| Essay Sample 6 |
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Вербицкая М.В. |
Comment on the following statement: |
| Technical progress is always harmful for the environment. | |
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What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? |
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Some people say that technical progress is always harmful for the environment. There has been a history of deteriorating environment along with the increase in technical progress. Environmentalists have been worried about this issue constantly. On the other hand other people say that if we use special technologies it won’t bring any harm to the nature.

In my opinion, as man advances with technology, he takes more and more from the nature and there is an abuse of environment too. He cuts trees, build structures over river beds that endangers natural life. Due to advancing technology a lot of harmful substances from various factories are also thrown into the rivers and dumped into environment, as well as harmful gases.

But there are people who may support technology over environment too. They say that technological progress is what mankind needs to become modern and advanced. That only technology can give him newer and better gadgets and things in life and it can be not harmful.

I don’t fully agree with this, because if the environment is destroyed, then it will endanger life on the planet. It will be both harmful and dangerous for animals, plants and human life everywhere. But if somebody offered technologies that don’t destroy the nature, I would support it.

In conclusion I’d like to say that to have a healthy life and environment on the planet, technological progress should be carefully made and due care must be taken to protect the environment for everyone’s good.
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| Essay Sample 3 |
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Вербицкая М.В. |
Comment on the following statement: |
| Today young people think only about making money and career. | |
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What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? |
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Some people think that nowadays young people only care about money and career, whereas others do not agree.
In my opinion young people do not only think about money and career these days. First of all, there are a lot of patriotically oriented young people who are interested in other values. For example, they develop such qualities as honesty, loyalty, courage, patriotism, sport achievements and so on. Secondly, there is a lot of TV programs and movies that show how the heroes of our country behaved before. For instance, lives of Evpatiy Kolovrat or Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov give younger generationsother life values. Moreover, a typical Russian character who was described in classical literature is more a thinking and contemplating person rather than a money making and career one.
At the same time there are people who say that all teenagers are only thinking about making money and career. They watch western programs and movies and copy everyhting they see.
I cannot agree with the opinion mentioned above for a particular reason. The there is some persent of such money and career oriented young people, nevertheless, I do not think that it influences all young people. A lot of young people understand that money and career cannot make them happy so they learn how to be content with their lives with what they have.
In conclusion, I'd like to say that if we weigh all the facts that support the conception of making money and career prevails for young people against those that say that other values drive young people nowadays, we'll see the facts that support the second opinion outweigh those against. |
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