Celebrities makes a very good living out of media attention and have chosen to live in the public spotlight. They have no right to complain when they feel the media is intruding their privacy. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Q. Celebrities makes a very good living out of media attention and have chosen to live in the public spotlight. They have no right to complain when they feel the media is intruding their privacy. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Everything in life comes with a cost. It may not always be in terms of money but in the sense of struggle and hard work. A grand lifestyle, limelight, stardom, crazy fans could be the dream of many but it results in the absolute loss of privacy. Stars are under the constant eye of the media, spying every move they make and turning it into news. Some people feel that celebrities have no right to raise an objection on the media intruding their privacy. I do not agree to this and elaborate the same in my writing.

To embark on, there are umpteen reasons to support my disagreement. First of all, celebrities are also humans like others who have worked hard to reach a level of popularity and this does not give the media a right to invade their privacy. For example, recently a website posted some pictures of a Bollywood superstar, Shahrukh Khan’s daughter with her friend. I find that this was as natural a thing and did not require being hyped by the media because as all other teenagers, she too had a friend. Such meaningless and useless interference is not needed and also the media should be kind enough to spare certain aspects of life as personal and meant to become a public headline.

Furthermore, we live in a country where the rights for all citizens are equal and if others can complain against or speak for their grievances then why should the stars be an exception to it? Everyone has the right to choose any profession and wear or eat what they want but media should not make everything public because they are public figures. Besides, increasing the viewers for a channel or the sales of a newspaper or magazine by making the life of stars a public affair and making it for granted that they will at all times be happy to gain popularity no matter what the reason, is a wrong notion that the media should get rid of.

To conclude, I would like to say that stars have all rights to complain whenever and wherever they feel there is an encroachment in their personal life and the media should be sensible to realise and draw a line of demarcation between personal and public life.

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

Everything in life comes with struggle and hard work. // Stars have worked really hard to achieve fame. // They should have every right to complain if they feel that media invades their privacy. // Their family affairs, are not meant to be discussed in public. // Their hard work and effort should be paid in the form of popularity and fan following. // Privacy is an aspect that no individual can afford to lose and celebrities are no exception to it.

VOCABULARY:

Intruding: invading, attacking // Umpteen: several // Grievances: complaints // Popularity: publicity // Encroachment: intrusion

The best way to improve health is to exercise.

 Q. The best way to improve health is to exercise daily. To what extent do you agree or disagree to this statement?

A man’s most-prized possession is his health. It is rightly said, “Health is Wealth”. There is practically nothing one can do if one’s health does not permit. That is why, people are becoming increasingly conscious about their health and ways of improving it. It is believed that the best method to be healthy is to develop a regular workout routine. I agree with this statement and will shed light on my views in the following paragraphs.

There are several reasons why I believe that exercise is the best out of all methods to maintain a good health. The major reason to support my stand is that a regular fitness regime boosts our energy and strength and makes an individual feel fresh for long durations which increases productivity and efficiency. Another benefit of exercise is that it is a natural preventive measure of diseases like cardiovascular issues, metabolic syndrome, depression, certain types of cancer, arthritis etcetera. During workout, our body releases chemicals called endorphins which uplift our mood and make us feel happy and stress-free. Along with all the health benefits regular exercise also strengthens our confidence and self-respect.

Furthermore, it helps to control weight and as compared to dieting, it is a better option of losing those extra kilos. We do not need to indulge in extreme and relentless work out schedules. Simple routine of exercise can do wonders to keep us fit as a fiddle. Exercise helps to prevent memory loss and dementia. In addiction to this, research shows that engaging in daily exercise boosts our creativity and life span.

To conclude, I would like to say that exercise is the most appropriate choice to keep fit as it adds years to your life and life to your years. Therefore, everyone should opt a healthy routine of exercise to maintain a healthy body and mind.

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

Daily exercise is the best choice to be healthy.  // Health is wealth. // Advantages of regular exercise are reduced stress, more productivity, longer life, enhanced creativity. // Also, controlled weight, prevention of memory loss, improved confidence and self-esteem.

VOCABULARY: Regime: routine // dementia: madness // engaging: involving // prevented: controlled

RELATED QUESTION: In this modern era, due to sedentary lifestyle every individual must find time to exercise daily. What are the benefits of exercising regularly?

Shopping replacing other hobbies

 Q. In a very busy routine, shopping is replacing other hobbies. What are the reasons for this? Is it a positive or negative development? Give your views.

In the modern epoch of materialism and competition, shopping has become an unavoidable time passing activity for most people and consequently less attention is paid to other hobbies like painting, stamp collection etcetera. Now, people prefer to go shopping or just window shopping during free time. There are several reasons for such a trend and I believe, it is a positive as well as negative development. I will cast light on this in the following writing.

To begin, there are numerous factors due to which people choose shopping as a leisure time activity. The first reason can be the changing lifestyle of people. Unlike past, when people bought only the necessities, presently, people buy goods to show off and pamper themselves and they are tempted to do so by powerful advertisements. Also, in earlier times, life was simple but nowadays, people are more conscious socially and careful about the way they dress up due to which they frequently need to shop clothes, etcetera to fit in the modern society.

Further, I think shopping has positive effects, for example, it works as a mood elevator. When people feel low or depressed, they feel happy after shopping. Also, consumers play a key role in a nation’s economy. The growth of a country’s economy has a lot of dependency on purchasing power and frequency of purchase by consumers and if shopping reduces, then the country’s financial status is deemed to be in trouble.

On the other hand, there are certain undesirable results brought by this development. The major drawback is that people spend a lot of money in buying unnecessary goods. Many a times, people end up denting their hard earned savings to buy expensive goods which are not really required. In addition, the mental and physical functioning required in this activity is very limited which may lead to physical illness. Also, most shoppers become materialistic and are inclined to brand names and signature items regardless of price and need.

Overall, shopping being opted as a leisure time activity in place of other hobbies has some good effects, however, it must be done within certain limits to avoid the negative effects. 

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

Shopping is opted as a leisure time activity // Reasons are materialism, competition, helps in elevating the mood. // The positive aspects are it can boost the economy and make people happy. // Demerits- it leads to wastage, not helpful in mental development // Advisable to be done only in limits.

VOCABULARY: Epoch: era // advisable: suggested // drawbacks: demerits, disadvantages // merits: benefits, advantages

RELATED QUESTION: Shopping is the favourite activity of people nowadays. Do its advantages overshadow its disadvantages?

Shopping is replacing other hobbies

Work essay.

 Q. Work is the most important element in life and in relation to this, it is said and believed by many that life without a satisfying job is meaningless. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people say that work is worship and career is the core of life. These statements reflect the high importance that individuals are usually attached to their work these days. However, I differ from this and believe that there is far more to life than just a satisfactory job. I will cast light on my ideas of disagreement in the following writing.

To begin with, no two people are alike and for a lot of people, including me, work is not the only thing that matters. For instance, becoming a nun may not be a very satisfying career options for people but for Mother Teresa, it was all that made her life meaningful and happy. Likewise, for a working mother, the most meaningful achievement might not be her job but the happiness and health of her baby. She may want to surrender everything in order to not miss any part of her child’s life. This shows that all people have their own ideas and priorities.

Moving further, some things in life are priceless. The relationships that we have, the love and affection of our family and the happiness we feel in the company of near and dear ones is more precious than job satisfaction. Old couples living in small houses and looking so content and happy with life even if they have not had very successful careers is a common sight. This is because they are glad to be with each other and experience those beautiful things which no amount of money can ever buy. Another thing that is more important than a well paid and satisfactory job or anything else is good health. It is well known that health is wealth and when it is lost, everything is lost. No matter how prestigious or satisfactory job we have, bad health makes everything worthless.

To wrap up, I would say that job is only a part of life and not the measure of how meaningful life is. A job is only something and not everything and that is, why, people should look at the more important things in life to have worthwhile and enjoyable experiences.

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

Work is worship // Career is a very important aspect of one’s life. // However, there is a lot more to life than just a satisfying job. // One may not have a very reputed career but may have an influence on many, example Mother Teresa. // Other things in life are priceless like relationships and health // Health is wealth, nothing can be possible without good health.

VOCABULARY : Worship: act of paying reverence // surrender: give up // affection: fondness, warmness // priceless: invaluable // reputed: esteemed, respected // prestigious: esteemed, honored // worthwhile: worthy

RELATED QUESTION: Work is out of the many other things needed to make a happy living. However, it is not the only thing required to be happy. How far do you agree or disagree to this statement?