Internet, Gender Equality, Smoking Bans and Youth Drinking: Key Social Debates in English

Internet Should Be Forbidden in Many Cases

First of all, I want to point out that the internet is a good invention without any doubt. The internet means a lot in our lives, and we must consider that everybody depends deeply on it, to the point that there are even some people nowadays who cannot imagine their life without having it at home.

I have a neighbour who cannot go without surfing the net every day. Every morning, when he wakes up, the first thing he does is go to his sitting room and surf the net. So I think that there are many people whose lives are based deeply on it, and this is not good.

I consider that we should not devote so much time to using it. On the contrary, we should concentrate our efforts on other things, such as reading books.

Unfortunately, there are also many teenagers who are really hooked on it, to the point that they spend all their free time using it, above all for bad purposes. That is why it should be forbidden in these cases. To finish, I want to say that, all in all, in most cases it is very harmful, so we should control the use of it.

Girls and Boys

To begin with, I want to say that we still live in a society where boys and girls are not treated equally, and this brings about many serious problems. For example, there are still some sectors in which women are not well accepted, such as mining, working in woods, or even driving a lorry, even though nowadays there are already many girls who work as such.

Also, there are still many employers who prefer to employ males rather than females due to the fact that employing a woman is seen as very risky, because they may have babies, and this is still not well accepted. I have known many girls who lost their jobs because they became pregnant, and that is not fair.

All in all, we have to face all the problems we find in our society.

Smoking Is Forbidden in Public Places

To begin with, I want to say that I am completely against this new law, because I consider it unfair and unbearable at the same time.

Bars, cafés and pubs are lonely places where you can be completely alone, since everybody is outside having their drinks on the terraces while they smoke their cigarettes.

Also, I consider it is not fair to have to go outside to smoke. If you go to a bar or a pub and you pay for your drink, it also implies that you feel comfortable there, and not uncomfortable for having to stay outside all the time, above all when it rains or it is freezing.

To finish, I want to say that I hope that in the near future this law is abolished and we can have the life we had some time ago.

Botellón

First of all, I want to say that I am completely for the botellón, because it is a harmless thing.

I know there are many older people who do not support this idea, because they cannot stand seeing many teenagers in the street who are completely drunk, who then vomit, destroy things and do bad things in their neighbourhood. This is really disgusting.

But I also support the idea that nowadays drinking alcohol is a huge issue and it is not available for everybody.

All in all, I consider that we must be positive, and it seems quite probable that there will be a solution to this problem in the near future.