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Individuals and countries cannot help everyone who needs help in the world, so they should only be concerned about their own communities and countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#individuals #countries #world #communities
It is believed by some that governments should only help their own
citizens
 as it is impossible to help everyone.
While
 I agree that governments ought to prioritise their own people, I
also
 believe that they should help
countries
 which are too poor to help themselves. The main reason why governments should focus on their own
citizens
 first is that if there is a perception that the government is helping other nations at the cost of its
citizens
, it would create resentment among the
citizens
.
In other words
, people might lose faith and protest against their elected government officials if they feel their
hard earned
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 tax money is being spent on helping other
countries
 rather than leading to better facilities and services for them. Another reason is that a government’s ability to help other nations depends upon the taxes and finances it collects, which ultimately depend upon
prosperity
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 of its own society. If its own society is poor, its capacity to help people in other
countries
 would
also
 be limited.
However
, I
also
 feel
countries
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especially rich
countries
 should not turn their back on the underprivileged
countries
.
First,
it is the right thing to do from a humanitarian standpoint.
Countries
 which have enough have a moral duty to help those who fail to even meet their basic needs.
Secondly
, it would be mutually beneficial for
rich
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 to help the poor. Issues
such
 as diseases, extreme weather events, international migration, organised crime and terrorism have transnational causes. No country can solve these problems ‘by itself’. They need multinational cooperation. The recent Corona pandemic has emphasised the importance of international cooperation even more.
Thus
, it would be beneficial for not only the poor
countries
,
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 but
also
 the rich
countries
 to help the poor. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that
although
countries
 should put their own
citizens
first,
I
also
 believe that they should try to help the deprived nations.
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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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