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erin plz,
i m taking gmat on 14th.
so plz give me an opinion on the foll. essays.
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ISSUE
Some people find that second language fluency is crucial to individual development and international accord, and maintain that language training should begin very early. Others feel that second language fluency is not necessary to most Americans, and that elementary school should be devoted to basic skills.
ESSAY.
Many educational institutes and people in general believe that, apart from English, the children should be provided training of a second language at an early age. However, others such groups believe that, the fluency in second language is not necessary for most of the Americans and that, instead of imparting knowledge of second language, time and energy of students at the elementary schools should be used to teach basic skills. I subscribe to the second view.
The main reason why knowledge of second language is not very important to the Americans particularly, at the primary school level is that, English is an international language, and spoken by the highest number of people around the globe. English is not only spoken all over America, but also in Europe, Africa and Asia. Most of the books and literature are also written in English. Thus, the argument of the writer that, knowledge of second language is important for national accord does not hold good as the purpose can be served if Americans know English, of course barring a few isolated countries in the corners of the world which do not adopt English.
Another reason that the writer gives is that, knowledge of second language is crucial to individual development. However, there is not much strength in the view as what is crucial to individual development is not the knowledge of any language but the basic skills. Thus, the students should be taught basic skills. Of course, there is a very small percentage of natives of America, who use the language other than English for communication, as that is their mother tongue, in such cases, their children must learn that second language. But in such case they can learn their mother tongue from their parents in order to have the introduction to their culture and thereby achieving individual development.
To sum up, the fluency of second language is not important and should not be made part of the course curriculum at elementary level.
I[heartbeat]SSUE
Some people argue that, those who do not send their children to public schools should not have to fund these schools through taxes, since neither parents nor children benefit from these schools. they ignore the fact that, everyone benefits from the strong economy that a well-educated populace generates.
There are many parents in the country, who send their children to private schools. Some of them hold the view that, as their children are not studying in public schools, they should not have to fund the public schools through taxes. However, this view of some parents is not worthy to be subscribed. I firmly believe that, for the overall development of any economy and thereby its country, education is a must and in the country where the people are educated, all people are benefited.
In any nation, education is a right for all. All people should be given equal opportunity not only to have primary education, but also to get higher education irrespective of their caste, creed and financial status. Not all children can afford to get education in private schools where fees touch the sky. In such circumstances, the higher strata of the citizens of any country owe some social as well as moral responsibility to the less privileges children. The best way in which, they can fulfill their obligation towards the society is to fund the public schools through taxes. Further, by paying taxes, they will be indirectly donating the knowledge and knowledge is the best thing one can gift the other person. In Indian culture it is said that imparting knowledge is the best work form of donation.
The attitude of some of the parents that, because their children are not studying the public schools, therefore, they need not pay taxes, depicts nothing but selfishness. This shows narrow mindedness. It would be like saying that, because I will not have cancer, I will not donate for the funding of a sanatorium. An uneducated society can be dangerous than cancer! If all people will start looking at only their personal concerns, there will be no one left for paying taxes!
Further, not only the parents of the children, who are studying in the public schools, but all the citizens of a country are benefited through the educated society. Afterall, who can deny the advantages of a society of well educated people. Education builds civilized people. It brings the people at a certain equal level, where all have equal opportunities for the better career and better life. Spending on education is not an expenditure but an investment. It is an investment for the better society, a well developed strong nation. Education is like an oil for the machinery of economic development. If there is not education, there will be no scientists, engineers, doctors, teachers, artists, lawyers and leaders too! Who will like to live in the society of uncivilized, uneducated, illiterate people?
Therefore, though not compulsory, funding for public schools is the moral and social obligation of all the citizens of any country and therefore, they should fund for the education by way of taxes.
[heartbeat]ARGUMENT
The following appeared in the advertising literature of Travelshack.com, an online travel magazine and vacation resort catalogue.
"Your vacation resort can ill afford not to publicize its offerings on Travelshack.com. Our readership has more than doubled in the past year alone and is dominated by savvy consumers with large disposable incomes. Witness the experience of Snowbert Ski Lodge. Since it began advertising itself on our website a year ago, it is regularly booked to capacity and its annual profits have increased more than threefold from the previous year".
The writer of the Travelshack.com, concludes that, if a vacation resort is not advertising on its online travel magazine, it is at a great disadvantage. The writer claims that, the readership of the website has more than doubled within a year and that, Snowbert Ski Lodge, a resort has gained heavily from the advertisement on their website as since then, the resort is regularly booked to full capacity and its annual profits increased more than threefold. However, the conclusion relies on the assumptions for which there is no clear evidence.
First of all, the writer has only mentioned that, its readership has doubled within the last year, however, it is not clarified that, what was the number of readers last years. It is possible that, the travelshack.com is altogether a new website and its readership was very low, which, even if gets doubled or tripled may not be attractive in numbers. The facts might be altogether different. It is possible that, the number of people visiting the website are quite lower than the number of people who made a stay at Snowbert Ski Lodge. Further, the writer has not given the number of savvy consumers with large disposable incomes. Thus, the information about the number of readers, the number of readers with high disposable incomes etcetera would have strengthened the argument.
Secondly, the writer has taken away the whole credit of increase in profitability of Snowbert Ski Lodge, without giving any clear evidence. There could be other reasons for increase in the customer base and profits of the Snowbert Ski Lodge. In fact, the resort might have come up with new attractive schemes, which lured the customers and thereby subscribed to its profits. Another possibility is that, the Snowbert Ski Lodge might have resorted to other modes of advertising as well and also the other such websites. The writer should have given the information about the number of readers of their website who visited the Snowbert Ski Lodge and their contribution to the profits of that resort. This could have been a more direct and credible information and could have helped the advertiser to have more customers.
Thirdly, the writer has not provided information about the other such resorts who have benefited from advertising on their website. Just one example is not sufficient. The argument would have been more persuasive if the writer should have given the comparable results of other vacation resorts and possibly for a period of more than a year.
Therefore, in order to have a strong and effective advertisement of its website, to attract more customers, the writer needs to be more clear and concise and should provide sufficient reasons with information as to why it is really beneficial to advertise on their website.
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The Japanese always have to consult a companion or call a conference to solve even the most trivial things. In India, there are definite rules for family members (and this is also true for other social groups), so that, when one wants to do something, one knows whether it is all right by following those rules. Because of the rule system, things get done more quickly than in India.
The writer stresses the importance of rules system. According to him, the things get done more quickly in India as there is a rule system for family members and other social groups and when one wants to do something, one knows whether it is all right by following those rules. However, in case of Japanese, there is no such rule system and therefore, they need to call a conference or consult a companion every time to solve even the most trivial things. However, the conclusion relies on the assumptions for which there is no clear evidence.
First of all, the writer has not clarified about the nature of the decisions for which the Japanese consult a companion or call a conference. This makes the argument less plausible and ambiguous. The writer is assuming that, the Indians and Japanese take the same decisions but in a different manner.
Secondly, the writer has not cited any example of the decisions which are taken by Indians following the rules to strengthen his argument. He could have been precise and still explain his stand if he would have given a few illustrations. For example, in India, when there is a family business, there are rules regarding duties of the family members. Thus, the confusion is avoided and responsibility and authority can be segregated. Similarly, let us take an example of a middle class family where there are rules as to matrimony. That is rules as to caste and community, marriageable age, who will decide the mate, etc. this simplifies the situation and avoids any chaos. There is a rule of one head per family and the head takes the most of the decisions. The head is consulted for doing most of the things in the house.
Thirdly, the writer has also not exemplified as to what type of decisions that the Japanese take are only taken after due consultation. Decisionmaking after due consultation of someone who understands one’s point of view can be often fruitful. Not only that, in some kind of major decisions such as policy making, consensus is a must and therefore, it is always advisable to call a conference.
Last but not the least, the writer has failed to consider the fact that, rules cannot be always applied rigidly and that they need to be modified or altogether dropped depending upon the circumstances. Thus, it can never be generalized that, rules system can always answer the problem. Thus, in order to make the argument more plausible, the writer needs to give enough evidence and have a broader perspective.
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