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19) Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position
Currently, there's a trend for most people to focus on immediate calamities. They are not to blame for being fussy because a great many disasters happen in these days, such as the falling trains in China, many earthquakes all over the world, and tsunami blowing from a continent to another. People are panic about what will happen to themselves and their families, let alone the ominous Mayan prediction that a ineluctable death awaits for us on December 21th, 2012. Along with these things, people might not constrain their trepidation and then concentrate their minds solely on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve problems of the future. However, governments--stands as the leaders of the populaces--should recognize the path they are going to step on as well as the direction they are determined to heading. Hence, the governments bear a responsibility to balance their energy of solving both kinds of problems, whether they are impending or potential. Admittedly, solving the immediate problems is surely the convenient way to win the support of the populace for any existing government. Since the populace lacks the sight of panorama to some extent, they could be satisfied to find that the government is doing something patent to improve their life and secure their safety. There's no denying that this feeling could be very comforting and it will surely shore up the morale of the populace. Pursuing this line of reasoning, the whole nation might be benefited by the uphold of the populace. For example, the populace in the U.S. are complaining about losing jobs. It may remain a tough problem for the government to tackle, but once this problem is found a way to breach, the supports from populace could resurrect, and the equanimity of the society might be preserved once more. In this case, we could observe that the populace are not that savvy or just don't care about the existing problems occupying the government, such as international affairs. But what they are willing to see solved is the willingness and actions by the government. This might be unreasonable for some to understand, but it proves to be one fraction of the responsibility of the government. Hence, if the government takes step to come to grips with the economic recession, it will certainly be advantageous for the whole nation to head forward. However, as mentioned above, the populace might be unable to perceive the potential hazard of focusing only on the immediate problems of today. What must be kept in mind is that we are confronted with more unseen dangers than tangible ones nowadays. The truth is the government has done a lot to prevent the spread of the pernicious effects of the potential hazards, but common people just fail to see them, in that they are neither responsible nor necessary to behold the somewhat horrible things. After all, one of the most crucial functions of the government is to keep its nation safe and steady so as to pave the way for a more comfortable life of its populace. For instance, that the U.S. are dedicated to improving military equipment is no secret. But what seems to be weird is that there's not so many wars to use these equipment--except the ones at the Middle East which is against most people's wills. Why should the government keep doing this sort of things? The answer might lie in the truth that safety of its populace is paramount and the government cannot take risks to overlook it. Had the U.S. not kept improved its equipment, it could not maintain so much menace to other nations as today. Thus, overlooking the problems of the future is not advantageous at all. On the whole, it's reasonable to concentrate the government's energy on solving the immediate problems of today, but the anticipated problems of the future are simply not right to neglected. It proves to be the government's responsibility to find a balance between these two kinds of problems albeit it may appear to be an albatross around the government's neck. After all, only by paying attention to both problems could a nation thrive. 694words,30min |
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