Aldrich Waldy Phoan

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IB 2
English 2

Reading Skills
Part 6 (page 57)
1. Conventional medicine is very expensive because it needs a testing.
” However, there is also a range of alternative medical treatments to choose from. One
controversial treatment is homeopathy, where patients are given highly diluted mixtures
of natural substances.”
2. There is no evidence that homeopathy works. Money is needed for other types of
treatment.
“For me and many others in my profession, there is absolutely no proof that says
homeopathic treatment works.”
“However, people may think they are treating their illness by taking homeopathic
remedies when there is actually no scientific evidence that this is true.”
3. People are less stressed if they believe that they are well.
“We don’t really know whether homeopathy helps people feel better because of the
remedies themselves or because people believe they will work”
4. People may be less worried if they have shared their medical problems. They also be
more motivated to look after themselves
“Some people just feel better when they get personal care and attention from their
homeopathic practitioner.”
5. Placebo are expensive and homeopaths may not have the money to test their medicines.
“Most importantly, it’s estimated that homeopathic treatments only cost the NHS
between £4–10 million a year.”
6. Conventional medicine is based on science. The medicine has to prove that functionally
works.
“We live in difficult economic times and every penny the government spends should be
checked to ensure that it is not wasted. In fact, 75% of British doctors are against the state
funding of homeopathy.”
Part 7 (page 59)
1. Why do you think different countries have different healthcare systems?
In my opinion, Health systems in all wealthier countries face similar problems, but
their solutions are widely different. That should mean we can learn from other countries. To
explore these differences, this week The Conversation published articles on health systems in
the United States, Nordic countries, Singapore, England and the Netherlands. As American
political scientist Ted Marmor points out, there is an extraordinary imbalance between the
magnitude and speed of the information flows about what is happening in other countries and
the capacity to learn useful lessons from them. The reasons for this imbalance include
culture, the “not invented here” syndrome, and the fact that the preconditions that allowed
policy change in one place might not apply elsewhere. (Olaniran, B. A., & Zhang, Y. (2016).
Rethinking ICTs and e-health: A focus on issues and challenges. In Encyclopedia of E-Health and
Telemedicine (pp. 998-1012). IGI Global.)

2. Should governments provide the following services free to citizens: water, electricity, use
of roads, refuse collection?
In my opinion, Government is the sphere of government closest to the people, they
are elected by citizens to represent them and are responsible to ensure that services are
delivered to the community. One way in which municipalities can do this is to provide the
service themselves through the use of their own resources - finance, equipment and
employees. A municipality may also outsource the provision of a service. In other words, it
may choose to hire someone else to deliver the service but it remains the responsibility of the
municipality to choose the service provider and to make sure that they deliver the service
properly. (https://www.etu.org.za/toolbox/docs/localgov/munservice.html)

3. Which countries do you think have the best healthcare – those with free or those with
private systems?
For me, I think private system because Most people are signed up for private system
because often related to their job, which tops up the remaining amount to be paid. If a patient
is taken to the emergency department of a hospital.
(https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/09/which-country-has-worlds-best-healthcare-
system-this-is-the-nhs)
 Writing Skills
Page 66 no.1
” Avoiding preventable illnesses is the responsibility of individuals and their families,
not governments.” Do you agree?
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Preventable illnesses are an action that on purpose to do in case to prevent some illnesses or
death that occurred to people. In the present age, maintaining health in good shape has
become a very important matter. But at the same time, controversy has arisen whether society
should take the responsibility for keeping citizens' health.
Paragraph 2: Argument 1 supporting evidence / concession / solution
First of all, it seems that society may have financial crises. There is ample evidence
suggesting that individuals may be overly dependent on the society, which may lead to large
amount of expenditures. Moreover, keeping healthy body is their own responsibility.
Obviously, people have right to determine that what goes into their own body and their
lifestyles. Society is not about to deter their own decisions.
Paragraph 3: Argument 2 supporting evidence / concession / solution
The major idea is assisting impoverished families. It is evident that in terms of health
problem needy families are not able to pay for better quality of foods. Therefore, they require
society to supporting them, thereby keeping a healthy physique. Despite this, an apparent
problem with this opinion is that it may levy higher taxes. Consequently, we should not
overlook the fact that in order to cover this huge amount of expenditure, government need to
impose high taxes to meet citizens' needs.
Conclusion:
I believe that keeping healthy physique is the best interests of them. Also, I would argue that
it seems highly advisable for individuals to choose healthier lifestyles rather than sedentary
lifestyles.
Page 66 no.2
Preventable illnesses are an action that on purpose to do in case to prevent some illnesses or
death that occurred to people. In the present age, maintaining health in good shape has
become a very important matter. But at the same time, controversy has arisen whether society
should take the responsibility for keeping citizens' health.
Convincing arguments can be made that society bearing all responsibilities of their health
may carry out some potential risks. First of all, it seems that society may have financial
crises. There is ample evidence suggesting that individuals may be overly dependent on the
society, which may lead to large amount of expenditures. Moreover, keeping healthy body is
their own responsibility. Obviously, people have right to determine that what goes into their
own body and their lifestyles. Society is not about to deter their own decisions.
On the other hand, it is worth pointing out there are arguments supporting the opinion that
society necessarily takes responsibility for individuals' health. The major idea is assisting
impoverished families. It is evident that in terms of health problem needy families are not
able to pay for better quality of foods. Therefore, they require society to supporting them,
thereby keeping a healthy physique. Despite this, an apparent problem with this opinion is
that it may levy higher taxes. Consequently, we should not overlook the fact that in order to
cover this huge amount of expenditure, government need to impose high taxes to meet
citizens' needs.
In Conclusion, regarding this issue, I believe that keeping healthy physique is the best
interests of them. Also, I would argue that it seems highly advisable for individuals to choose
healthier lifestyles rather than sedentary lifestyles.