IELTS Writing Task 2: Useful Language Introducing the topic * Some people argue that… * Have you ever considered… ? * The question raises the issue of… Stating an opinion (thesis statement) * I believe that… * It is my belief that… * This essay will argue that… Indicating the scope of the essay * In this essay‚ I will state… * This essay will examine… * … will be covered in this essay. Giving reasons * One reason for this is that… * This can be explained
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The short story Salvation‚ written by Langston Hughes‚ is based on his personal experience at church as a young child. Langston Hughes aunt takes him to a meeting for the children at her church. At the meeting all the kids were to sit on the mourners bench and wait for Jesus to save them. Towards the end of the ceremony‚ all the children had been saved by Jesus except Langston and another boy. Eventually‚ he decides to get up and said that he had been “saved” by Jesus‚ although he never was. His
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believed that their stand is flawless and correct – that it is the absolute truth. It’s either they fail to recognize the mistakes and the shortcomings of their arguments or they are too stubborn to do so. The writer simply wanted to stand by her belief in the sanctity of human life and did not want to be a part of either party which advocates the absolute truth of their flawed stands. In reality‚ the issue is just not about abortion. Personally‚ I am a supporter of the controversial RH bill because
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Maria Lugones in her article "Playfulness‚ “World”-Traveling‚ & Loving Perception" argues‚ it is until one designates the time to learn more information about others‚ they will not have a true understanding of that individual. She argues this by saying‚ it is a frequent practice of categorizing individuals with similar characteristics (i.e. race) in the same “world”. I will begin this precis by discussing Lugones’ idea of arrogant perception‚ and how she believes women are taught this practice
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had been treated throughout the story before any type of recognitions were given to Henrietta and not just here cells which were called HeLa cells so almost no one knew her name‚ even students learning about the cells in school. My feelings and beliefs towards the cells compared to Deborah and Zakariyya are similar in some ways‚ but not all. I believed that Henrietta’s cells should have been experimented and research on for humanity’s sake. Deborah and did not particularly have any thought towards
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the watchful eyes of their peers and the majority‚ people feel pressured to conform to everyone else’s beliefs‚ and‚ in doing so‚ lose their individuality. This process is shown in Henrik Ibsen’s Enemy of the People. In this play‚ authority and the overwhelming opinions of the majority pressure those with conflicting opinions to conform to the rest‚ causing them to lose their own individual beliefs‚ revealing that the power of majority causes corruption in society. The process of the loss
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opposites. Disappointment is certain. It is the feeling we all get when something or someone fails to live up to our expectations. Everybody‚ at least one time in their lives‚ has this feeling. That is why I understand the boy’s feeling‚ especially in his belief in God: he will be saved and received by Jesus. His aunt had told him what to expect when he is saved: "You saw a light‚ and something happened to you inside." But what came to inside his mind is just a hoax. Nothing happens and
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life is and what it takes to attain that life differs greatly across all aspects of humanity‚ causing it to require much time and effort for each person to discover their concept of a good life. This makes sense because of the vast differences in beliefs‚ experiences‚ and opinions that also play a part in constructing a large gap in social and financial statuses. For every human the sacrifices and benefits that come with finding one’s good life are considered the cost it took to get there‚ and each
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he said in his well-known speech regarding the alleged ungodliness and treason- “I shall not alter my conduct‚ no‚ not if I have to die a score of deaths”. While society saw what Socrates was doing as wrong and unethical‚ Socrates stood by on his belief and what he knew was right. In the end‚ society killed Socrates for what he believed in‚ but in this day and age‚ Socrates word has lived on and prospered into so many of the minds of our society. These ideas of not giving up no matter what anybody
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What criteria do you use to distinguish between knowledge‚ opinion and propaganda? In the 21st century society‚ we are immersed in mass media and absorb all kinds of information. With this amount of information‚ we ask basic questions about the authenticity of the information itself. We can get information from seeing‚ hearing things‚ school‚ friends or even just watching TV. We are exposed to propaganda and opinion everyday‚ but how much of that information do we accept into our knowledge
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