Today‘s children are living under more pressure from the society than children in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Despite a continuing improvement in standard of living, many people believe/ opine that young people suffer more
stress
than older generations. I definitely agree with the statement and shall put forth my arguments to support my views in the following paragraphs. As the foremost, teenagers are exposed to more products than the previous earlier generations as they are living in a modern consumerist society. Through films and the media they see celebrities with expensive jewelry
, clothes and cars. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
jewellery
Moreover
, youth oriented advertising gives them an awareness of the latest technology such
as digital music formats and mobile phones. As a result
, teenagers are under pressured
to acquire these items. Suggestion
pressure
Such
stresses were not so strong during earlier times. Secondly
, pressures at school are stronger than before. Competition is very tough. Today‘s children have to compete with children from all over the globe. Teenagers must succeed in their studies so that they can compete for the best jobs. Parental pressure, examinations and homework are all reported as causing increased levels of strain. Such
stress
was not that severe in
earlier times. Suggestion
at
Finally
, today‘s children are faced with a new type of stress
. They are faced with a choice of two cultures (cultural combination/ cross-cultural/ cultural assimilation). One culture
, the global culture
, is the one they want to adopt and the other is the traditional culture
which they are forced to adopt by their parents. They are in a dilemma and this
causes stress
that has never been experienced by the earlier generations.
To sum up, consumerism and academic pressures are powerful causes of stress
on today‘s teenagers. To add to it there is the pressure of sticking to the traditional culture
. So, definitely today‘s children are under greater pressure than that faced by earlier generations.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite
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