WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think that young people should be ambitious. Others believe that it is fine if young people do not have big aims in life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. Write at least 250 words. Question and model answer taken from Thomson exam essentials IELTS Practice Tests M. Harrison
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The theme of alienation is majorly seen in Crime and Punishment by Raskolnikov but it can also be seen in the setting as well. The setting of St. Petersburg is the first way that we can see alienation quite literally. The city of St. Petersburg is a city in Russia that is in a sort of nook that is by itself and surrounded by water on three sides. In the 1860’s the streets of Russia were not safe for anyone. Women‚ children and even men were even at risk when out on the streets at night in St. Petersburg
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In Crime and Punishment‚ problems like murder‚ poverty‚ drug abuse‚ and prostitution are common. St. Petersburg‚ Russia was overrun with sin and corruption in the 1860’s. Sonya is associate intriguing figure as a result of she is at the same time a prostitute associated an emblem of virtue. She is wedged by social expectations‚ family wants‚ and private values. Laden with social and moral conundrums‚ Crime and Punishment challenges readers to think about the external forces the surrounding characters’
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United States crimes are committed every day. The question becomes what is the most effective way to handle those who committed the crimes. Every crime is different and every criminal has a different motive. Is there a way to choose one punishment or does each case need to be handled on an individual basis? Deciding the punishment is the most important way to ensure that the crime does not happen again by the same individual. The United States currently uses four types of punishment; retribution‚
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want to be a creative leader so that I could lead my followers in different directions and show them things they may have never seen. Dedication would be held to a higher standard than most of my other values‚ as it’s something I believe to be a necessity in a teamwork type of environment. I would not only hold myself to a higher standard of dedication‚ but my followers as well. I’d also want to lead with humility so that it was known that I don’t find myself to be any better or worse than other members
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Capital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished. Capital punishment is one of the most controversial topics for debate. I believe in capital punishment/death penalty and here is why. In the US we make valid arguments that center around the justifications of fairness‚ retribution‚ deterrence‚ economy‚ and popularity. The death penalty isn ’t discriminatory and doesn’t violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as proven in In McCleskey v. Kemp (1987). Executions deter would‐be criminals from committing
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the famous novel Crime and Punishment‚ Raskolnikov’s character completely alienates himself from society at points in time‚ and never shows sentiment to others and objects around him. His character is not one to care for how others feel; he cares for himself and his personal gain in the world. Raskolnikov’s climax in the novel crashes in as he commits the murders of Alyona and Lizaveta Ivanova. However‚ along with being a nihilist‚ Raskolnikov practices utilitarianism‚ so he believes that committing
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to control his classroom‚ he implements a punishment system. First offense is a clear warning‚ then second offense changing seats or a grade reduction. A third offense is being sent to the dean’s office. In two and half weeks in‚ he gives 5-7 reprimands a day and grade deductions. One day‚ Hosea was bullying Maria‚ and Troy sent him to dean’s office. Hosea came back relevantly soon afterwards. Troy went to talk
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This I Believe I believe in an idea that I once learned from my grandfather‚ an idea that emphasizes you to do what you love in life and to be with the people you love. He taught me to live each day to the fullest. Although I can vaguely remember my father’s father‚ I will never forget his love of life‚ his appreciation of all the things he had‚ or the way he would come home and have dinner with his family every night. These are the things my father tends to remember my grandfather by‚ but
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Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece‚ “Crime and Punishment”‚ details the troubling life of main character Rodion Raskolnikov throughout St. Petersburg in the middle 19th century. In a particular scene‚ Raskolnikov comes across a drunk teenaged girl carelessly stumbling along his path‚ as well as a suspicious gentleman that causes him to alert a local police officer. Dostoevsky’s words perfectly illustrate Raskolnikov’s crippling indecisiveness and complete lack of self-confidence through carefully chosen
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