essay - TOEFL11

Question:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Universities should give the same amount of money to their students' sports activities as they give to their university libraries. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Answer:
If we can say that school should be a place where students learn, there's no reason that we use the same amount of money into sports activities as libraries at universities. It's because library is a place where students learn, whereas sports activity is just supplement for their studies.

Fist of all, library provides a perfect place where the students can learn. They can read and research a wide variety of books and materials, which they can't take advantage of anywhere other than library. Therefore, universities should invest their funds in their libraries.

Needless to say, sports activities are also important for students learning at universities. A maxim says, "A health mind fits a health body." Agreeing on this, I also agree that universities should invest their money in sports activities. However, it should be to some extent. It means sports activities should not be a major part of school lives compared to studying or other learning activities.

As a conclusion, I'd like to say again that universities should not invest their funds in sports activities at the same amount of investment in their libraries, if they think the places are primarily for studying, not for playing.