Withthepoliticalwill,suchmeasurescouldreallyreducetheamountofrubbishwe
produce.Certainly nobodywantstosee ourresourcesused upand ourplanet poisoned
bywaste.
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Sample 33
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:
Recentfiguresshowanincreasein violentcrimeamong youngstersunderthe
ageof18.Somepsychologistsclaimthatthebasicreasonforthisisthat
childrenthesedaysarenotgettingthesocialandemotionallearningtheyneed
fromparentsandteachers.
Towhatextentdo youagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Givereasonsforyouranswerandinclude
anyrelevantexamplesfromyourown knowledgeorexperience.
Writeatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
Itdoesseemto betruethatparentsfindteachershavelosttheauthoritythey usedto
have,especiallyintheeyesofteenagers.Theyarenolongerseenas
modelsforbehavior:hardwork, politenessand otherpositivequalitiesareseenasold
fashioned.Many young peoplehavenorespectforthesequalitiesorthepeoplewho
representthem.Infact,Ithinkwhen young peopletodayaresorebelliousthatit's
possiblethatboth parentsandteachersareafraidtoexercisetheirauthority.
However,Ido notagreethatthisisthe basicreasonfortheincreaseinteenage
violence.
WhileIbelieveitistruethatalack ofsocialandemotionallearningcontributestothe
problem.Otherfactorsaresurelyinvolved:economicfactors,forexample.Ifachild
comesfromapoorfamilyandtheyliveinlow-quality housinginall undesirablearea,
thisissuretoaffectthechild, howeverlovingtheparentsare.Thereisalsothequestion
ofwho yourfriendsare.Ibelievethatwhen youarein yourteensyourfriendshavemore
influenceon youthan yourparentsorteachers.Atthatage, youwantto bepart ofa
group, orevenagang,andthismightleadto breakingthelawinanumberofways.
Inconclusion,whileIagreethatlack of
socialandemotionallearningfromparentsandteachersisafactorinthegrowth of
teenageviolence,Ido notbelievethatitistheonly ormaincause.
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