Paper 1 Task 2 – Composition

Argumentative Essay Writing

Argumentative essay writing is not creative writing. You rarely use your imagination when writing

this type of essay. Argumentative essay writing is academic writing and it relies heavily on facts,

figures, reasoning and debate (ideas for and against). Most importantly, argumentative essays have a

fixed structure/ format.

‘we’ refers to human beings or

groups of people. A student
should consider different groups
of people such as individuals,
companies, the government or
even environmentalists. To Protect

We are not doing enough to conserve the environment. Do you agree?

People are not putting
sufficient effort to make Students have to both agree and
a positive impact on the disagree with the statement.
environment.

Introduction

Pollution from factories, the loss of biodiversity and fossil fuels as well as rising temperatures
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because global warming are common environmental problems we face today. In recent years,
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Mauritius is also facing land and water pollution due to dumping of chemical wastes and serious the scene.

oil spills which are destroying the beauty of our island. Despite the fact that the government and

some companies seem to not cooperate to solve the problem, certain NGOs (Non- governmental
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organisations) and environmentalists are firmly committed to tackle these environmental road map for
the examiner.
challenges. Therefore, I partly agree with this statement as there some people who are not putting

sufficient effort to protect the environment while others are fervently working to conserve it.
Factories that dispose industrial waste indiscriminately contribute to air and water pollution and Point

they do not seem to care about protecting the environment. For example, many factories in
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Mauritius spew large amounts of pollutants into the air and water. Moreover, their fumes choke

people and worsen the health condition of the ill, the elderly and children. The waste disposed
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into the rivers and seas affects marine life too. There, it can be argued that companies which

own factories are not doing enough to protect the environment.

Moreover, government do not seem to be playing their part to protect the environment too.

Despite warnings of rising temperatures, global warming is getting worse day by day. The

problem of carbon emission from cars, massive burning of wastes in dumping grounds cannot

be stopped by the government even though they can do something about it. The extreme air

pollution affects local and people of neighboring countries too. Other organisms such as birds

and animals are also affected by the pollution. It seems that the government who have the power

are not doing enough to tackle such environmental problems.

On the other hand, some may argue that some groups of people are putting efforts to conserve

the environment. For example, NGOs such as ‘Greenpeace Champion’ are committed to render

our island waste free as they encourage practices such as recycling and reusing which are

aimed at protecting the earth in the long term. They even risked their health and helped in

cleaning the lagoons after the disastrous 2020 Wakashio oil spill in the country.

Educationalists are committed in educating children about the conservation of the earth since

young. Subjects such as sustainability and environmental science are taught in primary schools

with the aim of teaching children to respect their environment. They are made to think and act

sustainably, having the welfare of the environment at the centre of their actions. They taught

since young that if the environment does not stay, they and their future generations won’t

either.
On the whole, society is still not doing enough to protect the environment. We need to het ride

of our selfishness and be more serious in protecting the environment so that our future

generations can have a better life.