Essay #515 pt.1 "Recycling" 17.06.19 Over recent decades the popularity of recycling has grown greatly and now we have almost all the facilities in order to make this process quite easy. This has happened partially because of the grows of production and therefore the litter people make, and partially because people get more information about this problem and many activist organization did a great job by teaching us about this issue. In my opinion this is a highly important thing and I even believe that this should be either compulsory or the government should put all their effort in order to separate and recycle litter by itself. The first problem is that people do not even understand how much litter they produce and which percentage of it can be degraded by itself. But there are many things that people throw out which can outlive them for ages, the thing which artists can only dream of. Thus, by improperly utilizing litter we leave an almost permanent mark on the face of earth, which would be great if this mark would be not so negative. Basically, this is similar to put a graffiti on a piece of art, this has absolutely no sense because this would not be beneficial for anyone, even for a person who did this. The main problem people faced before, is the fact that we cannot avoid plastic and most of products are wrapped in it heavily. Some manufactures try to decrease the use of non-biodegradable material in their products, which is a great tendency, however, not followed by everyone. Many special groceries have more success in this and they just imply that customers will bring their own bags with them, so they have no need to pack their goods. This not only makes products much cheaper, but also provides a highly beneficial effect on the environment.

Essay #514 pt.2 "Should court proceedings be televised?" Finally, this actually will greatly improve people’s consciousness and raise the level of social activity, as the understanding of mutual rules of society and to be able see them work have a highly unifying effect on us. When people are involved in politics and law, even in such indirect way, they started to recognize their own power and the ability to influence their social lives. Whole Greek democracy was build on this aspect; people were involved in the live of their country and had free access to the judicial system which were quite transparent and this actually is the basis of any democratic society. To conclude, people should be involved in the live of they country and community and the most efficient way to do this is to teach them about the importance of law and the inborn rights and powers which they have as citizens. This would not only improve their own lives, but also would affect our society as a whole and definitely would make it better. That is why the government should consider televised court proceedings as a great way to improve social lives of its citizens and at the same time provide a highly beneficial effect on society overall. However, this initiative can take quite a long time to be implemented, that is why people by themselves should acquire the knowledge in this sphere.

Essay #514 pt.1 "Should court proceedings be televised?" In the era where technological advances surround us everywhere and are used in almost any conceivable sphere of our lives, some areas are still not use it to the full extent. That is why many people believe that technology can make a great help in creating good law educated and law abiding society and one of the easiest way to do this is make court proceedings televised. In spite of the fact that there are some programs which are recreate proceedings often they are just reconstructions with actors that are based on some real legal cases, so they are lacking authenticity sometimes. Firstly, this would dramatically improve the educational process of law schools as students will be able to see all happening before their own eyes and not trying to figure out meaning of some complicated laws and rules, while studying them. That is why this would highly beneficial for law students who will get an opportunity to access materials for their studying the easiest way possible. Additionally this would be a great source for ordinary people to improve their knowledge in this area. The freedom of information should enter this sphere and help to improve it, because we are all living in society and crime highly affects it and we all have rights to see the law in action. Another point is that this will show people the real importance of law, despite the fact that many of us know this, this knowledge is based more on a habit, rather on the profound understanding of the crucial role judicial system plays in our everyday lives. That is why the broadcast of court proceedings will not only be able to decrease the amount of crimes, but also would make people much more prepared for any situations where law is involved. It is quite strange that people are not trying to educate themselves in something that affect them in a such great degree.

Essay #513 pt.2 "Will robots make us lazier or more efficient?" 14.06.19 In several decades I believe robots-servants will be quite common and this will not be seen as some peculiarity, but just as a regular thing. This can provide a quite profound effect on our society and many people believe that this will make people lazier and less involved in life. In most cases this is not true, as there are many different spheres where people can apply their efforts and in which they can develop their skills. Despite nowadays people get an opportunity to greatly simplify their everyday lives, this did not make their lives less intense and action packed. Technological development should be seen not as something negative, but as an enhancement of our lives and we should educate ourselves in order to embrace it. Often people are quite suspicious about something new only because they are not familiar with this area, that is why people should not be afraid of the development of robotics as this already made our lives better. Only by understanding this we will be able to develop ourselves with the world and not try to save obsolete technologies and views only because we do not want to change our habits.

Essay #513 pt.1 "Will robots make us lazier or more efficient?" 14.06.19 Our lives over last decades has changed dramatically and people was not able to predict this. That is why now despite many people do not believe that computer intellect and robotics will be able to become so advanced that robots will substitute people in some areas of work, this is quite feasible. In my opinion, this process has started long ago, people just do not see robots as a broad term, and usually visualize them as some sort of androidee-science-fictionee machines. If we spread this term on any artificial program which helps people to achieve some result in their work it turns out to be that we are surrounded by robots. Every electronic device contains a piece of code which provides some useful outcome and make people’s lives much easier. From this point of view we are already in a robotic era and entered it quite a long ago. However, not so many people think this way and many of us just cannot recognize and, therefore, appreciate all the beneficial effect robotics provides on our lives. From a more conventional angle, where “substitution by robots” is understood that some manual labour will be performed by robots instead of people we are only starting to discover this area. Many industries are enhancing their production process by smart machines which are required only maintenance personnel and operator instead of bunch of people who providing some work. This has not only improved the quality of products, but also decreased their costs, which made them more available for people.

Essay #512 pt.2 "My Summer Plans" 13.06.19 At the same time I was thinking about doing something for fun and has chosen several things which maybe I will be able to accomplish; one of them is to get a skydiver license. I am not sure about this as this is quite expensive and I can easily find many different ways to apply this money, however I am seriously considering this. At least I can try a tandem jump and if I will not like it I will not be have to proceed. I think it is much better to try something that you always wanted and dislike this, rather then postponing this over the years to the point when you will not ever be able to do this. Another thing that I decided is that music comprises a great part of our lives and I need to educate myself to play some simple instrument. Initially I was thinking about drums, but I this will be quite a hassle with practicing and I will not be able to do this at home. The bass in my opinion is much better; I can easily carry it along, it’s not so expensive and I will be able to practice at home either in headphones or without an amplifier at all. Also it seems like the instrument which you can get familiar with in a short period, however mastering it can require several years. So, this is my plans for this summer, I don’t know how much of this I will be able to accomplish, but at least I will make an attempt. In several weeks I will try to make a more thorough plan with dates and times, so I will be able to trace my progress and correct it on a go. In many cases success is heavily dependent on a sufficient and elaborate plan, which can greatly improve the vision of set aims, diminish any irrelevant obstacles and give a more precise picture of priorities.

Essay #512 pt.1 "My Summer Plans" 13.06.19 With my recent transition to a new job many things has changed, and the salary not the most important one. As I had to work hard in order to get this position this period basically has shown me that in most cases all things are achievable and that only thing you need is a right amount of determination. That is why people should challenge themselves on a daily basis; even the most simplistic things can dramatically change the vision of ourselves. This is a reason why I have drafted some sort of a plan for my summer, I do not think that I will be able to achieve all of the goals, but it is much better than achieve none from none planned. First of all, I need to explain why the most of my goals are constrained with this three month period; long period English classes will start at the and of August - in the beginning of September, and this takes quite an important place in all my further plans. That is why many things just cramped in this short period and that is why I will be having a quite intense summer. Primary goal is to get a promotion on my current job in a software company, not because I highly enjoy it (it is just ok, at least better than my previous one), but because I will be able to get a decent increment of my salary and other associated benefits. However, in order to get this I need to get a certificate of a software developer, and improve my language skills, so I will be able to communicate with customers in future. Therefore, my goals, at least education, are highly dictated by this, which in great in some way, because I can clearly see the possible results of my effort. Thus, the previous goal divided into two; getting a certificate, which is not so difficult, at least one of initial level, and improve my language skills in order to get B2+/C1 level of speaking in to be able enrolled in upcoming language courses. Because of such limited time I have to finish them both in two months, which is possible but quite stressful, as I need to process the amount of information that I even did not encountered in the university. That is why I do not think that I will have any spare time at all, but I believe that this will be payed off.

Essay #511 pt.2 "Which is the best way to discipline a kid?" In order this process make any sense parents should not only try to give their children good education, but also to create tight bonds with them. This will have a great effect on their further relationships and also atmosphere within a family highly affects their future personal and professional lives. Actually, this aspect is highly dependent on family income which can provide parents with extra time and additional opportunities to spend it with their children. That is why people should consider this before starting a family, as they will have to be responsible not only before themselves, but also before others. To conclude, in spite of the fact that parenting is a quite common thing in our world there are not any concrete rules on how to make it right. Every parent has their own vision of what is beneficial and useful and what can harm their children, that is why we have such a variety of parental approaches and cannot get to the some mutual decision on this topic. In order to make things right parents should fully understand all the responsibility they have and recognize that all their actions will have a highly profound effect on their kids. Only with this in mind people will be able to raise their kids properly.

Essay #511 pt.1 "Which is the best way to discipline a kid?" Parenting is a quite difficult endeavor which many people face at certain point in their lives, and in spite the fact that raising a child is a quite common activity there is not any guide how to do this right. Every parent has a personal look on this problem and sometimes their views can be quite different. That is why there is no way to choose some universal approach which would fit everyone. First of all, people have to understand that all their behavior are soaked up by their kids, thus even not teaching their children directly they affect them profoundly. That is why all parents should start from themselves and try to avoid all habits which they do no want to see in their children. Mainly this refers to unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking as children raising up would believe that this is a normal adult behavior and would connect these things together. Another point is that all children are unique and require an individual approach which would not only help them to develop all their strengths, but also to discourage some tendencies which can make their further education more complicated or something affect their behavior. Parents should find a right approach in order to control this, however is it very hard to find perfect balance between being too strict and let your child do whatever they want uncontrollable. This is a very complicated thing and many parents do this wrong, which in many cases affects their kids in a highly negative manner.