In the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays, most people live in large cities where they know only a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small community?

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An interesting event that's happening these days is that some people who have migrated to metropolises are coming back to their own villages. They have found living in big cities difficult and they can'
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afford high economic issues. Here I'm going to write some advantages and disadvantages of living in both big cities and villages to see what was the reason that they had left their own village and why they're coming back. It's clear that ruler areas have clean
weather
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water
and they are free from heavy traffic even though the income is low the expenditure is low too. Another positive point about villages is that they use fresh and healthy food produced by themselves. They're away from urban life stresses. But in the other hand, they have to work hard and they can'
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have higher education. They don'
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have good health and wellness facilities. In big cities
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Tehran there
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Tehran, there
are many facilities
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as best hospitals with
best doctors
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the best doctors
and medical equipments. There are universities with high scientific levels and other educational centres. If somebody
decide
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decides
to start a new job his chance of success in a big
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is more than a small
city
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.
income
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Income
in big cities is higher than
villages but
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villages, but
the cost of living is much more than Villages polluted air can make many
kind
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kinds
of diseases. Crowded streets with heavy traffics make a stressful environment.
people
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People
have to buy all of their needs from
Market
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the Market
. Organic foods and fruits are hard to find.
there's
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There's
less sense of security in big cities because of higher rate of crime than small cities. In my own
idea it's
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idea, it's
better to live in a small
city
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not villages nor metropolises. I feel safe in my own
city
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and I have my relatives here the facilities is not as much as Tehran but it's better than Villages. I don'
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like
hard working
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a hard working
in villages and polluted air in Tehran.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Sense of community
  • Bond
  • Close-knit
  • Tight-knit
  • Belonging
  • Familiarity
  • Security
  • Support system
  • Social connections
  • Look out for
  • Have someone's back
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