Pakistan’s Huge Population

Pakistan’s Huge Population

In the past sixty years, Pakistan’s population has grown from 32.5 million to 156.77 million (Pakistan Population…, 2007). While Pakistan could not decrease its fertility rate, in the 1950s its government used a program in an effort to reduce the population. It was a method to control how many children a family could have, but it ended up failing, since the population and economy did not grow at equal rates (The Population Bomb, 2006). Furthermore, the Pakistani government did not enforce the population programs, because some population experts advocated having a huge population, which could bring many advantages to developing country (Pakistan Population…, 2007).

However, the poor economic infrastructure caused the Pakistani government to fall short in its provision of medical care and civil services for its people. Moreover, the poor medical care also increased the infant mortality rate, so people had to have more children in an effort to balance out the growing mortality rate. As a result, the high infant mortality rate led to a higher fertility rate, which is another factor in the huge population in Pakistan (The Population Bomb, 2006).

However, some people who have worked in the Pakistani government believe that increasing the population has many advantages for a developing country. There are three reasons to prove this: first, a large population helps economic growth; second, a large population brings more human resources to country; third, a large population attracts foreign investment.

According to “Pakistan Population,” from the past sixty years through the next fifty years, different generations have caused and will cause three different population age structures to occur in Pakistan. In the past, both fertility rates and mortality rate were increasing, which caused the population age structure to be shaped like a triangle. It led to large numbers of young people to being dependent upon their parents. It also created fewer labor resources for investment and economic growth (Pakistan Population…, 2007). Presently, fertility rate and mortality rate are decreasing, which is causing the population age structure of Pakistan to be shaped like a vase. The bottom of the age structure is reduced, which means the fewer young people are even more dependent upon their parents. Moreover, there is a greater working-age population, which is attracting more foreign investment and subsequently economic growth (New Budget…, 2007). Third, in the future, fertility rates as well as old-age mortality rates are expected to decrease, which will cause the population age structure of Pakistan to be shaped like a cup. It will also cause the numbers of young people moving into the working age to slow down and working-age people to move out of the workforce gradually (Pakistan Population…, 2007). This situation can still be beneficial for Pakistan. Currently, Pakistan is in the second population age structure, which is very beneficial to the Pakistani government (Demographic Dividend, 2007); we can see some discussion below.

First of all, a developing country needs a high population to support its economy, because it can help a developing country’s economic growth in the form of an increase in human resources. Manpower is the most important element in economic growth. If a developing country has a high population, it will see many benefits that will stimulate its economy (Demographic Dividend…, 2007). For example, a high population can help many companies easily hire employees, thereby increasing productivity. People can also more easily save and invest their income in order to care for their family, which can increase the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GNP (Gross National Product) showing the strength of the country. Therefore, if a developing country does not have a good economy, it should consider developing the population first.

Second, a developing country that has a large population will bring more human resources to develop itself (Demographic Dividend…, 2007). This point is very important because a large population can produce many kinds of talents and experts to help a country flourish. For example, a large population can produce many doctors to treat patients, many architects to build lots of buildings, many teachers to educate students, or many lawyers to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. Also, a large population can bring great manpower to develop the military force. For instance, lots of manpower can enforce three kinds of military force: the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The army is the most needed source of manpower, because when a country gets attacked it has to use the army to defend itself.

In addition, manpower is important for transportation and living. As for the transportation, people need several kinds of transportation in daily life. For example, we need airplanes to take us abroad or trucks to transport goods. Therefore, people need manpower to create the transportation tools and make their lives more convenient and productive. And as for the living environment, buildings are important and they are dependent upon manpower to construct them. For example, people need houses in which to live, they need mosques or churches in which to pray, they need schools in which to learn, and so on. That is why manpower is so important.

Third, a large population can also attract more foreign investment, because it can create lots of dividends for investors (Demographic Dividend…, 2007). For example, people have more job opportunities in hand-made factories, because hand-made products are more valuable than machine-made products. More factories can have higher quality products because the owner of the factory can hire more employees to check products. Large human resources can also establish different kinds of services for people (New Budget…, 2007). For instance, a company can provide customers the best services in fixing, selling, and changing products. Also, if a country has a large population, its labor force costs less, so it makes a good benefit for investors. Not only do the investors hire lots of labor resources to produce products, but also they increase production of products. A large population represents the fact that more goods and services are consumed, because people need to spend money on their needs, which will increase investors’ financial investment (Demographic Dividend…, 2007).

Some people say that a large population is harmful to a country and people, and it will cause a country to have poor medical care and education and also fewer jobs (The Population Bomb, 2006). However, in my opinion, this is not the case, because some developing countries have huge populations, and yet continue to thrive. China is a good example of this. China has around 1.3 billion people, but its people still have opportunities to get an education, medical care, and jobs, because the government has a good policy that protects its people (China's Population Grew About 7 Million, 2007). Similarly, even though Pakistan has a high population, there are still lots of benefits for Pakistani people. Pakistan’s large population gives companies the opportunity to hire large labor forces, so people will have more opportunities to get jobs, and produce more experts to support their country (Demographic Dividend, 2007).

In conclusion, I agree with some people who say that a large population brings much benefit to their country. A large population helps economic growth, brings more human resources to support its country, and also attracts more foreign investment, because it can generate lots of dividends for investors. Pakistan’s government knows a large population is a resource for a developing country. That is why they do not enforce their population-control programs for reducing their population. This proves a high population has many advantages for a developing country.


Reference

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By Marc Chang
EAP2 Writer's workshop
Mr. LEVERETT
Research Paper

Pakistan Population Stands at 156.77 Million During 2006-07

Pakistan Population Stands at 156.77 Million During 2006-07

In the article “Pakistan Population Stands at 156.77 Million During 2006-07”, the author claims that in the past fifty years, the population of Pakistan has spurted in growth from 32.5 million to 156.77 million, or increased its growth rate by 2.6 percent per year on average. Extensive population of Pakistan has more opportunities to attract external investment that may bring lots of benefits to its labor force. This article also claims that Pakistan has three stages of population transitions, from the past fifty years until the next fifty years. In the first stage, both fertility rate and mortality rate are increasing. In the second stage, both fertility rate and mortality rate are decreasing. In the third stage, fertility rate may become lower and old age-mortality decreases. It says that different generations will change the age structure of the population in Pakistan.

The government has to care for the country’s population age structure of population transition. There are three reasons that prove the advantages of a large population. A large population will contribute to the economy, human resources and investment.

First, a large population will help economic growth because it is the most important element to encourage economic growth. However, the government can collect more tax revenue from economy growth to develop country. Moreover, government could be able to develop medical technology for people from economic growth. Also, economic growth also can provide people have an opportunity to receive education.

Second, a large population will bring more human resources. The human resources have lots of benefits for society. For example, people have more job opportunities in hand-made factories because hand-made products are more valuable than machine-made products. Most factories could have high quality products because the owner of the factory can easily hire employees to check products. Large human resources also can increase different kinds of services for people. For example, a company can provide customers the best services in fixing, selling and changing products.

Third, a large population will attract more foreign investment because it can make lots of dividends for investors. For example, a large population equals large consumers who can spend lots of money to buy products. However, more foreign investment could bring new technology for a country, which will develop a country’s industry to increase its economy. Moreover, more foreign investment also can increase their standard of living, because they will make more services available to the residents. Therefore, a large population is the best element to stimulate foreign entrepreneurs to invest.

In conclusion, in my opinion, a large population must have a good economy to support itself, because a good social economy can offer lots of resources for people. For example, education, jobs and medical services….etc, all of which are people’s life needs. However, a good economy can decrease mortality rate, which causes increasing population. Therefore, the large population also is good for developing the economy of countries. There is a good example; China is a developing country, whose the government has a good policy to solve large population problems. The government not only uses manpower to encourage economic advances, but also offers education for people.

Reference

Pakistan Population Stands at 156.77 Million During 2006-07. (2006, November 21). Frontier Star. Retrieved July 10, 2007, from Lexis Nexis database.

By Marc Chang
EAP2 Writer's workshop
Mr. LEVERETT
Summary Response #2

The Population Bomb

The Population Bomb

In the article “The Population Bomb” the author claims that during the last six decades Pakistan’s population has grown greatly from 32.5 million to 160.25 million. Also, Shahbaz Hussain is a Federal Population Welfare Minister who said Pakistan is a part of South Asia, which is a penniless region and has one of the higher populations in the world. He was concerned about Pakistan’s population which will bring extreme problems to people. For example, the government can not offer enough health services and educational systems for people. However, this article mentions what the reasons for Pakistan’s population increasing are, such as a high fertility rate and a low infant mortality rate, which can develop a country’s population. Meanwhile, if the Pakistan government also improves health services, medicine techniques and sanitation systems that will help Pakistan’s population increasing. Therefore, the author wants us to know a great population that is not a big problem for a country. This depends on a government’s policies. Is it focusing on the people’s environment?

It is apparent that the author’s opinion is right in this article. The government has to care for the country’s environment. Is it good for people who have a great population condition? Even if a great population causes lots of problems, the government still has to solve them. If the government can from develop education, economy and medical techniques to improve our environment, than a great population’s people still can feel happiness.

First of all, I used to live in a highly populated country, Taiwan, so in my opinion education is a very important factor to control population. Education can let people to know about prevention of pregnancy and it also can develop its economy and environment. However, people can get education, so they will easily get jobs and solve many kinds of environment problems. For example, in the past fifty years, Taiwan has had a really high growth rate and high infant mortality rate, because people didn’t know how to prevent pregnancy and also low education led to infants dying in first year of life, because they didn’t have enough medical science to treat diseases. Therefore, the government has to develop education, which is a first step for population growth or reduction.

Next, economy is a major factor to affect country’s population. It also is a signal that lets government officials know what causes population growth. For example, a society or a family has a low economy, which will cause people to not like having children, and it also leads to a birth rate decrease. Therefore, if the government supports society to have high economy, this lets people be able to raise their children and that country’s population will increase.

Finally, the developing medical techniques are very helpful in population’s promotion. It will lead to infant mortality rate decrease and control of fertility rate.However, a country has developing medical techniques that will protect people or infants from diseases and cause a decline in death rate. Moreover, the developing medical techniques also can increase fertility rate or birth rate, because it could bring a good opportunity for women who can’t get pregnant. For example, in the past, some people had a problem in pregnancy because they didn’t have a good medical technique to solve it, but now almost every developed country has low infant mortality rate because of new medical technique.

In conclusion, in the future, even though most countries tend to high population, we have to appeal to our government to improve environment first, because people are the most important part in the country, and a the government has responsibility to take care of them. Therefore, a country with a large population, we should have a good environment to support people living in society. In my opinion, a country with a large population is not a big problem, because we have a good example of a country, China. In China, people have education and good economic society that supports China even if has a great population, but people are still happy, because the Chinese government has a good policy in environment.

Reference

The Population Bomb. (2006, November 21). Business Recorder. Retrieved July 10, 2007, from Lexis Nexis database.

By Marc Chang
EAP2 Writer's workshop
Mr. LEVERETT
Summary Response #1

Taiwan’s Environment Good for Children

Taiwan’s Environment Good for Children

What place has a good environment for children to grow up? The answer: Taiwan. Why? In Taiwan, the children have to accept 12 years of school education, which makes society have a higher economy because children can easily get careers after they grow up. Taiwan’s high economy can make a better chance for people to have a wealthy life. Also, Taiwan is one of the countries which has a good environment for children to grow up in. There are three reasons to prove it: first, Taiwan has a good education condition for children to add competitiveness; second, Taiwan has a wealthy condition for children to get life needs; and third, Taiwan has many democratic families to help children grow up.

First, the good education condition can provide children more competitiveness and more opportunity to get jobs in the society. For example, the good education condition can correct children’s behaviors so that they will know how to control themselves and become polite people. Also, children learn a lot of knowledge from school. It is really helpful in the developing of the economy. Therefore, companies can easily hire their employees and workers also can easily find a job.

Second, the wealthy condition that can let children get life needs and it also reduces children’s stress. Before twenty years ago, Taiwan was a developing country; most children had to do a job with their parents or make hand-made products at home. Even if they wanted to attend school, they couldn’t, because they had to make money for their family to buy life needs first. After that, Taiwan became a developed country; most children who have a wealthy condition can attend school to get knowledge and education. They don’t worry about having to make money to support their families, and they also can easily get school supplies for study.

Third, the democratic family can let children know democracy earlier and let children become more independent. For example, their parents will talk to them and listen to them, and their parents also want to know what their children really need. Children can talk to their parents about their opinions, and their parents will have a discussion with them. Before children grow up, their parents set up a limit to deal with their children’s questions. This way children can learn earlier what they can do and what they cannot do.

Some people say that the wealthy condition is harmful to children’s minds; it will make them continue dependence on their parents. However, they are wrong, because children can have a wealthy condition, and still learn independence. The U.S.A. is the best example because it is a developed and wealthy country but most teenagers are very independent. Moreover, in the American culture, most families believe the democratic family education is good for children, so their children have to accept democratic education when they are teenager. Children know how to express their opinion to their parents and have a discussion. Therefore, if children live in wealthy condition that will make children more independent, and they also do jobs after senior high school, so that they can build their own money to support their life things.

In conclusion, I disagree that children can’t have a wealthy condition in their daily life, and I also support education and democratic families for children, because both of them are good for children’s brain and mind. It makes our children stronger. If they don’t have a wealthy condition to attend school to get education, how can we have experts in our future society? The wealthy condition also can reduce children’s stress, because they don’t have to worry about financial problems and have toys to reduce their pressure. I was born in a developing country, Taiwan. I know how much they suffered. Most children didn’t get educated, and they also had to get a job and contribute to the family income. It was really bad a situation in Taiwan. Now Taiwan is a developed country; every child has the chance to attend school and get everything they need. Therefore, we can realize how important the wealthy condition is for our children.

By Marc Chang
EAP2 Writer's workshop
Mr. LEVERETT
Argument essay #1

nice travel

Two weeks ago I went back to my home country Taiwan. I have lots fun. First, when I was arrived Taiwan my friend Andy who invited me to a five star class hotel lived one night. That day my parent went to Malaysia for business three days. Which I couldn't to see my parent few days but friend took of me let me felt more comfortable in Taiwan. After three days my parent came back home that I was so happy to see my parent because of them let me had opportunity to learned English in U.S.A. and made me had more chance came back Taiwan to see them and my friends. My mother made lots of delicious food for me. It was so good because I can not eat it in America. I felt so good. Even though I just went back two weeks I still miss them a lot. I love my family and I will do my best in CESL that let my parent feel good.

Nice weekend

I had a nice day in last weekend. I went back my home country Taiwan for visited my parent. My parent made a big birthday for me. I was so happy and I felt happiness. In that day May 26,also I invited my best friends came to my house and I made the whole table food for my parent and them. We had a good time and everyone enjoy it. Also, I got lots gifts from them, I was satisfyed with their love. I was glad that i have good family and lots best friend.

Approval of the death penalty

Most people approve death penalty for several reasons from different viewpoints. In victims’ opinion, they want to get revenge and punish criminals, so they will agree with it. By the point of society cost, if we do not approve the death penalty, the cost will increase because prisons spend lots of tax money every year. Some people think the death penalty can help the government to show their authority. For some people who always commit crimes, the death penalty can give them a warning not to do serious crimes. In conclusion, the death penalty can decrease many of society is problems.

Snow Falling on Cedars

This topic talks about crime, love and mystery. First, on an island northwest of Seattle in the U.S.A. after World War II. In the novel’s plot, Kabuo is a murder suspect the deceased, because he has ownership problem with Carl. Kabuo’s wife met Ishamel in the court. They were lovers before. Ishamel is a reporter. Now Ishamel has encountered some problems because he found some clues that might help Kabuo.

The personalities of Ishamel in this story are so complicated and conflicting. He is loving and undivided for Hatsue but their affection is opposed by Hatsue’s mother. After he broke up with Hatsue, he became upset and despaired to face his life. Before, Ishmael is a nice person to others, and his father and he are friendly to Japanese but they lost a lot of business from white people for that. Therefore, they have always faced a dilemma between the Japanese people and the Americans. He is a kind, smart and friendly man. Now he must face to this kind of situation. What is he going do?

Carbondale police shoot, kill man during violent confrontation

Carbondale police shoot, kill man during violent confrontation
In the article, “Carbondale police shoot, kill man during violent confrontation,” by Andrea Hahn, the author discusses the man killed by the police. Should the young man die? Should the police kill the young man? Jackson County Coroner Dr. Thomas and State's Attorney Michael are helping with the investigation, state police said.
When I was in military, I had been trained about fighting skills. I knew how to kill a person and that needs huge courage to kill someone. In fact, it is difficult to kill someone for a normal person. Thus, I don’t think the police should shoot the young man, because that 22 year-old young man might be really bad but he was just too angry with his problems. link

Ten Most Wanted List

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I think here is good website for the world to be aware of dangerous criminals. I think reward for the capture of the criminal is a good idea. Showing the picture of criminals is very help to everyone. Usama Bin Ladin is the most popular criminal on website. I hope FBI can catch the criminal soon.
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marc's introduction

1. I am an AE2 student.
2. I was a CESL GE1 student.
3. I was in the Taiwan navy.
4. My family has four people and a dog.
5. I am 27 years old.
6. I have been going to church once a week.
7. I like Taiwanese food.
8. My blood type is B.
9. I went to Italy last year for trip.
10. I am used to speaking Chinese.
11. My major is industry management.
12. I have a happy family.
13. I like watching TV and movies.
14. I was used to living in Taiwan.
15. I have good English teachers in CESL.
16. I love my family.
17. I have a Ghihuahua dog in Taiwan. It is a mini god.
18. I have a new car in Taiwan.
19. I have a younger brother.
20. I have a lot of hobbies.