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IELTS Essay: Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teacher...

Prompt

Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers make greater contribution. So they should be paid more than those sport and entertainment persons. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#professional salaries#social contribution#healthcare workers#entertainers#salary equity

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues that essential professions deserve higher pay based on social importance, while Band 9 questions the underlying assumption that wage *should* reflect social contribution and examines why markets diverge from this principle.

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Key concepts in this essay

social value vs. economic value
labor market dynamics and supply-demand
measuring contribution (health, education, culture)
wage inequality
societal priorities

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Using emotional appeals about nurses/teachers without comparing actual social impact quantitatively
Ignoring market mechanisms in setting wages
Failing to define what constitutes 'greater contribution' (lives saved? number served? cultural impact?)

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