Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Most people will agree that parents are responsible for caring for their children and raising them properly. There is even a proverb that says, ‘the apple does not fall far from the tree,’ which means that a child will follow or imitate the sample given by their parents. Even so, is it true that parents are the best teachers? It is important to understand that parents and school play an essential role in a child’s life. Any kid will significantly be affected by the behavior of their parents and the school where they spend most of their youth. For example, parents have more time in the early years of their children’s lives and, therefore, can guide them to learn simple values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, and so on. However, only after the children reach school can they implement and apply all these values taught at home. Now, we must analyze what teaching means. If teaching means character building, parents have …

Everybody should be allowed admission to university study programs’ regardless of their academic ability. To what extent do you agree or disagree? The right to obtain an education should be given to every human mainly because education is a vital tool to improve people’s quality of life. If someone becomes more educated, they will likely be more beneficial to society than if they are uneducated. The ability to provide benefits to the public and oneself is the primary reason people must be granted their right to education. When someone has finished their compulsory education from primary school up to the senior high school level, they usually have the option to join the workforce or continue pursuing an education in college or university. If they choose to work, they will be considered unskilled workers and, therefore, will likely receive a lower overall salary. In contrast, if someone qualifies for a bachelor’s degree, they will be viewed as educated and can work where they are trusted to serve the public. For example, teachers, doctors, and engineers, valuable …

Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now ‘one big traffic jam’. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars? Some people believe that traffic in some capital cities, such as Jakarta and Beijing, is no longer tolerable, or, at least, anyone can admit that they are far from adequate. However, there is still hope in forms of education and good city planning, which will be discussed below. The road space will not be able to keep up with the buying power of a growing economy. If people are allowed to buy vehicles without limitation, they will surely buy more than two or even three vehicles per household. Ultimately this will lead to traffic problems, and there is no doubt that the main contributor to the traffic is the citizen (along with improper government ruling). If the government restricts the number of cars to be purchased, there will be less traffic in …

How do movies or television influence people’s behavior? People have various choices of things to do in their leisure time. Watching television should be placed in one of the higher ranks in that list of activities. It is often said that people need to be aware of the effect of television as it may affect people’s behavior. Movies are also said to have the same effect. Both television and movies can influence people explicitly and implicitly. What I mean by the straightforward way is the situation when an audience is affected by what they see on the screen. Let’s say a romantic or sad scene that may make some people blush with happiness or fill with great sadness. What is seen on the screen is spontaneously delivering a reaction as the emotion feels proper. The second way is the implicit way or the one that is rather indirect compared to the first. When people are constantly fed with bad news such as corruption and tragedy, this kind of news may affect people implicitly. The teenagers …

Recent figures show an increase in violent crime among youngsters under the age of 18. Some psychologists claim that the basic reason for this is that children these days are not getting the social and emotional learning they need from parents and teachers. Is this true? What are the solutions? The increasing crime is a definite cause for worry, not only for parents and teachers but also for society in general. That will be even scarier to acknowledge that the increase mainly happened in the teenage age group. Most people related this trend to adolescents’ lack of social and emotional learning. However, it is possible that other factors, such as unhappiness with the family and the government, can also be a significant cause. Social and emotional learning points to how people are raised. They are, most commonly, brought up by parents and teachers. Everyone will spend some time with their family and the rest with friends at school. Both parents and teachers may fail to answer the need of a particular child. However, this is …

As well as making money, business should have social responsibility. To what extent do you agree or disagree? It is argued that businesses should share a certain percentage of their profit to help local citizens develop their economy. I agree with this statement as it can promote a sense of fairness and help to provide a better economy which is crucial to improving the quality of life. First, it is essential to remember that these prestigious companies often create their plants and factories in the middle of the community. Since the factories need to be operated by experts in their fields, local citizens are rarely involved in the production process or as high-level employees. It is pretty standard that the available jobs for the locals are low-level jobs such as security or manual laborers. This fact cannot be denied, and unsurprisingly there will be some sense of unfair treatment to see that all the good positions are given to the “outsiders.” Therefore, social responsibility program is crucial, especially to promote a sense of fairness among …