Category: Essays

  • In many workplaces, online communication is now more common than face-to-face meetings. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

    In the era of modern technology, people, especially in the workplaces replaces old conservative methods of the communication like face to face meetings, instead utilizing the best of technology like online services, for instance, zoom online app or google meet to contact each other and gather whenever necessary. In my opinion, this is a great achievement and I considered it more advantageous. Also, this essay would demonstrate that its advantages far exceed its disadvantages.

    To begin with, online communication is far more advantageous as it consumes a lot less time as compared to conventional meetings. To cite an example, if an employee is going to attend  the online meeting, he would not have to worry about traffic jams and to polish his shoes or to press his pant because these are hidden from the rest of colleagues. Moreover, this extra time can be utilized to excel in one’s own real work. Furthermore, online gathering is feasible from one own comfort zone and it makes life much easier. For example, people avoid physical interaction in the recent pandemic of COVID-19 and was also able to work from home. This is because of online technology which proves its worth.

    Moving forward, some demerits are also associated with online services. Online services require a stable data connection and electricity. Hence, failure of any of these would cause disruption in important talks, and therefore wastage of precious time. Similarly, cybercrime is associated with computer technology thus susceptible to hacker attacks. For example, hackers from some unknown location hacked yahoo data servers which were considered major security threats even to other technological databases.

    To conclude, I reiterate that technological  advancements can be proved more beneficial and advantageous in terms of less time expenditure provided that one has a good data connection and secured from hackers.

    Words: 300

  • Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal information, such as their hobbies and interests, and whether they are married or single. Some people say that this Information may be relevant and useful. Others disagree. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

    Employers usually ask for personal details whenever hiring for a specific job, as they believe that it will be useful during hiring process. Few people agree on this statement, while others say it is pointless. This essay agrees that one can get abundance of information from personal profile; such as a person’s ambitions, future plans, and his priorities in life.

    Undoubtedly, resumes are incomplete without personal profile details, as it is one of its crucial part. Hobbies play a major role in everyone’s life. Besides relaxing one’s mind, they can give an idea about the person’s priorities in life. For instance, if someone is interested in reading, it shows that a person is committed to the books and perhaps the best candidate for a teaching post.

    On the other hand, details about marriage and family are as noteworthy as other details. It shows how many dependents that person has, which in result, would give an idea how important this job is to a particular person. Furthermore, it is a prime information to get, whenever hiring a female candidate as by this information, one can foresee her future maternity leave plans.

    On the contrary to this, few people argue that it is irrelevant to ask about personal life. Although these details are of utmost important, many people lie on these questions which make these questions purposeless. For example, many people spend their leisure time by doing nothing but sleep, while when it comes to the interview or a resume, they try to write something more sophisticated. So, in this situation personal details are futile, and only serve the purpose of misguiding the employer.

    To conclude, I opine that details about one’s life are important to ask, and can surely give useful information. However, few people try to misguide the employer by lying, so at that point it is the responsibility of recruiters to judge and decide according to their experience.

  • Missions to explore space are hugely expensive, and there are problems on Earth which demands attention. The number of these missions need to be reduced.  Do you agree or disagree?

    In this contemporary era, people are trying to practice new technological advancements like sending missions to space, creating modern cars that can fly and cars without drivers. These advancements especially space missions consumes a lot of money. Therefore, some people including myself opine that expensive space missions should be reduced and funds allocated for it must be tranfer to other problems that planet Earth is facing like climate changes, hunger and pandemics.
     
    To begin with, space missions are arranged by governments as these requires a huge sum of money which is generally not possible for non-government organisations. For instance, NASA is an American space association, organising missions to space. The purpose of these missions is to control the world and also for financial reasons. Like, people visit space for tourism purposes which fetch millions of dollars from their pockets into bank accounts of the government. However, these are providing no fruitful results to the general public.

    Moving forward, planet Earth faces myriad of troubles such as climate change, hunger in under developed countries and pandemics. These problems can be solved provided adequate money to it. For instance, one billion trees project which is initiative taken by the government of Pakistan and would be very helpful to affect climate positively in the near future. Moreover, number of researches must be increased to reduce pandemics and prevent biological wars. To cite an example, COVID-19 is a virus thought to made in a research lab which causes serious morbidity and mortality. Hence, an ample amount of money is needed for  the researches to prevent such outbreaks in future.

    In conclusion, I reiterate that space expeditions must be reduced as they are not causing any beneficial effects to the general public instead, funds must be provided to problems that Earth is facing, which would bring more peace and happiness to the world.

    Word count: 308

  • In many places new homes are needed, but the only space available for building them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and not build new homes there. What is your opinion about this?

    According to my opinion, it is vital to protect outskirts by avoiding building homes there. If rural areas will be utilized for building homes, it would greatly affect the economy as agriculture is being done there. Moreover, it will also affect the atmosphere, as it will increase population in the villages.

    Firstly, the economy will greatly be affected, if rural areas are utilized for building homes, as people will have to destroy farmland in order to construct houses. Farming is the backbone of economy. Thus, destroying farmland will affect the economy in a negative way. For instance, Pakistan’s economy largely depends on farming, it also exports fruits and vegetables, but politicians allowed housing schemes to be built in rural areas. Due to which, agriculture production has gone down and as a result Pakistan who used to export vegetables and fruits, now has to import them from other countries.

    Secondly, constructing houses and home schemes in the outskirts will affect the atmosphere in a negative way. Noise and air pollution is mostly faced by people living in cities, as there are a lot of houses, offices, and traffic in cities. As compared to cities, villages have less to almost no pollution. Thus, people often visit villages in order to enjoy fresh air and clean environment. Building houses in the village will increase pollution in the village, affecting our atmosphere negatively. For example, when I was younger, we often used to visit village two hours away from our home, in order to consume fresh air and avoid noise pollution. Now we rarely go there as it seems the same as the city we live in. since there are now housing scheme built in the village too.

    To conclude, one should avoid building houses in the outskirts to save our home countries economy and atmosphere.

  • Some people think it’s better to choose friends who always have the same opinions as them. Other people believe it’s good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

    Friends play vital role in everyone’s life. It is believed by some people that while choosing friends one should see whether they support the same point of view as you do or not. On the contrary, some say that there should be a difference of opinion between friends in some situations. According to my opinion, having friends that agree with you are as important as the friends that disagree with your decision. My point will further be elaborated in the essay before coming to a conclusion.

    Firstly, friends that agrees with you and supports you in your decisions, play a vital role in building your confidence. Confidently, you’ll be able to take even the hardest decisions, if you’re being supported and backed by your friends on that decision. For instance, I won an award for best film in university due to experimenting and using new angles to shoot the film. Encouragingly and confidently, I shot it as I had support of my friends. They encouraged me by supporting and agreeing with me to shoot the film with new ideas that I had.

    On the other side, it is equally important to have friends that disagree with you , or have a conflicting opinion with you as by doing this they will protect you from harm. They will help you when you are about to commit a mistake, or are about to take a bad decision in your life. They will help you by indicating that the decision you are about to take might be harmful to you and that could even turn your life into a disaster. For example, once I was saved from an accident, I was driving really fast as there was no traffic on the road at night. My friend that accompanied me in the car insisted me to slow down as he thought we might hit an animal crossing the road at this time of night. I didn’t want to slow down, but I did because of my friend. A few blocks later, we saw ducks crossing the road, and they were only visible since our car was being driven slowly.

    To conclude, I believe that friends of both types that support you and those that disagree with you are important to have in your life. Some will be there to build your confidence that you have the power to do anything while others will protect you by guiding you what is doable and what is not doable.

  • The growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in town and cities closing. Do you agree or disagree

    Nowadays, it is the era of internet. Everything from shopping teaching and banking is being done online. With this rapid increase in online shopping specially, I firmly believe and agree that all the brands will close their outlets, and move their businesses online. There are a number of reasons that influence growth in online buying and selling, most prominent ones being, how online shopping is facilitating the customer, and how no amount of time is being wasted while doing online shopping.
    Firstly, majority of people do not feel the need to go out in order to but their desired product, they can purchase it while sitting at home by clicking on add to cart. People prefer online shopping as they do not have to go through all the hassle of getting ready to go for shopping. It is convenient as they can purchase their required product at home. Furthermore, online shopping facilitates them by making shopping hassle-free, and buy letting the customer buy the product from the comfort of their homes. For instance, the other day I wanted to buy a gift for my mother’s birthday. Neither did I feel like driving, nor did I want to go out while my mother was still in my house. I ordered a beautiful set of earrings for her online. Thus, they got delivered on her birthday, and she was extremely happy, and surprised to receive her present. Therefore, I was a satisfied customer who preferred online shopping.
    Secondly, online shopping saves time. One only has to type the desired product name on the search bar in order to find it. Whereas, while shopping in a shop, one has to drag a cart with him or her, and go through a number of shelves of product wasting time in order to find the one product that is required. For instance, my cousin went to a shop to purchase a speaker for his television, after a lot of search, he was unable to find the one he desired. He went home, and searched for the same product online and found it within seconds. Thus, he purchased it.
    To conclude, shopping online is no longer a trend, it is a necessity as life is getting busier. People prefer to be facilitated by buying products while being in their homes, and not wasting time to get out for shopping. Thus, I agree with the statement that there is no future for outlets and shopping centers as more and more people are buying things online.

  • Women and men are commonly seen having different strengths and weaknesses. Is it right to exclude males or females from certain professions because of their gender. Give reasons for you answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

    Male and females usually have different strengths and weaknesses. God made them that way in order to complete each other, not to compete with each other. I strongly believe that if males and females had equal strength and both were capable of doing everything. Than everything would be of the same importance as everyone would be able to do it. Men are stronger naturally, and women are multi-taskers so they should be offered to do the required job my keeping in mind their strengths and weaknesses.
    On the one hand, women are deemed to be weak when it comes to physical strength, but they are experts at multitasking. Although female are not able to move or pick up heavy things while doing any job, they are on the other hand good at managing multiple tasks at once. Calmly, women are able to do a number of tasks without getting stressed. Therefore they should be offered jobs accordingly, by keeping in mind their positive and negative characteristics. For instance, majority of women I know are event managers, they manage multiple events some time being held in one day, and these multiple events include various duties to be looked after, like decoration, food, and entrance to the halls, etc. Only a woman can go through all the hassle while arranging events, calmly. On the other hand, despite that fact that men are not multi-taskers, they are extremely competent at using the muscle power they have while doing a job. Males are gifted with strength naturally, whether they look slim, or fat, they are still extremely capable of utilizing their strength while performing in job. Therefore, jobs that require lifting of heavy equipment should employ males only as they will fit the criteria, perfectly. For instance, movers and helpers that help a family move from one house to another, by lifting heavy household things and furniture. Shifting their entire heavy belongings form one house to another. Movers gets the furniture and equipment from one house , lift and load it carefully in a huge truck , or van in order to transport it to the another house. After reaching the other house, they have to unload the heavy belongings and place them according to the requirements of the house owner. All this heavy lifting is done by no one other than men. Men are perfectly suitable for this job.
    To conclude, men and women are naturally different, they both have their own characteristics. Therefore, it is vital to offer them the jobs accordingly, by keeping in mind their strengths and weaknesses.

  • Some people believe that women should be treated as equal to men when applying for a job with the police or the military. Others think women are less suitable for this kind of job. Discuss both views and give your opinion

    With the concept of gender equality and women empowerment, women are participating in a number of jobs, including physically challenging jobs such as carpentry and construction of buildings. So, it is asserted by some that looking into this, women should also take part in more hard jobs like military and police. However, some are against this notion, including myself, for a myriad of reasons which will be discussed in this essay.

    To commence, I hold quite a pessimistic view about women in such hard jobs like military or police services. Women are physically weak as compared to their counterparts because of their regular menstrual cycles which are sort of torment for them. Also, regular menstruation decreases blood count of women and makes them weaker physically. To cite an example, if her menstrual periods start in between of important meetings or in the a war, it can cause discomfort and a change in attitude of the female due to hormonal imbalance, ultimately will affect her performance and overall, her team’s performance.

    Moreover, if a lady is pregnant and war approaches, so the question arises that how will she deal with it? It may cost her pregnancy because of intense training or in another case, can compromise national security if she is unable to do hard training. For instance, it is recommended by the world health organisation that pregnant ladies in her first trimester should avoid heavy weights and try to walk slowly.

    Moving forward to, participation in hard jobs like military services for all genders, women as well as men is of great honour. Therefore, women helping in defence of the country would help the slogan of women empowerment. More so, women in police forces are more helpful in interrogating female prisoners as compared to their opposite gender as a survey conducted by a human right activist in US prisons, that female officers can more effectively interrogate female prisoners. Also, incidents of sexual harassment reduced in number.

    To conclude, I reiterate that there are some positives discussed aforementioned, but as I opine, there are more negatives of this attitude and women should not allowed to be a part of either military or police services

  • In some cultures, childrens are often told they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

    Motivating children by telling them that everything can be achieved by dedication is a common trend in various cultures. This tradition brings self confidence and motivation among children, but it also has few demerits, like incapability to accept failures in upcoming age.

    To begin with, things repeatedly told by parents to young one’s often stick to their subconscious. Nowadays, many parents convince their children about the fruit they can get after strenuous work. Undoubtedly, this brings self assurance, as they believe, devotion can bring anything to them. This increases a sense of commitment and crave of hard work among them. For instance, children of these people always study thoroughly to get good grades among their peers. This is because they strongly believe in a power of hard work and devotion.

    However,with abundance of pros, this trend surely brings a few cons as well. Although these persuasive words make them believe in the magical power of dedication, individuals will never learn how to deal with failures. Person will live with an instinct that he/she can achieve anything with meticulous work, and whenever in future he would not get anything, he becomes depressed.Moreover, this depression can cause mental breakdown, suicidal thoughts and chronic mental illness.For example, research done on suicidal causes among students proves that,this practice is common in students who are always high achievers in their past, and are unaware how to deal with failures. So, when they enter in practical life and face any failures, it results in depression and suicidal attempts.

    To recapitulate, I would like to say that, although this practice brings positivity in young children, we cannot ignore its huge drawbacks on mental health. Children should be counselled about success as well as failures too.

  • In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything  they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

    It is argued that no one would purchase the paper based material for reading in later days. In forthcoming days, they would get these stuff on the internet, and would be able to read them without paying rather than buying. This essay agrees with that statement as it will bring myriads of benefits to the people. This essay will first glimpse at how it would aid the students. Moreover,It would discuss how people can save their money.

    In the past, pupils had to buy books because there was no trend of online study. But now students are indulging themselves in online studies. The reason behind this scenario is that there is a difficulty for most of the students, who can\’t bear their expenses for studies, and couldn\’t purchase costly books. For that reason, they do just download the material pertaining to their studies from the concerning website. Furthermore, a lot of book libraries are offering a free subscription to their users, so they can easily access their sites and read the desired books online. For instance, I always download innumerable books from book bazar, online book store and bestsellers. Also, lately, the study has been done by scholars of PU, which indicated that 76% students are studying via online books, and these are showing an increasing trend of 18% to 23% since 2016, and will move upward.

    In addition, people are saving their money being an online reader instead of wasting their money. Nowadays, people have quick access to the newspapers, novels, story books, and any kind of information. So there is no need for them to go outside and buy any material. They can just simply read these materials online by sitting at home without purchasing them. For instance, a person who loves to read novels, he can effortlessly read countless novels without misspending his money. Hence, he could cut his expenses and save more.

    To recapitulate, these online services are serving the people with numerous perks. For that reason, no one would acquire printed material such as books and newspapers in future. Thus, the awareness regarding obtaining online material should be made, so it would relief the people.

  • In some cultures, childrens are often told they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

    Motivating children by telling them that everything can be achieved by dedication is a common trend in various cultures. This tradition brings self confidence and motivation among children, but it also has few demerits, like incapability to accept failures in upcoming age.

    To begin with, things repeatedly told by parents to young one’s often stick to their subconscious. Nowadays, many parents convince their children about the fruit they can get after strenuous work. Undoubtedly, this brings self assurance, as they believe, devotion can bring anything to them. This increases a sense of commitment and crave of hard work among them. For instance, children of these people always study thoroughly to get good grades among their peers. This is because they strongly believe in a power of hard work and devotion.

    However,with abundance of pros, this trend surely brings a few cons as well. Although these persuasive words make them believe in the magical power of dedication, individuals will never learn how to deal with failures. Person will live with an instinct that he/she can achieve anything with meticulous work, and whenever in future he would not get anything, he becomes depressed.Moreover, this depression can cause mental breakdown, suicidal thoughts and chronic mental illness.For example, research done on suicidal causes among students proves that,this practice is common in students who are always high achievers in their past, and are unaware how to deal with failures. So, when they enter in practical life and face any failures, it results in depression and suicidal attempts.

    To recapitulate, I would like to say that, although this practice brings positivity in young children, we cannot ignore its huge drawbacks on mental health. Children should be counselled about success as well as failures too.

  • In the future, nobody will buy printed newspaper or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

    Owing to the availability of free e books worldwide, it is considered that in upcoming years, nobody would prefer to buy hard copy of books. I completely disagree with that statement, as paper books can never be entirely replaced with digital books, because of its dependence on internet facility, modern gadgets, and related health issues.

    To begin with, traditional books were the fundamental ways of reading in the past, but nowadays, people prefer to have online newspaper and books subscriptions. However, this drift cannot replace books entirely, as this technology depends on internet facility and availability of modern devices like smart phones, ipads, or laptops. Although, majority of books are freely available online, modern gadgets needed for its usage are not affordable for everyone. Moreover, people living far from the cities do not have good internet access, thus cannot use e books regularly. For instance, many people, who are travelling daily for few hours to and from their work, love to read their favourite book or newspaper during their journey. These books are preferable to them, as they are handy and independent of any digital device.

    Furthermore, tremendous use of electronic devices not only put immense strain on eyes, but also causes muscular pain due to poor posture. In this contemporary era, moreoften,people prefer to utilize electronic books rather than paper based books. However, this increased usage has become a cause of numerous health problems. For example, looking at a screen for extended period of time can cause “Computer vision syndrome” which causes dry eyes, blurred vision, headaches in addition to chronic back and neck pain.

    To conclude, I opine that although, digital books has huge impact on readers,still they cannot replace the traditional books and newspapers altogether.

  • Some think that government should tax unhealthy foods to encourage people to eat healthier, to what extend do you agree or disagree?

    By some people, taxing unhealthy food is believed to be a motivator to start eating healthy. This essay disagrees with the idea of enforcing taxes on unhealthy foods and in the following paragraphs, we will discuss why it is not a good idea.

    A wide variety of options are available for the consumers to choose from, however, people still choose to pick the food which is harmful for their health. Having said that, this is a bizarre idea to tax the food of their choice, so they start eating healthy food. People who love the so called unhealthy food will never settle for anything else, because of their inherited eating habits. Governments in different parts of the world imposed heavy taxes on cigarettes and other smoking items expecting people to give up this bad habit. On contrary, people continued to smoke and found so many alternate solutions but did not give up smoking. This gives us a clear message that people will not be encouraged by this method, and find some way to eat the food of their liking.

    Healthy food around the world is very expensive and not easily available at all the places, unlike the unhealthy eating options, which can be found in every street. People’s financial situation is a very important factor to be considered when authorities are making any such decision. Money is a very important factor and plays a vital role in the choices of food people go for. Normally, healthy food(salads, juices) is twice expensive than normal food available in the markets. Authorities are ought to make decisions to lower the prices of healthy food, and in addition, they shall make sure that there are more options of healthy food available for the public. More healthy food outlets shall be opened and governments can provide an ease of doing business to these particular entities, naturally, people will have more options to select and the competition will also lower the prices.

    In conclusion, we believe that additional taxes on basic need items like food, is not the best idea to encourage people to opt for healthy eating. Governments shall leave these decisions to people themselves, by providing them a competitive food market, where they can afford healthy food and access these places conveniently

  • These days people spend more and more time at work and less time at home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this

    Nowadays,many individuals are passing less time at home due to their long working hours.This trend has its own pros as well as cons, such as earning more money and getting early promotion by doing over shifts are few advantages as well as detoriation of health and family relationships are few of the disadvantages.This essay will explore both point of views in detail.
    Undoubtedly,most of the people in our society are compelled to work beyond stamdard working hours, as they are not able to fullfil their fundamental needs with their minimum salary.Doing extra shifts would add up good amount in their monthly income and as a result,they will be able to bear primary expenses of their families.For instance,70% of labourers,working here in Abu Dhabi are working on weekends,daily overtime, and even on public holidays (eid) because of increasing demand of money from their families.
    On contrary to this, few people are so desperate about their proffesional growth,that they love to work day and night.Without a doubt, these hard working people will become centre of attention of their boss, therefore they end up getting early promotions and raise.They are less likely to laid off during event of downsizing.For example,In the current pandemic, few healthcare workers willingly start working overtime in view of their increase demand in hospitals,and at the end,got an edge over other employee because of their outstanding performance in the hour of need.

    On the other hand, along with its perks,this drift has bought lots of disadvantages as well. Person who is devoting most of his time at work would not be able to spend quality time with their familie.Having little or no time for their spouse and children will lead to conflict within families.Furthermore,stressed out workers are not able to work efficiently and this anxiety will also effect their health.These people are not able to eat and sleep properly.To exemplify,I would like to quote a research done by health institute of france,whose analysis prove that people, who are working more than 48 hours per week would always end up having diabetes and hypertension in their early 40s in comparison to people who are working less than 48 hours per week.
    To recaptulate,Focussing on career and trying to achieve one’s goals by working day and night will surely brings tremendous benefits,but one has to face its downside too.Maintaing work life balance is most crucial for every employee.

  • Some think that governments should tax unhealthy foods to encourage people to eat healthier. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

    Notable number of people believes that application of tax on unhealthy food would motivate the healthy eating habits.This essay disagrees to this almost entirely and will discuss;Firstly,how some people are compelled to eat this type of food.Secondly,this practice might rarely help general public,but will surely be more beneficial to food chain organizations.
    Many people,living alone or working full time are not able to cook on daily basis, so these kind of foods,such as burgers,snacks,and sandwiches are easy alternative for them.Myriad of people do not even have time to sit and eat proper food and they need something which must be portable (like fries) and they can easily eat it while doing their work,like driving,which is not a case with home made healthy food.For instance,survey done on taxi drivers by university students prove that,they always prefer to have something handy to eat,because as per them,if they stop somewhere to sit and eat properly,they will probably miss some passanger which can earn them 50 to 100AED.
    Moreover,most of the healthy foods,like salads made of raw fruits and vegetables have to be taken atleast thrice a day,only then they can fulfill your calories requirment,or otherwise you will feel down and hungry within few hours.In contrary to this,1 cheese burger with fries and coke can easily ease your appetite for atleast 12 hours,which is time saving for most.For instance,on my night duties in hospitals,I mostly order from some fast food restauranr,as they are always ready to deliver in odd times and can easily fulfill my appetite,which is difficult with good healthy diet food because of itx non availability at night time.

    Furthermore,application of taxes on these items will give more benefits to food chain organizations than general public.On one hand,50% of general public is unaware of adverse effects this diet can cause,and on the other hand,other 50% love to eat junk food,inspite of knowing up and downside of this eating habit.In both the cases,if government would apply tax without educating masses about pros and cons of diet,these people will continue to eat same,and will give more profit to these business organizations.For instance,70% Of junk food consumers are from elite class,who do not bother about the prices,and eat whatever they will feel like to eat.

    To conclude,I agree,good eating habits are crucial for person’s mental and physocal health and one should never compromise on this.However,this cannot be achieved by merely increasing food prices.After all,its person’s own choice what they want to eat or what not,and this trend can only be reduced by increasing awareness and not only by increasing taxes.

  • In many countries, paying for things using mobile phone (cell phone) apps is becoming increasingly common. Does this development have more advantages or more disadvantages?

    In numerous countries, these days people are using their cell phone’s application for payment of many things, which is becoming a general trend among them. This expansion contains a lot of advantages. However, this essay would discuss the edges of usage of applications below.

    In this busiest society, where time is precious for every one, and they don’t have an enough time to consume it on any other activity unrelated to their business tasks; hence, these applications are assisting them in myriads of matters. For instance, It could help a person to pay his utility bills direct through his mobile phone application , instead of standing in a queue for a longer period. Moreover, people can also pay the fee of school, tuition, or a university for their youngsters; undoubtedly, notice of payment of fee would reach to the concerned department. To illustrate, HBL is an application for Habib Bank Limited users, which they can use for availing these services. Therefore, we could say that people can save their time with its usage.

    Furthermore, our society is facing the problem of robbery, which is deleterious for society. For that reason, cell phone applications could minimize the chances of being robbed by the thief. So the People don’t need to carry the huge amount of cash with them as they could transfer their money to another person through these applications. For instance, In 2019, research has been done by the education department of Punjab University indicated that these days more people are using phone apps; thus, robbery is abated by 76%.

    To encapsulate, nowadays, these applications are aiding the economy in various issues as already discussed above. Therefore, the government should promote these activities around the country.

  • Advantages and disadvantages of paying for things from mobile apps

    In recent times, an increase in payments from mobile apps is gaining popularity. This essay will discuss;firstly,some major advantages of this payment method and secondly, some drawbacks of the the said method.

    One major advantage of paying through mobile apps is convenience.therefore,more people are opting for payments through the mobile apps. For example,we can pay our utility bills without queuing up in the banks. This is a time saving option which gives us freedom to pay at a time of our own choosing,whereas,going to the bank is only possible in the banking hours or elsewhere we will have to go again the next working day.

    Another advantage of this method is various discounts on offer;furthermore the cash-back offers from the banks on online payments. For instance,payment for air tickets. Air tickets, which we buy online can help us save the money both ways(discount&cash-back)

    There are some disadvantages of payments from mobile apps.therefore,the user needs to keep in mind some difficulties they may experience while paying through mobile apps. In case of a cancelled transaction,reversal of the money in the account is a long process which can take upto 15days. In cases where the payment is of a high value,the consumer can suffer a lot due to this lengthy reversal process.

    One more disadvantage in this method occurs,when in correct banking details of the payee are provided. Since,this is a technology driven method with little or no manual dependency,severe consequences can be experienced due to a transaction failure. For example, a failure in utility bill payment can result in service disruption, which no consumer wants to experience.

    In conclusion,we understand that the advantages of this payment method are far more significant and valuable, compared to the disadvantages. No payment method is fool proof;hence, with little disadvantages, payment from mobile apps is more of an advantage for the users.

  • In many countries,paying for things using mobile phone app is becoming increasingly common. Does this development have more advantages or more disadvantages?

    The trend of online payment through the mobile apps is increasing tremendously in numerous countries.This shift has bought many merits;such as,time saving and accessibility to myriad of usefull applications,as well as few demerits;like, inconvenience for people who are not much familiar with the technology.This essay agrees with the former point of view and will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of the development.
    Today is the digital world,and a use of smart phones is immensely common,which has bought new swing in shopping all around the world.Nowadays,use of mobile apps for paying bills is fastest and most convenient way.In this contemporary era,no one prefers to wait in long queues,so evolution of these apps has bought easiest solution for this problem.For instance,we can save our precious time by booking our tickets online,rather than going to their offices in this hot weather,which was common practice in the past.
    Moreover,This advancment has given us access to many usefull things,which paper money cannot buy.Now,we can buy any educational website or application by just one click.For example,I had purchased many online books (for my postgraduation) from Royal college of London by paying through my cellphone,and that was not possible otherwise,because they were not offering any other form of money transfer.

    Despite of the fact,this practice has many advantages,few drawbacks also come with it.Neither everyone in our society can use it,nor we have facilities to educate them about their usage.Our old generations,who have never even seen a computer in their life are unaware of these complex mobile softwares,are good example of this scenario.Its very hard for them to use this mode of payment efficiently.
    To recaptulate,I would say that,this trend has bought outstanding revolution in payment techniques along with some troublesome issues faced by few people,but undoubtedly,its advantages outweighs the disadvantages.

  • Topic=In some countries owing a home rather than renting one is very important for people.why might this be the cause? Do you think this is positive or negative situation.

    Buying home is foremost concern for people living in many countries and most of them never feel satisfied by living in rented houses reason being,they feel safer in their own residence rather than in leased one.This essay agrees that this brings more negativity then positivity and will also discuss its causes.

    Numerous people believe that owing a home is biggest achievement in their life and one can never be secure if he is a paying guest in someone’s property as proprietor can give him notice at anytime and then the person has to left his beautifully organized home.Moreover,many people are afraid of shifting husstle,which they surely have to face while finding a new suitable home for their family.For instance,due to current rain storm in Karachi,many landlords have given noticed to their tenants in another cities because they want to migrate and need their homes back,so tenants are bound to leave at any cost as per rules.
    As per my point of view,this trend has brought negative impact on the people’s thought as now people are compelled to sacrifice their basic needs in desire of their own home which is not justifiable.Moreover,Due to this increasing trend,they are ignoring other vital needs such as,basic education for their children which can brighten their whole future.For example,One of my relative (belongs to lower middle class) has built his own house with very limited resources,2but deprived his children for basic education because they cannot afford to do both at a time.In contrary to that,one of my friend (son of labourer) became a doctor because his parents prioritize his education over property and now are in much better position than the former one.
    In addition to that,buying house in this modern era is not an easy task.However,people are so desperate to fulfill their utmost desire of own house that they never hesitate to take loan from banks on huge interest and in return, waste their golden years of life in continuous struggle of paying back the amount.For instance,almost 10 million people in Pakistan,whose monthly incomes are less than 200 dollars per month have taken loan of almost 6000 dollars,with 30% interest,from banks for their house building and now are now bound for next 10 years.

    To encapsulate,I believe that this trend is causing harm to our society as having own home is genuine wish of everyone,but sacrificing everything just for this sake is not right approach.One should not go with a flow and act according to his own needs and priorities

  • In some countries, owing a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might is be the case. Do you think this is a possitive or negative situation.

    In few countries, having an own house, instead of living in another person’s home as a tenant, is much vital for people. Therefore, firstly, this essay will discuss the reasons behind owing a home. Moreover, whether it is a positivite or negative condition, would be discussed.
    In some countries, because owing an own house is a sign of social status, the people appereciate those individuals, who live in their own homes. For that reason, they work hard for building, and managing their own home. As a result, their social status escalate in the society. For instance, In developing countries like Pakistan, people always berate those individuals, who do not own their own home, and are forced to live in rental houses, with the payment of a cash in form of rent. Hence, they are not valued by owner. The recent survey has been done by a University of the Punjab, which shows that 68% of the population is a status concious, and prefer their own houses.
    Furthermore, It provides him a freedom to live without any hesitation. Like, In rental houses, tenant has to follow all the rules of staying in home, set by the owner. In addition to this, he has to come up with the standard (proposed by the owner). In case, he doesn’t fulfill the requirements, he would be asked to leave the home with acidic comments by the owner of the house. However, he can enjoy the autonomy in their own home without any person’s pressure. He can do all the chores of his desire. To illustrate, my friend was living in a tiny room, which she had taken on a rent. At her graduation, she invites her companions for celebration, but the renter didn’t allow him to do so. For that reason, she was asked to leave the room by owner.
    As it has a myriad of edges; therefore, it is a positive situation in a country. When people have their own homes, they don’t need to stick with the lots of stress pertaining to rent, belligerent activities, and other house relating issues, given by the owner. It helps in escalating his respite. For example, If person has an own home, and he has an emotional attachment with it, he doesn’t not need to worried about leaving it.
    Also, it is a notable mean of income for the people, particularly for old-age people. As they grow up, they couldn’t job hard. As well as, they couldn’t keep the same capacity of hard working till his elderly age. Thus, In their elderly age, they can earn the income by giving the home on rent.
    In conclusion, It has become necessary for people to have their own home, for which they should work hard. Undoubtedly, it will abate their mental stress, and enhance their income with social status, in this acidic and competitive society.

  • Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?

    These days people prefer to be self-employed instead of serving any other working organization and company. Firstly, this essay will discuss the reasons apropos, why people choose to be(X) work independently in their own organization. Furthermore, this would discuss the downside of being self-employed.

    Currently, people love to run their own organization, and work there as an employer. The key reason of for this trend is that it will give him the freedom to work. People, who hold the whole control of organization, will work with their own concepts, and with their own authority. In autonomy, people need not to work under any other person’s pressure. On the other side, In another organization, where people work as an employee, have to listen all the instructions, suggestions, and work given by employer. In case, if an employee fails to work according to the desire of boss, he would be punished, or imposed penalty by the owner. For instance, my friend, who was working as a teacher in a school, is now working as a principal in her own school, feels more freedom than before.

    In addition to this, in self employment all the profit belongs to the owner, after the deduction of expenses. In recent scenario, people need a lot of cash for running their homes; therefore, self employment is a vital source of cash from them. For example, if a person works in another organization as a servant, he just gets a salary say 500 dollars. On the other side, if he runs his own organization, he can earn more than 500 dollars after plummeting the expenses. Hence, profit will proliferate his concentration.

    On the other hand, indeed self employment has a countless reasons to be chosen, but it has few drawbacks as well. Firstly, the individual, who decides to start his own organization, needs an experience before starting. So, the only individual doesn’t have much experience as the big organization owns. Therefore, lack of experience brings innumerable detrimental effects on his business. For instance, new times news paper prints the news related to a well mannered food business in UAE, which has been in loss since 2016 from its establishment. Reasons for the continuous loss is that the owner has no experience regarding the occupation.

    Furthermore, a single person cannot bring a myriad of notions for a business as the great renown organization can. Such as, the research conducted by LUMS University in 2019, which shows the fathomable repercussions that the single person has to bring ideas from his employee because figures exhibited that the owner could just contribute 5% in his business. On the other side, if we glance at the amalgamated outcomes brought by the whole organization, it shows a 77% contribution of new ideas.

    In brief, to some extent self employment is good. If they want to get astounding results, and want to boost their organization’s profit, they should start bringing new thoughts to their organization. As well as, they should start their own occupation after accumulation of hefty experience pertaining to their favoured business.

  • Difficulties due to lack of sleep

    In the exhausting routine of today’s life, people are often complaining about the less sleeping hours they get and the hardships they face due to lack of sleep. This essay will firstly discuss the side effects of less sleep and secondly how to prevent or improve the same.

    Sleeping deficiency is a very common problem in this era and sadly the increase in this problem is very evident. People have a lot of monitory problems now a days, therefore, they tend to work overtimes and take extra shifts to manage their expenses. They are managing to meet the expenses they require, however, a lot of health related problems are being faced due to compromising their sleep. Lack of sleep causes immense mental pressure on people’s mind and lead to some dangerous diseases. For instance, an employee(security officer) of a firm had a big family to support,therefore, he started taking extra work shifts on daily basis and was left with a 5-6 hours sleep time everyday. Unfortunately, he did not realize the danger he was putting his body in and after some time adverse headaches and body pain started to appear and he was hospitalized for a couple of weeks. The diagnosis suggested that the main cause of all his health related issues is lack of sleep.

    With every problem there is a solution available for those who are willing to find. Insomnia is a very common problem shared by the people and a lot of medicine and therapies are introduced to address this issue. Meditation is another way to distress ourselves and give ourselves a much needed peace of mind. A colleague of mine with similar problems took the online meditation sessions and tremendous improvement was noticed in his sleeping routine, hence, he was more fresh and active in the office, and in addition, he saved himself from the side effects of heavy medicine.

    In conclusion, we must give importance to our body and do not over burdon ourselves with things, which compromises the sleep. Like every machine, human body is designed in a way, where sleep and rest is as crucial as food we take. Lack of sleep will only bring along misery and pain and we shall not look for temporary gains and shall have a minimum of 8 hours daily sleep.

  • Some people say that main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals.Others saythat there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both point of view and give your own opinion

    It is often agreed that loss of plants and animals species such as dinosaurs,markhor is chief environmental problem while others are of opinion that more serious environmental problems like global warming and pollution also exist. This essay agrees in favour of the later and will discuss both point of views.

    Notable people believe that loss of plant species is unfavourable and it mostly happens when myriad of people start changing fertile land into commercial and residential areas because of non availability of funds from government. They start cutting trees and cease cultivation of plants and in return lose rare plants and cause appreciable loss to nature. Evidence of this practice is decrease planting of sunflower in our country. According to research from Botanical institute of France, Pakistan’s sunflower production had decreased from 70% to 30% in last 7 years.

    In addition to this,world has already lost many animal species like dinosaurs and is on verge of losing more in near future. Hunters are to be blamed more for this act because they keep on hunting rare animals illegally and in result, we lose whole species which is significant loss for environment. Endangered species of markhor is very good example of this scenario which is now near to extinction in our country.

    On the other hand, many people reckon that in addition to plants and animals extermination, many serious problems also exist which are prime risk for our surroundings such as global warming, which is one of the paramount danger and affecting our lives badly.Radiations produced as a result of climate change are source of many health problems. For instance,death rate has been increased by 3% in last decade due to acidic rain, dirtier air and heat waves which are major side effects of global warming.

    On the whole,indeed plants and animals destruction can cause adverse ramification but on the contrary I believe that other environmental problems are more deadly than these and should be addressed more intensely.

  • You’re going to another country to study. You would like to do a part time job while you are studying, so you want to ask a friend who lives therefor some help. • Give details of your study plans • Explain why you want to get a part time job • Suggest how your friend could help you find a job

    Hey John,
    I have a great news, I’m coming to your hometown, Mississauga. I got admission in two-year Masters degree in media and communication, starting September 1st 2020. I have alternate days off from University. In addition to this, I will also have summer vacations, during this time I will dedicate most of my time to study.
    Although I got admission on scholarship, it still doesn’t pay for having expenses like groceries and house rent. I booked a room to live near the University, but the rent is extremely high. Therefore, I need a part-time job in order to cope up with all these expenses. I believe if I don’t do a part-time job, I will be stressed and will not be able to focus on my studies.
    I was wondering if you could help me find a suitable job. Since you are working in a HR agency, you will be able to help me better. Although I have researched for jobs, but I think someone professional like you would help me better. I would appreciate if you would help me find a job.
    Let me know if you want something from Pakistan. I would be more than happy to bring it for you.
    I will anxiously wait for your reply.

    Yours sincerely,
    Tehreem zahid

  • Write a letter to your manager. In your letter . Explain why you want to take time off work . Give details of the amount of time you need . Suggest how your work would be covered while you are away

    Respected Sir John,

    This is to inform you that I would like to take next week off from work. Send my mother has a chronic disease, I need to take care of her. The doctors recommended how to go for surgery this coming week. As it is no one else to take care of her, I have to be with her during this critical time.
    I would request you to grant me a leave for a week from first August till 7th August. Her surgery is on the 1st of August, at noon, but the doctors would be keeping her under observation during the whole week. Thus, I will not be able to attend office for a week.
    You need not to worry about the work that needs to be done the following week, I have already completed their designated project. Moreover, I will submit it coming Friday. Other than this, I will remotely work from home throughout the week, in order to avoid any work-related problem.
    I appeal you to allow me to take the requested week off.

    Regards,
    Tehreem zahid

  • With the continuing development of online entertainment there is no future for radio to what extent do you agree?

    I agree with the statement given above that nowadays, it is the age of online media and other modes of media like radio and newspaper are becoming obsolete. Thus, people tend to utilise online media for entertainment rather than radio.
    Firstly, radios are no longer being produced, for all the broadcasting is being done online. The technology that was being used for producing programmes in radio is almost extinct. Therefore, people are now more inclined towards producing and entertaining their audience via online platform. For example, when a teenage cousin of mine was shown an old radio, he was in a state of shock, and couldn’t understand how it could be used. The idea that people used it for entertainment purpose was just not acceptable for him.
    Moreover, online entertainment is easily reachable to all and provide both audio as well as visual aid to its viewers as compared to radio. Thus, people can now enjoy listening to as well as watching their favourite celebrities on line. for instance, my grandfather used to call the radio station in order to request them to play his favourite song, so he could listen to it, whereas now weekend YouTube all the songs of our choice and watch multiple videos at the same time.
    To conclude, this is the end of Internet, and radio usage is no longer needed. Since people have easy access to Internet and online platforms, they can easily be entertained anywhere and everywhere without the use of radio. The usage of radio is no longer omnipresent.

  • People are walking less and less these days even though walking provides many benefits to people’s health. What are the reasons for this?

    Nowadays, individuals prefer not to go for a walk even though it is considered beneficial for health. Reason being, some people are so busy in their daily lives they don’t get time to walk. In addition to this, some believe that controlling diet is easier in order to maintain Health rather than going for a walk.
    Firstly, people with their busy work and social lives don’t have time to focus on going for a walk, neglecting importance of their own health. Due to their busy schedule, people prefer to utilise various means of transport for travelling than walking. This could be the cause of various health issues being faced by people of different ages. For example, as compared to now I used to work much more when I was in school whereas now I rarely get time to walk because of my busy routine.
    Moreover, individuals that are serious about their health, tend to focus more on their diet than exercise and walk. Walking is a natural way of maintaining health, yet people underestimate its importance and focus more on things that are not as effective for maintenance of health. For example my cousin refused to go for daily walks with me by saying he is controlling his diet and does not feel the need to go for a walk.
    To conclude, people are aware of health benefits generated by walking, but still prefer not to walk in order to save time and lead a healthy life by controlling their diet rather than walking.

  • Some people think that when a person travels into a different culture they should adapt to the local practices and customs. To what extent do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

    It is common saying that when in Rome, do  what the Romans do. It is asserted by many that people visited in foreign lands should act according to the local culture. However, I am quite pessimistic about this notion, and it will be clear from the following essay.

    To commence with, people believe that one should adopt local culture when they visit to place with different culture. This is because people think that not to dis-heart the locals. Although, this belief is associated with positive impact on society like showing respect to one’s traditions and be like one of them, it is also associated with negative impact on individual himself. For instance, one will loose his identity in order to make himself more similar with others. Also, it is difficult for locals to accept foreigners adopting their culture. Besides it, non native can loose his dignity.

    Moving forward, I reside in one of the most scenic place of Pakistan where tourists travel a lot. I observe a couple close to my vicinity in swat, in order to enter the historical mosque in valley, they were dressed almost alike to locals but forgot to enter bare feet. They were immediately recognised non muslims, so people were not happy with them as they are prohibited to enter holy places of muslims.

    In conclusion, I reiterate that embracing local culture by foreigners may be a sign of respect but one should have to know his limitatios, in order to not create problems for himself and most importantly, for locals.

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    It is common saying that when in Rome, do  what the Romans do. It is asserted by many that people visiting foreign lands should act according to the local culture and customs, in order to show some respect. I partly agree with this notion, and it will be clear from the following essay.

    To commence with, people believe that one should adopt local culture when they visit to a place with different culture. This is because not to dis-heart the locals. Moreover, this belief is associated with some positive impacts on the society, like showing respect to one’s traditions and be like one of them. For example, female tourists wearing head scarf in Muslim countries gain more respect as compared to bareheaded.

    Moving forward, this trend is also associated with negative impacts. For instance, one will loose his identity in order to make himself more similar with natives. Also, it is difficult for locals to accept foreigners adopting their culture. To cite an example, I reside in one of the most scenic places of Pakistan, where tourist travels a lot. Therefore, I observe a couple close to my vicinity in the swat valley, in order to enter the historical mosque in the valley, they were dressed almost alike to locals but forgot to enter bare feet. They were immediately recognised as non muslims, therefore, people were not happy with them as they are prohibited to enter holy places of the Muslims.

    In conclusion, I reiterate that embracing local culture by the foreigners may be a sign of respect, provided one should knows his limitation.

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  • The age at which people have children has risen. *Some people believe that because of this, families and countries will suffer some problems. *What is your opinion?

    Not more than a few decades ago, people used to marry at (an) early age and produce(not produces) offsprings earlier. It is asserted by many including myself, that this trend would likely to cause familial and government problems. I opine that there maybe some positives of this trend, however,
    it(childhood bearing) is associated with multitude of problems which will be highlighted/discussed in this essay.

    To commence with, the risen(ADVANCE) age of producing(SIRING is MORE better WORD) babies are associated with number of benefits like, healthy mother healthy kid is a slogan used by some human rights activists. So, if female is becoming mother at more age , there are chances that she would be more healthy, and, in term will produce healthy babies. Also, there are less chances of miscarriage if mother is more than eighteen years of age. Moreover, aged mothers are mentally mature enough, that they are able to provide good care to their children as compared to underage and are able to make them useful citizens of the country.

    Moving forward, apart from the aforementioned positive impacts, there are more disadvantages. With age more than 40 years, there are more chances of mother to become infertile, and also increase risk of syndromic babies. For instance; down syndrome.

    Apart from it, government also suffers negative economic effects as number of patients who requires long term treatment, often for their whole life, increases. Therefore, government should implement policies to ensure proper age limit for marriage and then, delivery of babies.

    In conclusion, It is evident from the essay that there are some positives of this trend, though negatives far exceeds it. Therefore, it is responsibility of the government as well as the newly wed couple, to ensure planned marriages and babies at the best age limit.

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  • Education, from preschool through university, should be paid for by the government and therefore free to students. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

    Education plays a pivotal role in the improvement of individual\’s abilities, in turn, helpful to the society. It is asserted by many including myself that, as basic right of the citizens, education fee should be afforded by the government. I completely agree with the notion, that free education would likely to have more positive impacts on the students and a society as a whole.

    To commence with, I agree with the view point of many that education must be free for each one in the country and government is responsible for it. The primary reason is, that  government collect taxes from their nationals which make them responsible for provision of the basic rights of their citizens. For instance, Education. If there is free education, number of students will increase. Like, Govt of Pakistan took initiative in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province regarding free education, which increases number of admissions in the schools by 33 percent, as compared to previous years. Another reason is, there will be a balance in the fee structure, both in private and public sector institutes because government are paying and will implement policies for it.

    Moreover, quality of education will improve when government pay for it because it is more likely that government agencies would monitor it. To cite an example, private institutions are autonomous. Hence, not responsible to the government of its students grades. .

    In conclusion, I reiterate that free education is must and basic right of the citizens . If Government were paying for education, quality of education will improve.

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  • The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 To 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

    The line graph illustrates the percentage of four different waste items namely glass containers, aluminium cans, plastics, paper and cardboards, which was recycled in unknown country in the year 1982 to the year 2010.

    Overall, it is evident from the graph that the item which recycled more is, paper and cardboard. In contrast to, aluminium cans and plastics occupies the lower part of the graph which is lowest recycled items among the four, illustrated. Moreover, glass containers remains in middle of the chart throughout the given study period.

    Looking more closely to the graph chart, it is clear that recycling of all products show peak and trough. Recycling of Paper and cardboard were at peak in 1992 by 80 percent. However, its recycling reduce gradually by each year UPTO 70 percent in the year 2010. More so, recycling of glass containers decline to 40 percent in the year 1988 and then rising again by each year to 60 percent by the end of the study duration.

    Among these Four waste items, aluminium cans start to recycled by year 1984 from just over zero percent and raised gradually over 40 percent by the year 2010. Also, plastic recycling initiated by the year 1990 from almost zero percent which rises gradually to less than ten percent by the end of survey period.

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  • Some people believe/think that parents should teach children how to be good member of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

    People argue that parents are responsible for teaching their children to be a good member of a society. Whereas, some says that school is the place to learn these things. In my opinion, both parents and school contributes at some extent.
    Talking about parent’s contribution, in the early age of child, he/she learns what his/her parents do in front of him/her. Furthermore, they are closer to their parents than any other one so they listen to their parents more. In that age, parents can also give individual attention to their child and make them learn what is good and what is bad. According to a recent survey conducted by the social welfare society of Pakistan, children learn the gestures and activities which their parents do in front of them and recommended that parents should avoid to do such things which later on their children adopt and has bad influence on them.
    Nevertheless, school also plays an important role in terms of making child a responsible member of society. Schools can arrange special classes with a defined course for this particular subject. Despite of the fact that there is a lack of individual attention, schools can also be the place where children can learn to be a good member of society by engaging them in such fruitful activities. Instead of making them cramming things at their early age, they should focus on these things. For example, In Japan, schools don’t conduct exams till your child is in grade 4. The reason is that, they focuses on making them a good member of society in their early age. If they learn these things at this age, they will never forget and continue to be more and more responsible person of this society.
    All in all, both parents and school can do their own part to make this new generation responsible and good member of the society.

  • Most people prefer to shop online these days. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

    These days large number of people prefer to shop online rather than going out.This essay will discuss that convenience and shopping without pressure is significant advantage and more risk of fraud is primary disadvantage of this trend.
    Without a doubt,biggest perk of online shopping is to shop conveniently from the vacinity of your home at anytime without being pressurized by selling techniques of shopkeepers.Oftentime,when we are out,we end up shopping things which are not actualy needed reason being continuous pressure from shopkeeper.This practice has increased dramaticaly during recent pandemic.For instance,online shopping trend has increased more than 70% in last 6 months due to worldwide lockdown.
    On the other hand,electronic shopping has many disadvantages as well in which online scammers are on top of everything.During tele shopping,we are compelled to trust on other customer reviews because we cannot check quality of product by ourselves.For example,last year my friend lost 250 dollars because of wrong item delivery by seller and was blocked by them on demand of refund.
    To sum up,internet shopping has both pros and cons,so one must be very cautious while shopping and always try to purchase from reknown websites only.

  • Giving children and adolescents pocket money Is common Throughout the world  discuss its advantages and disadvantages and also give your opinion

    Pocket money is essential element and is considered very important for childrens and adolescents as they are not earning money and are dependent on others. This is common practice in all over the world. However, being dependent on others for their own well being in form of the pocket money is associated with both pros and cons and I will discussed them both in this essay. Also, I am in opinion that advantages far exceeds disadvantages and this is the basic right of children’s under 18 years.

    To begin with, children’s under eighteen years are usually not allowed to work in many part of the world and considered illegal. In order to fulfill the basic needs of the child, parents are responsible to provide for them so that they can enjoy their childhood better. Also, children’s can concentrate fully on their studies if they are free of stress of earning money.

    Moving forward to disadvantages, childrens can become callous of finances as they are not earning for themselves but their parents . Moreover, children’s can get into trouble and may involve in wrong social practices such as smoking cigarettes or can spend their money carelessly on unwanted things.

    UPTO my mind, I think that pocket money should be given as it’s pros exceeds it’s cons.

    To conclude, parents are responsible for giving pocket money to their children’s to make them enjoy their childhood and stay focused on their studies.

  • Some people feel that music should be taught in schools while others believe it is better to focus on the sciences.  Discuss both views and give your opinion.

    This is the era of science and technology. Also, majority of people are in love with music, whether it is classical, pop or hip-hop. However, I think that science plays more important role in our daily life routine and helps build our country so science studies should be preferred over learning music in schools.

    To begin with, think-tanks are providing multitude of ideas to flourish the skills of new generation, which can introduce into schools as schools are primary area for learning. In order to build our technology up, some researchers suggest that science should be taught in schools. Also, science studies from such early age can makes childrens more creative which would help them in their studies.

    Moving forward to next section of my task which is related to impact of music on school going childrens. Although, I am in opinion of science studies more preferable. But, music can also be useful in schools as it can make studies more enjoyable for students. Also, some schools are providing education in form of music, which gives good results in form of higher grades and excellent attendance. But the impact of music is restricted to individuals only rather than to whole country.

    To conclude my essay , I would like to reiterate that introduction of both science and music as a subject can be useful in learning process of children’s. However, I strongly believe that science should be preferred as main course due to its vast effects on country and worldwide.

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  • Many retired people today are choosing to live in other countries  What are the advantages and disadvantages

    Most of the professionals after retirement choose to leave their country instead trying to move to some foreign place. However, there are multitude of advantages and disadvantages which will be discussed in this essay.

    To begin with, professionals spent a lot of Their youth time staying in one country because of their strict duty schedule. So, they  wants some freedom from already familiar places and to reduce their boredom, moved to next country of their dreams. Also, some people are fond of seeing culture of other countries but unable to do so because of expenses untill they got their pensions as lump-sum.

    Moving forward to disadvantages. However, retired people often find it difficult to adjust in unfamiliar and far flung countries, due to variety of culture differences and regret it after spending their whole savings. Also, if friends and family members are not there in the same country, people often face difficulties and feel helpless if they are in some sort of trouble.

    Moreover, I also agree that people after retirement should visit  to multiple countries provided that savings are sufficient enough, So that, they can enjoy the food and look beautiful places and people.

    To conclude, there is tons of pros and cons if living overseas. So decision living in other countries after retirement should be made wisely and not in hurry.

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  • Many feel that students today should learn practical skills at school such as car maintenance and managing a bank account. To what extent do you agree or disagree

    In addition to school studies, majority of people think that pupils must learn practical skills such as car service and able to oversee their bank account however I disagree completely with this notion as I am strong believer of saying that one should be free completely to fully concentrate on his own studies.

    Moving forward, one can’t be master of everything and concentration on one task at a time is crucial to master one skills, and same goes for school students, as they aren’t mature enough to tackle multitasking. School students are required to have some free time so that they can really enjoy it and not to have wasting their time on car service and accounting. I believe that they can get expert opinion whenever they are in need.

    Aside from it, once I tried to learn in my school days that how to get rid of my bicycle mechanic as he was impolite and makes me waited for long time so that he don’t have to work for me as I don’t have a lot of money to give him So I tried to learn some tactics but failed miserably in it, also I got my marks very low in few subjects.

    To conclude, I strongly disagree with the statement and believe that students shouldn’t waste their time on these extra tasks, instead pay full concentration on their studies to get good marks and built their carrier.

  • There is an increasing trend around the world to have a small family rather than a large family. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of having a small family rather than a large family?

    World population is more than 07billion by the year 2020 and increasing rapidly as people were not aware of the concept of fellow mankind becoming problem for them and their Home ie Earth. Howeverl some are going to recognize overpopulation as a problem and tries to reduce it so adapts a small family method. As we know that majority of methods including lifestyles are associated with cons and pros so as small families.

    In my opinion, advantages far exceeds disadvantages such as parenting are easy with one child or two childrens as compared to more than it as parents can pay more attention to them and keep them under their eyes most of the time. Next good thing with small family is less expenses even if one parent is working, he/she will be able to provide for them properly.

    Moving forward to disadvantages, the biggest one is children’s often get rude in small families as compared to their counterpart and I blame it’s cause is ignoring their bad behaviour by parents because they are so deep in love with them and Ultimately parents are unable to control them. Besides to, some children also blame their parents of extra strictness and compare their lifestyle to the prisoners in jail.

    To conclude all this, I think balance should be maintained between care and extra strictness to make one’s child more caring and useful to their elders and society as a whole.
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  • IELTS Essay Band 7: Some people think watching movies is a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree?

    Compare to ancient times when there aren’t enough opportunities of entertainment, modern ages provide tons of it such as movies, video games but watching movies is associated with lots of pros and cons one of which is waste of time and I fully agree with it.

    What I think is that when I watch movies on my laptop, I love to open my YouTube and start searching for it which costs me a lot of time as people uploading it provide fake thumbnails to the display picture and also fake names so when I am done watching it l hate it because it is not the same told by my colleagues. Then as I move to comments section I saw some bad comments which makes me rush to review section which is worse than I imagine and left me blank. So I waste my time like this and then again scrolling YouTube to look for original one.

    On conclusion, UPTO my mind that watching moves can cause alot of time wastage if one is not aware of how to use computers and softwares. Also I am in opinion that watching isn’t good for health in this era of sedentary lifestyle where it can further take your time of exercise and makes population more lazy.

  • Some people believe that poverty is the cause of most crimes? Do you agree or disagree?

    This essay is about the effects of poverty over personal behaviour and most importantly negative response to it. Crime ratio is more in poor income countries as compared to rich one and I agreed with the essay topic.

    In my opinion, Poverty plays some role in making person more negative toward world as one needs money in order to achieve one’s goal and if there isn’t enough money to get what you want then obviously would recognise the importance of money. After that it makes one vulnerable to think of making money by any means rather that wait and tries his/her talent and hardwork but easy ways which is often of criminal activities which looks easy but actually isn’t and ended up in prison. However parental training also is important in developing child’s behaviour but they are unable to do so because they are very busy to find food, shelter and also to cope with other expenses of their family after that they are not able to think of their childrens behaviour even if they want to.
    Children’s of poor families also suffer from physical abuse as well as emotional in their homes and Thier workplaces as they were unaware of basic human plus labour rights and are usually underage which also makes them prone to criminal activities. So government must takes necessary actions to prevent child labour and makes child care services more accountable to provide help to kids of poor families.

  • Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving happiness?

    It is believe that happiness is an important aspect of life. But it is very difficult to define because it is not a happiness, it is a thing on which someone’s happiness depends on. Everyone finds his/her own happiness in different things and for achieving that, one has to work on. In this essay I will talk about why there is no such specific thing to define happiness. Moreover, I will be talking about different factors to achieve happiness.
    Nobody can define what a happiness can be. For one person it could be doing a century in cricket match and for other person it could be shopping. There is no such specific word or vocabulary to define it. For Instance, a wealthy man buys an expensive car. He collects different expensive cars because it is his hobby. Further more it makes him happy to organize a car show. While at the same time, there is a poor man who works on daily wages. After working all day he brings food for his children. So when he see his children eating food and there smiley faces, it makes him feel happy. Although deep inside his heart he also wants to buy things for himself too, now at present this is the moment of joy for him.
    So now we know that different things bring happiness in everyone’s life. But to achieve it, one has to work for it. There are certain factors to achieve it because sitting idle or doing such things which are not making you happy will never work. Although sometime you have to do something which you don’t like or don’t find interesting. For example, if a person wants to be a photographer and for that he needs a professional camera. Although he is very passionate to be a photographer, he don’t have money to buy one. For this reason he has to do some part time job. It is the hour of need for him so that he can save some money and buy himself a camera. Now he can do what he wants to do and this will help him to be happy.
    To Conclude, happiness can not be described in a single definition. There are different things which can make you happy and for those things, there are certain factors which you have to work on and bring moment of happiness in your life.

  • Happiness is considered very important in life.why is it difficult to define?what factors are important in achieving it?

    Happiness is not only that huge smile on your face, it is a state of mind.It’s a sense of being, a concious choice on how to live your life. The fundamental reason why happiness is so important is that it’s extremely vital to our goal in life.By being happy, we have the potential to change many other lives.
    Happiness is difficult to define because it means something different to each individual.we all have our own particular passion from which we take pleasure. For instance, some people,feel satisfied from earning money or having fame whereas for others, health and family is more important. Similarly, one may feel satisfactory after helping the needy people whereas the others , may feel happy in a variety of different ways.
    Although it seems difficult to give a certain definition of happiness, but there are some basic ways to achieve it. Firstly, a sense of gratitude, it is strongly associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive,improve their health and build strong relationships. Secondly, social connections are the source of the greatest joy.
    In conclusion, happiness is difficult to define because it is particular to each person, but I believe happiness can be achieved by having gratitude and social connections.

  • Writing task 1 (3rd task)

    The following graph and table display the average monthly temperature and the average number of hours of sunshine in London, new york and Sydney.

    The temperature pattern for new york and London are the same though new york has the warmest climate than London. In contrast with those two cities, Sydney has the opposite temperature pattern in which July has the coldest weather among all months.

    In January and December, Sydney has the highest temperature which was 26. Alternately, New York has the lowest temperature that is 4. Furthermore, the London temperature was a bit high than in New York which was 7 in January.

    In July, New York has the highest temperature as compared to London and Sydney. The temperature pattern declined after July in New York and London while Sydney’s temperature increased after July.

    As far as the table data is concerned, New York and Sydney have the highest annual hours that were 2535 and 2473 respectively. In contrast to this, London was deemed as the coldest city with fewer sunshine hours that was just 1180.

  • Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society.Others believe that school is the place to learn this.

    Parents are known as the best mentors for children to make them a civilised citizens, but somehow others disapprove it.They believe that teachers are responsible for the children’s well being in the society.In my opinion both teachers and parents are responsible for grooming of the child however, parents should play a greater role than teachers.
    Parents are always the role model to their children.Children mostly copy their parent’s dealings and behaviour.Consequently, parents relation and attitude can change the personality and character of their children.Parents can easily inject good thoughts into their children through setting good examples of their own behaviour. For example, if parents follows rules and regulations in every walk of life, then those qualities will automatically be transfer to their children. Children learn life lessons from their parents without any fear, because of the love and affection they have for their children.
    While,on the other hand, some people believe that educational institutions has greater role than the parents to teach them how to be a good member of society. Educational institutions are meant to teach children in studies and in improving discipline as well.Primarily,Children spent most of the time with their parents as compared to the schools and besides this educational institutions aren’t well aware of the cultural and family values of the children. Therefore, parents can teach more properly and keenly to their children than the school.
    In conclusion, educational institutions do play a great part in well being of the children ,having said that, parents role is far greater than the school. Parents guiding is more effective than the school so, parents should take more responsibility to make their children civilised citizen.

  • Many working people get little or no exercise either during the working day or in their free time, and have health problems as a result. Why do many working people not get enough exercise? What can be done about this problem?

    It is a common problem nowadays that working people don’t exercise during the working day or in their leisure time, consequently, they end up having health problems. I will elaborate on some reasons why the exercise is neglected by working people and how they can be encouraged to incorporate an exercise routine in their daily lives.

    Firstly, the primary issue that the working-class face is having little to no time for exercise from their tough routines. They work from 9 to 5 in the offices and factories and are engaged in house chores when they return to their homes. Such tough routines don’t allow them to join a gym or perform simple exercises at home. Moreover, Going to bed late and waking up in a hurry to get to offices contribute to having little time for a morning walk.

    Another reason for not getting exercise is that most working people have little intent for it. They don’t understand the importance of being physically fit and take such approaches for granted. They usually spent their leisure time in front of the TV Set while sitting on a couch, or on social media. However, young people, who often are curious about appearance and fitness do exercise to keep themselves in shape but since their goal is usually short term, they lose interest very soon.

    We can encourage working people to get exercise by telling them the health benefits they can derive from it. It can be done through media campaigns and celebrity endorsements. Moreover, the development of more Gyms and sports complexes in the populated areas could contribute to healthy culture in the society.

  • Obesity in children is greatly increasing and this could lead health problems for them later in life, as wealth as healthcare cost. Why do you think so many children are obese and what could be done to solve this problem.

    Nowadays, whole world is suffering from many diseases but the major one is “obesity”. in the past, only adults were suffering from this, but with the passage of time, children are also affected. There are many reasons of obesity in children, and there are also some precautions
    That can be taken to protect the children from this disease. I will explain both aspects in this essay.

    The most common cause of obesity in children is their love and affection for fast food and its excessive use. If you go around any part of the day to any famous fast food chain like MacDonald’s, KFC, you will find it very hard to have a vacant table to eat and sit. Parents especially mothers, take their kids to these fast food chains to avoid the stress of cooking. Kids love to go to these chains with their parents, and this process is repeated 2 or 3 time a weak. Sandwiches, pizza, burgers, and cold drinks are a favorite meal of children nowadays, but all of them contain high level of cholesterol and sugar, which causes obesity in them. Some children eat fast-food from breakfast to dinner. According to a survey conducted in New York, 8 out of 10 families visit to fast food chain at least once a week.

    Second major cause of obesity in children is distance form outdoor sports. In the early days, children were eager to play outdoor games such as cricket, football and basketball etc, but now these have been replaced by social media, mobile phones and video games. Kids sit and grab a mobile phone or play station after having a meal and enjoy it for hours. Because of not walking and sitting on one place constantly for hours, stomach does not get time to digest the food, which causes obesity in them.

    Te best way to protect children from obesity is to make them habitual to eat homemade food. The role of mothers in doing this is very crucial. Mother have to take responsibility of cooking in home on regular basis along with other household works. Parents should guide their children the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, and should also tell them that these are way better than pizza and burgers. They should also convince their children to drink fresh juices instead of fizzy drinks by telling them that these fresh juices give energy and power to body, and help to balance the body. It may seem difficult in the beginning so in the case, kids can also be given home-baked sandwiches and burgers because a meal baked at home is way better than that of outside.

    Obesity can also be overcome by perusing children to play outdoor games such as cricket and football etc. These have been proved as fun on one side and physical exercise on the other. These outside games help the stomach to digest food; thus, a child can never be a victim of obesity. These outdoor games are the only means by which immature kids can be encouraged exercising.

    To conclude, I would like to say that children are commonly affected by obesity due to excessive use of junk food and spending too-much time on social media. Parents should also plan to stop their kids by having these junk foods and fizzy drinks; moreover, outdoor games should be encouraged and indoor ones should be discouraged.

  • Parents think that childrens should indulge in outdoor activities. It has positive and negative side? What other activities parents could encourage the children do and why?

    Although these days children are more indulged in indoor activities such as video games, TV, etc, outdoor activities are equally important for physical and mental health. In my opinion, outdoor activities have so many positive perspectives such as it helps the children to get in touch with different people that build a sense of confidence among them. Furthermore, it also beneficial for physical fitness. In this essay, I’ll describe the positive sides of outdoor activities. Moreover, I will discuss other activities parents should encourage the children to do, and what would be the consequences of doing that.

    First of all, outdoor activities develop confidence in children. By taking part in outdoor activities, they would be able to meet various kinds of people. They are able to learn about their culture, values, and languages. As a result, they become more confident as compare to other children who didn’t get out of their comfort zone. In an article published by John Duo, It is mentioned that 99% of the children who take participate in outdoor activities become more confident as compare to other children who don’t have alacrity to be indulged in outdoor activities.

    Secondly, children who have an inclination towards outdoor activities such as football, cricket, etc are physically active and strong. Outdoor games are an imperative part of the exercise, and it helps to boost our stamina that makes our immune system strong and healthy. It is observed that the children who take participate in outdoor games have a strong immune system that can easily fight bacterias, and make them physically strong and enthusiastic.

    Apart from outdoor activities, parents should also motivate their children to take an interest in other activities such as reading biographies and histories of our heroes. There are innumerable benefits of doing that. Firstly, they became good readers. Secondly, reading biographies of our legends motivate and teach them how to tackle the situations wisely, and helps them in character building.

    In a nutshell, I want to say that outdoor activities have tremendous positive effects on the grooming of children. Despite this fact, some other activities are equally important like reading life stories of our mentors that would help them in character building. Briefly, it all depends upon parents to motivate their children to be indulge in positive activities.

  • Some people believe that poverty is the cause of most crimes? Do you agree or disagree?

    The common notion prevails in the minds of people is that among greed, lust, drug addiction and mental health issues being the cause of crimes, poverty is the greatest adversity that leads to the most crimes in the world. I vindicate this view since in my opinion poverty is such vice that it might lead a completely sane man to commit a crime so heinous that he wouldn’t think of doing it in normal circumstances.

    Firstly, a poor man is prone to rob a wealthy man in a situation where he finds his child being hungry or ill and he is unable to produce food or medicine because he is out of work either because of limited job opportunities or any other reason. The temptation to loot might become stronger when he will encounter the elite class enjoying the luxuries of life while he and his offspring are deprived of basic necessities of life. This is one of the primary reasons of higher crime rate of developing nations.

    The causation of crimes due to greed, lust and mental health issues also contribute to the total crime rate to some extent, nevertheless, poverty remains the primary reason. Greed of having more by unfair means, lechery and pedophilia might be eliminated from the members of the society by moral training and education but to eliminate crimes related to poverty, a stable economy is required where the goal of the government should be keeping the citizen above the poverty line, a goal in which most of the governments are struggling.

    To conclude, when members of the society aren’t provided with the opportunities towards financial stability, when class difference prevails and they don’t have access to food, shelter and health facilities available to them, the poverty will remain the top reason of most crimes.

  • It is often said that government invest too much money attempting to protect wildlife when there are other much greater problems that money should be spent on. To what extent do you agree? What other problems do we have?

    Some people says that the government spend too much money in protecting wildlife because wildlife is as much important as human life and it plays an important role in human survival on this planet. At the same time, there are some other major issues on which government should put there effort and invest money on those things also. I believe that at some extent, saving the nature and wildlife is important . But at the same time other major issues are as precedence as protecting wildlife.
    Investing money in protection wildlife is a good thing and it has always been a government’s one of the top priority. As in wildlife, it is a life cycle where animals eat other animals and when these animals die , same animals becomes diet of insects and other microorganism. It is a biological cycle due to which life due to which life is sustained in forests. Moreover, These forests helps in protecting the nature and plays vital role in maintaining the temperature of earth. According to the New York Times, the government of Vietnam spent 1 billion dollars to re-rehabilitate their forests. Due to this investment, the average temperature of their major cities is reduced by 2 degree Celsius. Furthermore, their exports of good quality wood is increased by 20%.
    We know that protecting wildlife and nature is something which can’t be ignored. But ignoring the other issues or taking less interest in those areas of importance will be a very big mistake a government can do. Main problems which can be faced by any country or nation are less employment, poverty, pollution etc. Government should invest in different industrial areas so that it generates employments. Moreover, it also helps in reducing the poverty. For instance, In 2015 the ministry of foreign affairs and ministry of technology of Pakistan contacted different IT’s companies and request them to come and open their head offices in Pakistan and train Pakistani youth. The government will subsidized this training project. At that time only one or two companies accept this offer and invested but now after five years there are more than 30 multinational IT companies head offices in Pakistan including Facebook, YouTube and Google.
    So now we know that spending money on protecting wildlife is beneficial for humans but the thing government needs to understand that wildlife is not the only thing people concern. Investing on other major issues is also important.

  • Most parents require their children to indulge in outdoor activities, is this a positive or negative developement? what other things should parents encourage to do and why?

    Nowadays, parents want their children to participate more in outdoor activities. parents should also consider some other things for good parenting. In my opinion, this practice will help in socializing more to outer world which would result into development of confidence in child as well as it will be beneficial for their mental and physical health.
    Outdoor activities possess positive effects on mental and physical health as children are more attracted towards gadgets such as mobile phones, and playstation for playing video games for longer hours. Mobile usage by children has been increased, which deteriorate their health while outdoor activities will help in keeping them physically fit. A recent survey stated that 96% of children spend more than 4 hours a day on mobile phone and other gadgets which is an alarming situation.
    Outdoor activites increases stamina and boost immunity of the child, which keeps children at bay from diseases and depression. Parents should also encourage their child to indulge in indoor activities which will make parents- children bond stronger. In a recent study in America, it is proven that children who spend more time with their parents while playing with them have a happier life
    In conclusion, I think that outdoor activities must be promoted amongst children for their better health and indoor activities will result into stronger bond with parents as that will lead to a happier and healthier child.