Should we have to pay for the medical services we use?
When was the last time you were ill? Did you go to the doctor’ s? Did you spend time in hospital? Whenever we use the health system, and we use it a lot, the services we use have to be paid for. The question is, should we pay for them ourselves or should they be free. I strongly believe that vital medical services should be free.
To begin with, not everyone can afford healthcare. There are people so poor that they can barely put enough food on the table without having to pay for extra treatments and expensive medicine. A fair society looks after the underprivileged.
On the other hand, medical services are not cheap and eventually someone has to pay. The number of elderly people is increasing and the extra pressure on hospitals and doctors needs to be funded from somewhere.
To conclude, there is no easy answer to this problem but if we want to consider ourselves as belonging to a society, we need to care for all the community regardless of how much they have in their wallets.
A dialogue“ Your neighbour’ s dog is keeping you awake at night”
A: Can I have a word with you for a minute, please? B: Sure. What is it? A: Well, it’ s about your dog actually. B: What’ s the problem? A: Well, I’ m sorry to say this, but it is keeping me awake at night and I just can’ t put up with it any more. B: But he’ s a dog. Of course he sometimes barks! A: You could let him sleep inside the house. That’ s what I’ d do. B: But he would make a mess and I would have to spend all my time cleaning! A: Yes. I appreciate that, but the barking is so annoying. It really gets on my nerves. B: I see. Sorry about that. A: Also, my young son is having difficulty sleeping and has been very tired during the day. B: In that case, maybe I should take the dog in at night. A: Thanks.
A report making some suggestions on how the appearance of the park and its facilities can be improved.
To: Mike Stephens, Shipton Park Warden From: Stephen Grimes, Assistant Park Warden Subject: Suggestions for improving Shipton Park Date: 5th January Introduction The aim of this report is to suggest ways of improving Shipton Park to make the park more attractive and popular. Appearance The park is in need of more plants, flowers and trees. Therefore, I suggest that more gardeners be employed by the council. In this way, the park would look better for visitors. Also, there is a lot of litter in the park. I strongly recommend an increased number of litter bins and fines for visitors who litter the park. Facilities To begin with, I feel the park’ s facilities could be improved. At the moment, there is no children’ s playground, so one should be built. In addition, a cafeteria could be opened and a small football pitch constructed. Conclusion
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