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Many people prefer to spend money and not save it. What are the reasons? Is it positive or negative?

There are people who enjoy spending money. They simply cannot resist the urge to splurge. There are also people who believe in saving every penny they earn. In my opinion, neither approach is correct.
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In some countries, the number of people who visit art galleries are declining. What are the reasons for this? How can we solve this problem?

Art galleries played a vital role for people to larn creativity during the previous time. In the present scenario, the trend of art galleries has decreased because most young persons think that it is old-fashioned. There are some reasons for it which I will discuss in the following paragraphs of this essay.
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Nowadays young adults seem to prefer to spend their leisure shopping. What are the reasons behind this? Is it a positive or negative development?

It is true that young people like to spend their spare time in shopping Centre. I understand that spending idle time in shopping mall gives them various innovative knowledge of modern technology or traditional and overseas clothes and their qualities. Actually, the modern world has been developing by introducing new technology and fashion for the postmodern time. Although, Children are very curious about knowing in contemporary technology and fashionable clothes.
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Many businesses in the world today are run by family members. Do the advantages of family-run businesses outweigh the disadvantages. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experiences or knowledge

Now a day most of the businessmen all over the world continue their business with their family members. They also think that it is the identity of their family. But I have a different opinion on this topic.
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In spite of the advances made in agriculture, many people around the world still go hungry. Why is this the case? What can be done about this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge. Write at least 250 words

Recent years have witnessed tremendous developments in agricultural science yet every day people all over the world continue to suffer and even die from hunger. In my opinion, this is because innovations rarely impact the developing world and the best solution for it is to direct humanitarian funding towards these advances.
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Immigration has a major impact on the society. What are the main reasons of immigration? To what consequences can it lead?

In today's global society, increasing trend of immigration has a major impact on the community. Many people are migrating from developing to developed country because of the better health, life prospect and employment opportunity. The various impacts of this are elaborated further.
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Explain some of the ways in which humans are damaging the environment. What can do governments do to address these problems? What can individual people do? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Behaviour of humans contributes to destroy the environment. There are some people's habits that made environment become worse and result a pollution of air, water and soil.
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Culture is similar around the world. What is the reason? Is it a positive trend or a negative trend?

Culture is the same throughout the world. This essay will discuss the reasons for it and shed some light on whether it is a positive or a negative trend.
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Nowadays people are working too hard. What is the reason for that? What should employers do in order to prevent employees from this?

It is undeniable that people have been working extremely hard in this modern age. This essay shall discuss two main causes of this including inflation and family expectations. This essay shall also suggest effective measures which organizations could take to give relief to workers including increased remuneration and limitation on overtime working.
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More children in developed countries are becoming overweight. This is a serious problem for wealthy countries. Discuss some causes and effects of this problem. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

The problem of obesity stares at our face with more and more children turning out to be overweight from a very young age, especially in prosperous nations. While most people don’t take this as a serious issue until it leads to a medical health condition, it is important to discuss the matter gravely in order to make people aware about the ill-effects which in turn will help avoid obesity.
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In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centers or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development

The last few years we see that a big shopping centre are popping up everywhere in our cities. Many so called convenient stores are becoming less profitable and closing almost every week. I think it is a bad tendency and it will have a sad consequences for people who are living around.
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Information technology enables many people to do their work outside their workplace. Do the benefits of this mobility outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Technology has significantly changed the way we live and work. For instance it has allowed many of us to have flexible work hours. When we can have our data available in a cloud, we can work pretty much from anywhere in the world. Some people believe that this flexibility improves the quality of our life and work. However, in my opinion, working from home has both benefits and drawbacks.
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There seems to be an increasing number of serious crimes being committed each year. While some think that the best way is to use the death penalty as a deterrent, many people believe that other measures will be needed. Discuss both sides of view.

Over the years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of serious crimes being committed. While some people are of the opinion that capital punishment is the best way to tackle this problem, others disagree. In other opinion, other measures are required to reduce the crime rates. This essay will discuss both sides of the argument in detail.
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advertising is influencing people more and more. is this a positive or a negative trend?

It is a known fact that most of our decisions these days are based on the advertisements we see. I strongly feel, it is more bad that good. It is definitely a negative trend that has dangerous implications
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It is a fact that people nowadays are under a lot of pressure and their lives are becoming increasingly stressful. What could be the possible reasons for this? What are some solutions to address this issue?

Stress has become part and parcel of our lives. Even young children lead stressful lives these days. Increasing competition is the number one cause of stress. Everybody wants to achieve more and more. They want to do better than their peers. People are never happy with what they have. This perpetual struggle to do better than one’s peers leads to stress and causes many health problems.
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In many parts of the world, children are given more freedom than in the past. Is this a positive or a negative development?

The world is changing fast and so are the rules and the norms of society. When parents today compare their childhood with that of today’s children, they find that today’s children have more freedom than what they used to have. I believe this situation is largely positive.
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Nowadays most people wear western clothing rather than their traditional clothes. What are the reasons for it? Is it a positive or a negative development?

There is no denying the fact that western clothes are becoming popular all over the world. They are stylish, practical and suit a variety of body types. In my opinion, the worldwide adoption of western clothes is a positive thing.
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Many students find it difficult to concentrate or pay attention at school. What are the reasons? What could be done?

Today many students find it difficult to pay attention in the class. Outdated teaching methods and the distractions caused by technology are the main reasons for this. There are a number of solutions which can be implemented to deal with children who lack attention.
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Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving happiness? Given reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many different things to different people. While some people link happiness to wealth and material success, others think it lies in emotions and loving personal relationships. Yet others think that spiritual paths, rather than either the material world or relationships with people, are the only way to true happiness.
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some developed countries have reduced the number of school hours. Is this a positive or a negative development?

Shortening of the school day is a topic that has been debated a lot recently.There are advantages and disadvantages associated with shortening the school day, which shall be analysed in this essay. I believe it is largely a negative development.
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