What can you do, as a student, to help save the environment? Young people have a vested interest in saving the environment. They will obviously want the planet to be a safe and pleasant place for them and their children and grandchildren to inhabit. In...
Advertising encourages us to buy things we do not need. Discuss. Many firms spend a great deal of money on advertising their products. They spend all this money on advertisements in order to bring their products to the attention of as many people as possible....
Do the opinions of celebrity matter? The media regularly bring to our attention a great many people who have become well known in various fields. Never before has society had so many celebrities and many of them are desperate to be interviewed by journalists. Often...
Do the media pay too much attention to celebrities’ personal lives? When you go into any reasonably-sized newsagents, you will see a large range of colourful, glossy magazines. Some of these are devoted to specialist interests, such as computers, food, photography and so on, but...
Do you prefer printed books to e-books? The quality of e-readers on the market and their numbers are improving and the prices are coming down. Am I likely to become an e-reader? For the moment the answer is a definite no. I love the traditional...
Do the media have a good or bad influence on society? Most of us consult at least one branch of the media on a fairly regular basis. We may read a newspaper or a magazine, we may listen to the radio or we may watch...
Can television destroy family communication? Many people have a love-hate relationship with television. It is undeniably an important source of news, information and entertainment, and many of us watch it far more than we admit to. Yet, it often comes in for a great deal...
Are there any disadvantages to tourism? Tourists can make a valuable contribution to a country’s economy. This includes the money that tourists spend and also the many jobs that tourism creates. Many countries, therefore, do their very best to attract as many tourists as possible....
Where do you prefer to holiday: countryside, beach or city? My family and I do not argue a lot. However, one thing we do have disputes about is holidays. There are four of us-Mum, Dad, my sister Jane and me. We have very firm, and...
People are now living longer. Does this cause any problems for society? People are now living to a much greater age than they did formerly, at least in the developed world. This increased lifespan has been brought about partly by dramatic advances in medical treatment...
