Some people believe that children will have a bright future if they are always rewarded by their parents and teachers when they behave well. However, other people argue that if the children misbehave, they should receive punishment so that they can become qualified citizens. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Everyone makes important decisions, some of these decisions are bigger than others, but all of these can potentially have a big impact. It can be about buying a house, starting a family or something relatively smaller
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, the bigger the chance I would ask advice to friends and family. If the
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is of lesser importance than the chances are bigger that I would make the
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on my own.
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, buying a new mobile phone, which can have an impact on my financial status, will be a
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I will make on my own. While when I bought a house, I gathered as much
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without asking for guidance. For me, personal choices
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like an abortion, will be decided by myself without the guidance or directions from other people. As
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are leading factors to decide to ask for advice or not.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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