Some social scientists say that poor nations need to enact a law enforcing minimum number of children a family can have, and thereby enabling the State to withdraw support for the additional child/children in matters like education, employment and healthcare.
How far can you agree with such a law?
Do you think it is right for the state to withdraw support for all additional children?
It is a matter of great concern that population is increasing phenomenally in third world nations. In such a state of affairs, a law on population control is timely, and I find it agreeable to a greater extent. But, I cannot support the provision that the State can deny support to extra child/children.
Rising population is no good anymore. There are several different measures being implemented to curtail population growth. But the impact of such measures is not visible either. Therefore, a law on minimum number of children is timely and worth considering. Firstly, when people come to understand that State wouldn’t support additional children, there would be change of attitude towards having more children. And there will be visible changes in all walks of life thanks to stabilizing population rates. For example, this law is already in force in China, and there are evidences to prove that it works in there.
However, I find it difficult to support State’s denying support to extra child/children. My one and only argument against this idea is this, that the factors that make a family have a certain number of children are more powerful than the provisions of a law. For example, social status, gender preferences, personal likes, family obligations and so on would make parents go for more children. Undoubtedly, such children would come to millions and no welfare State can ignore their well being. Therefore, simply cannot endorse such a provision.
So, to conclude it, a law on minimum number of children is good in many ways, but the State has to support additional children conditionally. If this is done, a law on small family norm would have greater number of takers in the days to come.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Promoting and protecting the health of women is of greater importance in terms of social welfare not only for the health of present generation but also for all the generations to come.
Substantiate this argument with evidence to support it.
How can we promote and protect the health of women?
Social welfare involves several factors, and the important one among them is the health status of people. In this respect, ensuring women’s health is more important than anything else. This is for today and for tomorrow, too. Of course, there are ways to achieve this goal.
When it comes to its greater importance, primarily, it is women who sustain human life. Naturally, their health plays a pivotal role in giving birth to healthy lives, both boys and girls. Obviously, these boys and girls are what we call future generation. For example, a healthy female child will naturally become a healthy woman, and she in turn continues the process. If we look at it from a social welfare angle, it is again right that women play the most crucial role in managing the health of the family. And healthy families contribute greatly to social welfare.
Obviously, there are ways to sustain women’s health. Health as such involves several factors. It is not simply being free from diseases. So, right and deserving education, enough employment opportunities, food security, affordable medical care, amiable family atmosphere with enough freedom for decision making, problem solving and socializing are some of the contributory factors that make women healthy. Needless to say, there should be enough provision for all these in a society that expects to be healthy today and tomorrow.
Concluding it, I would like to add that sustaining women’s health is the best thing a society or a system of government can do to its present and future welfare. And I am sure the suggestions I have made are of some significance.
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ajaypeesdoc
Substantiate this argument with evidence to support it.
How can we promote and protect the health of women?
Social welfare involves several factors, and the important one among them is the health status of people. In this respect, ensuring women’s health is more important than anything else. This is for today and for tomorrow, too. Of course, there are ways to achieve this goal.
When it comes to its greater importance, primarily, it is women who sustain human life. Naturally, their health plays a pivotal role in giving birth to healthy lives, both boys and girls. Obviously, these boys and girls are what we call future generation. For example, a healthy female child will naturally become a healthy woman, and she in turn continues the process. If we look at it from a social welfare angle, it is again right that women play the most crucial role in managing the health of the family. And healthy families contribute greatly to social welfare.
Obviously, there are ways to sustain women’s health. Health as such involves several factors. It is not simply being free from diseases. So, right and deserving education, enough employment opportunities, food security, affordable medical care, amiable family atmosphere with enough freedom for decision making, problem solving and socializing are some of the contributory factors that make women healthy. Needless to say, there should be enough provision for all these in a society that expects to be healthy today and tomorrow.
Concluding it, I would like to add that sustaining women’s health is the best thing a society or a system of government can do to its present and future welfare. And I am sure the suggestions I have made are of some significance.
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ajaypeesdoc
Friday, July 30, 2010
IELTS Task II Tutorial
Primarily it’s a language testing system.
Writing is a very serious business.
Writing right English is more serious
Writing something in a time frame is still more difficult.
Writing something on something all of a sudden? You know what!
Good English demands
Spelling, grammar, right vocabulary, punctuation, typography, cutting Ts and dotting Is, indenting, phrasing, sentencing, paragraphing, connecting, concluding and stopping to mention a few.
Format and principles
There are two types of paragraphing: Block and indent
The latter makes your page look better.
Canvas: you write on ruled paper
Dividing words: (hyphenating) Better avoid it. Or do it logically.
Propriety: never ever use high sounding words and complicated structure. Present things plainly.
Practice writing smaller sentences and connect them appropriately
Do not over write, neither under-write
You need ideas, arguments and examples to prove a point
However, it is your English that gets evaluated
Always concentrate on your language.
You are free to make mistakes, because you do not want 9 out of 9
Make decent mistakes. Don’t write it have, he have, I has, will went
Read every sentence you write as you go on writing.
Read it out so as to make it slightly audible to you.
Never ever convert your native thoughts into English the way it develops in your brain. English is a language and Malayalam is another, I repeat, Malayalam is another language. So better write English, practice thinking and writing in English.
Know the size of the canvas. Manage your time and thought
Understand the question is half the job done.
Poor understanding will lead to a flawed answer.
Time management, storming for ideas, identifying example, deciding on the language of the write up, writing fast and neat etc.
Readability is crucial. You need to have a readable hand. You do not have to write print-like. A person who knows English must read it as freely as your read it. Do not scribble or squeeze words to make them fit in.
Finally, if you want to write a better word for an already written word, strike out the old word and write the other word over it. If time permits erase the old word, write the better word at the same place.
Task II of IELTS.
Duration : 40 mnts. Never it is 41 mnts.
Word limit : 250-275 if need be. Never is it 240 or less
Paragraph : Four minimum and five maximum. It depends.
Beginning : There should be a formal beginning. It is reflection on the : topic and you are not copying as such from the text.
Developing : The thought needs to develop over sentences and paras
Conclude : a logical winding up with your opinion, suggestion etc.
Essay types:
Agree or disagree
How far do you agree or disagree
Causes and effects
Problems and solutions
Advantages and disadvantages
Opinions and suggestions
Argue for and against a view or idea
Mostly all questions have two parts, sometimes there are three or four. You may have to decide on the number of paragraphs accordingly. You cannot ignore part of a question.
Time distribution:
Reading the question thoroughly and storming for ideas+ intro : 10 mts.
Writing two paragraphs : 20 mnts.
Conclusion : 5 minutes
Reading and editing : 5 mnts.
If you read and edit you will get .5 extra for sure
Word limit:
Introduction: : 45 50
First para : 85 90
Second para : 85 90
Conclusion : 40 45
: 255 or 275 words: This is a tentative distribution
Be conscious of your handwriting: how many words you write on a line, how fast you write, how accurately you spell words, how you make you’re a e I o u look like, how many words you write in five minutes, how you write when you are under pressure etc. are important. You know English and you have enough of it. This class is to help you make your English upto a standard set by an authority.
Build on your English brick by brick every passing day.
Practice writing time-bound. Don’t write for ages. Write something in 10 mnts. 20 mnts. 30 mnts and so on. Write a hundred a words on something everyday.
READ, WRITE, SPEAK AND LISTEN: KEEP YOUR SENSE OF LANGUAGE ACTIVE
Ajaypeesdoc. Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com. 30.7.010
Primarily it’s a language testing system.
Writing is a very serious business.
Writing right English is more serious
Writing something in a time frame is still more difficult.
Writing something on something all of a sudden? You know what!
Good English demands
Spelling, grammar, right vocabulary, punctuation, typography, cutting Ts and dotting Is, indenting, phrasing, sentencing, paragraphing, connecting, concluding and stopping to mention a few.
Format and principles
There are two types of paragraphing: Block and indent
The latter makes your page look better.
Canvas: you write on ruled paper
Dividing words: (hyphenating) Better avoid it. Or do it logically.
Propriety: never ever use high sounding words and complicated structure. Present things plainly.
Practice writing smaller sentences and connect them appropriately
Do not over write, neither under-write
You need ideas, arguments and examples to prove a point
However, it is your English that gets evaluated
Always concentrate on your language.
You are free to make mistakes, because you do not want 9 out of 9
Make decent mistakes. Don’t write it have, he have, I has, will went
Read every sentence you write as you go on writing.
Read it out so as to make it slightly audible to you.
Never ever convert your native thoughts into English the way it develops in your brain. English is a language and Malayalam is another, I repeat, Malayalam is another language. So better write English, practice thinking and writing in English.
Know the size of the canvas. Manage your time and thought
Understand the question is half the job done.
Poor understanding will lead to a flawed answer.
Time management, storming for ideas, identifying example, deciding on the language of the write up, writing fast and neat etc.
Readability is crucial. You need to have a readable hand. You do not have to write print-like. A person who knows English must read it as freely as your read it. Do not scribble or squeeze words to make them fit in.
Finally, if you want to write a better word for an already written word, strike out the old word and write the other word over it. If time permits erase the old word, write the better word at the same place.
Task II of IELTS.
Duration : 40 mnts. Never it is 41 mnts.
Word limit : 250-275 if need be. Never is it 240 or less
Paragraph : Four minimum and five maximum. It depends.
Beginning : There should be a formal beginning. It is reflection on the : topic and you are not copying as such from the text.
Developing : The thought needs to develop over sentences and paras
Conclude : a logical winding up with your opinion, suggestion etc.
Essay types:
Agree or disagree
How far do you agree or disagree
Causes and effects
Problems and solutions
Advantages and disadvantages
Opinions and suggestions
Argue for and against a view or idea
Mostly all questions have two parts, sometimes there are three or four. You may have to decide on the number of paragraphs accordingly. You cannot ignore part of a question.
Time distribution:
Reading the question thoroughly and storming for ideas+ intro : 10 mts.
Writing two paragraphs : 20 mnts.
Conclusion : 5 minutes
Reading and editing : 5 mnts.
If you read and edit you will get .5 extra for sure
Word limit:
Introduction: : 45 50
First para : 85 90
Second para : 85 90
Conclusion : 40 45
: 255 or 275 words: This is a tentative distribution
Be conscious of your handwriting: how many words you write on a line, how fast you write, how accurately you spell words, how you make you’re a e I o u look like, how many words you write in five minutes, how you write when you are under pressure etc. are important. You know English and you have enough of it. This class is to help you make your English upto a standard set by an authority.
Build on your English brick by brick every passing day.
Practice writing time-bound. Don’t write for ages. Write something in 10 mnts. 20 mnts. 30 mnts and so on. Write a hundred a words on something everyday.
READ, WRITE, SPEAK AND LISTEN: KEEP YOUR SENSE OF LANGUAGE ACTIVE
Ajaypeesdoc. Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com. 30.7.010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Percentage of british households and consumer durables' range
The chart shows that the percentage of British households with a range of consumer durables steadily increased between 1972 and 1983. The greatest increase was in telephone ownership, rising from 42% in 1972 to 77% in 1983. Next came centralheating ownership, rising from 37% of households in 1972 to 64% in 1983. The percentage of households with a refrigerator rose 2 1% over the same period and of those with a washing machine by 14%.
Households with vacuum-cleaners. televisions and dishwashers increased by 8%, 5% and 2% respectively. In 1983. the year of their introduction, 18% of households had a video recorder.The significant social changes reflected in the statistics are that over the period the proportion of British houses with central heating rose from one to two thuds, and of those with a phone from under a half to over three-quarters.
Together with the big increases in the ownership of washing machines and refrigerators, they are evidence of both rising living standards and the trend to lifestyles based on comfort and convenience.
The chart shows that the percentage of British households with a range of consumer durables steadily increased between 1972 and 1983. The greatest increase was in telephone ownership, rising from 42% in 1972 to 77% in 1983. Next came centralheating ownership, rising from 37% of households in 1972 to 64% in 1983. The percentage of households with a refrigerator rose 2 1% over the same period and of those with a washing machine by 14%.
Households with vacuum-cleaners. televisions and dishwashers increased by 8%, 5% and 2% respectively. In 1983. the year of their introduction, 18% of households had a video recorder.The significant social changes reflected in the statistics are that over the period the proportion of British houses with central heating rose from one to two thuds, and of those with a phone from under a half to over three-quarters.
Together with the big increases in the ownership of washing machines and refrigerators, they are evidence of both rising living standards and the trend to lifestyles based on comfort and convenience.
Expenditure on health and education: Bar graph
The graphs show health and education spending and changes in life expectancy and infant mortality in the UAE. Overall, as the percentage spent on health and education increases, infant mortality and life expectancy improve.Graph 1 shows the percentage of GDP spent on health and education between 1985 and 1993. There were big increases in both areas. Health spending stood at about 8% in 1985 but rose to 9% in 1990 and 10% in 1993. Spending on education was even higher. It was 10% in 1985, and shot up to 14% in 1990 and 15% in 1993, a 50% increase in just 8 years.
Graph 2 shows improvements in life expectancy and infant mortality between 1970 and 1992. Life expectancy was just 60 in 1970 but rose to almost 72 in 1992. In contrast, the number of babies dying dropped dramatically, from 60 per 1000 in 1970 to only 22 in 1992.In conclusion, people in the UAE are living longer and healthier lives because of the government's spending on education and medical facilities.
The graphs show health and education spending and changes in life expectancy and infant mortality in the UAE. Overall, as the percentage spent on health and education increases, infant mortality and life expectancy improve.Graph 1 shows the percentage of GDP spent on health and education between 1985 and 1993. There were big increases in both areas. Health spending stood at about 8% in 1985 but rose to 9% in 1990 and 10% in 1993. Spending on education was even higher. It was 10% in 1985, and shot up to 14% in 1990 and 15% in 1993, a 50% increase in just 8 years.
Graph 2 shows improvements in life expectancy and infant mortality between 1970 and 1992. Life expectancy was just 60 in 1970 but rose to almost 72 in 1992. In contrast, the number of babies dying dropped dramatically, from 60 per 1000 in 1970 to only 22 in 1992.In conclusion, people in the UAE are living longer and healthier lives because of the government's spending on education and medical facilities.
Model Answer
Table on leisure activities, number of hours a year and age groups: Someland
The table shows how people in different age groups spend their leisure time in Someland over the course of a year. It can be clearly seen that the amount of leisure time available varies considerably across the age groups and that people of different age levels have very different ways of spending their leisure time.According to the figures, as people age in Someland their social lives reduce. Teenagers and people in their twenties spend on average 500 hours per year on socialising and 350 hours of that time is with a group of more than 4 people. Although the total hours of socialising in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s is fairly constant (between 300-350), socialising with more than 4 people drops dramatically to 50 hours in the 30s and 40s age groups and only 25 from 50 years old. Group and individual exercise follow a similar pattern.People of all ages spend a good part of their leisure time on entertainment such as TV/video viewing and cinema. In both cases, teenagers and retired people spend around twice as much time as those who are at working age. Home entertainment ranges from just over a thousand hours for teenagers and retired people and an average of 600 hours for everyone else. Cinema accounts for 100 hours of the teenagers and retired people’s leisure time and 25-50 hours for the rest.In conclusion we can see there is a significant trend towards solitary and smaller group activities as people grow older and that teenagers and retired people spend a lot more time on entertainment than those of working age do.
Table on leisure activities, number of hours a year and age groups: Someland
The table shows how people in different age groups spend their leisure time in Someland over the course of a year. It can be clearly seen that the amount of leisure time available varies considerably across the age groups and that people of different age levels have very different ways of spending their leisure time.According to the figures, as people age in Someland their social lives reduce. Teenagers and people in their twenties spend on average 500 hours per year on socialising and 350 hours of that time is with a group of more than 4 people. Although the total hours of socialising in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s is fairly constant (between 300-350), socialising with more than 4 people drops dramatically to 50 hours in the 30s and 40s age groups and only 25 from 50 years old. Group and individual exercise follow a similar pattern.People of all ages spend a good part of their leisure time on entertainment such as TV/video viewing and cinema. In both cases, teenagers and retired people spend around twice as much time as those who are at working age. Home entertainment ranges from just over a thousand hours for teenagers and retired people and an average of 600 hours for everyone else. Cinema accounts for 100 hours of the teenagers and retired people’s leisure time and 25-50 hours for the rest.In conclusion we can see there is a significant trend towards solitary and smaller group activities as people grow older and that teenagers and retired people spend a lot more time on entertainment than those of working age do.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Average monthly temperature in three African cities
The line graph is on monthly temperatures of three African cities: Mombassa in Kenya, Cairo in Egypt and Cape Town in South Africa.
To begin with, among the three cities, Mombasa Kenya is the hottest city. It records a beginning temperature of 80 degrees in January and February. But with a slight rise in the following month, the mercury scales down to the lowest level of 70 degrees in June-July. Then it swings up slowly and goes back to the beginning temperature of 80 degrees in December.
When it comes to Cape Town, it shows an entirely different pattern. It starts off with 70 degrees. Over the following months the index keeps falling down to 55 degrees in June, and it remains steady for two more months. But, it notches up to the beginning temperature of 70 degrees in December-January.
Coming to Cairo, in January, it records 55 degrees. Over months, it soars to reach the hottest period of the year; June, July and August, recording above 80 degrees. Then, it slowly spirals down over time to far below 55 degrees in December.
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A detailed description touching all points. You need not touch all points in an examination condition.
The line graph is on monthly temperatures of three African cities: Mombassa in Kenya, Cairo in Egypt and Cape Town in South Africa.
To begin with, among the three cities, Mombasa Kenya is the hottest city. It records a beginning temperature of 80 degrees in January and February. But with a slight rise in the following month, the mercury scales down to the lowest level of 70 degrees in June-July. Then it swings up slowly and goes back to the beginning temperature of 80 degrees in December.
When it comes to Cape Town, it shows an entirely different pattern. It starts off with 70 degrees. Over the following months the index keeps falling down to 55 degrees in June, and it remains steady for two more months. But, it notches up to the beginning temperature of 70 degrees in December-January.
Coming to Cairo, in January, it records 55 degrees. Over months, it soars to reach the hottest period of the year; June, July and August, recording above 80 degrees. Then, it slowly spirals down over time to far below 55 degrees in December.
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A detailed description touching all points. You need not touch all points in an examination condition.
Friday, July 23, 2010
London underground station passengers 24 hours a day
The single line graph is on hourly break down of number of people who use London underground station on a given day. Figures are in hundreds every hour.
It is evident that 8.00 hours and 18.00 hours are the peak times of the day. The highest number of passengers uses London underground station during these two hours. It is 400 passengers. And the least busy times of the day are 8.00 hours, 16.00 hours, 20.00 and 22.00 hours. During these times the numbers of passengers stand around 100. However, in between 10.00 and 15.00, the numbers remain more or less same, 100 or slightly above 100.
Over all, it is clear that morning hours normally have the highest passenger density; from 100 passengers at 8.00 to a four times higher number of 400. So is the case with 16.00 hours. There is almost four times increase within two hours.
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Bar graph on spending on three sectors, defense, education and R& D.
Bar graph is on spending on education, research and development and defense in India for four years starting from 2002. Figures are in million Indian Rupees.
To being with, defense is biggest revenue spender in all four periods. In 2002 it was 100 million. In the adjacent financial years, it had a constant increase of 20 million each with 2005 touching 160 million mark.
Education is the least allocated area. It received 40 million rupees in 2002 which was just 40% of what was allocated for defense. In the following year, this figure got doubled, and in 2004, it touched 100 million mark. The highest allocation was 120 million in 2005, a three fold increase in four years’.
Let’s take a look at research and development in the corresponding periods. Here, though we find an upward spiral over two years with 2000 getting 60 million followed by 100 million in 2003, 2004 witnessed a sharp fall. It fell back to 2002 figure of 60 million. However, there was a phenomenal increase in allocation; from 60 million to 140 million in 2005.
It is clear that when defense took the biggest chuck of India’s national revenue, education received the least.
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Expenditure on fast foods by income groups
The bar graph on expenditure on fast foods by income groups in the UK in 1990 shows that high income group spent the most on Hamburger, above 40 pence per person per week. This is followed by average income group which set aside more than 30 pence a week. When it comes to low income group, the spending fell to below 15 pence per week.
If we look at the figures of Fish and Chips and pizzas, the high income group spared hardly fifty percent of what was used for hamburger. But the difference with regard to average income group did not differ much. It came down to 25 pence. The low income group went with 15 pence.
Finally, let us see how pizza as a fast food faired among these groups. When high income group set aside about 20 pence, the average group’s share was above 10 pence and the low income group’s was the least, above five pence.
While hamburger remained popular among high and average income groups, fish and chips were the favourite of low income group. 165 words
The single line graph is on hourly break down of number of people who use London underground station on a given day. Figures are in hundreds every hour.
It is evident that 8.00 hours and 18.00 hours are the peak times of the day. The highest number of passengers uses London underground station during these two hours. It is 400 passengers. And the least busy times of the day are 8.00 hours, 16.00 hours, 20.00 and 22.00 hours. During these times the numbers of passengers stand around 100. However, in between 10.00 and 15.00, the numbers remain more or less same, 100 or slightly above 100.
Over all, it is clear that morning hours normally have the highest passenger density; from 100 passengers at 8.00 to a four times higher number of 400. So is the case with 16.00 hours. There is almost four times increase within two hours.
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Bar graph on spending on three sectors, defense, education and R& D.
Bar graph is on spending on education, research and development and defense in India for four years starting from 2002. Figures are in million Indian Rupees.
To being with, defense is biggest revenue spender in all four periods. In 2002 it was 100 million. In the adjacent financial years, it had a constant increase of 20 million each with 2005 touching 160 million mark.
Education is the least allocated area. It received 40 million rupees in 2002 which was just 40% of what was allocated for defense. In the following year, this figure got doubled, and in 2004, it touched 100 million mark. The highest allocation was 120 million in 2005, a three fold increase in four years’.
Let’s take a look at research and development in the corresponding periods. Here, though we find an upward spiral over two years with 2000 getting 60 million followed by 100 million in 2003, 2004 witnessed a sharp fall. It fell back to 2002 figure of 60 million. However, there was a phenomenal increase in allocation; from 60 million to 140 million in 2005.
It is clear that when defense took the biggest chuck of India’s national revenue, education received the least.
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Expenditure on fast foods by income groups
The bar graph on expenditure on fast foods by income groups in the UK in 1990 shows that high income group spent the most on Hamburger, above 40 pence per person per week. This is followed by average income group which set aside more than 30 pence a week. When it comes to low income group, the spending fell to below 15 pence per week.
If we look at the figures of Fish and Chips and pizzas, the high income group spared hardly fifty percent of what was used for hamburger. But the difference with regard to average income group did not differ much. It came down to 25 pence. The low income group went with 15 pence.
Finally, let us see how pizza as a fast food faired among these groups. When high income group set aside about 20 pence, the average group’s share was above 10 pence and the low income group’s was the least, above five pence.
While hamburger remained popular among high and average income groups, fish and chips were the favourite of low income group. 165 words
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Foreign exchange earnings for Egypt
The two charts break up data on foreign exchange earnings of Egypt in 2002, and income from tourism for the years from 1982-2003.
The pie chart reveals that tourism gave Egypt the highest foreign exchange earning in 2002, 26% followed by industry with 21%. When workers’ remittance amounted from 21%, Agriculture brought in ten times less than that with 2%. Finally, Petroleum and Suez Canal managed to garner 14%, 13% each.
The bar chart on revenue from tourism shows an upward spiral from 1982 to 2000. It started off with 0.3 billion US Dollars in 1982 and it kept on increasing, and after 11 years, in 1993, it rose to 1.9 billion. There was a remarkable increase in the 1995-1997 period. It shot up to 2.9 from 2.2 billion. The year 2000 recorded the highest growth, from 2.9 to 4.3 billion. However, the two periods that followed had same figures: 3.8 billion each. But 2003 had the biggest fall; from 3.8 to two billion US Dollars.
It is clear that in the 80s and 90s the growth was slower but steady, but in 2000 onwards the figures were rather stable barring 2003.
Detailed description: 170 words
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The two charts break up data on foreign exchange earnings of Egypt in 2002, and income from tourism for the years from 1982-2003.
The pie chart reveals that tourism gave Egypt the highest foreign exchange earning in 2002, 26% followed by industry with 21%. When workers’ remittance amounted from 21%, Agriculture brought in ten times less than that with 2%. Finally, Petroleum and Suez Canal managed to garner 14%, 13% each.
The bar chart on revenue from tourism shows an upward spiral from 1982 to 2000. It started off with 0.3 billion US Dollars in 1982 and it kept on increasing, and after 11 years, in 1993, it rose to 1.9 billion. There was a remarkable increase in the 1995-1997 period. It shot up to 2.9 from 2.2 billion. The year 2000 recorded the highest growth, from 2.9 to 4.3 billion. However, the two periods that followed had same figures: 3.8 billion each. But 2003 had the biggest fall; from 3.8 to two billion US Dollars.
It is clear that in the 80s and 90s the growth was slower but steady, but in 2000 onwards the figures were rather stable barring 2003.
Detailed description: 170 words
jaypees
There is a claim that inborn talents are a must to excel in sports or music?
Another view is that training and/or regular practice is enough to make one so?
Discuss these two views and put in your opinion.
There is always difference of opinion on what it takes to be successful in sports or music: talents or training! Though a generalization is not possible, it can be proved that talented ones excel much better and faster than trained ones. In my opinion, talent is a great force to reckon with.
Let me begin with a small question. Why aren’t there as many sportsmen and music maestros as there are pilots and programmers? The answer is, the former ones need talents and practice and the latter ones need training and practice. If we take a cursory look at the history of sports and music we can find innumerable cases to prove this. Those who have made a mark in these fields have had their share of talent inherited from their lineages. Very few get born to excel in sports and music, and great many get born to be trained and thus excelling.
However, there is room for success through training and practice. Practice is said to be able to make man perfect. This is possible to a limited extent because mastering a skill and making a niche in that field is one thing and pursuing a calling so naturally and excelling in the same field is something else. The latter does not happen in every other one’s life, but the former is a matter of choice, a matter of practice and effort to be precise.
An objective look at the views discussed may reveal that in-born talents are so decisive for one to be sports stars and music maestros. I am of the opinion that the role of training and practice for both the groups cannot be ruled out. The talented or the “getting trained”, it is practice that makes them perfect.
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Another view is that training and/or regular practice is enough to make one so?
Discuss these two views and put in your opinion.
There is always difference of opinion on what it takes to be successful in sports or music: talents or training! Though a generalization is not possible, it can be proved that talented ones excel much better and faster than trained ones. In my opinion, talent is a great force to reckon with.
Let me begin with a small question. Why aren’t there as many sportsmen and music maestros as there are pilots and programmers? The answer is, the former ones need talents and practice and the latter ones need training and practice. If we take a cursory look at the history of sports and music we can find innumerable cases to prove this. Those who have made a mark in these fields have had their share of talent inherited from their lineages. Very few get born to excel in sports and music, and great many get born to be trained and thus excelling.
However, there is room for success through training and practice. Practice is said to be able to make man perfect. This is possible to a limited extent because mastering a skill and making a niche in that field is one thing and pursuing a calling so naturally and excelling in the same field is something else. The latter does not happen in every other one’s life, but the former is a matter of choice, a matter of practice and effort to be precise.
An objective look at the views discussed may reveal that in-born talents are so decisive for one to be sports stars and music maestros. I am of the opinion that the role of training and practice for both the groups cannot be ruled out. The talented or the “getting trained”, it is practice that makes them perfect.
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GRAPH ON THE POPULARITY OF MODES OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
175 words: jaypees
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
175 words: jaypees
Keeping children away from the clutches of deadly habits like drinking and smoking is primarily the responsibility of their parents.
To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
It is. It is parents who need to keep their children free from health hazards. But the fact remains that there are limitations for them, because, children are a lot so exposed to extreme temptations that there are chances for them to forego their parent’s controls. Still, the onus is on parents themselves.
I have no second thought on the fact that it is parents who hold the key to keep their children away from substances. This is more so when parents these days are much more occupied with the pressures of life. This in turn leaves children with more parents-free time. The best thing they can do is that they themselves need to be free from all bad habits so as to be models for their children. Together with this, they can keep a healthy relation with their children in such a way that the warmth of the relation would make any child comply with the words and counsel of his or her parents. The onus thus falls on parents’ shoulders.
However, there are limitations. Even if parents are successful in convincing their children of the deadly effects of substance abuse, there are chances for taste-testing and trying-for-once instances. Children are such that many of them hardly idenitify what is right and what is wrong. Besides all these, they are vulnerable to temptations and pressures. These pressures may range from friends to heroes to peers to macho behaviours. We cannot blame children, for they are children.
In short, though the ball is the parents’ court, it many not be possible for them to strike it right always. There are other social and governmental agencies that need to work in unison so that our children are made immune to habits and health hazards.
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To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
It is. It is parents who need to keep their children free from health hazards. But the fact remains that there are limitations for them, because, children are a lot so exposed to extreme temptations that there are chances for them to forego their parent’s controls. Still, the onus is on parents themselves.
I have no second thought on the fact that it is parents who hold the key to keep their children away from substances. This is more so when parents these days are much more occupied with the pressures of life. This in turn leaves children with more parents-free time. The best thing they can do is that they themselves need to be free from all bad habits so as to be models for their children. Together with this, they can keep a healthy relation with their children in such a way that the warmth of the relation would make any child comply with the words and counsel of his or her parents. The onus thus falls on parents’ shoulders.
However, there are limitations. Even if parents are successful in convincing their children of the deadly effects of substance abuse, there are chances for taste-testing and trying-for-once instances. Children are such that many of them hardly idenitify what is right and what is wrong. Besides all these, they are vulnerable to temptations and pressures. These pressures may range from friends to heroes to peers to macho behaviours. We cannot blame children, for they are children.
In short, though the ball is the parents’ court, it many not be possible for them to strike it right always. There are other social and governmental agencies that need to work in unison so that our children are made immune to habits and health hazards.
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The best way to abolish alcohol and tobacco products and their heinous effects on humanity is to impose a blanket ban on production and sales of these substances.
To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
There is no difference of opinion on the fact that alcohol and tobacco products kill. However, as these substances are as old as humans and their dependence on these hazards is a matter of addiction, I think a blanket ban on them would be counter productive.
Why is a blanket ban not possible? Reasons galore. Firstly, prohibition has always been a failure, and substance abuse is as old as human life itself. So we cannot think of an outright ban in a fine morning. Secondly, production and sales of these substances is a multibillion industry world over. This is a huge revenue earner and an employment provider. Which government would be prepared to forego such a cash cow in a day? Yes, if there is political will, blanket ban is possible. But it’ll be a huge ‘if’ indeed.
When it comes to strong political will, there are innumerable obstacles to tide over for governments. Initially, there needs to be relocating of employees who go jobless. This is not a simple job as the revenue from this industry is not in the pipeline any longer. Besides all these, how can governments compensate for the losses suffered by industrialists in this field? Needless to say, it would burn many hands world over. To cap it all, is it possible to take the whole world into confidence in this regard? There is hardly any room for such an option.
Therefore, I find it very difficult to support the view that a blanket ban is the only way out to keep the world free from substance abuse. Humans need to be intelligent enough to abstain from these health hazards which will be here so long as there is human life on this Planet. These hazards, like habits, never die out.
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To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
There is no difference of opinion on the fact that alcohol and tobacco products kill. However, as these substances are as old as humans and their dependence on these hazards is a matter of addiction, I think a blanket ban on them would be counter productive.
Why is a blanket ban not possible? Reasons galore. Firstly, prohibition has always been a failure, and substance abuse is as old as human life itself. So we cannot think of an outright ban in a fine morning. Secondly, production and sales of these substances is a multibillion industry world over. This is a huge revenue earner and an employment provider. Which government would be prepared to forego such a cash cow in a day? Yes, if there is political will, blanket ban is possible. But it’ll be a huge ‘if’ indeed.
When it comes to strong political will, there are innumerable obstacles to tide over for governments. Initially, there needs to be relocating of employees who go jobless. This is not a simple job as the revenue from this industry is not in the pipeline any longer. Besides all these, how can governments compensate for the losses suffered by industrialists in this field? Needless to say, it would burn many hands world over. To cap it all, is it possible to take the whole world into confidence in this regard? There is hardly any room for such an option.
Therefore, I find it very difficult to support the view that a blanket ban is the only way out to keep the world free from substance abuse. Humans need to be intelligent enough to abstain from these health hazards which will be here so long as there is human life on this Planet. These hazards, like habits, never die out.
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Longer and harder working hours with hefty pay packages and fewer and flexible working hours with handsome pays are the two options today’s professionals are left to choose from.
What do you think are the major advantages these two options offer for professionals?
Today professionals are inundated by opportunities, but when it comes to work pattern and remuneration, their choice is limited. Longer and harder days may bring in huge pays, but flexible work may not be that attractive in financial terms. However, there are brighter sides for both.
When I look at the first proposition, what I find is that, in today’s skyrocketing cost of living and consumeristic world order, a hefty pay package would do great benefit to one. Those, who are ready to have extra times back in their office and are ready to bear a little occupational hazards, will climb up higher career rungs at shorter periods, enjoy personal satisfaction, achieve material success and social status. Above all, such professionals will pick up a work culture of extreme hard work. Hard work! It does pay.
Coming to flexible and fewer working hours, the primary advantage is that such people will be able to enjoy better work life balance. This is very important today, because, great number of professionals find their life miserable due to their inability to take their profession and life in an even manner. Therefore, when there is enough balance, there is more to life than to profession.Thereby, profession becomes part of life. Above all, such employees will pick up the art of meeting both ends meet with whatever they earn out of shorter flexible working hours.
Looking at both the choices, I find it right to conclude that it is a matter of how one looks at these career choices. It is not how long or how hard he or she works; rather it is how one takes one’s job that matters most. It’s all about attitude.
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What do you think are the major advantages these two options offer for professionals?
Today professionals are inundated by opportunities, but when it comes to work pattern and remuneration, their choice is limited. Longer and harder days may bring in huge pays, but flexible work may not be that attractive in financial terms. However, there are brighter sides for both.
When I look at the first proposition, what I find is that, in today’s skyrocketing cost of living and consumeristic world order, a hefty pay package would do great benefit to one. Those, who are ready to have extra times back in their office and are ready to bear a little occupational hazards, will climb up higher career rungs at shorter periods, enjoy personal satisfaction, achieve material success and social status. Above all, such professionals will pick up a work culture of extreme hard work. Hard work! It does pay.
Coming to flexible and fewer working hours, the primary advantage is that such people will be able to enjoy better work life balance. This is very important today, because, great number of professionals find their life miserable due to their inability to take their profession and life in an even manner. Therefore, when there is enough balance, there is more to life than to profession.Thereby, profession becomes part of life. Above all, such employees will pick up the art of meeting both ends meet with whatever they earn out of shorter flexible working hours.
Looking at both the choices, I find it right to conclude that it is a matter of how one looks at these career choices. It is not how long or how hard he or she works; rather it is how one takes one’s job that matters most. It’s all about attitude.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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Personal portals like blog, face book and twitter are taken by some people as platforms for self-promotion whereas there are others who feel that these sites are venues for extreme social interaction.
How do you see these two arguments?
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2.
The ever increasing digital density among children and teenagers is a ploy of market forces aimed at catching them young and thereby making them slaves of technology.
How far can you endorse this view?
3.
Newspaper as a social organ has been much more powerful in transforming people and effecting changes in societies across the world. But, now some people believe that such times have gone by.
Do you think today’s newspapers are as powerful as they were?
What differences do you see in today’s Dailies?
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4.
University curriculum committees need to incorporate HR personnel of major employment providers of the nation so that they can help define the curriculum in such a way that the ones who pass out of these universities would be industry-friendly and employment-ready.
How appropriate is this idea in your opinion?
What advantages do the parties involved enjoy?
5.
Unemployment at times is caused more by people’s lack of attitude to take up the available opportunities than by the absence of enough opportunities.
How far can you agree with this view?
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Personal portals like blog, face book and twitter are taken by some people as platforms for self-promotion whereas there are others who feel that these sites are venues for extreme social interaction.
How do you see these two arguments?
Visit. www.jpsukahm.blogpspt.com
2.
The ever increasing digital density among children and teenagers is a ploy of market forces aimed at catching them young and thereby making them slaves of technology.
How far can you endorse this view?
3.
Newspaper as a social organ has been much more powerful in transforming people and effecting changes in societies across the world. But, now some people believe that such times have gone by.
Do you think today’s newspapers are as powerful as they were?
What differences do you see in today’s Dailies?
Visit. www.jpsukahm.blogpspt.com
4.
University curriculum committees need to incorporate HR personnel of major employment providers of the nation so that they can help define the curriculum in such a way that the ones who pass out of these universities would be industry-friendly and employment-ready.
How appropriate is this idea in your opinion?
What advantages do the parties involved enjoy?
5.
Unemployment at times is caused more by people’s lack of attitude to take up the available opportunities than by the absence of enough opportunities.
How far can you agree with this view?
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Five questions
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1.
Some people believe that four-day-week with longer working hours would make employees enjoy life better and, as a result, perform more when they are at work. But there are people who think that lesser working days would do more harm than good.
Look at both the views and express your opinion on them.
2.
Longer and harder working hours with hefty pay packages and fewer and flexible working hours with handsome pays are the two options today’s professionals are left to choose from.
What do you think are the major advantages these two options offer for professionals?
Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com
3.
The best way to educate a population about the need for preserving the available resources is to make the population in question feel the difficulty of resource crunch by imposing artificial shortage.
Argue for and against this view.
4.
The best way to abolish alcohol and tobacco products (substance abuse) and their heinous effects on humanity is to impose blanket ban on production and sales of these substances outright.
To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
5.
Keeping children away from the clutches of deadly habits like drinking and smoking is primarily the responsibility of their parents.
To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com
Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com
1.
Some people believe that four-day-week with longer working hours would make employees enjoy life better and, as a result, perform more when they are at work. But there are people who think that lesser working days would do more harm than good.
Look at both the views and express your opinion on them.
2.
Longer and harder working hours with hefty pay packages and fewer and flexible working hours with handsome pays are the two options today’s professionals are left to choose from.
What do you think are the major advantages these two options offer for professionals?
Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com
3.
The best way to educate a population about the need for preserving the available resources is to make the population in question feel the difficulty of resource crunch by imposing artificial shortage.
Argue for and against this view.
4.
The best way to abolish alcohol and tobacco products (substance abuse) and their heinous effects on humanity is to impose blanket ban on production and sales of these substances outright.
To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
5.
Keeping children away from the clutches of deadly habits like drinking and smoking is primarily the responsibility of their parents.
To what extent to do you agree or disagree with this?
Visit. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com
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