#1 In some cultures children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message? Discussion essay

#1
In some cultures children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?
Discussion essay
Telling youngsters that they can accomplish anything only by hard work is pretty common in certain parts of the world. There are several benefits and drawbacks of this message and I am going to discuss them in this essay.
On the one hand, this message is advantageous to the young generation in many ways. Usually children do not know about what life is all about, if they start to be conscious of what they need to do to have something. For instance , if to have a chocolate, they have to go well in their studies, they will realise that they have to do their part. Another benefit is that keeps children motivated even when they fail. When young kids grow up and begin chasing lots of dreams , they may suffer some difficulties . If they were taught that persistence,hope and hard work,they will not give up and stay encouraged.
On the other hand , children, who believe this message, might come across some problems such as mental health. That is to say this message can give too much pressure to these little people. As a result , they may feel incapable of being concentrate and it gives them anxiety or depression. Moreover, because of believing everything is possible, they may set unrealistic goals for themselves and think they can achieve them. For example, they may think that they can become famous actor at the age of sixteen and when they reach the age , they become frustrated if they do not get what they wanted.
In conclusion, adults have to keep the right balance when delivering this message to children as it can cause both of negative and positive results.

#2
The table below give information about sales the of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
Task 1
The table compares sales of two categories of products that is to say: fairtrade- labelled coffee and bananas in five European countries in different periods, 1999 and 2004.
Overall, during these terms increased sales of those products and the biggest rise in sales were in the UK and Switzerland.
In 1999, the largest sale of coffee,3 million Euros was in Switzerland, after five years the place changed into the UK, 20 million euros, that more than three times higher than of Switzerland. The Denmark, Belgium and Sweden were 1.8 ,1, 0.8, euros respectively in 1999and increased in five years.
Switzerland was the largest market for the Fairtrade-labelled bananas sales with the 15 million euros sold in 1999. The sales of bananas increased to 47 million euros in 2004 and it was morethan three times higher than of 1999. The next largest market for this product was in the UK . In the UK 1 million euros was sold in 1999 and it increased to 5.5 in 2004 . Interestingly, the sales of banana decreased in Sweden and Denmark in 2004 than of 1999.