It is expected in the near future that there will be a higher proportion of old people compared to younger population in some countries. Is it a positive or negative development?

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Statistical data have shown that in some countries the proportion of elders will be higher than young adults in the future. Some people believe that it is a positive
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while others, including me, are of the idea that
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phenomenon has many negative impacts on societies and individuals as well. It is obvious that
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can lead to the elimination of unemployment in societies. Young workforce would find their appropriate job which suits their skills and their interests, if there are less rivals for job opportunities.
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, many jobs
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as teachers and lawyers need a high level of experience and
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situation provides numerous experienced and qualified workforce for these vacancies.
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, in
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situation government will be forced to allocate part of its budget to prepare health
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and retirement homes for
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many of the young workforce will get a job in these
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which are less productive
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, a large number of the population will not able to work or their proficiency level
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will have a detrimental effect on the
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of a country.
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but not least,
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imbalance in the structure of the population may contribute to some problems in society.
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, younger ones will not easily socialize or collaborate with someone who is not at their age and
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may lead to conflicts. Put all these points together,
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some advantages, I strongly believe that the negative points outweigh the positive ones and
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is not beneficial for countries. Governments are responsible for adopting some long-term policies in order to alleviate
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imbalance.
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The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
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  • To summarize
  • Finally
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