ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing and industry are more important
than saving land for endangered animals. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view ?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice ?
Nowadays population explosion is putting much pressure on the natural environment. In fact, the
areas for animal habitats are greatly shrunk because of human self-interest, which practically
drives some rare species to the verge of extinction. Although some people think that this is
unavoidable as human needs are more important than saving land for endangered animals , I
strongly disagree with this point of view.
It has been argued that mankind is the centre of existence and animals are subordinate to human
beings needs. So this argument goes on to assert that all that serves human needs should be
given more priority than saving land for endangered animals such as farmland, accommodation
and industry. However, those who hold to such beliefs are too short-sighted to realize that it is
the coexistence between human beings and animals that maintains natural order and facilitates
human progress. In other words, the relationship between human and animals is symbiotic
mutually benefit. So it is a misconception if we undervalue the role of nature or animal in
particular in the environment.
Another argument against this viewpoint is that man appears to be one of the most successful
human animals that can dominate the earth as a consequence of the capability to control the
environment in their favor. So according to this position, without such abilities, human would
have lived a primitive life being taken control of the hostile environment. However, I think we
should not be too delighted at the speed of our rise to power on earth. If we do not want to pay a
high price for such power, the sensitive balance between our needs and nature should not be
disrupted. The reality of hazards of global warming, spread of incurable diseases, devastating
floods and droughts in many parts of the world are clear examples of the consequences of
negative human involvement in our ecosystem.
In conclusion, if the endangered animals are not protected, the existence of humans will be in
danger. Our history has shown that if we continue to exploit our resources, particularly by
destroying the land and therefore the natural habitat of plants and animals, we will ultimately
harm ourselves. Therefore, I believe it is vital for people to preserve land in its natural state.

As more and more students enter universities , academic qualifications are becoming
devalued. To get ahead in many professions, more than one degree is now required, and in the

future it is likely that people will take a number of courses before even starting work. This is
an undesirable situation. Do you agree or disagree?
Previously, it was a long-held belief that in order to succeed in any career, you should specialize
in one thing as a saying goes a rolling stone gathers no moss. Therefore, we should not hold
more than one degree right after graduation as this does not help. However, I strongly advocate
that several qualifications before starting work are prerequisite to survive the workplace
nowadays.
It could be argue that if you try to master many things , you will get nowhere in the end. So this
argument goes, you will find it difficult to be fully committed to one job to make the most of
your ability. The result is that you cannot compete with other specialists in the field to get
promotion in your job. However, I think that strong competition among those who look for
employment lies in the ability of multi-skilled performance. The office in the future is likely to
be a place where there will be fewer employees but more responsibilities. Because of this, you
should have many qualifications as possible to assume a variety of tasks at the same time. Also,
the ability to switch on to different tasks will make you more creative and dynamic since you
have to work out the best approaches to handling your work in the most effective way. It is such
qualifications which help you get a desirable position and survive in the society where there is
strong competition for jobs.
Another argument against this issue is that professionalization is badly needed to drive the social
development. In this way, obtaining more than one degree is undesirable. However, the
perception of specializing in one career seems not to work in modern life because there is a great
demand to keep up with changing technology. Actually, we cannot resist such change and if you
fail to great lengths to obtain more skills and knowledge required by new technology, then you
will be made redundant in the future.

It is often argued that married life is easier for couples these days then it was fifty years ago.
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Previously, marriage used to be arranged by parents. However, divorce seemed to be unlikely to

happen. Today, young couples have the right to make a big decision about their married life.
Apparently, married life today seems to be easier than that in the past. However, in my opinion,
this is not the case because today married life is also influenced by some factors.
It may be argued that broadening attitudes towards marriage have helped to make married life
easier these days. In the past, women were expected to stay at home to take care of their families.
The women roles in the family tended to be dominated by their husbands. So the argument goes,
the situation is different now because women are equal to men in all aspects and enjoy more
freedom and education and promotion opportunities. However, it is the change in the social
attitude towards marriage that affects married life today. In the past, if couples did not live in
harmony, they would never demand divorce. Family life would be sustained at the sake of
children, even at the cost of continued unhappiness. It was the strict social attitude towards
divorce that immunizes marriages from deterioration at any cost. As the result, divorce is
unlikely to happen in the past.
Another argument is that family life nowadays is easier because of high living standards. This
argument assumes that when women join the workforce, they are able to contribute financially to
their families. However, family life is exposed to too much change when women work outside of
the home. Specifically, women no longer stay at home, taking care of their children.
Consequently, children are likely to be deprived of emotional and psychological care and they
lack parental guidance in their study and other activities. Furthermore, when women can
contribute income to family budgets, they are no longer financially dependent on their husbands.
As a result, their husbands lose domination in the home. So if there is something wrong with
their family life, it is likely for them to demand divorce rather than taking steps to resolve
conflicts in the family.
In conclusion, married life in modern society has to undergo a lot of challenges. To retain a
successful married life is not easy, this depends on how we cherish our family life.

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Family life is always the subject of concern for society. Apparently, people think that quality of
life has been improving considerably for the past decades. However, I am of the opinion that
married life today is bombarded with a lot of challenges.
It has been argued that thanks to the prevalence of technology, couples can lean on labor and
time saving machines to free themselves from an endless cycle of doing household chores in the

family. So, this argument goes, they can devote more time to enjoy life. However, family life
today has been more vulnerable to the pressure of modern life. For example, people are under
increasing pressure to be considered for promotion. As a result, they are prone to be obsessed
with work and work and are forced to constantly keep pace with the latest development, which is
both tiring and stressful. So, the more demanding work has lowered the quality of life, which
many have to come to term with in order to retain their position in the society and tolerate a
worsening of family life.
Another argument is that family life nowadays is easier because of high living standards. This
argument assumes that when women join the workforce, they are able to contribute financially to
their families. However, family life is exposed to too much change when women work outside of
the home. Specifically, women no longer stay at home, taking care of their children.
Consequently, children are likely to be deprived of emotional and psychological care and they
lack parental guidance in their study and other activities. Furthermore, when women can
contribute income to family budgets, they are no longer financially dependent on their husbands.
As a result, their husbands lose domination in the home. So if there is something wrong with
their family life, it is likely for them to demand divorce rather than taking steps to resolve
conflicts in the family.
In conclusion, married life in modern society has to undergo a lot of challenges. To retain a
successful married life is not easy, this depends on how we cherish our family life.

A mothers place is in the home looking after her family. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this statement ?
These days the number of women in the workforce is increasing. Many women work long hours
and then go home to cook, clean and help their children with their homework. I absolutely
believe that it is the duty of mothers to stay at home and to look after their childrens emotional
and physical needs.

It may be argued that working mothers have the opportunities to direct their skills, knowledge
and energy towards helping their children. These women, so this argument goes, can contribute
income to the family budgets, which can be used to provide good educational opportunities for
their children. However, working mothers are frequently tired and stressed after work and
therefore find it difficult to give their children the emotional care and guidance which they need.
Indeed, a mothers support and care is essential for children.
Another argument is that these days childcare centers can provide both care and opportunities for
children to socialize with their friends. In this way, working mothers can devote more time to
working outside of the home without being worried about taking care children at home.
However, a best place for children should be at home with the care of their mothers. Mothers are
endowed with such natural qualities that no one can take care of children better than them.
Moreover, if children receive much care and support from mothers, they will develop well both
emotionally and physically.
In conclusion, it will be a disadvantage for children to grow up without their mothers taking care
of them. Sometimes, it is inevitable for women to work to make a living, but if a woman has a
choice, she should stay at home and enjoy her children.

Some people feel that in order to improve the quality of our education, we should encourage
university student to evaluate and criticize their teachers. Others feel it will cause the loss of
respect and discipline in the classroom.
The issue of students evaluation and criticism towards teachers has been widely debated in our
education. It is very important because it concerns moral and ethical perceptions deeply
ingrained in our mind. Although some people think that such practice will result in lack of

respect and discipline in the classroom, I strongly believe that it is high time that students be
motivated to do so in order to improve the quality of education.
It could be argued that if students have the right to evaluate and criticize teachers, the schools
discipline will not be maintained. Others may assume that the foundation of education is based
on students respect and good behavior towards teachers. However, in my opinion, a strong
education should be based on creativity, critical thinking and independence which can be
achieved by encouraging students to ask questions, share their view points with teachers and
even contradict teachers to find out the best solutions. I do not think that keeping silent in class
is a way of showing respect to teachers because this will shape negative perceptions of the
students toward learning practice. From my own experience, I find that some people tend to
complain about students who are willing to ask their teachers tricky questions or argue with
teachers about certain issues. Unfortunately, they are classified as disruptive students. It is such
prejudice that handicaps or stifles students critical thinking and creativity.
Another argument against the practice of students evaluation and criticism is that teachers
authority over students will be deprived. This, so this argument goes, will upset the relationship
authority over teachers and students. As a result, it is highly unlikely that teachers can control
students obedience and proper conduct. However, encouraging students to evaluate and criticize
teachers has great impact on learning and teaching practice. I think that everyone has mistakes,
but the most important thing is how we can learn from our mistakes to improve ourselves.
Naturally, receiving feedback from students, on one side, will help teachers reflect on what they
taught or how they conducted the classroom. On the other side, students have opportunities to
voice their opinions. In this way, they are not passive recipients of knowledge, but owners of
their learning process. Consequently, they are more responsible for and involved in their own
learning.
In conclusion, a successful education should be grounded on such values as creativity, critical
thinking and independence. Only through motivating students to evaluate and criticize teachers
do we realize such aims.

Some people argue that in order to improve the quality of education, university fees should be
increased. Do you agree with this statement?
The issue of whether university fees should be increased has been widely debated the last few
years. It is an important issue because it concerns the orientation of development toward high
quality education in Vietnam. Some people say that high education fees will handicap the aim of

illiteracy elimination proposed by the government. However, I strongly believe that increasing
university fees is a good way of improving educational standards.
It could be argue that high tuition fees will block educational opportunities of poor students who
cannot afford to study at university. Such a policy, so this argument goes, is not humane and
short sighted because it does not consider the long-term benefits these students will bring to the
development of the society when they join the workforce. However, it is time to think of
education as a kind of commodity in the market. For example, customers will be willing to pay
for good value for money products. If a manufacturer devotes much time, energy and ability to
such products to satisfy the customers need. In this way, the situation is the same as in
education. Teachers should be treated as employees in profit making company. If teachers do a
good job of teaching, it will be unfair for them to get low salaries. If teachers are paid for their
effort they make, they will be motivated to do better in their job as providing good service to
students as customers. The long term benefit is that society will have good human resources for
branches of industry and commerce and so on.
Another argument is that the increase of tuition fees has nothing to do with the enhancement of
education quality. This argument assumes that whether teachers do a good job of teaching
depends mostly on their conscience and devotion to their students. However, in my opinion, high
education quality not only depends on teachers conscience and devotion but also on strategies to
improving teaching facilities and teaching methods. In order to carry out such strategies, apart
from the governments subsidization, money from students fees will help contribute to
upgrading school facilities. Moreover, teachers who are not worried about their financial matters
will spend more time doing research rather than teaching a lot of hours a week to make their ends
meet.( make ends meet: to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need)
In conclusion, to improve education standards at university, increasing tuition fees is one of the
desirable approaches besides teachers conscience and devotion.

More and more qualified people are moving from poor to rich countries to fill vacancies in
specialist areas like engineering, computing and medicine. Some people believe that by
encouraging the movement of such people rich countries are stealing from poor countries.
Others feel that this is part of the natural movement of workers around the world.

The issue that qualified people are migrating from developing countries to developed ones has
aroused much concern among authorities of developing countries. Although some people think
that this movement will be a disadvantage to poor nations, I strongly believe that it is such
countries that benefit the most from this tendency.
It has been argued that favorable immigration policies offered by some countries practically rob
poor countries of their potential human resources. This, so this argument goes, leads to brain
drain in developing countries, which is an impediment to economic development in such
countries. However, I think this way of reasoning seems to be narrow-minded in its broadest
sense. It is obvious that human beings since primitive times have known how to remove limiting
factors in the environment to survive, dominate the earth and develop the capacity to expand into
new habitats such as the shift from hunting and gathering way of life to agriculture in a more
favorable settings. This also holds true for people in the age of globalization. The choice of
better working places to make the most of their abilities reveals the developmental tendency of
human society. If talented people are restricted to the environment not conductive to their
professional growth, both rich countries and poor countries suffer great loss in human resources.
Another argument against this practice is that if qualified people move to rich countries to work,
they contribute their ability and skills to generating wealth to affluent nations, which, otherwise
would benefit their own countries. This argument assumes that this will exacerbate the big gap
between the rich and the poor on an international basic. However, in my opinion, both rich
countries and poor ones can benefit from this natural movement. For example, qualified people
from Vietnam have opportunities to develop their professional careers and bring good source of
foreign currency to their own country while some countries such as Australia and America which
suffer severe shortage of labor force can solve their problems. Furthermore, the core of the
problem lies in policies implemented by each government in an attempt to attract and exploit
human resources. This puts poor countries under pressure to revise policies to encourage talented
people to stay and contribute to their countries.
In conclusion, the movement of people around the world is natural and it is obviously difficult to
stop it because this is against the natural rule of existence and development. However, I think
necessary attempt should be made to improve the situation.

The burning of oil for transport, especially in private cars, is wasteful and environmentally
irresponsible. Taxation on petrol and diesel fuel should be increased to very high levels to
discourage the use of private cars. To what extent would you support or reject this idea?

Fossil fuel consumption for transport has provoked a lot of concern in modern society. Thus, a lot
of effort has been made in search for different alternative energy sources to reduce our
dependence on conventional energy sources such as petrol and diesel. Although many think the
government should impose high tax on petrol to discourage the use of private cars, I absolutely
believe that this measure does more harm than good.
It has been argued that by increasing the price of petrol, people have to resort to using public
transport, thus cutting down on the amount of CO2 emission released by private cars. However,
if this measure is taken, the problem will not be addressed at the grass-root level. It cannot be
denied that our society greatly depends on fossil fuels for production, transport, home and office
burning and so on. The increase of oil price automatically entrains serious chain effects
disrupting all activities in every aspect of life. Moreover, I am fully convinced that people will
not turn their back to private cars because of high cost and they are willing to sacrifice money for
comfort and convenient that private cars bring about. Hence, the best solution is to make other
modes of transport more appealing and convenient.
Another argument is that high taxation on petrol will help curb the environment pollution which
is under threat from using fossil fuels. However, as far as I am concerned in modern society,
plants, slash and burn method of agriculture and so on are identified as the greatest contributors
to pollution. It is time that the government urged enforcement to minimize the detrimental
consequences of environmental pollution from such sources rather than increasing the cost of
petrol. Furthermore, it will be more desirable if potential alternative energy sources for transport
are to be found so that basic human needs in transport comfortably and conveniently can be
served.
In conclusion, the increase in the cost of petrol is not as effective as expected, so it is necessary
to think of other solutions such as upgrading public transport system, finding alternative energy
sources which are environmentally friendly.

CAUSE AND SOLUTION

In modern society, the amount of rubbish generated is increasing, causing great threat to the
environment. What are some reasons for this problem and make some suggestions to solve
this.
The more society develops, the more garbage it generates. In fact, garbage disposal actually
poses a threat to the environment and is a real cost to the worlds economy. It is the economic
boom and population explosion, inadequacy in waste management facilities and lack of the
general publics awareness about recycling and reusing that are to blame for such a wasteful
society. Some suggestions have been put forward to address the problem.
An increasing amount of rubbish produced on earth is traced to te following reasons. The first
reason is economic prosperity. It cannot be denied that these days, people have more than they
need. As a result, they are willing to discard old things which are in good condition, creating
such a huge amount of solid put in landfills. It is such economic conditions that promote over
consumerism, which leads to a wasteful society. To compound the problem, advertising industry
and manufactures tend to orient population towards consumerism. Besides economic growth,
population explosion is also closely linked with an increasing amount of rubbish. It is obvious
that more people mean that more rubbish is generated on earth. Another factor that should be
taken into consideration is the problem of waste management. For example, in developing
countries like Vietnam, waste treatment facilities are in short supply or out-dated, making waste
treatment processes difficult to deal with. Finally, the core of the problem also lies in citizens
awareness. In Vietnam, children and even adults lack the habit of recycling and sorting discarded
things, which is a bad practice contributing to such a large amount of waste.
The most important approach to addressing this problem is education. Only through education
are people aware of the issue involved. The government should encourage people to participate
in reusing and recycling discarded things. Furthermore, manufacturers should encourage more
investment and research to redesign consumer products as well as packaging which can be
reused and recycled to reduce environment impact. Also, developing nations should set priority
to adopt waste disposal technology. Another solution is to raise peoples awareness about the
benefit of sorting out rubbish, which can be effectively achieved by the cooperation between
each household and the local authorities. For example, the government should provide each
household with trash bins of different types- one for recyclables and the other for non recyclables
to facilitate the process of waste treatment.
In conclusion, economic prosperity, lack of peoples awareness, poor waste management have
led to the problem. Each individual and government should join forces in order to solve the
problem successfully.

These days many graduates face a lot of difficulties when joining the workforce, for example
lack of communication skills and confidence. What are the reasons for this and suggest
solutions to the problem.
The fact that the increasing number of graduates encounters many challenges in their workplace
causes a lot of concern for the society. Because this is the case it affects the matter of work
efficiency and such workforce does not meet the demand of employers, In the following essay,
some reasons for this problem will be discussed and suggestions will be put forward to tackle
this problem.
The difficulties emerging at work experienced by newly graduated employees can be traced to
the following reasons. Firstly, what is wrong with the educational system should be taken into
consideration. Specifically, not much emphasis is laid on developing student personality in
school curriculum. For example, from elementary school to university, students are not
encouraged to give their own opinions and defend them. As a result, they do not dare to
challenge and initiate new ideas. This attitude is deeply ingrained to the point that shapes
students negative personality such as lack of assertiveness and independence which discourage
communication skills and confidence. Another point may be put down to lack of preparation for
future careers for students. At university, not much importance is attached to practice. Students
have little opportunities to put what they learn into practice. As a result, they tend to be
bewildered by new working environment, falling to cope with obstacles.
From the above mentioned reasons for the problems, the following solutions have been
suggested to improve the situation. The most urgent solution is to encourage close cooperation
between universities and companies so that students are more geared to practical application
while they are at universities besides their academic knowledge. At the same time, companies do
not have to spend a huge amount of their budget retraining new graduates. In this way, new
graduates will overcome their difficulties. Another solution is that teachers should be more aware
of the need to cultivate students personality such as encouraging students to develop critical
thinking. Life-skills should be included in curriculum or supplemented in lectures at university.
In conclusion, university curriculum which fails to equip students with practical skills is to blame
for lack of communication skills and confidence among graduates. These difficulties newlygraduated employees are faced with can be dealt with successfully with the close cooperation
between society and university.

Traffic congestion is a big problem in many cities of the world. Write an easy about the causes
of traffic congestion and suggest ways of tackling the problem of traffic jam.
Traffic congestion is a thorny issue along with urban sprawl of the majority of cities in the
world. Although much has been done to solve such a puzzle, traffic jams still are an impediment
to the economic and social development. In fact, traffic congestion results from many factors and
some suggestions are put forward to lessen it in the following essay.
Traffic jams are attributed to the following reasons. The first factor can be put down to the
failure of infrastructure to accommodate the increasing mobility needs of fast-growing
population. It is true that in Vietnam, there are no separate lanes for different means of transport.
Motorized transport as well as non-motorized one uses the same lane, which is compounded by
the increasing influx of urban population. In other words, the increase in population is not in a
parallel growth in infrastructure. As a result, such old and out-dated transport systems fail to
deal with increased traffic volume, leading to congested roads in cities. Another factor involves
poor urban planning and inefficient public transport. In fact, urban design has not been taken
into account ahead of time to cope with traffic problems in big cities. Residential areas are
located in city centers, which fails to encourage the use of public transport such as subway and
public transport networks. Therefore, traffic jams are inevitable in city centers especially at rush
hour.
From the above mentioned reasons for traffic jams, some measures are taken to tackle the
problem. The first approach is to call for investment on upgrading infrastructure in line with
population growth. Another measure is to carry out urban design to encourage citizens to use
public transport by relocating residential areas out of the city centre. In this way, this traffic
puzzle will be addressed at the grass-roof level. A further solution to the problem could be to
change the office hours of some workers so that people go to work at different times. In this way,
the rush hour traffic jams would be reduced. For example, some government offices could open
and close an hour later than others.
In conclusion, inconsistency between urban sprawl and infrastructure, increasing population
growth are to blame for traffic problems in cities. If some suggested measures are taken, traffic
congestion will be reduced.

Peoples eating habits are less healthy now than in previous generation. Why are people
finding it difficult to maintain a healthy diet? What could be done to improve this situation.
The twenty first century has seen a breakthrough in medical science, peoples lifespan is longer
along with improved living standard. However, this does not show a correlation with an increase
in healthy lifestyles that the majority of people are leading. In fact, people have difficulty
sticking to a healthy diet. This essay will look at some reasons for this problem and offer some
solutions to improve this situation.
There are some reasons why it is difficult for people to maintain a healthy diet. The first factor
can be put down to a hectic pace of life. Peoples busy lives mean less time to prepare food. As a
result, people resort to convenience food or fast food to cut down on the time spending on
cooking. Unfortunately, these kinds of foods are rarely healthy, high in fat and sugar. Another
factor is linked with the abuse of technology involving the production and process of foods. In
order to boost crop yields, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are highly abused. Accordingly, a
high percentage of food available in the market is contaminated with toxic chemical, which is out
of control to consumers. The final reason is that unhealthy products are heavily advertised on
popular media coverage. Every day, people are bombarded with products with misleading
healthy messages such as snack and soft drink. Consequently, people are inclined to be
manipulated into eating these foods. Moreover, such advertising is targeted at children, so
parents have to give the food they want not what is healthiest.
From these above mentioned reasons, some suggestions have been put forward to deal with the
situation. Firstly, health education programs should be organized among the general public
through a number of campaigns. Such campaigns aim to educate children and adults the benefits
of a healthy diet. Children need to be educated at early age in school, so they become more
aware of the issue when they grow up. More public health advertising is put up throughout the
media. More restrictions should be placed on the content of advertising. Advertisements should
give accurate information about food products health benefits and avoid misleading health
messages. Moreover, food hygiene should be tightly controlled to make sure that consumers are
protected away from unhealthy products.
To sum up, demands on our time, advertising and the intervention of technology lead to the
health problems. This situation could be improved by educating the general public and
restrictions on food quality control and advertising. If this situation continues, society will face
serious health issues in the future.

The consumption of natural resources is increasing. What are the reasons for this and suggest
some solutions to the problem.
The increasing consumption of natural resources is putting many countries under a lot of
pressure to ensure sustainable development. In fact, a dramatic increase in the use of the
ecological capital of the planet leads to severe environmental degradation and poses a threat to
human progress. There are some reasons for such a critical issue and some solutions have been
put forward to lessen it in the following essay.
The scarcity of natural resources visible in many parts of the world is traced to the following
reasons. The first factor that should be taken into consideration is the population explosion. More
people on earth means more demands to satisfy their needs; as a result, a large amount of natural
resources on earth is exploited to the full to sustain such increased population. Another culprit of
the rising consumption of natural resources lies in the development of technology and science.
Indeed, sophisticated technology accelerates the depletion of the earths resources at such a rate
faster than ever before. This is evident in mass deforestation in many places and ocean fisheries
which are in rapid decline on account of sonar fishing nets. In other words, scientific and
technological advances increase the potential of using up critical resources of the planet. Last but
not least, the tendency towards a throw-away society is to blame for the over consumption of our
resources. As the living standard is improving, people have more than they need. Accordingly,
they are willing to discard old things still in good condition but out-dated, which means more
raw materials are needed to manufacture goods to meet such demands.
The most important approach to addressing the problem is to raise peoples awareness about the
importance of saving raw materials through reusing and recycling. It is through the conservation
that we can reduce the risk of disrupting ecological balance and enabling the planet to sustain
increased population in an environmentally-friendly way. Secondly, it is vital to develop science
and technology in such a way that counterproductive effects in natural can be minimized to
achieve a sensitive balance between human needs and nature. For examples, alternative energy
such as solar and wind energy should be given more priority to investigate in order to gradually
relieve our heavy dependence on conventional sources like oil and coal. In this way, our
ecological capital of the planet can be protected.
In conclusion, population boom, scientific and technology developments, our current patterns of
consumption are highly responsible for the depletion of natural resources. In this sense, many
attempts should be made to lessen the problem to ensure sustainable development, which
facilitates human progress.

People are cutting down trees at an alarming rate. Write an essay about the effects of
deforestation and suggest ways to stop people from destroying forests.
Nowadays, it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about terrible catastrophes
human beings have to suffer. Are we paying a high price for what we have done to the earth? In
fact, deforestation is a serious threat to the environment. In this following essay, some of its
effects will be mentioned and some suggestions will be put forward to address this problem.
Deforestation has far-reaching effects on our environment and our own lives. Firstly, cutting
down trees will result in abnormal changes in the environment. Forests play a critical part in
regulating and filtering the atmosphere, absorbing carbon dioxide and emitting oxygen. If
forests are destroyed at an alarming rate, the lung of the earth will be seriously hurt and this will
bring about air pollution to the environment. Another point is that deforestation will lead to the
imbalance of ecological system since logging may deprive some species of their living habitat. In
this way, delicate fauna and flora will be destroyed, which is a great loss to the environment.
Last but not least, illegal logging may cause some serious natural disasters such as landslides or
flooding. Basically, the roots of the trees serve the purpose of absorbing water and binding soil
together. Without them, water flows quickly to the low-lying areas giving rise to floods to these
areas.
Deforestation is a serious threat to the environment, so some of the following measures are taken
to protect rainforests. Firstly, the government should bring in tougher law to strictly punish those
who break/violate the law. Secondly, educational campaigns about this issue should be launched
among local inhabitants as they are not aware of the importance of forests to their lives and the
environment. Only through education should people recognize the issue involved. Finally, the
government should create more job opportunities for those who make their living on forests to
gradually relieve their dependence on timber. In this way, logging will be minimized.
In conclusion, deforestation causes many serious effects to the environment and our lives. If the
above mentioned measures are not taken, we will have to pay a high price for our careless action.
The existence of forests depends on our responsibility and the governments effort.

In general people are living longer now. Discuss the causes of this phenomenon. Use specific
reasons and details to develop your essay.
In both developing and developed countries, there has been a dramatic increase in ageing
population. In fact, the life expectancy of the average human has gone up considerably. This
phenomenon is the result of several reasons such as the development of medical science and the
increase in the literacy rate among the public.
The first reason involves the development of medical science. Scientific and medical innovations
ensure that more people can receive treatment they require. As our knowledge grows regarding
various diseases, we become better equipped to tackle them. Consequently, we have managed to
eradicate/eliminate some diseases on a global scale. For example, diseases such as tuberculosis
and cholera are now kept in check, resulting in much fewer deaths than they used to. Also,
improved medical care systems enable many people to get access to better health care facilities,
curbing the mortality rate to the minimum. Such control of diseases means the general life
expectancy has gone up.
Another reason for the greater life expectancy is the increase in the literacy rate among the
public. It is true that there is a strong link between the high level of education and the mortality
rate. The factors affecting the mortality rate of some diseases are preventable, with the aid of
social policies- something we can change such as smoking prevention, cancer diagnosis,
opportunities for good nutrition and physical activity. Therefore, it is these factors that can
improve the healthiness of the public as a whole and reduce the chances for malnutrition and
help extend the life span of human beings.
In conclusion, advancement in technology and raising awareness in healthy lifestyle help to
extend the life span of human beings. It is also predicted that in the future, people can live longer
and healthier.

Sports and entertainment personalities are more highly valued than professional workers like
doctors, computer specialists and so on. What is the reason for this and do you think it is good
or bad development?
Each society has its own values. What is highly valued in one society may be different from
other societies. Apparently, there is a tendency that entertainment personalities are more highly
valued than those who work in professional fields. In my opinion, there are many reasons for this
trend and this is not a desirable development.
This tendency may arises from a number of factors. The first thing that should be taken into
consideration is the role of mass media. In fact, we cannot deny immensely influential powers of
media in modern society. So the media orientation has a great impact on the public on the whole
especially among the young. In order to meet the demand of the society, mass media like
television, newspapers and so on tend to honor examples and values from such fields as sports
and entertainment. As a result, the values that are promoted by media are inclined to be highly
appreciated by the public. Another reason involves social trends. Nowadays much more priority
is given to enjoy life. So people are inclined to spend their leisure time on entertainment or
sports. Gradually, such personalities in those fields become more popular and they tend to attract
more public attention.
In my opinion, this is not a desirable situation because of the following reasons. First, this may
promote the trend which shapes negative and one-sided outlook among the youth. In their eyes,
such values as materialism and consumerism are strongly highlighted. As a result, they may be
illusioned/ impressed by unreal values and such things will mislead them. Furthermore, they fail
to find true goals for themselves because they are bombarded with a wealth of celebrities gloried
by mass media. Consequently, they are likely to be confused by such information exposed on
mass media and make false judgments for themselves in life. Take, making a career choice, for
example. Not surprisingly, career orientation is greatly determined by social values. Hence,
people are prone to choose a career that is thought to learn a huge fortune and fame quickly
without considering who they are or their strengths and weaknesses. This will lead to a great loss
in terms of human resources to the society in general and personal failure in particular.
In conclusion, media plays an important part in orienting social values and they should be more
responsible for promoting a tendency in which the young can make right judgments for
themselves.

Young drug abuse is a serious problem nowadays in many countries. What are the reasons for
this and its effects.
Drug addiction is more widespread among the youth in our society. Although there are a lot of
campaigns conducted to prevent people from drug use and drug trafficking in drugs, drug
addiction becomes more serious and this has negative effect on each individual and society. In
this essay, some reasons and effects of drug use will be discussed.
Drug addiction is attributed to the following reasons. The first point that can account for this
reason is lack of parents supervision. Since parents in some families have a lot of work
commitments, their children are not fully supervised. As a result, such children are susceptible to
bad friends; otherwise, they will be excluded from the groups. Moreover, drug dealers tend to
take advantage of young peoples curiosity to make profits. Hence, on account of curious nature,
such children find it difficult to resist such temptation. The final reason may involve stress.
Nowadays teenagers are under increasing pressure from school work, family problems, peers and
so on. Consequently, drug use may help them escape reality and forget their problems.
The increase in drug use has had far-reaching effects on individuals and society. There are
obvious health risks associated with drugs such AIDS. Furthermore, drug abuse has contributed
to the increase in crime in society since addicts need money to support their habits and may need
to turn to crime to get money. Last but not least, drug abuse can also lead to family break-up. A
lot of young people who are addicted to drug become useless citizens in society. Therefore, drug
causes not only health problems but wider social problems.
In conclusion, from the above-mentioned reasons for drug abuse and its effects on individuals
and society, it is essential that every citizen be responsible for the issue involved to eradicate
social evils that hamper the development of society.

Stress is a popular phenomenon in modern society. Write an essay about its causes and effects
of stress.
Stress is a popular phenomenon and closely associated with the fast pace of life in our society
nowadays. Unfortunately, no one is spared the effects of stress. In the following essay, some
causes of stress and its effects will be mentioned.
In modern life, stress results from a number of factors. The first point that should be taken into
account is modern-day overload. The modern society develops, the more we have to work to
satisfy the comfort and convenience which modern society can offer. As a result, there is
increasing pressure to more in the same number of hours and stress from being lack of time is
unavoidable. Another source of stress comes from/ lies in technology. There is increasing
prevalence of technology in all aspects of life. Hence, in order to survive at our workplace, we
have to adapt ourselves to such a new working environment. This means that we have to cope
with so many challenges which are irresistible to us. Moreover, one factor that leads to stress
involves incompetence in society because some people may feel that they are not capable of
dealing with their work assigned successfully or they may be scared of being left behind the rat
race, which is always tiring and stressful. The result is that they are more likely to be stressed
out.
In fact, stress has far-reaching effects on individuals and society. Firstly, stress results in a drain
and un-productivity in the workforce. Because of suffering from stress, workers tend to get off
work, which causes a great loss to employers and society. Furthermore, stress has a great impact
on people as well. Apparently, those who are tense and stressed out stand more chances of
having stress-related illnesses such as insomnia, depression and headache. Also, they are more
inclined to lose their temper easily. This badly affects their social and family relationship.
In conclusion, sources of stress arise from such factors as work pressure, domination of
technology and incompetence at workplace and it has serious impact on individuals health and
productivity. Surely, we cannot avoid the effects of stress, so we need to learn how to live with
stress by balancing our work and relaxation.