People tend to believe that all young adults should undertake a period of unpaid work for the good of the community. Do you agree or disagree?

In recent years, it has become more and more common for societies to encourage and organise young people to

work

as volunteers for non-profit organisations and the

community

.

Community

service has even been proposed as a requirement for graduation in some middle schools. There is a lot of opposition to "mandatory"

volunteer

work

, a term which seems to be self-contradictory. I agree that the voluntary participation of youths is required, but

volunteerism

is a preferred option

to

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for

most youngsters in today's world. A fact to support

volunteerism

tell voluntarily

volunteers

is that it allows young people to gain experience and exercise skills, which are beneficial for their performance in the future workplace. Most of the young workers that are volunteering have little social experience, as they spend much of their time at school. Working with others and interacting with people from all social backgrounds, they can enhance their abilities of problem solving, communication and teamwork. They are

thus

better prepared for the public life in the future. Another benefit of

volunteerism

tell voluntarily

volunteers

is the development of a young worker's motivation to help others and serve the

interest

of others without reward, a spirited

fightback

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fight back

against individualism and egoism. A worrying trend in today's society is that a young adult's motivation is sourced more from

individual

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an individual interest

interest

than from the

interest

of others. Organising

volunteer

service on a large scale, especially among youngsters, can counteract the corrosive effect of

this

trend. Youngsters are directed to look after the good of others and help others without asking for payment or reward. In the long term, it upholds a sense of

community

, rebuilds the cohesion among members of

community

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the community

a community

, and reduces distrust

that is

escalating between people. Despite those merits of organised

volunteer

work

, participants' entire willingness should be guaranteed.

Otherwise

, they would be less willing or likely to commit to their

work

.

Instead

of enforcing a policy without consulting young people in advance, schools can take another approach, showing youngsters the meaningfulness of their commitment to the local

community

. If possible, young adults can be given a range of options so they can choose one

that is

most helpful

for

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to

their skill enhancement. It seems from the above discussion that youngsters should be encouraged to participate in

volunteer

work

, increasing both skills and their awareness of the long-run

interest

of the

community

in which they live. If administered well,

volunteer

work

has benefits to both individual workers and the society as a whole.