in developing imagination power. As the reader is making a perfect plot in his/her mind what an author is saying. Therefore, the people who read novels avoid watching dramas because the drama plot is not perfect as they are thinking of.

    On the other hand, watching documentaries on Television enables a person to acquire better listening skills and how to pronounce a word. The speakers are usually native, but non-native speakers also have great language skills. To illustrate, the national geographic channel is famous for its’ documentaries. Similarly, people learning English language preferred to watch them in order to enhance their listening skills which are imperative in understanding a language.

    To conclude, I reiterated that both reading and watching television shows boost language abilities as all of the basic elements such as vocabulary, coherence and cohesion, fluency, pronunciation and listening skills are essential to master a particular language.

  • Topic- today more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult such as the Sahara desert or the Antarctic .what are the benefits and disadvantages for tourists who visit such places?

      It has been stated that tourists’ flow increased to sites of extreme weather, and the places which are not tourist’s friendly such as Antarctica and Sahara deserts. In this essay, I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of visiting such dangerous places.

      To commence with, the most important, by and large, disadvantage of visiting such places is risks of attack from the wild animals. For this reason, the visitors are required to know how to deal with if they pose a risk to them. To illustrate, Sahara desert is famous for Cobra snakes which prove deadly without immediate medical attention. Also, there is another major problem of less number of residential areas so that travellers are required to have tents which is another burden of extra luggage on the shoulders of the tourists.

      On the other hand, there are also some benefits when one goes to the areas of low facilities. Because the beauty of unseen areas was not manipulated by thousands of tourist who usually make a visit to famous places. To cite an example, the glaciers of Antarctica are huge and amazing which cannot be seen in any other part of the world, and people are reluctant to visit there due to the extreme of weather. Therefore, the unseen areas are worth a visit to have an incredible experience of exploring the unfamiliar world. Similarly, a number of achievement increases when visiting un-famous places.

      To conclude, I reiterated though there may be some risks associated with visiting dangerous places, the sense of accomplishment and looking for beautiful sceneries is worth a visit.

  • Some people think history has little or nothing to offer, while others say the study of the past helps us understand the present. Write on both views and give your opinion, citing examples from your experience.

      It has been asserted that knowing about history is not important, however, some people opposed this view and considered it useful in understanding the current time. In this essay, I will discuss both these views, and why I consider the history can be beneficial in showcasing the present era.

      To commence with, learning about the past is worthless. Because incidents that happened in the past are not going to benefit the current generation. To illustrate, as we know about the World war in which Americans attack Japanese cities, and destroy them so what is the benefit of this information. Although this information is not necessary at all, it can create more hatred in the world. Moreover,, rather than wasting time on history, it is more important to give that time to exploring the world by studying science and technology.

      On the other hand, some people argued that the past events can aid us to interpret the present age. Since the age of our Prophet Muhammad PBUH, Islam predicts that certain changes will happen in the world. As the 9/11 attack, for instance, is predicted in the holy book, Quran, 1400 years ago, people mock these verses at that time but now we have seen the incident. For that reason, I opine that learning of the past is essential as some predictions can really aid the world in understanding of the present age.

    To conclude, I reiterated despite the fact that some people considered learning history a wastage of time while I believe that it is imperative to learn the past in order to understand what is going on in the present-day.

  • ost of the people in society enjoy watching crime movies and criminal TV programmes. Why do you think people have more interest to watch them ? What is the impact of society due to this?

     It has been asserted that a major number of the communities appreciate the Television shows based on the criminal activities. In this essay, I will discuss a reason for interest in such TV shows and its’ positive and negative influences on the society.

     To commence, it is the thrill and suspense that render the public to watch the crime-based movies and the Television programmes. One cannot predicts what the outcome is going to be. To illustrate, a Bollywood movie, XYZ, is based on a girl, murdered by an unknown culprit, who is the daughter of a famous Doctor. After an hour of a thrilling investigation by a police officer in the movie, her mother is found to be a killer as she was not her biological mother, but adopted child as the Doctor was infertile.

     Moving forward, the television programmes are arranged in a way to give a positive lesson to its’ audience. For instance, a culprit is identified and put behind the bars in most of the programmes. Therefore, the audience feels the fear to commit any type of crime. In addition, the crime-based shows are a good source of entertainment and can prove a good source of releasing the stress of the day.

     On the other hand, such type of TV shows is not without the negative impacts on a society. For example, the teenagers often inspired from the techniques about how to plan a crime and try to imitate the scene. The result is obviously not good, but some commit because they considered real life as a scene of the movie. So, these shows may be considered a source of increasing crime in a society.

     To conclude, I reiterate that the suspense in the crime-based TV shows is the main reason for interest in watching it. While the aforementioned shows can be a source of entertainment, it can influence the society in a negative way which could raise the crime ratio in society.

  • These days the fashions in clothing are constantly changing. Is this affecting individuals and the environment in a positive or a negative way? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge and experience.

    It has been asserted that changing variety of the trendy wearables every other day is influencing people and the environment. Although some may endorse the statement, I strongly consider that the alterations in a fashion industry produce significant negative impacts on a person and the society as a whole.

    To commence, it is very difficult for an ordinary individual to buy fashionable clothes in his limited salary. Therefore, he will work for overtime to earn more which can lead to serious negative health implications. To illustrate, people who work for extra hours, often suffer from lack of sleep, the condition called insomnia which further leads to irritability and a vicious cycle begins that further decline the health of an individual.

    Moving forward, if a whole society is interested in buying trendy outfits, it can harm the society and the environment adversely. To cite an example, the used clothes dumped into the waste-bins when new clothes arrive, so the level of pollution will rise in that particular area. Moreover, the people usually burn the old clothing which can also give rise to lung diseases due to poor quality of the air. The increase pollution level and a number of patient visits to hospitals will make a burden on the economy of a country and prevents the country to prosper more.

    To conclude, I reiterate that rapid changes in the fashionable costumes significantly affect the personal health and psychiatric ailments. Similarly, the state suffers negative economic impacts due to the raised pollution level and over-flow of the patients to the health care facilities.

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  • In recent years some countries have experienced very rapid economic development. This has resulted in much higher standards of living in urban areas but not in the countryside. This situation may bring some problems for the country as a whole. What are these problems? How might they be reduced?

    It has been asserted that rapid financial growth in some countries lead to improvement in the standard of living in the cities but there are no benefits for the rural areas which can be troublesome for the whole state. In this essay, I will discuss the associated problems and how the state can effectively deal with these problems.

    To commence, the most important, by and large, problem associated with unequal distribution of wealth to the cities would lead to urbanization. This is because people will migrate from rural areas to the cities. To illustrate, people always search for the opportunities to improve their lifestyle. For this reason, people will leave their home towns and shift to the cities so that they have better employment and earn more. Besides, the Urbanization would lead to increase pollution due to more homes and vehicles which would have negative impacts on the whole state .

    Moving forward, the government needs to have some solutions to tackle these problems. The primary solution is, that the state implement policies to prevent unequal distribution of resources to either cities or rural areas. To cite an example, the state is responsible to build infrastructure in rural  areas such as roads, health facilities, educational institutions to provide them better opportunities and help them raise the standard of living. Therefore, the risk of Urbanization and pollution can be curbed which will have positive effects on the whole country.

    To conclude, I reiterate that the rapid economical growth in the cities is associated with Urbanization and pollution so the state must regualte policies to share some benefits with the rural areas, and prevents the negative outcomes for the whole country.

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  • Farmers within a country are often protected by tariffs – that is, special taxes on imported food. Such policies are necessary, and should be implemented wherever possible. To what extent do you agree with this? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

    It has been asserted that the state is implementing policies such as special taxes on food in order to protect farmers financially. I completely agree with the statement as it is the responsibility of the government to work for the benefits of the low income people.

    To commence, the government regulate policies for farmers to support them. The most important reason, by and large, is these low-income workers work very hard in the fields to grow and supplies healthy food to the citizens of the country. To illustrate, they work round the clock whole year whether it rains or during extremely hot days of the summer to protect the food from extreme weather. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the state to implement policies which are farmers-friendly, motivating and satisfying for the agricultural workers.

    Moving forward, putting taxes on the processed and imported food is useful to uplift the economy of the country which inturns upgrade the standard of living of the ordinary person while some money is collected from the people of the upper class. This circulation of wealth renders society stronger by keeping the poor and the middle class families more happier as they are enjoying the free benefits such as health and education provided by the country.

    To conclude, I reiterate that the government is implementing policies for their farmers that are really helpful for the agricultural workers and motivates them to work more enthusiastically to get more profits of the hard-work. Also, taxes collection from tge rich would likely to uplift the economy of the country.

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  • Many educational institutions give greater importance to subjects related to science and ignore subjects such as drama and literature. Why is this? Is this a positive or negative development?

    It has been asserted that the majority of educational organisations preferred to study science subjects rather than arts and literature due to a concept that Scientific knowledge is necessary to learn for a better future and career. I, however, consider this approach quite optimistic as World needs more advancements which are only possible if we have studied Science and Technology.

    To commence, Science studies are preferred in a major number of educational institutes. The most important reason, by and large, is the need for these studies in the development of our career and prosperity of a state. To illustrate, Scientists can earn more wealth due to their research like a vaccine is made for Hepatitis C recently, for which they received a Nobel price and cash of 1.1million dollar. Moreover,  advancements in technology render a country safe both economically and from wars. For instance, Nuclear weapons can provide cheaper energy which in turn reduce the cost of electricity to ordinary citizens of a state.

    Moving forward, studying science rather than arts and literature is quite a positive development in term of financial stability for a state. This is because scientific development can earn more benefits while literature cannot. To cite an example, the prestigious fighter jets F-17 has manufactured by the government of Pakistan in collaboration with the Chinese government at very low prices while our neighbour country bought their fighter jets from France which cost them a huge sum of their annual budget. So the technological advancements can help a country to stand on its own two feet.

    To conclude, I reiterate that Science studies must be a focus of the educational institutions as it produces a positive impact on the economy of a country and improves the security of a state as well. 

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  • Some people like to spend their leisure time with their colleagues while others prefer to keep their private life separate from their work life. Is it a good thing to spend leisure time with a colleague?

    It has been asserted that some people find it more comfortable to spend free time with their workplace’s companions whereas some stay away from them. In this essay, I will outline why I consider it favourable to have a company with a colleague from the workplace.
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    To commence, the primary reason to support the statement is that the colleagues from the same organisation understand the nature of your job. It is difficult for others from out of the same field to stand in my shoes and feels the same way. The medical professionals or police officers, for instance, usually work twenty-four hours in 03 phases while teachers perform their duty for only 06 hours. So, if the teacher is a friend of a police officer or doctor, he will complain regularly of their proud attitude despite the fact that they might be sincere and busy in the work which would ultimately lead to weaker bond.

    Moving forward, colleagues are helpful and beneficial in case of some urgent work. The workplace’s friends may provide replacement and can handle your work. To cite an example, in case of an emergency, if one is unable to attend his duty, he can freely ask a colleague to perform his duty. Moreover, in case of work stress, sympathetic colleagues can be good listeners who could help relieve the stress.

    To conclude, I reiterate that partners from the same field are beneficial in terms of feeling the same way as you feel and are able to perform your duties when in need or can be good stress relievers. 

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  • My favorite movie character

    Nowadays, people are influenced by celebrities significantly. They admire movie characters a lot. Moreover, i also induce by a movie character namely Doraemon and movie name is also doraemon. Doraemon is basically a kid based movie.Furthermore, doraemon has solution of every type of problem. A pocket has been attached with his tummy in which he has gadgets. Although he is a gigantic cat not a human, he lives like human lives.The profound way to teach us the well beings persuades me internally. Overall, because of his role, i love to watch the series of Doraemon.

  • My favorite bird

    Birds are the mesmerizing creatures of Allah. whenever i see them , it gives me smooth and blessed feeling. i have 3 pairs of birds as pet at my home. One is amazon,another one is Australian parrots and last one is my dearest love birds.Moreover,they all have fascinating features such as glorified eyes, multi color range etc which makes them appealing.

  • Many governments invest a great deal of money in space research. What are the advantages and potential disadvantages of spending money on space exploration?

    There is a global trend to work on space expeditions. For this reason, It has been asserted that the states are spending a huge amount of financial expenses on space exploration. In this essay, I will outline what I consider to be the two  main drawbacks of spending a huge sum of money on space research, as well as some benefits of the practice.

    To commence with, the governments are paying billions of dollars to the space researchers. This is because to explore the extraterrestrial region and use it for the benefit of mankind. For instance, if the earth is destroyed sometime due to the atomic war, it is possible to move the entire nation from earth to space, provided life existed there.

    On the other hand, a huge sum of financial expenditure on a project which may not provide relief to ordinary citizens is totally worthless. The USA, for instance, is spending billions of dollars on space exploration, despite having a multitude of problems including unemployment and unacceptably expensive health system. So, these funds can be utilized to make new industries in order to create more employment opportunities and to reduce hospital expenses for their citizens.

    Moreover, space projects are still associated with high failure rates. The Indian government, for instance, planned and work for years to land its lunar rocket on the moon but it destroyed just before it lands on its target. So, it leads to a huge economic loss for the state and embarrassment for a leading political party.

    To conclude, I reiterate that the government must avoid spending too much money on space research, instead of, on the projects that are more public-friendly, for instance, subsidies on medical treatment or to reduce educational expenses. Therefore, space expeditions are not worth the huge finances.

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  •  In some countries, a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that this is good for a country, while others believe that the government should control salaries and limit the amount people can earn.  Discuss both views and give your opinion

    It has been asserted that higher job pays could make the country better while there are others that consider it bad and urge the government to implement policies in order to regulate the monthly income of their citizens. I, however, agree with the former statement, and opine that high earnings would motivate the nationals to achieve high paid jobs which would aid the country to prosper more.

    To commence with, the government must provide high paid jobs for some deserving professionals. This is because to attract more talented and hard-working graduates for these posts. To cite an example, civil services officer earn more than a million rupees per annum, but to achieve this position, one must sit in a competitive exam which has a limited number of seats, for instance, the ratio of 1000 to 01. So the best professionals enter in the departments and help the state to excel.

    Another reason to support my opinion;
    The administration, for instance, compels policy to regulate pay, the country may suffer major brain drain, because a huge number of skilled labour would prefer to work in another country to get the desired salary. 

    On the other hand, people think that the state must limit income per annum. This is because to prevent nationals divide into different categories of people. Let’s take an example, the wide gap between the salaries may create class inequalities such as elite class, middle class and poor. Therefore, it could render one class superior while another into inferiority complex which would ultimately weaken the society.

    To conclude, I reiterate, and as I opine that state is responsible to mandate strategies to make a rise in the salaries per annum in order to prevent major brain drain and motivate nationals to get these posts, which would lead to an improvement in the quality of work and build economy due to low corruption rate.

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  • Some people say that in this modern world getting older is entirely bad. However, other people believe that the life of older people is better now than it was in past. Discuss both views and your opinion

    It is asserted by many including me that in this contemporary era, getting older is not good. However, some people believe that older population now lives much more better life as compared to the past times. This essay would throw light on both of these views.

    To commence with, the young man transforming into old age is never a good thing, whether it was past or the present. This is because the one who lives his entire life independently and earns for himself become dependent on others. For instance, there are very few jobs for retired people. That is why, life becomes very difficult for them not only financially, but also socially. Moreover, these old people are having nothing to do most of the time,  so they usually think or sleep all the time which makes them depressed or physically ill.

    Moving forward, older people are now living much more better life as compared to the past. This is due to the initiatives taken by their governments. To cite an example, most of the governments are providing their senior citizens old age homes in case they don’t have shelter. Also, there are post-retirement funds allocated for them and allot them free public transports. These facilities were not available in the past. So obviously, the older population are now enjoying these benefits and lives a better life.

    To conclude, I reiterate that despite some benefits are provided to the older population either by the governments or their families but I hold quite a pessimistic opinion that young age is irreplaceable and getting old is the worse thing happens to anyone.

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  • Many people prefer to stay in the same type of work all their life, whereas others prefer to change the type of work. Discuss both sides and state your own opinion

    Work is essential to earn bread and butter along with other amenities of life. Some people find it more feasible to stick to one type of job through out their life. Nevertheless, there are also some that are happy to change their work frequently. However, I opine that one sort of work is more advantageous. This essay will throw light on both of these views.

    To commence with, people choosing a single job and sticking to it have a number of benefits. The primary one is they get more polished and skilled in his own field. As these people spend a major portion of their time performing it. To cite an example, I choose to work in the hospital. Initially, I was very hesitant to attend a patient but with time, I become very confident and now dealing with them properly. This is because of one type of work that I am doing it for years. Furthermore, organisations usually offer pensions if workers spend a minimum of fifteen to twenty years of their services. So, this is also an added benefit of one type of work.

    Moving forward, some people choose to change their workplaces more often. This is because they think it is more helpful in term of new experiences. For instance, one of my friends was a teacher and he switched to starts his own business in the United States. Now, he is an entrepreneur and gives lectures on international forums. Besides the aforementioned benefit, there is a risk of failure if one is not good enough to switch to a sort of work which is not meant for him. For example, a Pianist choose to sing and he is not fit for it, he will likely to be at risk.

    To sum it up, I reiterate that people must adhere to one type of work in order to be more professional. Also, there is an added benefit of post-retirement fund and less risk of failure in one type of job.

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  • Some people think young people should be free to choose his or her job, but other people think they should be realistic  and think more about their future.  Discuss both views and give your own opinion

    It is debatable whether to choose a job according to the demand of the market or to follow one own’s passion. It is asserted by many that one should be realistic to choose a job in which demand is more in the market. However, others suggest including myself that job is a thing which must be selected by one’s own free will. This essay would throw light on both of these views.

    To commence, self-selection of a job is essential for better outcomes. This is because, he will be more enthusiastic about his work as he chooses it himself. To cite an example,  I choose personally to work in emergency medicine which is a hectic speciality, but I am doing it efficiently even if I am over burden with the flow of patients. A recent survey in Lady reading hospital Peshawar also suggests that residents who have the option to choose their speciality are more confident and honest in their work.

    Moving forward, some people argue to choose a job which is more carrier friendly. They think this way because these jobs provide more fortune. For instance, if a medical doctor choose to pursue his career in under-developed countries, instead of his passion like a pianist or playing the drums, he will have more money and facilities as compared to the latter jobs. So, a major portion of professionals resist their craving to do the work they actually liked.

    To conclude, I reiterate that I am quite pessimistic about the notion of self-selection of the jobs as one really enjoys what job he is doing. Moreover, people are also of opine of carrier friendly jobs which sometimes is crucial for one’s livelihood.

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  • In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centers or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development?

    Nowadays, shopping centers and malls have been constructed in different areas of city and this indeed is a positive development as it caters to the needs of many people in ways like, variety of things provided under one roof , it makes shopping hassle-free as people don’t have to drive from place to place to find their required product. They get it all under one roof.
    To begin with, malls and shopping centers provide a range of variety of products for the buyers. Almost all brands and products for all age groups from an infant to an adult are provided under one roof in order to satisfy customer’s shopping experience. For instance, my cousin and his wife went for shopping in a shopping mall to buy clothes for themselves. They not only bought clothes from one shop but they also bought garments from various brand shops that were open in that mall. They shopped for each other, and their child from a single mall, they had a sense of contentment.
    In addition to this, huge shopping malls make the experience of shopping hassle-free since people don’t have to drive from one place to another in order to buy the product are utility they’re looking for. From home appliances, groceries, garments, and food all this provided under the same roof. For instance, a friend of mine wanted to buy a shirt, and do some groceries, but did not feel like driving from one place to another. Upon my recommendation, he went to the nearby mall, and not only bought the shirt and groceries but also ate food from the food court as he felt hungry while shopping. Thus, he was very surprised and happy to find all his desired things under one roof without driving from one point to another.
    To sum up, building shopping malls and shopping centers is an encouraging development for society. They make shopping experience easy and hassle-free by providing variety of things under one roof, and making people focus more on shopping than driving from one destination to another

  • Planting trees is very important for the environment. Some people says trees should be planted in the vacant areas of cities and towns, while other says housing facilities should be built instead. Do you agree or disagree?

    I agree with the statement that planting trees near housing schemes and localities is vital for our environment, due to a number of reasons. Most important of these reasons are two, trees improve health by minimizing pollution, and trees will help in possible climate change near areas where there is no rain.
    Firstly, planting trees in locality is beneficial for health of the people that live around them. Planting trees is vital as they provide oxygen, and living beings need oxygen in order to survive in this world. Without trees, pollution will boost as there will be no photosynthesis, cities and localities will be dirty and unhealthy for humans to live in. For example research in the Boston University states that in 2015 due to plantation of trees in Boston. In 2016 there was 10% decrease in breathing problems of children as well as adults living in Boston.
    Secondly, without plantation of trees, the cities would be hotter as with the help of plantation of trees rain occurs. Thus, it would make the climate cooler for humans to live in. If there is no rain, there will be a drought. It will impact the growth of vegetation and fruits in a negative way as they will not be provided with the required amount of water. Therefore, there will not be enough food for people to survive. For example, our government made it vital for every household to plant a tree in their yard, most of the people in our society now enjoy rain every other day, and fruits from their own grown trees like oranges and apple.
    To conclude, it is vital for us to plant trees near our localities as it impacts the atmosphere in a positive way, by providing us with fresh air to breathe in. Plantation of trees is also important if we want to live in a cooler and fruitful environment. Thus, I agree with the statement that trees should be planted near cities and localities.

  • In many countries today, people are renting instead of buying homes because they feel there are more advantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience

    Nowadays, a number of people from around the globe prefer living on rent than buying their own houses as they feel renting is more favorable than buying a house. I disagree with the statement. According to me buying a house out numbers the advantages of renting it, firstly, by purchasing a house you will be the owner of the house and no one will be able to make you leave the house. Secondly, if you own a house you can amend or set it up according to your own need and preference.
    Firstly, buying a house is preferable as it will give you possession of the property. It would be your house, you will not have to worry about where to move next if the tenant asked you to move out. You can live in the same house for lifelong as you will own it. For instance, a friend of mine was always worried about her accommodation as after every few months, her tenant would ask her to move out, and she would have nowhere to go due to the fact that she did not own a house.
    Moreover, having a house of your own gives you freedom to do whatever you want. Whether it is initiating it’s construction or doing some alteration in the current plan like, building another room or a new washroom where you want, or even changing the colors of the wall of your house according to your preference. You can set your own house according to your requirements because you own it. For example, when I shifted from a tenant’s house to my own house, I was so happy as I felt like I was in charge of the house, and I could do whatever I want with it. So I changed the color of the walls from white to purple and pink. I preferred it this way, but was not allowed to change anything in the previous house as it was not my own house.
    To sum it all up, owning a house is better than living on rent. Purchasing the house gives you freedom, and power to do whatever you want with it. It also gives you the satisfaction that you own your home, and no one can make you leave the house.

  • Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

    With increasing population and when nowadays almost everyone owns a private car, causing a lot of traffic and pollution problems. Some people believe that, increasing the price of petrol will reduce the traffic problems and pollution. In my opinion, it will help to some extent.
    In the big cities where people come from different surrounding areas to work or to get education, traffic problems are common. There work places are very far from their homes, so they have to use cars or bikes. These things required fuel to run and the carbon dioxide gas which emits from these things as a buy product causes air pollution. Moreover, people miss use the horn of their cars, which ultimately causing noise pollution. If the petrol price rises, then people will prefer to use public transport for traveling. Apart from that, they will also prefer to walk more or use bicycles. For instance, in Denmark the petrol prices are very high. To compensate this thing, the government has opened different stations from where you can rent a bicycle and reach your office or school.
    Although increasing the petrol prices will help in reducing traffic and pollution problems, there are some other factors which will also be beneficial. Instead of just increasing the price of fuel, government should aware the citizens regarding use of electric vehicles. They should subsidize the manufacturing of electric vehicles. For example, in 2005, German government rised the fuel prices because people there, instead of using electric vehicles, they prefer petrol engine cars because electric vehicles were expensive. So by rising the petrol prices and give subsidy on buying electric vehicle with upgrading the local public transport, government tackled the traffic and pollution problem.
    To conclude, by increasing the fuel prices will reduce the traffic and pollution problems but at the same time it will rise some other factors which will cause some serious problems if certain measures will not be taken alongside.

  • In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing. What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them?

    In this twenty first century, where everyone is working hard to earn a living, there is an argument roaming around regarding the decreasing in level of fitness and increasing in people’s weight. This is happening because of innumerable reasons which we will be discussing in this essay.
    It is observed that these things are more seen in those people who are 25-40 years old. The reason is that, most of them have jobs which consist of sitting in front of their computer for like 8 to 10 hours. Working all day by sitting at the same place is one of the reasons of increasing weight. Furthermore, after coming back home they become so tired that they cannot engage themselves in any healthy exercise. For instance, I worked in a design office for almost one year where I had to sit in front of my table and work for 9 hours and after that I got so tired that I had skip gym and other sport activities which consist of running and exercise.
    Although lack of exercise is one of the major cause of lack of fitness and weight increase, poor diet and eating excess of junk food is another reason. Eating junk food a lot is something which is increasing exponentially in our generation. However, in past people were habitual of eating at home where the food was healthy. Now they prefer junk food which contains a lot of fats. For example, according to a survey conducted by Punjab Food Authority, 70% of the people who are in their 20 to 40 age, prefers to eat junk food one meal per day which is more than a limit to have a healthy life.
    In conclusion, improper diet and junk food is causing weight increase and at the same time lack of exercise is the major cause of decreasing in fitness levels.

  • Some people prefer to do the same job their entire life rather than frequently changing jobs. Why is this? Is this a positive or negative development?

    Continuing a particular job during an entire life is preferable to many, rather than changing it constantly. I completely affirm this is a positive approach, reason being transferring a job is tiresome as well as it decreases a chance of future growth. This essay will discuss reasons behind this approach in addition to throwing a light on how it is a positive trend.

    To begin with, constant change of a job is unavoidable for many people. Unfortunately, myriad of people are not able to find a suitable job, consequently are compelled to start any job with less remuneration. Therefore, whenever they were offered a better opportunity, they try to avail it at their earliest.

    Without a doubt, changing a working environment frequently would cause much hustle and can badly affect resume. For instance, whenever a person starts a new job, he has to pass the abundance of recruitment procedures which he has to repeat again, which is tiresome to many. Furthermore, curriculum vita, which shows 2 to 3 job changes in less than a year, would show an unstable personality of a candidate.

    Moving forward, staying in a specific occupation for a reasonable period, has a very good impact for career growth. To exemplify, one who is in the same company for a longer time, would be able to create good social relationships with his colleagues along with higher authorities as well. As a result, this could help in early promotion in upcoming days.

    To recapitulate, I opine that there could be thousands reasons for a person to change his job. However, one should always try to remain consistent and more focussed on growth within an organization.

  • Some people prefer to do the same job their entire life rather than frequently changing jobs. Why is this? Is this a positive or negative development?

    For numerous reasons, people tend to keep the same employment and prefer not to change their jobs more often. This essay will discuss why it is a negative development and the reasons Behind this habit.

    Working in same environment makes onself more familiar with the management and colleagues,therefore,some employees do not feel the need of changing their jobs. Working in the same job forever stops us to explore and experience the more competitive markets.furthermore, people become stagnant and never grow in their respective fields. I have personally noticed people(my colleagues) working for over 20 years in the same position are less competitive and avoid taking challenging tasks,whereas, some employees, who are open for new challenges, excel in their careers by outing themselves up for difficult tasks.These people welcome better opportunities and switch jobs whenever an opportunity arises.

    It is naturally very hard for people to come out of their comfort zones and put their abilities to test in a new job. Working in a same job for too long is considered a very negative thing by modern corporate leaders(higher management) In interviews, people are actually rejected due to the reason, that they have worked so many years in one organization and now taking them onboard will not add any value as they are the people, who prefer job safety over growth both in terms of promotions and increments. These people are usually not very good team players and become more selfish in general.

    To conclude,we must realize that the new corporate culture is demanding more efficiency from their workers.however, the urge of keeping a job for lifetime not only kills the much needed enthusiasm from an employee but also makes them dull and ineffective.whereas, changing jobs after a decent period of time is helpful in professional growth and learning.

  • Some people say that advertisement is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertisement is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

    Nowadays, few people view advertisement as a successful tool for encouraging buyers to buy any object or item. Whilst others argue that advertisement is not much attentive for them now as this activity became very ordinary. This essay agrees that advertisement let an individual know what a desired brand or a company is currently offering as well as whether he/she can avail discount or not. Hence, this essay will discuss both points of view.

    Currently, advertisement is playing a notable role in buying behavior of people. Therefore, now these commercials expanded their path, and become popular among myriads of people. In commercials, companies or brands do promote their recently developed products, offer innumerable coupons and discounts on existing or new products. For instance, there are countless pages of brands on Facebook, and people do like them. Hence, they can get a lot of up to dates related to brands. To illustrate, a week ago I got a notification via facebook that beechtree, an eminent brand, is offering a flat 50 percent discount on summer collection. After getting awareness, I ordered a dress, which I couldn’t ever buy without being noticed.

    On the other hand, few people disagree with the first view, and believe that commercials aren’t much important for them now, as these do just waste the precious time of people. For everyone, in this busiest economy, each second is vital;therefore, they don’t have enough time to watch advertisement. For that reason, they do think advertisements as a common practice and don’t give attention to them. Despite this fact, who trusts that it wastes his time, but until he doesn’t get the awareness of any new product, which could only be possible via commercials, he would not get the edge of buying. For instance, my friend, who always considers commercial as a misspend of time, bought a samsung phone for dollars 5500, from a super mart, as super marts also sell these electronic items. After few days, he came to know that the samsung’s own company is selling it for dollar 5300. Thus, if he searched for it before buying via advertisement, he could save 200 dollars.

    To encapsulate, people should give importance to advertisement because they would get an indispensable perks of it, which they would not avail without being perceived. As well as, advertisers should make those kind of commercials, which persuades people to take interest in it, instead of taking it as time wastage.