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Media coverage of violent crime frightens people and encourages criminals. Therefore, some people believe this type of news should not be reported in newspapers or shown on TV. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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f there are
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 when some
people
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make
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commit
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 criminality to
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apply
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other
people
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, but the mass media should not report
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it in
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 their news. There are two
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 of view from
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 statement, some
people
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 agree thinks no problem because they think it
normal
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, meanwhile
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others think it
obey
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 the human
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right
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rights
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 rules. On the one hand, some
people
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 agree with the statement because
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this kind
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these kinds
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 of
people
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 have
higher
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more
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 power than
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others. So, they use
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 chance unwisely. When a group of
people
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 make
mistake
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the mistake
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to hurt
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of hurting
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 anybody
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 as killing experiment,
sexual
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or sexual
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 harassment. The victims
report
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reported
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 to the police and the journalist to investigate
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case
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, but the suspect already
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to
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them so the
case
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will
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was
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stop
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 directly. It
drawbacks
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to
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for
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 the victims and
the
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their
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family
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families
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.
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in the
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case
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 that happened to
young
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a young
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 woman who
get
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was
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bullying
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 by some
tenagers
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teenagers
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 cause never
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 but all
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blame
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blamed
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 the girl.
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, the government, especially the
ministry
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 of
information
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 should take responsibility
of
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for
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this
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these
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 security and safety issues so it will make
good
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a good
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circumstance
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circumstances
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. One of our policies states that nations will protect the human rights of all citizens and will punish bad
people
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 who make criminals. Mass media is one way to take part in
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case
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 to spread the truth. Journalists have big power to demolish and report the
case
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 to the public.
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, Indonesia,
have
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has
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severals
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several
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 mysterious
murdered
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murders
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case
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 who never
find
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found
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 the
right
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 suspect, but with good collaboration
within
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with
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 honest
journalist
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journalists
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,
police
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and police
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,
justice
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and justice
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 the truth will appear and the
people
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 will trust
to
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apply
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the government. To
concluded
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conclude
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, I support that the mass media should show the suitable and
right
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 information to all
people
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. I firmly do not agree with
this
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 statement because every person
have
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has
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their
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the
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right
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 to live in
this
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 world and the government should protect their citizens to get their convenience.

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task achievement
Your essay should provide clearer and more comprehensive ideas. While you touched on the negative impact of media not reporting crimes and the government's role in ensuring safety, these points need to be more developed.
task achievement
Ensure that your arguments are well-supported with relevant and specific examples. Although you mentioned some examples, they need to be clearer and more detailed to effectively support your points.
coherence cohesion
Your essay's logical structure needs improvement. Make sure that each paragraph clearly conveys one main idea and is logically connected to the next. This will make your overall argument more persuasive.
coherence cohesion
You provided a clear introduction and conclusion, which are positive aspects of your coherence and cohesion. The presence of these elements helps in structuring your essay effectively.
task achievement
You did attempt to respond to the task completely by addressing both viewpoints. This shows that you understand the requirement of providing a balanced argument.

Your opinion

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Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

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