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Human activity has had a negative effect on plants and animal all over the world. Some people think that it is too late to do something about it. Others think there is still time to take effective action. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

One of the most heated issues about the environment these days, has to do with human activities. It is obvious that the plants and spicies are affected by human behaviour globally, many claims we are so far from changing anything, however, others maintain that we are still capable to start difference from now on. So I believe that opinion may be true, and ,still there is time for our environment to cope with this problem properly. In this ,essay I elaborate on both views and write my opinion.
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Some people say friends are more important than family. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people say friends are more important than family. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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Over the last few decades, the media has promoted the image of young thin women as being ideal. What problems has this caused? What solutions can you suggest to this issue?

The skinny women has been an ideal since late 80s. The high fashion companies started to promote thin body shape through modeling, advertisement and social media. The society realised that this approach is unhelathy only a few years ago, when concenquences hitted the younger genaration.
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Some people say History is one of the most important school subjects. Other people think that in today’s world subjects like science and technology are more important than history.

In this highly developed life humanities and also lessons with social study is becoming more outdated and obselete. By the way history is considered as unnecessary subject and it should be removed on the schedule of school. In the following paragraphs I will compare both sides and provide my own opinion.
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Television cannot replace the book as a learning tool, which is why children are less well educated today. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Nowadays it is widely extended to learn new information through television. It is widely believed that watching TV has a negative impact on young minds therefore children are less literate. Moreover, children who used to read many books are more educated. In my point of view, books facilitate learning new things.
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Some people say there is no need for print newspapers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In the modern era, the internet is the greatest invention of advanced science. In this context, some individuals believe that there is no more need for print newspapers. I strongly agree with this idea and will provide my reasons and give examples based on my experience.
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Some people feel that we should protect all wild animals. Other people think that only some wild animals should be protected. Discuss both points of view and give your opinon.

Across the globe, loss of biodiversity has become a serious problem on the negative outcome of this phenomenon is the extension of some wildlife creatures. Nevertheless, many people believe that it is our humane duty to conserve every species whereas some believe that only a few of these creatures are worth saving. I strongly believe that the natural food chain should not be disturbed hence whole wildlife should be taken under protection; however, both the views and my opinion are justified further in ensuing write-ups.
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In many countries, more and more people are competing for a place to study in universities. Why does this happen? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Today’s tertiary education landscape is immensely different from the last couple of decades. Increasing numbers of students are wrestling to secure a place in universities. This is because higher education has become the key to success in career. As far as I am concerned the trend should be welcomed positively.
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Some believe that people today have no interest in maintaining the traditional culture of their country or region. Others believe that it is still important to people that we preserve a traditional way of life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

People’s opinion differ, as to whether mankind has interest in maintaining the traditional culture of their countries or not. In many cases, the globalized world we are living in, it happens at the expense of local traditions. It goes without saying that there are many people that express indifference to local customs in favour of embracing the global ideas, but there are still traditional people who see the value and importance in maintaining them. I strongly believe that we must preserve our traditional way of life.
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Many people believe that educational standards have declined in recent times, particularly in the areas of literacy and numeracy. Discuss the causes of the problem and offer possible solutions to it.

Some people incline that, currently, standards of education have been reduced especially in aspects of literacy and in this and mathematics. I utterly agree with this idea and in this essay some contributing factors of this issue, also some practical steps could be taken to solve this problem will briefly be argued.
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Some people think that environmental problems should be solvedon a global scale while others believe that it is better to deal with them nationally. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Certain groups of people suppose that our environmental scuffles should be tackled by a worldwide criterion. Whereas, some other groups intend to manage this issue through their own nations. From where I stand the first group has a point due to the reasons which will be discussed in the following paragraphs.
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Success is often measured by wealth and material belongings. Do you think wealth is the best measure of success? What makes a successul person?

The term 'success' can be described in various ways, and there are myriads of definitions in terms of how individuals regard what kind of person suits the most with the word 'successful'. I strongly believe that affluant people are the one who are strongly linked to the term 'success'.
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Some people argue that technological inventions, such as mobile phones, are making people socially less interactive. Do you agree or disagree.

Technology with no argue, is one of the greatest human inventions in history, currently we cannot do anything without the interfere of technology, Although these inventions are so important, some people believes that its making us less interactive with each other’s , while others disagree as its making connections much easier than before. In my opinion, I believe that technology and especially smart phones made us more social but not in a traditional way.
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Some people believe that social media sites, such as Facebook or Twitter, have a negative impact on young people and their ability to form personal relationships. Others believe that these sites bring people together in a beneficial way.

These days technologies have developed to that level where people can easily communicate from different places around the planet. Some people think that relationships built-in social media negatively affect youngsters and make relationships in real life. While opponents of this opinion reckon that it is an easier and more beneficial way to build relations. In my point of view, social media badly affects young people, than benefits.
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Due to so many young people dropping out from school, the rate of unemployment is increasing and it affects our society in different ways. In your opinion, how can this situation be improved?

There is an alarming rise in students who don't complete their school education, which has a more adverse effect on the economy because the skilled workers and professionals would be reduced in number in the near future. The intervention to counteract this trend can be done at many levels from individual to educational system reforms. In addition, finding a solution to early quitting should start by addressing the reason for doing so.
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The cost of flying has decreased significantly over the last decades. This has made oversea travel much more accessible. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

In this contemporary Era,ride through the air become more accessible for all public. It can be often seen that charge of air tickets has decreased steadily over the past few years.As it has both merits and demerits. The essay will discuss the main advantages and disadvantages of the low cost of air travel.
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Nowadays, people have greater access to fast food. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Mankind has always sought food that was full of protein, fat and sugar in order to survive and avoid starvation . As a result, in the roman era, meat or whatever food contained a lot of calories was considered the most precious one. These natural instincts are still present in our society, that is the reason why fast food has gained so much momentum. People like fat food and at the same time they can spend little money for it. However, the increasing popularity of fast food has brought many more drawbacks than the possible advantages and, in this essay, I will outline some of them.
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*Write about the following topic: In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. *Why might this be the case? *Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

In today’s modern society, with the development of country, many people claim that it is essential to own a house instead of spending lots of money for renting one. In today topic, I will discuss this situation why residents have diffirent opinions of owning house. However, from my viewpoint, this can be a negative situation for society.
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Some museums charge for admission while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the dis advantages?

Museums are essential for the preservation of our antiques and historically important monuments. Through museums, we can visit our history and culture and even relive it. Hence, museums are essential for all the nations. There are some museums that provide free admission whereas, there are others that charge an entry fee. I, however, believe that they should charge admission fee as the benefits of it outweighs the disadvantages.
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Many psychologists believe that social media is the main reason for stress of people in the modern life. Do you agree?

It is argued by a lot of psychologists that spending time on social media networks can definitely impose a great deal of stress on people's modern lives. While I know that social media apps have some drawbacks, I do believe that they are not the primary source of stress in our day-to-day life, and they have lots of positive points. On the one hand, without any doubt, social media networks have some detrimental effects. Maybe the most eye-catching one is their harmful effects on our physical and mental health. In regard to stress, since we are prone to face lots of bad and disappointing news on social media, in particular about financial problems, natural disasters, and sad stories of people, it may cause many stresses. In addition, when people spend more time on social media, it means that they have less time to meet their families, friends, and acquaintances face to face, which may lead to an assumption that they have to tackle all of their problems individually, and may ...
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