2017雅思写作模拟试题:遵守社会法律规范

Task:Society is based on rules and laws. It could not function if individuals were free to do whatever they wanted. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

思路解析：

应该遵守：法律和法规是社会有序运行的前提，它们规范了人们的行为和思想，让人们的活动能限制在一个安全的，合法的范围。相反，一旦人们恣意妄为地来忽略这些法律的话，整个社会会陷入混乱。举例，如果交通法规不被遵守，则会出现大量的车祸。如果刑法不被遵守的话，则会出现大量的社会犯罪。

不应该遵守：对于那些不公正的法律，人们应该被授予足够的自由来进行对抗。举例，如果美国今天仍然保留着奴隶法案的话，则今天的美国黑人将处境悲惨，没有教育，医疗，工作和投票的权利。可以看到，这样的法律必将引发来自黑人的愤怒，反抗，甚至是战争。

参考范文：

Nowadays, there is an assertion that the freedom of citizens should be limited; otherwise it might harm the social laws and justice system, thus making our society unstable. Personally, this view is psychologically right, while it overlooks the importance of fighting against the unfair laws freely.

Firstly, there is no doubt that obeying social rules and laws is the fundamental obligation for all individuals, for the reason that they serve as a key function of ensuring our society running on the right track. Obviously, these regulations define the borders between the right and the wrong, the social ethics and day-to-day conduct standards, all of which can instruct and regulate citizens to act and think in a lawful, polite and safe way. Otherwise, the ignorance of these regulations, or so-called “an absolute freedom”, will trap our society into chaos and even malfunction. For example, if the traffic laws were disrespected, it is expected that all streets and highways will be full of congestions and car crashes caused by wrongdoings in driving like blind over speed or overtaking. Similarly, if the criminal law were absent, then there will be no concern of punishments for committing crimes. Consequently, illegal activities including thefts, robberies, arson, rapes, vandalism and murders will be overwhelming, which will not only place the poverties and lives of the public in the danger, but also destroy today’s civilization in a long term.

However, there is always a justification that people should be allowed to freely question and topple those unfair laws that are the barriers of democracy development. In history, the typical example is the slavery law in America that defined African-Americans as second-class citizens and deprived their rights of public education, health care and vote. If this evil law were just followed, instead of being eradicated through the pursuit of human freedom, we now can predict clearly that current the community of America would be still full of inequity, discrimination, and massive social disorder caused by conflicts between the black and white.

All in all, I agree that it is very necessary to limit the freedom of the public by confining their behaviors in the bounds of social regulation and laws, which is the pre-condition of social democracy and stability. However, when it comes to unjust laws, the public should have the freedom to eliminate them.

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