Nowadays, people care about their appearance more than before. Do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons. Generally, people are more fashion-conscious these days. The ever larger number of beauty salons testifies this statement. There are a large number of reasons behind this attitude. The first culprit is media. Media is responsible for glorifying people like models and film stars. People are made to believe that everything they put on is...

There has been a huge increase in the size of cities. Many cities have grown in a haphazard way. Why is careful planning important in the development of cities?  Increasing urbanization is a problem faced by world countries. It is an accepted fact that cities grown in a haphazard way are always a headache for the governments and hence there is the need for proper planning. Firstly, cities are densely populated...

The rising road toll is due to three factors: vehicle road worthiness, road conditions and human error. Do you agree? It is an accepted fact that despite intensive efforts from the part of governments, there has been no decline in the number of road deaths. I agree to the point that poor condition of vehicles and roads and poor driving habits are the main culprits. First of all, it can be...

News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news were reported? Use your own ideas, knowledge and experiences and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.   Media is the only way for a layman to have access to national and international...

Some people feel that the responsibility for providing education should be borne only by the government and that private education should be banned. What are the main advantages of banning private education? Are there any circumstances where private education should be allowed? What is your own opinion on the matter? Most countries around the world offer two types of education system; government owned and privately owned education. Some people think that...

The high road toll is robbing our society of many people who could otherwise be leading useful and productive lives. How Can society protect itself from these losses? Every day we see newspaper and television reports which give details of road accidents. The loss of human life and the pain of the victim’s injuries sadden us, but we tend to forget the terrible cost to society of these events. It seems...

Many of the diseases, which afflict people who do office jobs, are the direct result of a sedentary lifestyle. Do you agree? It is an accepted fact that the workplace has changed a lot. The manual jobs of the past gave way to computerized and machinated workplace. Hence works these days are more and more sedentary in nature. Hence some people like to attribute the ailments of modern days to the...

Imagine that you have to move to another country. Do you think I it is better to keep your own customs, or to adopt the country’s new customs? Compare these two options. Use specific examples and reasons to explain your answer.   It is an accepted fact that people in different geographical areas have different customs. Hence the question arises whether one should give up one’s own customs when move to...