In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough.
What are the advantages and distadvantages of giving children this message?
better dealing with failures
the fact that its not an actual truth
Adolescents are been taught at homes in some parts of the world that they get to accomplish whatever they desire, as long as they put more efforts into it. In this essay, I will discuss how such idea affect the uprising of a child’s mind with many ways. Some can be beneficial like making the coming future generation work towards their dreams and goals in life, also it will allow them to better deal with failures. And some ways are rather more of a drawbacks, like the fact that it is not an actual truth, along with how it may limit them from trying another option.
Being able to try multiple times to get something, and actually give it the enough effort to land it, is a very difficult task and an important step in the process of achieving goals. With that idea printed in the mind of that now grownup man it allows him to deal better with failures, and have the patience for trying again. For example, I have actually tried to pass my IELTS exam for five times, and I only manage to do so on my sixth trial. The main thing that kept me trying is that I was under the impression that I will be able to make it if I kept learning more and trying again.
In contrary, such believe is actually not true, which is considered to be illogical. As we can try to do something within our entire life and never succeeding in doing so, which in this way it will end up actually preventing us from selecting another option that could have been achievable. This will lead in limiting the kid in a way that can make him only focused on one point of view, and never be able to try something else.
In conclusion, such cultural conception that working harder and trying more can get you what want, can direct the minds in both good and bad direction. Despite making us work better for our goals, it can also limit us from choosing a different path.
Some people say History is one of the most important schools subjects. Other people think that, in today’s world, subjects like science and technology are more important than history.
Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
history
with: history teaches us about our previous mistakes
against: science can be put into much beneficial practical use
It is often argued that scientific classes should have less emphasis than historical subjects in our educational system, whilst others disagree and think that we should be focusing more on modern knowledge and less of past events. On one hand knowing our past teaches us about our previous experiences as humankind. On the other hand, having more scientific knowledge can be put into much beneficial practical use and serve us better. I will show how the second view way more and actually makes a better sense.
It is in fact very useful learn about past incidents and be aware of them. If we really think of them, they can act as guide throughout our lives by showing us our previous attempts and helping us to pick the right decision. These lessons can vary, and we usually use them to avoid dramatic changes to the world. For example, we know exactly the devastating effects of war on our humankind. And if we did not spent enough time in schools learning about that, people may come to be more relaxed about the idea of fighting each other.
However, teaching modern knowledge and advanced technological science more, is actually much better rewarding, it equips the youth with the better tools. Especially that the world is in constant change and what applies in past may not be applicable in the meantime. We can have little historical background focused on big events which would be enough, and be more focused on science. That is actually how we would be able to adapt to the current changes in the world, we would be able to deploy a much wider range of that taught knowledge. I would recall, how my physics class which at that time was about collisions, helped me a lot in understanding a lot of things from around me. To be more specific it in fact made me a better snooker player.
In conclusion, we can see how getting to learn about science should have more importance than history. Even though that history teaches us a lot, yet it does not hold much in front of the amount of better uses of science that we can deploy it in.
took me 8 minutes extra :(
Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal information, such as their hobbies and interests, and whether they are married or single, some people say that this information might be relevant and useful. Others disagree.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
agree
hobbies / interests married / single / marital status personal information
with: It tells a lot on how a person would think or react to certain thing
It is often argued that companies have no right in requiring personal information from a prospective candidate, whilst others disagree and think that having more information about the candidate like how that person fills his free time, and what is his marital status can actually help in hiring a better fit person. As its understood that career experience is whats important only, and personal matters should stay private. However, I believe that knowing about a person interests reveals whether he can adapt to the office environment, and they are needed for a good selection.
While personal matters and interests do not interfere with the actual work much, the place where employers should solely focus at, is the relevant career experience a candidate has. That is the common conception that most people reason it by the fact that they are applying for a specific job to do a certain thing, so they should be questioned only about this thing, and that should be the only deciding thing. Knowing their hobbies or whether they are married or not, is private thing and a candidate might feel awkward and kind of exposed as he is revealing unrelated information about himself.
On the contrary, personal information are very much related to the actual job in many ways. Unlike what has been deceived that revealing too much personal information to the employer is a form of intrusion of privacy. It is in fact how the employer can tell whether a candidate cat interact well with other team memebers, or even whether they can communicate well. Strong team bonds are important to the company success, and often these bonds can be created through a shared interest. Take me for example, I actually got closer to my team members as we all share the interest of scuba diving, and ended up going on many trips. That indeed helped us to acquire effective communication patterns.
Employers may ask about information that are not directly related to the job scope, Even though some see them as unnecessary questions, yet others clearly understands that they are very much needed and not just extras.
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disagree
stronger foundation in knowledge on how things are working around us type of work; employing such skills practical skills comes from experience
Nowadays people argue that, our entire educational journey we have set for our youth to learn, is characterized by being solely focused on specific details, and more of theoretical knowledge rather than actual one that they can put into immediate job. I do not believe that such statement is valid, for various reasons, like the fact that having stronger foundation in real sciences of how things are working from around us, can actually serve us better. Along with the other point of view that practical skills actually comes from experience and it is not something to be given.
Being able to know the actual facts behind the scientifical advancement is a long path, and requires a lot of time to be spent throughout the levels of of education. On the good side, it really gives us the needed knowledge to link things and realize how we can make use of it and deploy it into practical use. I actually used to be one of those who complained from all the impractical knowledge that I could not not see how I will be using, until that day came when I started working in a job that actually required me to recall all those science laws that I thought I will never be using.
This brings me to my next realization that, when I started deploying those learned facts, I was able to gain more practical experience. In other words, practical experience is acquired by practicing and it is not something to be taught. One thing to note, that there are tremendous amount of specialized industries teaching their practicals, however we need to know the basics in order to learn them.
In conclusion, learning journey is long and filled with theories that may seem like you will never use them, the thought of focusing on something efficient may seem brighter. However, as we have seen, being equipped with stronger science foundation, can lead us to absorbing practical experience at a faster pace.
Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices.
to what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.
choice / option / path / decision / alternative / possibility
These days, some argues that humans have grown to face a wide range of options in their lives. In which this essay is actually inclined with. Due to the fact that we are constantly being introduced to new possibilities throughout our existence. As well as the fact that our decisions are our natural way of expressing ourselves.
If we compared the number of alternative life paths we get to pick from nowadays to past centuries, we will realize that they are in constant increase. Everyday we get to hear about some individual who was able to make a living using new methods that no one did before. We reached a point where we have countless amount of decisions to make, nearly in every single thing we want to do. One of the things I always struggled with is whether I should drink coffee or tea instead! If you think about it, at some point in history people where not even aware of such drinks.
In addition, recent studies have showed how one the most important technique that humans use in order to express themselves and exhibit their uniqueness is by making up choices. We all do that, sometimes I find myself wondering what path should I be taking and how I can create a new one. Always thinking how things would be if we had far more fewer.
To conclude, giving all these individual little choice generators, that ended up accumulating endless amount of choices overtime. Exposing every generation to bigger quantity of options, opening up space for even more of them to be generated.
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For people from various nations, being able to buy a house is way more necessary to them than staying in a rented one. They are keen to own their place of resident, which is something that can be understood. Backed by a couple of motives which I am going to discuss in this essay. Also I will demonstrate how this kind of mind set can be used to create a positive conditions.
Throughout history, all civilizations where focused on acquiring more land, which meant a bigger home in their minds. This idea develops in every individual human being, and having this home indefinitely rather than constantly paying for it and maybe eventually leave it, is crucial point for this instinct to be fulfilled. Such behaviour in humans, stems from their biological development during all these years, maybe the process of buying or renting a house differ but the concept is the same all the time.
This tells us that such behaviour is in us, and instead of looking down at it, and preventing others from achieving it. We should be trying to deal with it in a positive way in order to create best possible circumstances. What I mean by that is, since we understand that most people are functioning in this way, we can see clearly how when such an option of buying a house is facilitated to people more than renting is leaving a beneficial outcome for those countries doing so. Reflected with a beautiful architecture.
Given this point of view, I believe that we should be more supportive to let people own their houses, especially after knowing that it is something that nearly all people are constantly thinking about it.
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Day by day, people are using their computers to read rather than the old fashion books. They find it easy to access the digital form of written materials over printed ones, due to various reasons I will be discussing. However, One key element to such preferential is the fact that most of the time accessing online information is free of charge. But this is not something constant and I will be showing how it will be changing in the upcoming time.
The online presence in modern literature is evident, and people are preferring to read by looking at their screens instead of relying on physical papers. Some uses the fact that nowadays we realized, papers is something not only expensive on us, but also to our environment around us. On top of that, acquiring a book or a magazine online is only a click away, in which the same applies for publishing one. Also, after reading a printed book, keeping it might take some thinking, as you will need to maintain space for it which can grow rapidly after years of reading.
Most of these online platforms where people usually go to in order to get hold of new books, are in fact free. Yet nowadays they are all getting updated, by adding payment gateways into them, so people are charged as they are accessing written materials. The good part, is that these platforms are not charging the same cost for the printed form. Instead digital books are much cheaper than printed ones, this way the writer will also be able to get something in return for the effort spent in producing these written medias.
That alone gives us enough reasons to understand that reading a digital book is the new norm, but we should be more adaptive to paying for this media, as it will not stay for free forever.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have invited a friend to come to your house next holiday. He/she has asked you how to get to your house from the airport. However, you are going to the airport to receive him/her.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ……………..,
Dear Martin,
I’m writing to you, to tell you that you don’t need to worry of how you gonna get to my house from the airport. As I will be going to the airport to pick you up. I live near the airport and it will be way easier for me to get to the airport rather than you coming to my house.
I Have planned various activities for us to do. Ranging from water sports and night hikes to simple walks and sight seeing. Also I have planned few meet ups with our mutual friends, as you know we all miss you here. Don’t panic I didn’t plan everything throughout the day, I know you don’t like to do much. So it will be one thing a day, and you get to choose what will it be.
As you can see the schedule is filled with exciting thing, so you better be prepared for some extreme activities. Sports wear is a must, I would recommend getting some casual clothes too. Also please make sure you get a copy of all your important visa papers as they might ask you about them.
Yours faithfuly,
Nael Alolwani
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently visited a tourist attraction and you were very pleased with the help given to you by the staff.
Write a letter to the head of staff at the tourist attraction. In your letter:
You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to inform you about the pleasant visit I made not so long ago, to your resort. I am grateful to you and your staff for all your help and assistance. Also for the great efforts put in building and maintaining such resort.
My trip in general was not following a definitive plan, all what I had in mind was to check out the city. It was by coincidence that I found a brochure about your resort, and decided to go there. Hence, I reached the resort late at night, and without a booking. Your vibrant staff was able to quickly find me a room and get it prepared for me. They were very understanding to my situation, on the next morning they helped me to find the best activities for me, as I could not try them all in two days.
I would like to thank you for such great resort. Also, please convey my good wishes to all your staff. One thing to mention is, I noticed most of your staff does not live within the resort. Given the size of your resort, I hope it would be possible to let your staff stay there, instead of traveling back and forth every day.
yours sincerely,
Nael Alolwani
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic:
Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful.
What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Computers facilitated a lot of tasks and took over many repetitive jobs around us, in various fields and industries. Digital systems definitely surround us and became embedded in our life. Their impact can differ depending on what prospective you are looking at. Despite their ability to transform our life into something efficient and seemingly comfortable, they can also turn our life to a nightmare haunting us, making it more difficult and stressful. I will explain how these two concerns coexist and how can they be dealt with.
Computers did indeed make our lives easier. They were important in actually making that happen entering all of our daily processes. To most people especially younger generation, they were able to adapt to these digital systems without problems. When people understand that technology, they will be able to better deal with it. On top of that people are utilizing these tools once they know it, allowing their creative minds to deploy sophisticated systems that will easily outperform that same creative mind in a particular task, without requiring anything but a low voltage electrical power.
Keep in mind, not all people are the same. while some are going after advanced technologies and modern lifestyle, some are hoping to go back to the old simple lifestyle away from all these advancement. They are simply not interested in learning about these computers, which results in the creation of these barriers between them and digital systems around them. This leads to making things seem more complex to them. And I agree with them. There should be a limit to what computers should go into, an assessment of its impact on community and whether it’s a necessity or just and additional feature.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have had a bank account for a few years. Recently you received a letter from the bank stating that your account is $240 overdrawn and that you will be charged $70 which will be taken directly from your account. You know that this information is incorrect.
Write a letter to the bank. Explain what has happened and say what you would like them to do about it.
You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you in response to a letter you have sent to me. My name is Nael, and my account number at your bank is 123456789.
A couple of days ago, I have received a letter from your bank. It is telling me that I have overdrawn my account, and now I owe the bank $70 which I have to pay. I am hoping to get more information about that from you, as I am quite certain that I have not overdrawn my account. Actually my account transaction history should show it all, and I could not find that withdrawn $240 mentioned in the letter. You can check that for all these 8 years that I have been a client with your bank I have never overdrawn my account.
Could it be possible that I have received this letter by mistake? I have attached a copy of that letter along with this one. Since there is very little details in it, I would like to request full details on the matter. Also a formal letter for any imposed payments for the bank, which I have to settle.
Regards,
Nael
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
People naturally resist making changes in their lives. What kind of problems can this cause? What solutions can you suggest? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
feeling of helplesness, powerless, frustrarion and depression.
getting outside of individual comfort zone
People are reluctant to change in general, and they often surrender to what is described as fate, rather than trying to shape their future and change themselves. The fear of making change, can reflect negatively on one’s life. In this essay I will describe how this inability of making a change in an individual life, will cause deterioration in mental health. Also I will discuss how can someone overcome such limitation.
Often, people find themselves stuck in situations, or more like a lifestyle, where a kind of routine governs it. It does bother them, and most of the time you will hear them complain about it. Yet everyone can tell clearly that they are doing little to change anything about it. Making them fall victims into the hands of all mental suffering. They will start by feeling helpless and powerless, putting hope on some superstitious beliefs waiting for a miracle to happen. Leading to what comes next, which is frustration and depression leaving the person with a miserable life.
The first step into solving any issue, is actually acknowledging the need for it. We all seem to know when we are in need for something different. Change might seem to be a very difficult step for us yet it’s not impossible. As long as we focused on that, and actually tried to get outside of our comfort zone. Adapting with small changes through out our day can be a very good starting point. This will show you that you are actually capable. Also it will allow you to feel that you are moving forward in your life. Then you can move to much adventurous changes were you start to realize they are not as scary as they seem to be, and in fact you manage to survive such change. Most of the time you will find yourself enjoying such changes.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You bought a music concert ticket. However, you are unable to go. So you want to offer the ticket to your friend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write your own addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ………………..,
Dear Fabio,
I’m writing this letter to tell you about an upcoming concert for Guns and Roses. I actually got two tickets for it, however I don’t think I can make it.
First of all as you know, this would be the band’s last world tour together, as thy decided to split up. Given how legendary they are in Rock genre, I couldn’t help but buy an early bird tickets. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it, as I have a tight deadline for the project I am working on. And to complicate things more, delivery conference will be held for two days, where the first night will be the night they will be performing.
It will be happening next Wednesday, I know that you are free on weekdays, also I know that you wouldn’t miss such event. So I am actually attaching both tickets along with this letter, you will find them clipped behind.