Should Americans be Forced to Use Public Transport...

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Should Americans be Forced to Use Public Transportation?
by Jack Davis

First, let me define what the question is and isn’t asking. It isn’t asking if we should we all abandon cars right now, nor is it asking if we should abandon them completely, nor is it asking if every American should do so. It is asking whether some Americans should have to take public transit some of the time, and I would say yes.

Oil use and pollution aside, in some cities like Los Angeles and New York there just isn’t room for any more roads, so in order for large cities to grow, they need more people to take public transit or risk permanent traffic jam. One bus can safely hold 40 people, so even at half capacity that’s nearly 20 cars’ worth of space in traffic cleared up, and nearly 20 parking spaces that don’t need to be built.

There are a lot of people that can take public transit with little inconvenience but simply don’t because they never have in the past. If residents in areas with plenty of transit had to buy transit passes as part of their property taxes then they would have little excuse not to bus occasionally. A number of universities already bundle a ‘U-Pass’ with their tuition fees, forcing their students to take the bus. When given the chance the majority of those students have voted to keep these programs.

A similar system in apartments where a portion of the tenants are not issued parking spaces in exchange for a discount on their rent would also be forcing people to use public transit. This is already being done with the assignment of one community car to several apartment tenants that arrange a schedule for the car, and this program gets many positive reviews.
 
So yes, I would say that Americans should be forced to use public transit, as Americans whom are already forced to do so find that it works well for them.

Taken from: www.helium.com

What is the function of the first paragraph?
a. Repeating the thesis or proposal
b. Stating the proposal
c. Stating the reasons behind the thesis
d. Describing the problem
e. Giving arguments

N. Mulyandini · Accepted Answer

Jawaban yang benar D. Describing the problem.

Soal menanyakan fungsi paragraf pertama teks.

Arti dari kalimat pertama paragraf tersebut adalah "Pertama, izinkan saya mendefinisikan maksud yang ditanyakan dan yang tidak ditanyakan". Selanjutnya penulis memberikan penjelasan mengenai pertanyaan "Should Americans be Forced to Use Public Transportation?" (Haruskah Warga Amerika Dipaksa Menggunakan Transportasi Umum?).

Bila memperhatikan struktur teks yang diberikan, teks ini termasuk ke dalam analitycal exposition text. Teks jenis ini sendiri memiliki struktur:
1. Thesis
2. Arguments
3. Conclusion or reiteration

Berdasarkan struktur teks, paragraf pertama merupakan thesis. Thesis sendiri merupakan penjelasan mengenai opini penulis atau masalah yang dibahas.

Opsi jawaban yang paling tepat menjelaskan fungsi paragraf pertama adalah describing the problem (menjelaskan masalah).

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah D. Describing the problem.

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