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Nations should spend more money on skills and vocational training for practical work, rather than on university education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

These days, many countries use a huge amount of money on providing lessons related to pragmatic skills, such as video editing class and coding class, and the government insist that this will helpful for entire people. Personally, I strongly advocate this view. In this essay, I will discuss the reason why I think this trend would be helpful with some examples.
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the number of students studying science at university is constantly declining. what do you think are the causes and effects on society.

in recent years, the population of students who have enrolled in scientific fields and courses at university have been diminished. numerous reasons are reliable for this subject which followed by certain consequences on society and I will discuss them in this essay.
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Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Society has been facing several challenges regarding fast technological development and industrialization, one of the consequences of this situation is the modernization of the marketing strategies that companies are using to galvanize consumers to buy their products. While some people argue that advertising is becoming more convincing, others claim that since there are plenty of them, they are losing their convincing effect. In this essay, we will discuss both views and I will provide my personal opinion on the topic.
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People who decide on a career path early in their lives and keep to it are more likely to have a satisfying working life than those who change jobs frequently. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is argued that people who know themselves, choose their job early and stick to it are more likely to have better quality working life than those who often have to change their job. I completely agree with this because of two reasons.
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Some people think that the government should give financial support to artists such as musicians, painters and poets. Others think that it is a waste of money. Discuss both views and give your opinion

There is an argumentative notion heating the debate over the government coffers. While some people claim that it should be allocated to artists such as musicians, painters and poets, others believe it is a waste of money. Whilst this thinking is valid to some extent, I personally contend that there are far more problems that need to be prioritised.
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Many people believe that individuals can do little to improve the environment. Only governments and large companies can make a real difference. To what extent do u agree or disagree?

There is no doubt these days we see how people do their best to make a huge difference to their community. Inclouding large companies and governments effort, they use as much as possible they own. in this essay, I am going to discuss the two sides of the topis firstly, agreed side secondly, disagreed side.
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car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'one big traffic jam'. how to do you think this statement is? what measures can government take to discourage people from using their cars?

As a repercussion of overpopulation and due to reaching the infrastructure's capacity for cars, many cities have become one giant traffic jam. In my opinion, there are still some measures governments can take to reverse this phenomenon.
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In their advertising, businesses nowadays usually emphasise that their products are new in some way. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

It is not unusual in the world of endorsement to announce that a product or business is revised and made even better, each and every time they make a new exhibit to the telecast. Its positive and negative sides to being considered in detail before judging my negative attitude towards this commercial endeavour.
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modern technology is changing our world This has advantages such as bringing people together through communication it also has disadvantages such as destroying differences between cultures To what extent agree or disagree

Technology has been improved for decades, helping the population can do many things easier. While technology makes people communicate with each other easily, some argue that it will harm differences between cultures. In my opinion, I totally disagree with this statement because I believe that people will exchange their own cultures through communication rather than destroy it.
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Television injects violence in children, and programs with violent scenes should be banned. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Television offers so many programs from reality shows to films and has always been one's first option to spend their leisure time at home with their loved ones including the kids. The existence of violent scenes in TV programmes is inevitable, raising concerns about its possible derogatory impact on the young. Some people believe that those harmful scenes need to be eradicated and shouldn't be allowed. I completely disagree with these opinions.
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Some people think that planning for the future is a waste of time. They believe it is more important to focus on the present. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is true that people tend to concentrate on planning for the present . While I agree that planning for the future is very useful, I believe that having a clear schedule can help us more than we think.
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Marketing and promotion is the key to a successful business. To what extent do you agree?

Marketing in concert with promotion plays a crucial role in any company in order to be competitive in the market. Although these factors are quite reasonable, I deem that the quality of the product and staff competence is the most significant key factors to be considered.
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Currently, there is a trend towards the use of alternative form of medicine. However, at best these methods are ineffective, and at worst they maybe dangerous. To what extent do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

It is argued that alternative medicines are dysfunctional. I strongly believe that this argument is misplaced because it suppresses the need for innovations and also it does not acknowledge the existing benefits of the other forms of treatments.
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Some claim that studying abroad has great benefits for a student’s home country. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Studying abroad has become popular among students. A group of people believe that getting an education in a foreign country has numerous advantages compared to their own nation. I totally agree with this statement. In this essay, I will discuss, why do I think it has myriad benefits.
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Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only governments and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

Many believe that normal people can not contribute to strengthening the environment whereas few believe that it is solely governments and large companies' responsibility who can utmost impact. However, I believe that it is everyone's responsibility.
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Some people think that government is wasting money on arts which can be used some where else. To what extent do you agree?

Since ancient times art has played a significant role in our life. It is a clear representation of human culture. However, spending money by the government on such art programs is a contradiction between the two mindsets of people. while I completely deny that spending money on such programs is a wastage of money.
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Some people think that keeping pets is good for children while others think it is dangerous and unhealthy . which opinion do you agree with? discuss both view give examples.

There is an increasing trend of children owning their own pets. Those who keep these pets do so mostly for companionship. Although, many people think this is dangerous and unhealthy for children while others think this trend is very important and an integral part of a child's development. In this essay, both views will be discussed.
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some people think that newly built houses should follow the style of old houses in local areas. Others think that people should have freedom to build houses of their own style. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

According to some, the structure of the houses should be followed the traditional one in local sections, while others believe that all the members of society are free to select the design of their home. However, the form of houses in each part of cities represents the culture of societies, personal taste of the community has changed due to spreading different contents on the internet.
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Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?

The huge increase in sugar consumption in recent times is alarming and very detrimental to our health. As such, food and beverage manufacturers have increased the roll-out of these items, due to their high demand and gain. However, the affordability of sweet products is a major problem. Hence, I agree that sugary products be made expensive.
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Some people think that machine translation is highly developed in today's society. Therefore, it is not necessary for children to learn a foreign language. What's your opinion?

Since technology has become popular in our life, the efficiency of some innovations is improved, including translation devices. While there are those people who believe that scholars are no longer need to learn a foreign language because of these innovations, I totally disagree with this. Because in order to communicate fluently children should use their own word to interact with others and it is just an equipment which the errors might appear without notifying.
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