Task 1 :

The graph gives a breakdown on how many several kinds of fish and meat
were consumed by person per week in a European country from 1979 to 2004.
Overall, it is clear that there was a rise in the consumption of chicken. By stark
contrast, the graph saw downward trends in beef and lambs numbers. It is
also noticeable that the consumption of fish remained steady over the period.
As can be seen from the line graph, beef and lamb consumption had similar
trends. From 1979 to 1989, the figures fluctuated considerably, then followed
by a deep decline with the statistic of beef hitting a low of about 100 grams in
2002. Thereafter, the numbers stayed unchanged.
As regards to chicken consumption, the trend was reversed. There was a
gradual climb in the number of chickens eaten each week, from well under 150
grams in 1979 to approximately 250 grams in 2004. The graph witnessed a
stable consumption of fish over the period at around 50 grams.

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Task 2: Some people believe that there should be 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 views and give your own opinion
People have different views about punishments for problems of crime. While I
accept that circumstances and motivations should be considered carefully
during trial process, I believe that a fixed penalty is a better solution.
One the one hand, people are in favour of flexible punishment because of
some reasons. It would create fair treatment for people who break the same
laws but their incentives are distinct. For instance, who murders people with a
careful plan is obviously treated in different ways as opposed to who kills
unintentionally or being forced by others. If those criminals are both punished
by death penalty, it will be unethical and create dissatisfaction among people.
As a result, people are likely to follow antisocial behaviours due to resentment.
However, I would argue that a fixed law system is much more suitable. Firstly,
by doing this would make lawbreakers afraid to violate regulations. For
example, murders are forced to be killed or thieves are sent to jails for long
years whatever situations are. The crime rate would decline rapidly as
criminals are now aware of their results in advance. Secondly, a fixed
punishment is money-saving for governments. State budget is reduced which
results from fewer procedures and human resources during courts. The
government budget can be utilized in other economic sectors instead, which
can lead to positive results to society.
To conclude, although the flexible law system is beneficial to some extent, I
hold the firm belief that the fixed one is by far favourable because of those
reasons mentioned above.

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