participate fully and focus on playing rather than winning.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, competitive sports have more pros
than cons. Students should play competitive sports because they make them adapt
better to this competitive society. However, schools should take effective measures
to avoid destructive competition.
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Essay Number 41
Competitive sports like football are considered to add a lot of value by bringing
people of different states and nationalities together. Yet some people argue that
these sports divide people on the basis of nationalities and age groups. What is your
opinion? Write about each view and then describe your answer supporting it with
relevant examples from your own experience.
It is irrefutable that competitive sports such as The Football World Cup and The
Olympics are watched by millions of people worldwide. There are divided opinions
on whether these games unite or divide people on the basis of age and nationalities.
In the following paragraphs, I intend to discuss both views followed by my opinion.
Sports provide people with entertainment and something to get excited about and
they are topics for conversation. They provide a common bond for complete
strangers and a common team to cheer for. For example, Brazil has a high rate of
unemployment and crime because of which Brazilians have a low self esteem. But,
when the world cup starts, then the people forget all their problems. An amazing
feeling of pride and patriotism comes in them and they cheer their team together.
The Olympic games are one of the best examples of how sporting events can bring
people of different nations together. In ancient times, the Greeks and Romans would
interrupt battles to participate in games. Even India and Pakistan forget their
differences on the cricket ground and the players embrace each other after every
match.
On the other hand there are many examples of violence and conflicts which such
games have brought about. Football hooliganism or football violence is well known to
all. The 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventis in Heysel Stadium
led to the death of 39 supporters. Any wrong decision by the referee can lead to
violence. A lot of emotion and passion are involved and all reason and logic fly out of
the window. That is why some people hold the opinion that such games divide
people.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that competitive games generally bring
people together. There are a few incidences when over-patriotism prevailed and
people got divided but such incidents can be counted on the fingertips.
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Essay Number 42
Films can have effect on the children‘s education and teach them many things. Do
you think it is always a positive influence? Discuss.
It is irrefutable that movies can be very educative for children. However, the effect of
movies is not always beneficial. In the following paragraphs, I intend to discuss the
positive and negative effects of movies on children.
On the positive side, movies are enjoyable for children of all ages. They stimulate
children‘s emotions, imaginations and conversations. Movies also introduce children
to cultures and historical events. Movies used in the classroom enhance learning.
Therefore, if the movies are good they can have a very positive influence on a child‘s
growth.
On the downside, children are negatively affected by movies with sex, violence drug
abuse and offensive language. Older children and adolescents may copy the risky
things they see in movies. What is more, movies glamorize things like smoking and
drinking and children are quick to pick up these traits.
Furthermore, watching too many movies can impede the development of healthy
habits like playing outdoor games, reading and spending quality time with family.
Children who are avid film viewers are more likely to suffer from obesity related
problems throughout their lives.
I believe that as everything has its pros and cons, movies too can have both - good
and bad influences. It is very important for parents to check the movie ratings before
allowing their children to watch any movies. The best thing for parents could be to
watch movies with their children. Watching movies together could be a very
rewarding experience.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that movies can have a positive or a
negative influence on children but if parents take steps in choosing their children‘s
movies, then the effect can be largely positive.
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Essay Number 43
Some people believe the range of technology available to individuals today is
increasing the gap between poor people and rich people. Others think it is having an
opposite effect. Discuss these points of view. What is your opinion?
Technology seems to promise infinite benefits for mankind. While it could be argued
that the development of new technology always expands the gap between rich and
poor, it is also true that the level of technology used in developing countries and low-
income countries has been quicker than the developed countries over the last few
years and this has helped to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. So, both
views have some ground which I shall be discussing in this essay.
There are many reasons why people say that technology increases the gap between
rich and poor. To begin with, new technology itself tends to be affordable by only the
richer elements of society and the poorer elements are denied the opportunities that
this provides, such as the ability to be able to train for better paid work. It is
understandable that because of their ability to acquire new technology, the learning
ability within the richer elements of society is much improved. Therefore they get
better job placements and continue to grow further.
What is more, with the power that wealth and knowledge brings, richer segments are
more able to exert influence over the direction of society, usually to their own benefit.
The poorer segment does not have this ability, and therefore their demands and
needs tend to be driven lower down the list of political priorities.
On the other hand there are reasons to hold the opposite view. While it is true that
the initial level of technology in lower-income countries was much lower to begin
with, there is strong evidence of catch-up between middle-income and high-income
countries. Technological progress increased 40% to 60% faster in developing
countries than in rich countries. Use of some new technologies, such as mobile
phones, has risen quickly.
Technology has created huge opportunities for the poor where none existed
previously. For example, some technologies such as communications or networking
give poor people a chance to earn a better living. It is not uncommon for some
people who used to live in poverty becoming millionaires or billionaires by taking
advantage of the internet. This has definitely led to narrowing the gap between the
rich and the poor.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that technology can do both
– widen the
gap between the rich and poor as well as narrow the gap if the poor get access to it.
Therefore, it is not the technology to blame for the gap; it is the access to technology
which is to blame. So, we should see to it that everyone gets equal access to
technology.
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Essay Number 44
Students at schools and universities learn far more from lessons with teachers than
from others sources (such as the internet, television). To what extent do you agree
or disagree?
It is irrefutable that students can learn a lot nowadays from internet and television
and these have become an indispensable part of education but I firmly believe that
teachers play a more significant role in the classroom. I believe that no amount of
technology can ever undermine the importance of the teacher. In the following
paragraphs, I intend to support my views with my arguments.
To begin with, teachers can stimulate interest and it is an undeniable fact that
interested stimulated people tend to learn more. They can keep students focused on
study. A student studying by himself through internet and TV may get bored and stop
studying. Teachers can provide a faster and simpler way to present information to
the students. They can come down to the level of a student and so are definitely
better than computers. In addition, teachers are role models for students. They are
scholars in action. They not only teach academic subjects, but also many social
skills.
Furthermore, there are many practical subjects which students can learn best from
the teacher. For example, experiments of physics and chemistry are best learnt by
the teacher guiding you at every step. What is more, teachers give assignments and
regularly check them. This helps the teachers to recognise the weak points of
students and guide them accordingly. All this cannot be done by the internet and TV.
On the other hand, it is also true that the internet is an ocean of knowledge. You can
get information about any topic on Earth from the internet. But there is no
authenticity of this information. What information to get and from where to get
requires a lot of expertise. The television also has a lot of educative programmes but
students still need the guidance of the teachers at all stages of learning. Teachers
can make even the dull and boring subjects seem interesting. So definitely students
learn more from teachers.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, no doubt TV and the Internet are very
educative these days but students definitely learn more from the teacher.
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Essay Number 45
Today, people can work and live in anywhere they want, because of the
improvement of communication technology and transport. Do advantages of this
development outweigh the disadvantages?
It is irrefutable that because of the advances in telecommunication technology and
travel, today‘s person can live and work in any part of the globe. The advantages of
this definitely outweigh the disadvantages. In the following paragraphs I shall put
forth my arguments to support my views.
There are many advantages of being able to live and work from anywhere. First of
all, people have more choices of jobs because of technological advances. Not only
can you work in any part of your home country, you can work for any company in any
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