Category: Agree / Disagree

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Full time university students must spend most of their time studying rather than doing other activities.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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SAMPLE ANSWER

Full time study in university is a life time experience, the kind one should enjoy every bit of. However, most students during this period, take up other activities as well such as part time jobs, participating in debates, sports, theater etc. Some people are of the opinion that students must focus on their studies rather than other activities, while others disagree. In my opinion, if one can balance between studies and other activities, such events surely help in grooming ones personality.

Simply studying what is being taught or what is in the books does not produce good quality youth for the country. This way, students merely learn the theoretical knowledge but lacks in the practical skills required for living a successful life. For instance, a student who is always involved in his/her books might lack in presenting his/her ideas or how the business works. In contrast, a student working part time, knows how to earn money and how things work, even how to save money. These are precious learning that help in later years of life.

On the other hand, some people are of the opinion that it is better to gain as much theoretical knowledge as one can during the college years so as to earn a better job after completing the college. Once the course is completed one can easily apply the knowledge gained. Diverting students from their studies can make them miss their targets.

Overall, in my opinion, having sound theoretical knowledge is as important as gaining practical insights. The best way would be to blend the studies and extra-curricular activities.

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Modern medicines tend to make us live longer.

Do you agree or disagree?

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The world around us is changing minute and medicine is increasingly falling under the influence of new technologies to remind individuals when to take treatments, or when it’s time to monitor one’s vitals. The health care industry has become a technology-rich environment and has resulted in the increase of average life expectancy. Modern medicines also play a very important role in making us live a longer life.

Firstly, with the coming awareness, the use of disease preventing vaccines has increased. Today children are vaccinated with a wide range of immunisations that make them virtually immune to common diseases that could have cut their lives short only a century ago.

Secondly, with the introduction of antibodies, major infections get round about. Few decades earlier, if a person had a badly abscessed tooth or an infected flesh wound, there was little that could be done to help them other than strengthening the patient’s natural defenses. However, antibodies tend to knock out majority of infections which would be quite dangerous if left unabated.

Thirdly, the advancement of technology and its role in modern medicine has equipped today’s emergency room surgeons with enough expensive state-of-the-art medical technology to conduct life saving surgeries. Every major city has tens of hospitals with emergency rooms and several urgent care centers. Even more, with several health care insurances and easier communication, one can easily afford health and even more, call ambulance in emergency.

Overall, modern medicines have surely made us a step ahead in the life expectancy mark. One cannot deny the importance of technology and these modern medicines in our lives as we never know if we were alive without any of them.

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Boys are mostly influenced by their fathers while girls tend to get influenced by their mothers.

Do you agree or disagree?

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Parents tend to play a very important role in the lives of their children. Although some people believe that the gender of the parent has an effect on how their children look upon them. For instance, a boy is more likely to look forward to his father as role model and vice versa, while others tend to disagree. In my opinion, it is the personality of parent that plays an important role rather than gender.

A father often is more likely to influence the son and mother to daughter for simple reason that at basic level a father is more like is son and other wise. It is more easier for the daughter to look upon her mother and be like her because she knows that the issues she is facing at present, her mother must have also gone through. Even more, mothers being emotional, often don’t get grasp off their son, which makes it obvious for them to look forward to their father.

On the other hand, it is more about the personality of the individual that helps them influence others. For instance, a mother who is the CEO of a company or the one who spends more time with her children is likely to influence them more. In addition, a child learns more by what they see rather than what they are told. Therefore, it is the behavior of both their parents that mold the thinking of the child.

Overall, surely too an extent the gender plays its role in influencing the child, however, it is the atmosphere that both parents provide to their child that define the approach of their children.

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Natural resources are depleting and there are not enough to sustain the economic growth of the country.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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SAMPLE ANSWER

An increase in population world wide has marked a dramatic decrease in the natural resources. Some people are of the opinion that at such rates of depletion, sooner we will have no natural resources for the economic growth of the country. However, others believe that with the advancement in technology, ways to preserve natural resources will pop up.

On one hand, natural resources are surely depleting at faster rates than ever before. Main reason being their increased demands. For instance, with more people have two wheeler vehicles, the consumption of petrol has risen, leading to the fall in its amount. Lesser the petrol, higher will be the prices and more money will get spent on the transportation, dampening the economic growth.

On the other hand, with the advancement in technology it is possible that we might not even use the natural resources at the rate at which we are presently using. For instance, it is quite possible that within ten years a technology to utilize wind energy more effectively is made. This will surely decrease the use of non-renewable resources, leading to their prevention and increased economic growth (wind is free).

Overall, levels of natural resources are surely going down but it is no doubt that with advancement in technology, the alternative methods will be used more effectively in near future, improving the economic and environmental standards.

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