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以Should We Help the Elderly为题英语作文

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Nowadays,the press has been focusing on a series of news that some fallen elderly on the pavement were in great need of help but other lookers-on fail to give a hand in terms of self-protection.The most famous ones include that one elderly woman tumbled along a pavement resorting for help but just stayed there long without a helping hand.A recent case having been heatedly debated on is about a little girl named Xiaoyueyue who has been crashed into by two cars but nevertheless failed to receive help from eighteen passers-by,and eventually lost her life.Majority of folks support the idea that we should give a hand to those who need help when walking alongside the streets,rivers and so on.Sympathy is an instinct of ours and if we fail to save other lives in terms of fearing danger or troubles,we would more or less receive moral condemnation and pubic critics.Besides,it is crucial for the victim to receive help while it is easy for us to give a hand.On the other respect,minority of individuals refute that it is too disturbing and dangerous for us to engage ourselves in such cases.They argue that when we are trying to assist a stranger such as a girl sinking into the sea,we may actually be risking our life.Apart from this,even if we successfully rescue the life of others,ill-disposed comments may point to us and to make matters worse,we may finally become a suspect of all the case rather than a hero to be praised.After weighing the pros and cons,I am prone to agree that we should save the life of others when they demand help.But as a premise,we should first call the police or relevant personnel for helo and ask other people to help together in consideration of danger or other factors.