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22.Education:LosingitsValueToday,itseemstobeuniversallyacceptedthatincreasededucationisagoodthing.Thousandsofcollegesandmillionsofstudentsspendvastamountsoftimeandmoneychasingpiecesofpaper.Butwhatisthevalueofthesequalifications?Thisessaywilldiscusswhethereducationhasbeendevalued.Supportersofeducation(usuallyteachersoreducators,orthosewhohaveaninterestinstoppingpeoplethinkingforthem)saythatincreasedlevelsofeducationwillopendoorsforstudents.Certificates,diplomas,anddegreesareheldupasastatussymbol,apassporttoaprivateclubofmoneyandpower.However,thetrulypowerfularenotthosewhohavetakendegrees,butpeoplewhohavestoodbackandlookedatwhatisreallyimportantinlife.Theyhaveseenopportunityandfolloweddreams.Thesepeoplearefoundineverypartofsociety.Likemanybrilliantpeople,Einsteinwasaweakstudentatmath.Likemanysuccessfulbusinessmen,BillGatesnevercompletedcollege.Likemanyinventiveandcreativepeople,Edisonneverwenttoschool.Thegreatestreligiousteachersdonothavelettersaftertheirname,buthavelookedintotheirheartsformeaning.Similarly,theworld’spoliticalleadersdonothavemaster’sdegreesordoctorates.Thesearethepeoplewhoshapedourcentury,andtheyaretoobusywithreallifetospendtimeinthepaperchase.Studentsincollegearebeingsoldanillusion.Theyaremadetobelievethatself-understandingandsocietyapprovalwillcomewiththeacquisitionofapieceofpaper.Insteadofthinkingforthemselves,andfindingtheirownpersonalityandstrengths,theyarefittedlikesquarepegsintoroundholes.Theroleofeducationistopreparemassesofpeopletooperateatlowlevelsofabilityinaverylimitedandrestrictedrangeofactivities.Someoftheseactivitiesaremorechallengingthanperhapstheassemblylinesofthepast,butstilltheultimatepurposeisequallyuninteresting.Moreworryingly,despitetheincreasedlevelofeducation,peoplearestillnotgenuinelyexpectedtothinkforthemselves.Infact,thelongeryearsofschoolingmakethejobofbrainwashingeveneasier.Thereisstillaroleforstudy,research,andeducation.However,weneedtoexamineouremphasisoneducationforthesakeofapieceofpaper,andtolearntherealmeaningandrevolutionarychallengeofknowledge.(395words)23.Education:StillInvaluable!Inthepast,degreeswereveryunusualinmyfamily.Irememberthedaymyunclegraduated.Wehadahugeparty,andformanyyearsmymothercalledhimthegeniusandlistenedtohisopinion.Today,incomparisonfiveofmybrothersandsistershavedegrees,andtwoarestudyingfortheirmasters'.However,somepeoplethinkthatthisincreasedaccesstoeducationisdevaluingdegrees.Inthisessay,Iwilllookatsomeoftheargumentsforandagainsttheincreasedemphasisondegreesinoursociety.Peoplehaveseveralargumentsagainsttheneedfordegrees.Theysaythathavingsomanygraduatesdevaluesadegree.Peopleloserespectforthedegreeholder.Itisalsoclaimedthateducationhasbecomearatrace.Graduateshavetocompeteforjobsevenafteryearsofstudying.Anotherpointisthatstudyingforsuchalongtimeleadstolearnersbecominginflexible.Theyknowalotaboutonenarrowsubject,butareunabletoapplytheirskills.Employersprefermoreflexibleandadaptableworkers.However,Ifeelstronglythatthismovetohavingmorequalificationsisapositivedevelopment.Inthepasteducationwasonlyfortherichandpowerful.Nowitisavailabletoeveryone,andthiswillhavemanyadvantagesforthecountryandtheindividual.Firstofall,itisimpossibletobeovereducated.Themorepeopleareeducated,thebettertheworldwillbe,becausepeoplewillbeabletodiscussandexchangeideas.Afurtherpointisthatpeoplewithdegreeshavemanymoreopportunities.Theycantakeawidervarietyofjobsanddowhattheyenjoydoing,insteadofbeingforcedtotakeajobtheydislike.Finally,ahighlyeducatedworkforceisgoodfortheeconomyofthecountry.Itattractsforeigninvestment.Inconclusion,althoughthereareundoubtedlysomeproblemswithincreasedlevelsofeducation,Ifeelstronglythatthecountrycanonlyprogressifitsentirepeopleareeducatedtothemaximumoftheirability.（339words）24.Shoulddangeroussportsbebanned?Yes!Millionsofpeopleplaysporteveryday,and,inevitably,somesufferinjuryorpain.Mostplayersandspectatorsacceptthisrisk.However,somepeoplewouldliketoseedangeroussportssuchasboxingbanned.Thisessaywillexaminesomeofthereasonsforbanningcertainsports.Somesportsarenothingbutanexcuseforviolence.Boxingisaperfectexample.Thelastthinganincreasinglyviolentworldneedsismoreviolenceonourtelevision.Thesightoftwomen(orevenwomen)bleeding,withfacesrippedopen,tryingtoobliterateeachotherisbarbaric.Othersports,suchasAmericanfootballorrugby,arealsobarely-concealedviolence.Somepeoplearguethattheplayerscanchoosetoparticipate.Howeverthisisnotalwaysthecase.Manyboxers,forexample,comefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.Theyareluredbymoneyorbysocialorpeerpressureandthencannotescape.Eveninrichersocialgroups,schoolsforceunwillingstudentstoplayaggressiveteamsports,claimingthatplayingwillimprovethestudents'character(ortheschool'sreputation),butinfactincreasingtheriskofinjury.Evenwherepeoplecanchoose,theysometimesneedtobeprotectedagainstthemselves.Mostpeopleapproveofgovernments'effortstoreducesmoking.Inthesameway,governmentsneedtoactifthereareunacceptablyhighlevelsofinjuriesinsportssuchasfootball,diving,mountaineering,ormotor-racing.Iacceptthatallsportsinvolvechallengeandrisk.Howeverviolen