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Hey everyone, when I did my aamc practice tests, I generally skipped the writing portion; however, I did write one of the essays for AAMC Test 4. Can someone take a quick look at it and tell me if it's at least decent and what I should do to improve my future essays? Thanks. Much appreciated.
Again, this prompt is from AAMC 4, so if you don't want to look at it since you haven't done the test yet, don't read below.
Prompt:
Governments have a responsibility to regulate companies that provide necessary services to citizens.
Write a unified essay in which you perform the following tasks. Explain what you think the above statement means. Describe a specific situation in which a government might not have a responsibility to regulate a company that provides a necessary service to citizens. Discuss what you think determines whether or not governments have a responsibility to regulate companies that provide necessary services to citizens.
Essay:
Among the numerous responsibilities a nation's government has in maintaining order in its society, providing a fair system for business dealings is one of its duties. Part of this duty is preventing extortion of supply and demand, especially with services that are deemed necessary by society. This is done in order to ensure fair prices and the quality of the service. After all, if a company is providing a service that is constantly in demand and has no competition in providing that service, the company's leadership may be inclined to increase prices and reduce spending in quality control to maximize profits.
However, there should be limits to this power as excessive government control and regulation could prove to be counterproductive by damaging business in the country. For example, every American citizen who owns a motor vehicle is required to purchase automotive insurance. Therefore, car insurance is a necessary service provided by certain companies. A recent economic downturn in the country has forced certain insurance companies to raise prices to compensate for the fact that less people own cars due to high gas prices. In this situation, the government has no responsibility or right to step in and regulate these insurance companies as they are doing what they can simply to keep their businesses afloat and prevent bankruptcy. Moreover, any unnecessary intervention carried about by the government to control prices could serve to harm the supply of the service itself (insurance) in the future by causing insurance companies to fail and go out of business. This would harm both the consumers and the companies as the service would no longer be available, exacerbating the issue, and the companies' employees would lose their jobs.
Analyzing the intent of the companies is a crucial factor in determining whether or not government intervention is justified. The government's role is to serve as the advocate for order and justice in its nation, which includes allowing its companies and businesses to take necessary means to maintain themselves. However, the government is also responsible for preventing the exploitation of its citizenry and when such a situation is taking place, it becomes imperative upon the government to stop it. An example of such a situation would be if the aforementioned car insurance companies unnecessarily raised prices simply to line their pockets at the expense of the consumer. Therefore, it is clear that governments should maintain the power to regulate companies providing necessary services, but only when the situation warrants use of such power should it be used.
Again, this prompt is from AAMC 4, so if you don't want to look at it since you haven't done the test yet, don't read below.
Prompt:
Governments have a responsibility to regulate companies that provide necessary services to citizens.
Write a unified essay in which you perform the following tasks. Explain what you think the above statement means. Describe a specific situation in which a government might not have a responsibility to regulate a company that provides a necessary service to citizens. Discuss what you think determines whether or not governments have a responsibility to regulate companies that provide necessary services to citizens.
Essay:
Among the numerous responsibilities a nation's government has in maintaining order in its society, providing a fair system for business dealings is one of its duties. Part of this duty is preventing extortion of supply and demand, especially with services that are deemed necessary by society. This is done in order to ensure fair prices and the quality of the service. After all, if a company is providing a service that is constantly in demand and has no competition in providing that service, the company's leadership may be inclined to increase prices and reduce spending in quality control to maximize profits.
However, there should be limits to this power as excessive government control and regulation could prove to be counterproductive by damaging business in the country. For example, every American citizen who owns a motor vehicle is required to purchase automotive insurance. Therefore, car insurance is a necessary service provided by certain companies. A recent economic downturn in the country has forced certain insurance companies to raise prices to compensate for the fact that less people own cars due to high gas prices. In this situation, the government has no responsibility or right to step in and regulate these insurance companies as they are doing what they can simply to keep their businesses afloat and prevent bankruptcy. Moreover, any unnecessary intervention carried about by the government to control prices could serve to harm the supply of the service itself (insurance) in the future by causing insurance companies to fail and go out of business. This would harm both the consumers and the companies as the service would no longer be available, exacerbating the issue, and the companies' employees would lose their jobs.
Analyzing the intent of the companies is a crucial factor in determining whether or not government intervention is justified. The government's role is to serve as the advocate for order and justice in its nation, which includes allowing its companies and businesses to take necessary means to maintain themselves. However, the government is also responsible for preventing the exploitation of its citizenry and when such a situation is taking place, it becomes imperative upon the government to stop it. An example of such a situation would be if the aforementioned car insurance companies unnecessarily raised prices simply to line their pockets at the expense of the consumer. Therefore, it is clear that governments should maintain the power to regulate companies providing necessary services, but only when the situation warrants use of such power should it be used.
