Band 0 Some people think that individuals today are more dependent on each other. Others believe people have become more independent. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

The given table provides data on how various types of films were released in the UK and Republic of Ireland according to their genre in the year 2012.

Overall, documentary, drama and comedy films mostly grabbed people’s attention and were released in higher numbers compared to their counterparts. Also, drama was rated a notch above others regarding the number of releases as well as income from tickets.

Turning to the details, in terms of drama, 35 films were released, 9 times more than the figure of comedy. Regarding documentary, the number of releases accounted for the same as drama, thus representing the same percentage of all releases, 23,6%. Comedy was found lucrative when it comes to the income from ticket sales, accounting for 45,4%, five times higher than that of drama’s. Documentary, on the other hand, received relatively low income from tickets, 2,9%.

Regarding other less preferable films namely horror and thriller, the number of films released was relatively low. While the former type was released 14 times and the latter pattern constituted for 13, their percentage of all releases was almost similar, standing at about 9%. As for income from tickets, the figure of horror films was considerably high (20,2%), whilst the reverse is true for the case of thriller. With the regard of crime and other film types, number as well as percentage of releases and income were the lowest in the table, all standing at below 10. (240 words) Band 7.0
Some people think that individuals today are more dependent on each other. Others believe people have become more independent. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Today, people’s independence has somewhat increased. Some people think that people have become more reliant on each other, whereas other school of thought holds that people are becoming more self-reliant these days. I will examine both these opinions, and explain why I feel that the latter argument seems to be more sensible.

Clearly, sceptics advocate for a dependent way of living for people. They state that especially young people are more reliant on their parents or other caregivers. That is to say, juveniles might not have a rewarding job till they have started their own work independently. Since children need to support their education and living costs, they could definitely long for their parents until they take the first steps on ‘harder’ walks of life. Additionally, people, who are struggling to seek affection, might rely more on people, especially their relatives. As they are away from home, they might feel a sense of homesickness and dependency on caregivers virtually all the time.

That being said, proponents, myself included, of the idea that self-reliance has become prevalent have reasonable arguments. Firstly, due to modernization, people are becoming less dependent on each other. Specifically, in today’s modern society, technological ‘marvels’ have penetrated all aspects of our lives. This is, in turn, lowering human’s reliance on people around as technologies are helping us deal with almost everything. Moreover, thanks to the accessibility of the Internet, people can get mass amounts of information in just few clicks. In addition to this, they could take up online courses, have their necessary labors done online or even order food by delivery, which can eventually lessen high dependency on humans.

In conclusion, whether people have been reliant on each other is partly a matter of debate. Personally, I believe that we are becoming independent these days due to the advances made in technology as well as the Internet. (309 words) Band 7.0

OVERALL: 7.0 (Muhriddin)