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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Integration challenges: ielts essay
People have always experienced integration challenges whenever they have been to strange places. Some say, nowadays these challenges are much higher in number while others say they (the challenges) are much fewer.
• Which view do you support and state why?
• Make a few suggestions to reduce the number of integration challenges.
It is hard to separate integration challenges from the lives of migrants. However, some say these challenges are bigger in number today, while others say, smaller. I find the second opinion worth supporting. Anyway, there are ways to reduce their numbers further. 45 words
The primary thing is that, today, migration is an everyday affair and there are people of all places in all places. For example, almost all popular migration destinations have great population mix, and a new immigrant is not put to many challenges. Secondly, migration service providers face stiff completion these days and they do much to see that their clients are comfortably placed. For example, airport pickup, finding accommodation, arranging jobs, opening bank accounts and the like had been big challenges once, not now. True, shocks and surprises are fewer. 95 words
Though their number is smaller, it is good to see how we could minimize them. The first recommendation is to understand the fact that all such challenges are for a short while, and they are for good as well. Secondly, it is a good idea to learn more deeply about the differences of the place where one is going to be in. The media are here for that. Besides all these, picking up some working knowledge of a few foreign languages beforehand will reduce great number of embarrassing conditions; while meeting strangers, managing travels, making friends, to mention a few. 95 words
So, it is proved with evidences and examples that integration challenges are much fewer today, and the recommendations I have made are of great help to those who happen to face challenges when they move out looking for greener pastures. Migrants should take these challenges as opportunities. 45 words.
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Ajaypeesdoc. 7.30 pm. 7.5.14
Monday, March 24, 2014
Private sector investment in sports infrastructure is opposed and supported by many people.
• What could be their corresponding arguments?
Sports infrastructure all over the world has always received investments from private players. Anyhow, there are opposing views on this. Let us see the possible arguments of both the camps.
Whatever sports merits nations across the world have got are mostly being materialized by private participation. This could be the primary argument. For example, many sports giants boast of world class tracks and fields, stadia, indoor and outdoor extravaganzas, state-of-the-art training facilities. All these are but greatly for giants in sports.
They may again hold the view that almost all sports icons from across the world owe a lot to business organizations to a great deal. For example, Sponsoring world cups, hosting events, absorbing icons as ambassadors, and so on are a few of those gestures, though for their business, being shown by private players.
Let us see what the other camp would hold. Businesses spend for sports, but it is not for sports alone; rather it is for them. Sports get benefitted of course. This might be their trump card. The global Corporate giants like PEPSICO, Toyota, Sony, KFC, Johnson & Johnson, to mention a few, have had great dividends from sports, they may argue.
The industrialization happening in sports may make unethical practices like doping, match fixing and betting common across the spectrum. Buying out sports icons, owning up teams, barring and banning players could be cited as examples.
In short, like any private venture in any field, sports field also invites both praise and flak. It is quite common. Obviously, the arguments might differ as well. But, both parties must admit the fact that it is a win-win equation.
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Ajaypeesdoc
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Commercial advertising is at the expense of consumers. Discuss?
The following is the real essay written by Biji Lukose from Scotland.
These days many people are of the opinion that an advertisement increases the expense of consumers. Some however, disagree with this pursuit for a host of reasons. This will explain various view points for obtaining sagacious conclusion.
It is a fact that today advertisements are essential marketing strategy. Nowadays, due to advancement in the field of technology advertisements can be easily available almost everywhere. At present most of the advertising agencies are profits oriented. In order to increase their popularity advertising agencies telecast their product more frequently. Once they achieve fame and popularity, they charge more money for their products. They adopt various measures to increase their yield. For example, agencies endorse certain celebrity for their product. This person performing their role effectively by concealing it actual fact. Likewise, it can capture the mind of the public and force them to buy this expensive product without knowing its actual fact. This practice definitely hinders the financial status of an individual. As a result, it would negatively affect the personal as well as professional life.
On the other hand, some people believe that, no one has the right to criticise others. It is their responsibility to increase the profit of their product through advertisements. According to them manufacturing companies have full right to make their own decision. Citizens should be aware about these factors and should be more vigilant. Through which, advertising agencies can increase awareness of the public regarding their products. As a result, public can improve their awareness and purchase the product by knowing everything.
From the above mentioned points it can be concluded that, even though advertisements increase awareness, it definitely disturb the financial stability. People should be wise enough to differentiate right from wrong.
Commercial advertising is at the expense of consumers. Discuss?
BIJI would got 6.5 if she had gone with the above version. The corrected version would fetch above 7. See how these two differ in terms of content, grammar, punctuation, vocab and cohesion elements. This is the refined version
These days many people are of the opinion that an advertisement increases the expense of consumers. Some, however, disagree with this pursuit for a host of reasons. This will explain various view points for obtaining sagacious conclusion.
A NEW introduction: There is a general impression that, at the end of the day, advertising as such actually is paid for by consumers themselves. This essay will discuss this view in detail to see the substance behind such a look at advertising. 40 words
It is a fact that, today, advertisements are an essential for marketing and, due to advancements in the field of technology, advertisements are (ubiquitous) seen almost everywhere. Obviously, most of the advertising exercises (agencies) are profit-oriented. In order to increase the popularity of products and services (vocabulary) advertisers put up their commercials across the media very frequently. Once they achieve fame and name, they charge more money for their products. 68 words Paragraph is long enough Biji
For example, manufacturers and their agents rope in some celebrities paying millions to endorse their product or service. Naturally, such commercials conquer the minds of credulous consumers and force them to buy even expensive products without knowing its real worth, use or relevance. This practice definitely hinders the financial status of an individual. As a result, it would negatively affect the personal as well as professional life.
Biji, Check if the above paragraph speaks more about pressure of advertising on consumers or something about the question that advertising is paid out by consumers. See how it is managed to meet the task fulfillment. So avoid the above paragraph and take the following one.
For example, manufacturers and their agents rope in some celebrities, paying millions, to endorse their products or services. Naturally, such commercials conquer the minds of credulous consumers and force them to buy things. It is common sense to believe that the millions the makers shell out for endorsements get added on to the price tag of the product being sold. 60 words Ajaypeesdoc. www.jpsukham.blogspot.in
This fact notwithstanding, it is unfair to believe that consumers are left in the lurch when it comes to advertising. As a matter of fact, consumers are at an advantage. For example, they get better quality products, greater awareness on various manufacturers offering same services and products and above all, advertising is bound to increase the accountability quotient of manufacturers. 60 words
In short, from the above mentioned points, it can be inferred that, even though advertisements increase awareness, it definitely puts some holes in the pockets of consumers. People should be wise enough to differentiate between what is a need and what is unwanted when they react to advertising. 45 words 275 words
Saturday, March 22, 2014
In some countries, political office bearers are expected to have impeccable personal credentials.
• Why is this high expectation on personal credentials?
• What other qualities a political leader, in your opinion, needs to possess? Ajaypees quest.
The political leaders in general are expected to have many qualities. Among them, clean personal credentials top the list. This write-up will find out why there is high regard for being clean and, in my view, politicians in office need to possess a handful other qualities. 40 words
The lofty expectation on political office bearers primarily gets generated out of the fact that one’s being clean is the reflections of his or her being true to their selves. For example, it takes a lot of grit and guts to stay spotless throughout one’s political career wherein there are temptations and arm-twisting pressures that keep springing from all corners. Obviously, people with clean attitude alone will be able to maintain the political system clean. 70 words
The second thing is that politics is a game of and for power, and power is likely to corrupt people. In this respect, the popular dictum, “power corrupts” might hold true if a leader is vulnerable to temptations. To exemplify, leaders with clean credentials are not up for power bargains. Besides these, spotless credentials guarantee great service to one’s nation. 60 words
All the justifications for personal credentials notwithstanding, there are a few others attributes all good political leaders must sport up their sleeve. The first thing that strikes me is what we call selflessness. What I mean is their willingness to set their personal priorities aside and go the extra mile for the welfare of the State. In addition to these, it is always rewarding to have a little dose of farsightedness, accountability and sense of parity. 75 words
The need for exceptional credentials may have many other reasons than what we have seen. The ultimate aim, anyway, is same – a clean political system -- everywhere. All leaders, to me, need to be true to themselves. Every other attributes will fall in place, naturally. 40 words
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Introduction
• many qualities
• top the list
• find out why
• other qualities
First paragraph
The English for the lead sentence : Gets generated out of the fact that
The idea : Being true to their selves
Example : It takes of a lot of grit and ……guts: the longest sentence
Closing line : People with clean attitude alone can…….
Please try to explain the remaining paragraph in the same line.
Concentrate on: cushioning agents, their punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and structure, and show how the task is being achieved by the candidate.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The bar graph provides statistical data comparing the proportion of annual GDP growth of three countries [Tunisia, Japan and Ecuador] over a period of 4 years [from 2007 to 2010].
It is evident from the chart that Tunisia showed a decreasing trend, while Japan showed an increasing trend in terms of annual GDP growth.
In 2007, among the three countries, Tunisia had the highest GDP figure, where it represents almost twice and it got tripled as compared to Ecuador and Japan. The most significant and dramatic changes happened in the following two years, in which Japan had witnessed upward growth of five percent in 2009. Surprisingly, Tunisia and Ecuador were showing steady decrease in the years 2008 and 2009. However, Ecuador suffered a huge dip in its GDP finding.
Interestingly, in 2010, Japan had the highest growth in GDP with above 6%. On the other hand, Tunisia and Ecuador had the next position: three percent and two percent respectively.
Overall, it is obvious from the chart that, in 2010, Japan showed maximum progression as compared to other countries.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Is it good for parents to monitor their children?
By Andrew Goodman. School-to-home communication system increases parent involvement
A lot of parents think it is alright to give their children smart-phones, however, these devices can leave them susceptible to cyber bullying, as well as exposing them to unsuitable or adult content.
The days where children would happily go outside to play games seem to be long gone, and now children as young as five years old are becoming hooked on using smart-phones and tablet computers. Rather than using their imagination, they seem to want to play online games or communicate with friends via social networking.
Although there is no a set time frame for giving children a smart-phone or a tablet computer, there should be a lot of thoughts and considerations put in the idea before letting them have unsupervised access to this kind of technology. There are many good aspects to let your child use a tablet computer for example, as it can be a great, interactive tool that can assist their learning and boost social skills. However, giving a kid a full access to a gadget without any restrictions and parental control makes them vulnerable to cyber-bullying, sexting, Internet perverts, etc.
Children, especially those under 10 do not always understand what can expect them online. According to the UNICEF statistics, 17% of children spread their personal information online, and 60% of teenagers have met their virtual friend in real life. The problem is that they do not know that “Billy, aged 14” can be an ex-prisoner who was confined for paedophilia. Some more striking examples are that 46% of children share their phone number in the web, and 36% give their address details for meetings with virtual friends when the parents are out.
However, being a caring parent, you do not need to give yourself up to despair, there
is a way out! A popular method with parents that want to keep tabs on their children whilst they are online is the use of spy applications. These are programs that run stealth in background mode whilst a smart-phone or tablet computer is being used. They give parents an opportunity to view such valuable information as emails, SMS messages, videos and photos that have been sent or received by the device. Moreover, such application as mSpy gives access to Facebook, Skype, Viber and WhatsApp textings.
To sum it all up, it is necessary to say that it does not matter how much you trust your children, it is important to have a backup plan that will help you protect them.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Two questions
Some people believe that change is the order of the day, and there is no wonder food and dress culture/s change over time. But there are some others who take it the other way round.
What would be the arguements for both the views?
Some governments set aside sizeable amount of money to safeguard the cultural and traditional values of the people. Some say it is a waste of exercise, while others say it is worth spending.
Which view do you support and state why?
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Four day week and its ins and outs
Some people believe that four-day-week with longer working hours would make employees enjoy life and, as a result, perform better when they are at work. But there are people who think that fewer working days would do more harm than good.
Essay 003
• Look at both the views and express your opinion on them.
Does four-day week make people put in more? Opinions differ of course. But not many would oppose the idea that more free time lets employees enjoy a lot of family time. What I feel is that humans, being basically lazy, may take it as an opportunity to be complacent.
First of all, let me see how employees are going to take four-day week concept. Four working days and three holidays a week would look really great because there is enough room for family time, professional, personal and social times. This makes employees enjoy greater work life balance. This will of course pay them great dividends. This improved working environment may make some employees put in more and contribute better in terms of service. This extra energy may take the production graph scale new highs.
But, from an employer’s point of view, there is a little concern because paying for seven days and getting three days’ service back may not make great business sense. However rejuvenated an employee may return to work after three days’ break, he or she may take a day to get over the holiday blues. This would leave the employer with only three days a week, with the third day being a weekender. Coupled with this is humans’ inherent nature of being lazy. So, four-day week may not do much good. Lesser working days make people lazier.
The above findings on four-day week make it clear that less number of working days is likely to do more harm than good. So, it is right to say that keeping employees engaged is much better than letting them free for longer days.
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Ajaypeesdoc
21.11.2012
Monday, December 9, 2013
The essay is written halfway through. try to complete it all by yourselves.
The whole world is concerned much about how long man is going to be living life sustainably, but there is a view that not much is said about how long man is going to keep the Planet sustaining.
• What do you think are the elements of sustainable human life?
• Suggest your own ways to keep the Planet sustaining?
‘Sustainability’ is the most talked about idea across the world. But mostly it is about sustainable human life. This essay is going to identify the instruments of such a human life and also make a few recommendations to keep the Planet going on and on.
The most striking element of sustainable human life is the resource security. What I mean is that man all the ages to come need to have what is needed to keep his going. Second thing is that the place he lives in, no matter where it actually is, needs to be worthy of human life. For example, a hostile atmospheric or climatic condition is not going to keep man comfortable. Thirdly, it is right to add that the expansion of human population in the days to come needs to be up-to the expectations or the limitations of the Planet.
Sustainability of humans and the planet
The whole world is concerned much about how long man is going to be living life sustainably, but there is a view that not much is said about how long man is going to keep the Planet sustaining.
• What do you think are the elements of sustainable human life?
• Suggest your own ways to keep the Planet sustaining?
‘Sustainability’ is the most talked about idea across the world. But, it is mostly about sustainable human life. This essay is going to identify the instruments of such a human life and also make a few recommendations to keep the Planet going on and on.
The most striking element of sustainable human life is the resource security. What I mean is that man of all the ages to come needs to have what is needed to keep his life going. Second thing is that the place he lives in, no matter where it actually is, needs to be worthy of human life. For example, a hostile atmospheric or climatic condition is not going to keep man comfortable. Thirdly, it is right to add that the expansion of human population in the days to come needs to be up-to the expectations or the limitations of the Planet.
When it comes to keeping the Planet going on for all the ages to come, my first recommendation is to maintain ecological balance; to be precise there should not be ecological overshoot. For example, man should give the planet the time to produce what is already taken. My second idea is to let the Planet breathe easy by being free from unbearable pollution and exhausts. Thirdly, the Planet needs to be kept blanketed with much more green expanses. This would make the Planet balance its ecosystem: man, water, air, wild life and natural wealth.
My conclusion is the is no sustainability for man sans the same for the place he is in. so sustainability is a blend of a set of elements, and these elements are dependent on how man behaves with the Planet. The suggestions I have made here are examples of that behaviour.
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Ajaypeesdoc. 8.12.13
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Five different questions. 27.11.2013
1. The extent of time people spend on higher studies has been decreasing over the years.
• Look at the positive and negative aspects of this development.
2. Attractive pay packages and better career conveniences notwithstanding, great many people are found to be putting in greater number of hours at work than they used to.
• Try to see why it is so?
• Do you think it is of some benefits to the employees?
3. Compared to the past, school children are found to be studying much heavier course contents than what they need to study.
• Try to see why it is so?
• Do you think it is of some benefits to the learners?
4. These days, people invest a lot of money to cover the possible or unexpected risks that they might encounter in future.
• Try to see why it is so?
• How intelligent is it to be investing for imaginary future concerns?
5. ‘The family time’ is falling to new lows these days.
• Investigate the causes and effects.
To differnt look at hr
1. The need for working longer is becoming a reality for many people around the world.
• Try to trace out the factors that make this situation real.
• Look at the positive and negative aspects of “working longer”
2. Some people argue that human resource is not wisely used these days while others say that people are made to put in much greater than what they actually wish to.
• Discuss these two views and say what you think of human resource management of late.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
solve task two higher education new courses
1. Some universities keep on designing newer higher education programmes very frequently dismantling irrelevant old ones while some others go on sprucing up the existing ones to meet the changing demands.
• Do you think it is fair to dismantle obsolete disciplines and go for newer ones?
• What is it that makes some universities resort to sprucing up existing ones?
All the universities need to design new courses according to the needs of the times. So, some resort to designing newer ones while some think it fair to refurbish the existing ones. I think making the old give way to new ones is fine, and there are reasons for some to engage in refurbishing existing courses.
There are several justifications bidding adieu to old courses. The thing is they are no more relevant and maintaining them involves a lot of men, money and material. Second thing is that there are not many takers for such programmes, and those who come to absorb it may end up jobless. Thirdly, the money, manpower and infrastructure saved thereof may be channeled to fund the newer ones which in turn will benefit the school, the learners and the society at large. The old must give way.
Coming to refurbishing the older courses, it may be said that some universities might find it cost-effective as it does not involve any revamping or reshuffle of the system. For example, the course content may go for a few changes and the people working in the system may not find it difficult adjust with it. The second reason may be that the already existing infrastructure could be carried forward for some more years. It saves a lot in terms resources and funds. And finally they cannot avoid the pressures of what we call, ‘change for better’.
In short the need for newer courses is very high today, and it is important to ignore the old and invite the new ones. Refurbishing existing courses may be justified in many ways, but it does not augur well of a new generation higher education establishment.
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Ajaypeesdoc. 19.11.13
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