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In many countries, plastic containers have been more common than ever and are used by many food and drink companies. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In recent years, as the many business owners choose plastic packages for their product, it is widespread in a daily life in many countries. Although this kind of containers and bottles takes the minimum cost to produce, it may have catastrophic impact on an environment. I do think product owners should be more environmentally friendly and use green packages instead of plastic.
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An increasing number of larger shopping areas, malls and department stores are leading to the decline of smaller corner shops.What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping in larger shopping center rather than smaller, more traditional shops? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Nowadays a lot of people put more focus towards their job than their families. That is why somebody decides to move away from their relatives and friends to fully focus on the career they persue. This results in both advantages and disadvantages which will be discussed further.
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3.In many countries, criminal novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more popular. Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular? What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime drama?

Novels and TV dramas topic base on crimials are increasing popularity in many countries. In this assay i will provide the ideas to example this trend with my own opinion.
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In the future all cars,buses and trucks will be driverless.The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantagous?

Technology is flourishing by leaps and bounds around the world. In the upcoming years, all vehicles will be turning into autonomous vehicles such as buses, cars and trucks. These automobiles will be the passengers and people will travel inside the vehicles. I think driverless cars have more benefits than drawbacks. This essay discusses it briefly for the following reasons.
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Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sports facilities. Others,however,say that this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

It is inevitable true that health is one of the major issues nowadays.Some people believe that if more sports activities are provided to the community it will help to improve people's health and I support this view.However,some argues that by implementing other methods could lead to more positive health benefits.In this essay I will discuss both the views and explain why I am on favour of the first view.
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Living in the country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems as well as practical issues. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Being a temporary or a permanent resident of republic, where you have to communicate with others might get complicated, in terms of communication. I strongly agree with presented statement, because of a language barrier and cultural misunderstandings, which appears on daily basis.
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some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agreee or disagree

People think high school education should involve volunteer work in community to be a supplementary subject. This essay agrees that unpaid community service should be added to the high school education curriculum. Firstly, it will give the students great experience in their life; secondly, they are using their time wisely and productively.
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We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in business, hospitals, crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits?

It is admitted that computers play an important role in human daily live, which appear in many social aspects. The advancements in computers increase the human well-being.
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Some people think that only the government can make significant changes in society, while others think that individuals can have a lot of influence. What is your opinion?

Nowadays, we shoulder huge responsibilities towards society erection. Nevertheless, it is acknowledged the mutual contract of both citizens and government to get their community conserved, but there is an argument around who is affording the heaviest side of establishment. From my perspective, this issue is like your right and left hand, none of them cannot operate without the other, so I would argue that it is a common authority of both government and individuals.
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In many countries nowadays, consumers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Today, a lot of people have access to a wide range of foods which are produced worldwide in supermarkets. I completley think it is a positive development in the our world, and i explain it in this essay.
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Some people think that there will be a decrease in international travel in future. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

While international travel is rising nowadays, some folks believe that in the future, travel around the globe will decrease. In my opinion, despite its merits for the environment, it would be a negative development.
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Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other s think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both views and give your own oipinion.

Many people believe that advertising has become so popular that we are not noticing them anymore, while others think that they still can persuade us to buy significant products. This essay will discuss both views and argue in favor of the latter.
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Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social issues as well as practical problems To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

When you visit a whole different country and you do not know it’s native language, it becomes a serious issue which can lead to social and practical problems. This essay agrees with this statement because without knowing the local language, you are totally not in a safe spot and you have no one to communicate with, which makes you feel depressed.
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Nowadays, people always throw the old things away when they buy new things; whereas in the past, old things were repaired and used again. What factors cause this phenomenon? What effects the phenomenon leads to?

In today’s world, replacement is common and did not required great efforts, since people able to buy products with easily, rather than restore the things. This essay will try to identify the factors contributing to this and also explain some effect that may emerge to this.
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Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

A highly controversial issue today relates to whether to have a competitive environment at both school and work or we should strengthen the cooperation among individuals instead of competing. The purpose of this essay is to analyse both sides of this argument and then I will give my own perspective.
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Studies suggest that many teenagers these days prefer socialising online to meeting one another in person. Why do you think this is the case? What measures could be taken to encourage teenagers to spend more time meeting one another in person? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In today’s digital age, many teenagers prefer socialising online to meeting one another in person. This essay will contain measures that could be taken up to encourage teenagers to spend more time meeting one another in person. I will also try to give my reasons why this is the case
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In many countries, women no longer feel the need to get married. Some people believe that this is because women are able to earn their own income and therefore do not require financial security that marriage can bring. To what extent do you agree?

In this modern era,women are mosly independent and they like their freedom instead of getting married.However,it is argued by many people that this is because of financial security which women have today.I partially agree with this statement and will provide my relevant examples in upcoming paragraphs.
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A group of people think that the penalty for each kind of crime needs to equal, another group says that before giving punishment wants to analyse the stimulantt and motivation of the crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

There are common beliefs such as every punishment for breaking low has to be the same, while others think that judgement systems should consider initiatives that force the convicts to do a particular crime. In my opinion, before judging someone for his or her wrong acts we must put ourselves in their spot and carefully make our perspective about the situation.
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Some people think that it is good for spending money on finding life on other planets, while others believe it is a waste and governments should focus on problems on the earth. Discuss both views and give your opinions.

Numerous individuals think that it is wiser to put aside more budget to researh the possibility of living on another planets. On the other hand, some believe that the main solution to this problem is to focus on the development of earth while finding the solutions of the problems. In my opinion, governments should delve more into the problems on the earth and find ways to enhance the quality of life on this planet.
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Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children).

Individual persons think that pro bono should be a social help in the secondary activity curricula such as helping organization, make environment better or help youngster at physical exercise. I will write about my opinion to this and give the reason why I think like this.
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