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Some people believe that there should be a fixed punishment for each type of crime. Others, however, argue that the circumstances of an individual crime, and the motivation for committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on the punishment. Discuss both of these two views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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People hold divergent views about punishments when people commit crimes. While I understand the importance of fixed punishments, I believe that courts ought to take account of factors
such
 as circumstances along with motivation when passing a sentence. On the one hand, I will not take issue with the point to create a fixed system of laws which indicates exactly the punishments for each type of
crime
.
This
 creation will enhance the equality between citizens regardless of who they are. In Vietnam,
for example
, if officials receive money of their staffs illegally, they could be gone to jail for at least 15 years or even suffering a capital punishment and there is no exception for any position.
Besides
, it is presumed that stable laws will deprive people of infringing the regulations because people are articulating the punishments they might get.
As a result
,
this
 could decrease the
crime
 rate.
On the other hand
, I
also
 believe that the authorities need to consider many factors before deciding on the punishments.
Firstly
, the
circumstances
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circumstances, such
such
 as the age and the mentality of an individual
crime
 should be included
because in
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because, in
 some cases people are unable to recognize what they do. To illustrate
this
 case, when people suffer mental problems, they could not control their actions,
accordingly
, they should be taken to hospitals rather than prisons if they commit a
crime
.
Moreover
, courts should take the motivation for committing
crime
 into account as well because offenders might break the rules under some certain pressure.
Hence
 it is necessary to mitigate the punishments for people who do not commit
crime
 on purpose. In conclusion, I assume that it is of great importance to have fixed punishments,
nonetheless
, the authorities should
also
 consider many elements when make their decisions

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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