W3U3 Cause-and-Effect Essay

People are more stressed today than ever before.  

What are the reasons for this stress?  

People are more stressed today than ever before.  

What problems can this cause?

People are more stressed today than ever before.  

Can you suggest some possible solutions? 

Many young people today are leaving their homes in the countryside  

to move to cities.  

Why is this happening? 

Many young people today are leaving their homes in the countryside  

to move to cities.  

What problems could this cause?

Many young people today are leaving their homes in the countryside  

to move to cities.  

What can be done to encourage young people to stay in rural areas?

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1. Doctors have discovered that what you are listening to when you eat can ​ (a)   the taste of food. 

2. It’s difficult to know the eventual ​ (b)   that social media will have on society.

3. I find that a person’s clothes rarely ​ (c)   my opinion of them.

4. One of the most beneficial ​ (d)   of studying abroad is that it often gives you  employment opportunities after you return home. 

5. I have never been ​ (e)   by my colour blindness.

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The gap between the rich and poor is growing.  

Why is this the case? 

What can be done to resolve the situation?

Economic inequality is becoming more and more of a problem in almost every society. This trend  is mainly​ (a)   a lack of educational opportunities and unfair tax laws. However, there are a  number of measures that could be implemented to address the wealth gap. 

One factor that has a major (b)   on a person’s income is education. People with a  higher education usually earn twice as much over a lifetime as those with only a high school  certificate. However, in recent years, the cost of tertiary education has risen so much that it has  become unthinkable for those from low-income families to gain a higher education. Even worse,  as these students know that they won’t be able to attend university, they lack motivation, which  ​ (c)   their performance at school level. To resolve this issue, the government must provide  more students from low-income families with grants to cover their educational costs. If they did  this, more people would be able to make the jump from lower to middle class. 

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The major cause of wealth inequality, however, is the current tax system, which undoubtedly  favours the rich. First of all, the difference in tax rate between the bottom and top of society is  relatively small considering the difference in their income. ​ , the poor end up spending a  much higher percentage of their salary on tax than the rich. Worse still, ​ the tax  system is full of legal loopholes, the rich are able to employ accountants to invest their money in  financial schemes that ​ (a)   in them paying far less tax than they should or no tax at all.  The only way to address this problem is for the government to introduce new stricter tax  legislation. If the rich are made to contribute more, wealth will be more evenly distributed and, ​ (b)   , inequality will be minimalized. 

In conclusion, a lack of access to education and a tax system that favours the wealthy both ​ (c)   to the widening gap between the rich and the poor. Only when governments provide  grants to students from low-income families, and reform tax laws will the situation be remedied. 

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