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Governments should be responsible for funding and controlling scientific research rather than private organizations. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#governments #research #organizations
Undertaking scientific
research
 is imperative if countries want to progress and compete in a globalized world.
However
, the funding and control of
this
research
 remain contentious issues. In my opinion, the government should have the predominant responsibility for these. One of the
first
 issues is the knowledge that we gain from
research
. If governments are responsible
then
 they are driven by the need to make advances in knowledge in order to improve people’s lives.
This
 is because they are accountable to the public and the
research
 is paid for by taxes.
On the other hand
, private organizations are driven by profit.
This
 may mean that some
research
 that could be valuable to society may not begin because there is no monetary gain. Another issue related to
this
 is the
research
 process. When the funding for
research
 comes from the same organization
that is
 going to gain from a favourable outcome, there is a strong potential for biased results. Taking drug companies as an example, legislation usually requires rigorous trials for new drugs that can take many years to complete. The companies have large amounts of money invested in
such
 analysis and the need for positive results is paramount. It is difficult for a scientist to remain impartial in these circumstances.
However
, if
this
 is controlled and funded by governments, their accountability means that
such
 conflicts of interest are less likely to occur. On balance, I would argue that
although
 it is not realistic to remove all opportunities for privately funded exploration, governments should have the main responsibility for monitoring and controlling
this
. Strong checks and balances need to be in place to ensure future analysis is ethical and productive.
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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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