38.1. Imagine that you are doing a project on why many young Zetlanders choose to major in the humanities. You have found some data on the subject — the results of a survey conducted among young Zetlanders (see the table below).
Comment on the survey data and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
The survey question:
The survey question:
Why have you chosen to major in the humanities?
Choose one option
| Options | Number of respondents (%) |
|---|---|
| Love for creativity | 37 |
| Interesting subjects | 28 |
| Public significance | 20 |
| Variety of jobs upon graduation | 9 |
| Personal fulfilment | 6 |
Write 200–250 words.
Use the following plan:
— make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
— select and report 2−3 facts;
— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;
— outline a problem that can arise with studying the humanities and suggest a way of solving it;
— conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the importance of choosing the right profession.
38.2. Imagine that you are doing a project on Zetlanders’ priorities in reading and discussing the news in social networks. You have found some data on the subject — the results of a survey conducted among Zetland social networks users (see the pie chart below).
Comment on the survey data and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
What is your priority in reading and discussing the news in social networks?
Write 200–250 words.
Usе thе following plan:
— make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
— select and report 2−3 facts;
— make 1–2 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;
— outline a problem that can arise with reading and discussing the news in social networks and suggest a way of solving it;
— conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on whether one should trust the news from social media.
38.1 In the recent years more and more Zetlanders choose the humanities as their major. It is interesting to investigate the reasons of this tendency. Our survey and study are dedicated to this investigation.
According to the survey data, most young people (37 percent) opt for the humanities because of their love for creativity. They suppose that humanities provide a large field for creative and imaginitive work. A little bit less common reason is «interesting subjects» , it was chosen by 28 percent of respondents. This indicates that the curriculum of humanity courses seem to be exciting and meeting students' expectations. Despite the rising popularity of the humanities, most students realize that due to high competition in this sphere it will be quite complicated to find job after the graduation, therefore only 9 percent of the respondents noted the variety of jobs upon graduation as one of the reasons of choosing the humanities.
In conclusion we would like to say that a job should bring not only money but also happiness and a sense of self-fullfilment. Nevertheless, a decent salary is vitally important as well. Therefore, we would advise the humanities students-to-be, and even broader, all the students-to-be to consult career centers to learn about all the job opportunities provided by the educational route they choose.
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38.2. Our project is dedicated to learning the Zetlanders' priorities in reading and discussing the news in social networks. Nowadays more and more people read news and communicate via social media. Nevertheless, tastes and needs of people differ a lot, just like it was in the era of classic offline mass media.
As far as anyone can post information online, there is a serious public concern about the reliability of imformation. This is proved by our survey, 34 % of respondents marked reliable information as their priority in reading and discussing news. Moreover, even via social networks one can catch a virus or face personal data leak as a result of following clickbait headlines, therefore 26% prioritize Internet security. Despite the volume of information is often overwhelming, still 20% prefer to be cope with the wide range of information than to be underinformed. Strange as it may seem, but only 9% chose friendly attitude of other users as an important point so we can conclude that social interaction via social media is not as crucial for the users as being well-informed.
In our opinion, social media is one of the main sources of information but one should use his critical thinking to distinquish misinformation in the information flow. Moreover, investment in a good anti-virus program could be a good idea for those who love reading earth-shattering news. With due precuations social media becomes a valuable and available to anyone source of information.
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