For and against essay

The for-and-against (or pros and cons) essay presents both the advantages and the disadvantages (pluses and minuses) of a certain topic. It is, in fact, a more developed opinion essay, as it includes our personal opinions on a certain topic, stating equally the good and the bad parts of it. We should try to present our pros and cons in formal style, using present tenses in the several paragraphs that make up the essay, which includes an introduction, a main body and a conclusion.

In the introduction, we make general remarks on the topic without stating our personal opinion on the subject. The introduction may consist of a definition of the topic, a general idea of the composition trying to attract the reader’s attention.

The main body includes two paragraphs, the first one presenting the benefits of the topic with strong arguments and relevant examples. The paragraph can include more advantages we use the expression on the one hand, while the paragraph presenting the disadvantages is introduced by on the other hand. The second paragraph of the main body presents the disadvantage/disadvantages of the subject with arguments and examples which can be introduced by expressions such “as for the instance” or “for example”

The conclusion, the last paragraph of the essay, sums up the subject very briefly and clearly presents our own opinion on the topic using formulas such as “I think”, “I believe”, “In my opinion”, “ I surely consider that” and “so on”. The conclusion is usually introduced by phrases such “as in conclusion”, “in brief” , “briefly”, “to sum up”.

Subjects for a project on English in the Law FacultyThe first year

1. Realize an essay by commenting how was the justice seen in the ideal “Republic”, written by Plato.

2. Write an essay on the following theme: “How did the law work in the book ”Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift.

3. Write an essay describing the function of the law in the world of Dickens’ novel “Bleak House”

4. Comment in an essay the way you conceive an ideal lawyer. Give examples to sustain your ideas.

5. Do you think that the law is a tool in hands of the powerful men of the world? Sustain your ideas with examples and arguments.

Lector dr. Luminiţa Tărchilă

Subjects for a project on English of the students in Law FacultyThe second year

1. Write an essay where you have to present a well-known case. Comment on the guiltiness of people involved in that process.

2. In England anyone facing criminal prosecution is entitled to choose a firm of lawyers to represent him. If his income is below a certain level he will not be able to pay: the firm will keep a record of its costs and will apply to the government-funded Legal Aid Board for payment.

Do you think that the man will find justice in these circumstances? Write an essay on this theme.

3. Speak about the personal qualities (e.g: adaptability, decisiveness) of the lawyer and his specific skills required ( e.g.:computer and keyboard skills; communication skills; administrative and analytical skills etc). Sustain your ideas with concrete examples in the essay.

4 Comment in an essay the content of the novel “ A Certain Justice” by P.D. James.5. Do you think that discrimination, of all kinds, could be eliminated in future? Give reasons to sustain your point of view in an essay.

Lector dr. Luminiţa Tărchilă