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UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACION
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
WRITING II
NAME: Castillo Altamirano Danilo Israel
Write an argumentative essay of about 250 words. Should a college or university
education be tuition free?
STEP 1
Tuition free at college or university
Tuition free means that students can be allowed to study without paying any money,
because the government takes care of it. However, there are some colleges and universities
are not tuition free which means that students have to pay in order to study.
Should students pay for studying?
Some people say that students have to study without paying, because it is a right
that the government has to do that for people.
STEP 2 identify opposing opinions
YES
It is a fact that not everybody has enough money.
It is something good for the people who have no money
Everybody can have the possibility to study
More and more students will want to study
NO
The government spends too much money on education
Some students do not take advantage of the opportunity to study
STEP 3
Should a college or university education be tuition free?
1. Colleges that are tuition free give more opportunities to people.
a) Anybody can study without worrying about the money.
b) There will be more people who want to study
c) There are a lot of people who prefer tuition free
2. It gives everybody more opportunities
a) More jobs
b) Poor people can also have opportunities to study
3. Colleges and universities can help people who do not have money to study
a) By creating programs for poor people

Should a college or university education be tuition free?
Education is something really important for people so they can have a better future.
Nowadays, some people think it should be tuition free (explanation). In my opinion, I think
education in colleges and universities should be tuition free. It gives everybody the
opportunity to study, helps people who do not have money to study, and more and more
people will get interested in it.

First, tuition free gives everybody the opportunity to study. Education in colleges and
universities is really important and if all of them offered tuition free, many people would
consider studying. [The government should worry about this, it should focus on this, so

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