Writing Feedback / Information war in my motherland, Ukraine. Small essay about mass media (302 words) [6]

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:We need to have different sources of news and information to know which one is the real or who is telling the truth.

This is my essay for TOEFL exam. My English is not so good, so I will be very grateful for all comments.

Essay:

It is undeniable fact that information is very powerful thing, which can connect hearts and ignite wars,it is also a major tool of world ruling. Thus getting right information is very crucial.

We live in the century of exploded information, where almost everyone has an access to different sources all over the world: we have newspapers, magazines ,radio, TV and the most important - the Internet. Unfortunately all this variety sometimes can lead to undesirable result, as information war, as it is now happening in my motherland, Ukraine. If you read everyday's news you may know that there is a big tension between Russia and Ukraine, and two countries' common citizents believe in their own truth. All Russian information resources are broadcasting a story that Russia is a neutral party in a conflict and Ukrainian politicians play a hard game, Ukrainian media ,in it's turn, exposed Russian "evil" actions. Citizens suppressed by this media information started getting on one of two sides.

My point is that it is very difficult task to tell the truth from lie, specifically nowadays.All the information which we see, hear, belongs to someone, who has rights to change the truth before posting it; media is gatekeeper who filter everything before it go public.

Make no bones it is easy to believe in lies. There is one Chinese proverb saying "Three men make a tiger", it means that if three people tell you the same lie you will finally believe that it is the common truth, moreover your imagination and physiological nature will help you to "see" unexisted tiger.

In the end I want to say: keep your eyes open but before making any conclusions listen to your heart. A tremendous amount of information often does not reveal the real situation but just confuse the receiver and take him away from the reliable sources.

Writing Feedback / Telecommuting suits only to devoted workers, who know how to manage their time and personal life. [3]

Hi everybody! Wish you a marvelous day! This is my essay, I think it's very simple and somehow unclear. Please, tell me your point of view, I will be very very thankful.

prompt: working at home using computers or telephone is better than working in the office (350 words)
Essay:

In many countries telecommuting started to be very popular.There are many reasons for this phenomena.
It's not a secret that when an employee work from home, employer can save some money: he or she doesn't need to rent the office, moreover a boss can pay lesser for a telecommuting worker.

From the perspective of workers there are also many good reasons to telecommute: no early get up, sticking in the traffic jam, no tasteless office food, on the top of it, young people can take care of their babies or look after older family members. One more reason is bad air conditioning in the offices, at home one can have control over his or her working environment.

Unfortunately, there is no thing in the world which has only positive side. Everyone who wants to telecommute will face a lot challenges: one needs to have a strong will and good self-control; if one doesn't like his job and always feels frustrated he risks to bring the stress origin to own shelter; if one have kids at home, telecommuting can be disastrous idea, as children have nature of creating mess. Long story short is very difficult to be concentrated at job task when you stay at home.

Not so long time ago I heard a lecture of one professor, she said that according to statistics people working at home usually work long-hours and are less productive.

After all, telecommuting is not a universal thing, it suits only to devoted workers, who know how to manage their time and personal life. It is also important to mention that for this kind of people work in the office will kill their creativity and desire to work.

If I was an employer I will be strongly against working at home, first because I will not be able to control situation and second because I believe working with others can provide some essential stimuli for a worker to thrive. If I were an employee I will not ask for telecommuting as I want my home be a place for taking rest only.

Writing Feedback / The best way to console the person is by patting him on a shoulder or silently hugging him [3]

Hi everyone! This is my essay about communication tools. Hope you can help me to find mistakes and give some suggestions. I will be deeply grateful for any help.

Prompt: Discussing upsetting or controversial problems with others. Text message VS phone call.

Essay:
I believe that the best way to console the person is by patting him on a shoulder or silently hugging him, but if you can not be around a person you need to give him or her a call and let the person hear your worried but supportive voice. I cant imagine the worst way to notify someone about unpleasant thing as by sending sms or e-mail.

It's obvious that most of us try to avoid troublesome situations and that's why sometimes we choose not to see a person face to face. It is shameful for me to admit but I also belong to this category, often I don't have enough courage to reveal the truth when interlocutor's eyes staring at me.

Words on paper frequently flow better than your sentences when you are standing in front of a person sweating and blanking on simple words. But at the same time, I inclined to believe that writhing is a heartless thing, not as splendid literature works that can stir imagination, but writing as an instrument of everyday's communication.

My mother said that writing letters time had been more romantic than nowadays, everyday had been full of excitement and nothing could replace that feeling of holding letter in the hand with fast-beating heart in the chest which threatening to jump out by the thrill of expectation. I agree with her in some extent, but there is also some romantic appeal in hearing voice of your beloved coming from a cell phone and feel inseparable bond between two hearts.

From my perspective, discussing controversial matters through phone is better than by messages. The reasons are as follows. Firstly - is saving of time, secondly is the best way to eliminate misunderstandings, finally it provides mutual opportunity to catch real attitude hidden in tone of the interlocutor's voice.

Of course e-mail, messages have their unrivaled merits, because they provide enough time for a person to ponder information and decide how to react, however considering all the reasons I mentioned above, I still firmly hold my opinion that conveying information face to face or at least through phone call is better than via sending messages.