Rules are important in daily life. They are the base of normal social order. It also tells people what to do and what cannot be done. Without rules, everything might be in chaos. We need rules to restrict and protect people as well as ourselves. Rules exist everywhere. In school, we should be disciplined. In society, we should obey the laws. “The Butterfly Effect” can be a good explanation for having rules. A small mistake can bring serious effects.
help people live well. Following rules helps both ourselves and others. For example, in
RULES
school we can’t run in the corridor. If we run, we may bump into others, or even hurt ourselves or others. Following rules is also an effective way to make our society just. Another reason is rules, or to be more specific, laws, are set by the government. It is the thing that everyone in the community should obey. Once broken, lawbreakers should be punished according to the law. This can be a warning to other law breakers, but fair to those who obey.
have “reasonable” reasons for doing wrong things. However, if everyone had a reason for breaking the law, what would our world be? Personally, I feel any rule-breaking behavior is not acceptable. Being just is the core value in our life as well as a symbol for a civilized society. So everyone should obey rules.
There are a number of reasons that we should
Some think maybe we should not be harsh
follow rules. One of the reasons is that rules
to some lawbreakers because they might
MYP Grade 8 Li Siqi
We have many rules in our daily lives. There are traffic rules, school rules, family rules, and society rules. What do they mean?
rules. Everything in the world is the same. If we
this, so the traffic police pay more attention
follow rules, everything will be in order. The
to this. Schools also have rules. Rules are
inevitable result of not following the rules can
set to help us have better and more proper
only be chaos!
behavior and to be successful people.
The word “rules” generally refers to ways
If we didn’t have traffic rules, cars wouldn’t
In my opinion, it is good for us to obey
which are commonly accepted in regions
drive in order, accidents would happen more,
our school rules because everyone likes a
or communities. We have rules because we
and more people would die. Nowadays,
person with good manners and no one likes
have to observe something to protect our
many people don’t follow the traffic rules.
a person with bad manners. So I think we
interest. We should follow the rules because
For example, they don’t stop at red lights.
should always pay attention to our manners.
we would pay for it if we don’t follow the
Consequently, many people die because of
MYP Grade 7 Wen Jingxiang (Kevin)
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