请求英语辩论赛素材

1.

Shouldsmokerspayfortreatment?

Theydo,iftheytakecareoftheirbodies,theywontgetsickandwonthavetopaymedicalbills.Ifyouareoverweight,smoke,ordodrugsyouwillhavetopaymoreforhealthinsuranceandyouwillhavemanymoremedicalbillstopay.

Ifyougetsickbecauseyousmoke,shouldyoubemadetopayforyourtreatment?

NewresearchsayssmokingcouldbecostingtheNationalHealthService5BILLIONpoundsayear-that'sabouttwicethegovernment'sofficialestimate.

CigarettesmokingisthebiggestsinglecauseofillnessandprematuredeathintheUK-109,500peoplediefromsmokingrelatedillnesseseveryyear.Soifyousmoke,anditmakesyouill,doyouthinkyoushouldyouhavetopayforyourtreatment?

Ofcourseyoushouldbemadetopayforyourtreatment.Ifnotyou,thenwho?Andmoreimportantthanthat,whynotyou?Whyshouldthestatepayforyourdesiretoenjoycigarettes?

Aslongasyouwereinformedoftherisksassociatedwithit,itisentirelyyourdecisionandthatmeansyouneedtoacceptfutureconsequencesoftheseactions.

2.

HowtodealwiththeirdisasterinHaitiontheirown?

OnJanuary12,2010,a7.0magnitudeearthquakestruckHaitianddevastatedthecapitalcity,Port-au-Prince.Reportedlymorethan150,000peoplewerekilledandburiedlaterinmassgraves,althoughtheexactnumberwasdifficulttodetermineandthereportednumberfluctuates,plusalargenumberofpeopleweremadehomeless.ThePresidentialpalace,Parliamentandmanyotherimportantstructuresweredestroyed,alongwithcountlesshomesandbusinesses.

Bymosteconomicmeasures,HaitiisthepoorestcountryintheAmericas.Itisanimpoverishedcountry,oneoftheworld'spoorestandleastdeveloped.ComparativesocialandeconomicindicatorsshowHaitifallingbehindotherlow-incomedevelopingcountries(particularlyinthehemisphere)sincethe1980s.

Inthenightsfollowingtheearthquake,manypeopleinHaitisleptinthestreets,onpavements,intheircars,orinmakeshiftshantytownseitherbecausetheirhouseshadbeendestroyed,ortheyfearedstandingstructureswouldnotwithstandaftershocks.ConstructionstandardsarelowinHaiti;thecountryhasnobuildingcodes.Engineershavestatedthatitisunlikelymanybuildingswouldhavestoodthroughanykindofdisaster.Structuresareoftenraisedwherevertheycanfit;somebuildingswerebuiltonslopeswithinsufficientfoundationsorsteelworks.ArepresentativeofCatholicReliefServiceshasestimatedthatabouttwomillionHaitianslivedassquattersonlandtheydidnotown.Thecountryalsosufferedfromshortagesoffuelandpotablewaterevenbeforethedisaster.