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Thegovernmentshouldspendmoremoneyonpublicfacilitiesratherthanonartistsorartisticprojects.Towhate*tentdoyouagreeordisagree"

Governmentsponsorshipforartsisacontroversialissue,especiallywhenthestateisconfrontedwithbudgetproblems.Thosewhoobjecttopublicfundsforartsbelievethatmoneyshouldbedivertedtotheconstructionofpublicfacilities.Iamoftheopinionthatthegovernmentshouldtakecitizens’benefitsintoconsiderationandadjustthespendingonartorinfrastructuresaccordingly.

Itisfirstimportanttorealizethatartisanessentialponentofculturallegacy,sotheprotectionanddevelopmentofarthasimportantimplicationstoculturaldiversity.Intermsofpainting,fore*ample,styles,genres,toolandmaterialsdifferfromculturetoculture.Anartformislikelytodisappear,ifitisnotwellprotected.Besides,someworksofartsuchasgraffiti,sparkpeople’simaginationandprovidethemwithanovelperspectivetoviewtheworld.Artcandevelopacultureinwhichpeoplepursueitasahobby.Furthermore,publicartbooststheappealofthebuiltenvironment,whichisreflectedinthediversityofarchitectureandlandscaping.

Despitetheimportanceofart,publicfacilitiesdeservemoreofgovernmentspendingthanart.Citizensaremoreinterestedintheavailabilityofpublicfacilities,aswaterandelectricitysupply,schools,librariesandroads,whichhaveadirectimpactontheirdailylives.Bycontrast,formostpeople,sculptures,paintingsoroperasarelu*uryitems,whichcannotbringanytangiblebenefittothem.Anotherreasonisthattheartcansometimesyieldhighreturnsandthereforesucceedinreceivingbusinesssponsorship.Thisisparticularlythecasewhentheartsincludemusic,movies,operasandcreativearts.Therefore,itispointlesstosupporttheuseofpublicfundsforthispurpose,ifbasicfacilitiesareunderfunded.

Inthelightofthefactsoutlinedabove,governmentinvestmentintheartsisessentialtoculturaldiversity,thedevelopmentofpersonalhobbiesandthevisualappealofthebuiltenvironment.However,inthosecountrieswhoseinfrastructureisinadequate,governmentfundingfortheartsmayhavetobereduced.

Insteadofaskingthegovernmenttobearthecostofhighereducation,studentsshouldpaytuitionfeesthemselves.Doyouagreeordisagree"

Thegovernmenthaslongbeenthemajorfundsofuniversityeducation.Thosepeoplewhosupportgovernmentspendingoneducationthinkthatsomestudentsdonotenrollbecauseoflearningcosts.Myviewisthatstudents’personalsituationsshouldbeconsidered,beforethegovernmentdecideswhethertoofferfreeeducation.

Itisworthnotingthatuniversityeducationisthekeytoclosing/bridgingtheinegap.Therearenumerousstudents,especiallythosefromlowinefamilies,whocannotaffordeducationale*penses.Fore*ample,studentswhostudylawormedicalsciencemayspendmanyyearsintheuniversity,makinguniversityeducationane*pensiveoptiontothem.Becauseoffinancialconstraints,peopleoflowsocio-economicstatusareatadisadvantageintermsofeducationalopportunitiesandcareerdevelopment.Bycontrast,childrenofhighersocioeconomicstatusaremorelikelytoadvancetheireducationandfindwell-paidjobseventually.Asaconsequence,thewideninginegapmayadduncertaintytosocialstability.

Higherparticipationratesintertiaryeducationarealsovitaltoeconomicandsocialdevelopment,becauseproductivitywillbeimprovedandcitizens’moralswillbestrengthened.Eventhoughgovernmentsponsorshipcaninspirepeopletoreceivetertiaryeducation,itcanalsocausethewasteofpublicresources.Freeeducationmaybeareasonwhymanystudentsarereluctanttopletetheircoursesandentertheworkforceattheearliestdate.Itnotonlyadds/imposesaburdenonthecountrybutalsoaffectsstatefundingforothersectors,suchasprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Letalonestudents’contributionallowsuniversitiestoupgradefacilitiesandrecruitwell-qualifiedlecturers,bothimportanttostudents’academicachievement.

Tosummarize,thegovernmentshouldprovidefinancialsupportaccordingtostudents’needstoensurethattheyhaveaccesstoeducation.However,tuitionfeesareapplicabletomoststudents,especiallythosefrommiddletohighinefamilies,asithelpsmaintainthequalityoftertiaryeducation.

Economicprogressisonewaytomeasurethesuccessofonecountry,whilesomepeoplethinkthatthereareotherfactors.Whatotherfactorsshouldbeconsidered"Amongthesefactors,doyouthinkthatanyfactorismoreimportantthantheothers"

Therapidgrowthofemergingeconomieshasfuelledcontroversyoverhowtodefinesuccessfulcountries.Regardingthedistinguishingfeaturesofsuccessfulcountries,peoplemighthavesomesharedopinionsbuttheydonotreachanyagreement.Ithinkthatbesideseconomicdevelopment,otherfactorsshouldbetakenintoconsideration.

Firstly,socialwelfareisasignificantfactor,whichhasrelevancetopeople’ssatisfactionwithlife.Thereisampleevidencethatinmanydevelopingcountries,poorpeopledonotbenefitfromeconomicgrowth,whichisreflectedinthewideninggapbetweenhavesandhave-nots.Nationalwealthisnotdistributedevenly,asthehealthcareserviceandtheeducationsystemareunderfunded.Amongotherproblems,theever-increasingcostoflivingandtheescalatingclassconflictareparticularlypronounced.Itisalsoimportanttorealizethattheeconomicdevelopmentofsomecountriesisachievedatenvironment’se*penses.Thishasadestructiveeffectonthenaturalenvironmentandcausesthespreadofdifferentdiseases.

Consideringthesefactors,economicgrowthshouldnotberegardedasthemaincriterionformeasuringacountry’ssuccess.Thereisagrowingrecognitionthatasuccessfulcountrycanensurethefairdistributionofwealthsocitizens’needscanbesatisfied.Peopleareabletoacquirenecessitiessuchasfood,housing,education,medicalcareandsoforthataffordableprices.Indecidingwhetheracountryislivable,itisalsoimportanttoconsiderairquality,accesstocleanwater,wastedisposal,sewagemanagementandtransportinfrastructure.Inaddition,wemusttakeintoaccounttheissueofwhetherornottheeconomicdevelopmentissustainable,namely,whetherthecountrycanprovideadequateresourcestofeedfuturegenerations.

Inbrief,itisprematuretoequatewealthwithsuccess.Livingstandardsandsustainabledevelopmentareamongthosefactorsthatcanbetakenintoconsiderationwhenacountry’ssuccessisevaluated.

Itisarguedthatwearelivinginathrow-awaysociety:peoplethrowawaywhattheyuseindailylife,insteadofrecyclingorreusingthem.Whyhasthishappenedandhowtoaddressthisissue"

Thepastdecadehasseenamarkedincreaseinthepublic’sawarenessofenvironmentalissue.Theenvironmentalimpactoftheuseanddisposalofconsumergoodshasbeeacauseforconcern.Itisimportanttofocusonhowthisproblemhashappenedandhowtosolvethisproblem.

Themainreasonbehindtheincreasedconsumptionofproductsliesinthefactthatpeoplehavehigherine.Theimprovementofproductivity,aswellastechnologicalinnovation,hasreducedthecostofproductionsubstantially,soproducts,includingpackagedfoodsandhouseholdproducts,areincreasinglyaffordable.Moreover,people’sfastpaceoflifeaccountsfortheirdependenceondisposableproducts.Thelifespanofdurableproducts(suchasmobilephonesandputers)hasbeenshortened,inlargepartduetothefactthattheseproductsarerenewedrapidly.Furthermore,consumersareindifferenttotheconsequencesoftheirbehavior.Thecontinuouslygrowingdemandforproductsresultsinenormousenergyconsumptionaswellasasubstantialincreaseinwasteandpollution.

Astheoverconsumptionofproductsispervasive,itisimportanttotakesomemeasurestomitigatepollution.Onemainstrategyistheuseofbio-degradedmaterials,whichcanreducethedamagecausedbyplasticbags,packagesandmetalstotheenvironment.Inaddition,emphasisshouldbeplacedonpeople’senvironmentalawareness,asitchangesthewaysinwhichpeopleuseanddisposeofproducts.Fore*ample,peopleshouldbeencouragedtokeepoldproducts,aslongastheseproductsfunctionappropriately.Environmentalgroupsshoulddisseminatetheknowledgeofhowtorecycledisposablegoodsandhouseholdappliances.

Inconclusion,people’sattitudetowardconsumptionandtheincreaseindisposableinearemainreasonsbehinde*cessiveconsumptionofdisposableitems.Toaddressthisproblemsuccessfully,thetoppriorityistoraisepeople’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection,whichcanleadtoachangetotheirlifestyles.

Volunteerworkorganizedbymiddleschoolsbringsmorebenefitsthanproblems.Towhate*tentdoyouagreeordisagree"

Volunteerworkhaswidelybeenpromotedinmanyschoolsandevenrecognizedasarequirementforagraduation.Despitethefactthatvolunteerworkhasitsdownside,itisbeneficialforparticipantsandthemunityasawhole.Itisclearthatstudentscanimprovetheirskillsandenrichtheirsociale*periencebyparticipatinginmunityservice.

Whenprovidingmunityservice,studentswillencounternumerousproblemsandchallengeswhicharerareatschool,suchashowtointroducemunityservicetotheelderlyandhowtoassistchildreninschooling.Volunteerworkenablesstudentstoboosttheirconfidenceandimproveproblem-solvingabilities,althoughtheyaresometimesnotawareofthisbenefit.Asecondbenefitisthatstudentscanintegratetheiracademice*periencewiththeirpracticale*perience.Itesasnosurprisethatmanyemployersnowe*pressstronginterestinthosegraduateswithvolunteere*perience.Theincreaseinthenumberofyoungvolunteersisalsoofbenefittothemunity.Someservices,suchasthosethataimtohelpthehomeless,oftenhavefinancialproblems,whichcanbesolvedifyoungvolunteersareinvolved.Itcanalsoraisetheawarenessofsomesocialproblems(suchasenvironmentalissuesandanimalrights)amongpeople,especiallyyoungpeople.Inasocietywherepeoplearewillingtohelpeachother,peoplehaveasenseofbelonging,whichiscrucialtomunitycohesion.

Thevalueofvolunteerworkissometimesdiscountedbyitsdeficiencies.Wecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatmunityserviceisnotwell-plannedsoitcanleadtotheoveruseofvolunteers’timeandenergy.Anotherproblemisthelackoffle*ibility,whichmakesvolunteerworktediousandstrenuousratherthanstimulatingandeducational.Volunteersarenotdevotedtotheservice,possiblybecausethevalueoftheirlabourisnote*plicit.

Thediscussionofthesefactorsleadstotheconclusionthatweshouldrecognizetheimportanceofvolunteerworkforstudents’abilities,careerprospectsandsocialdevelopment.Inordertorallysupportforvolunteerwork,volunteerserviceorganizationsshouldtailortheseservicestomeetvounterrs’needs.

Newshasaremarkableinfluenceonpeople’sopinionsandideas,doyouthinkitisapositiveornegativechange"

Wearebombardedwiththeinformationpresentedbythenewsmedia,includingnewspaper,radio,televisionandtheInternet.Thereisagrowingrecognitionthatnewsisimportantinformingandaffectingpublicopinion.Fromapersonalpointofview,theundueinfluenceofthenewsmediaisachallengetosociety.

Moreoftenthannot,newsmagnifiestheeffectofsomeevents,spreadingan*ietythroughoutsociety.Itiscustomaryforthenewsmediatoe*aggeratethemagnitudeofsomecrisesorthreats(suchasterroristattacks,naturaldisasters,serialmurdersandfinancialcrises)inanattempttoattractintendedviewersandraiseviewingrates.Thiswillleadtoviewer’overreactionandmoodswingsastheywilltendtobelievethattheyareunderthreatconstantly.Theirfeelingswillbestrongiftheseeventsoccurinthevicinity.Notonlydoesitaffecttheirwellbeingbutitalsoerodestheirconfidenceininterpersonalrelationships.

Newscanalsocultivateandaffectone’sattitudestowardssomepeopleoreventsbutfailtoofferaninsightintothetruthinallcases.Inchoosingnewsworthyevents,newsagenciesshowapreferenceforthoseeventsthatliveuptoviewers’e*pectationsandsupporttheirnotions.Fore*ample,mediacoverageofcrimewillreinforcestereotypesaboutsomesocialgroups,suchasminorityethnicgroups,becausenewsreportsincreasethesepeople’srepresentationintentionally.Manynewsagenciesobtainfinancialsponsorshipfrompoliticalpartiesorfor-profitorganizations,sotheypresentsomebiasedinformationtoaffectpeople’sopinions.Therearenumerouse*amplesthatillustratethispoint.Somedrugpaniesdescribetheirproductsasmajorbreakthroughsinthenewsmedia,inanefforttoconvince