In many countries, people decide to have a child at a later age. Why is this? Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Since,
due to
vast changes in development and
people
, mindsets too, nowadays many
people
decided
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to give
birth
to a
child
after a certain
age
.
This
happens
due to
many reasons like
due to
their lifestyle in
todays
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today's
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worlds
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or it could be "N" of possibilities.
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discuss
this
topic and both pros and cons related to
this
.
Firstly
, In today's world as per the rapid development of a country
peoples
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people's
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life
is
also
changing.
This
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These
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days
people
are more familiar with their own personal
life
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lives
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and
due to
their busy
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schedules
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schedule
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schedule,
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they decide to give
birth
to a
child
after a certain
age
. There are many advantages to
this
,
people
decide to have a
child
because they
wanted
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want
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to focus on their own
life
and due
many
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problems which they are facing. There
are
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also
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possibilities
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that
people
wanted a joyful
life
they
can
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easily roam here and there and
a
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have a
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tension free
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life
.
Secondly
, If a person decides to have a
child
at a later
age
, there are many disadvantages to it. Like they become older and
faces
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face
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many health problems. They will have to face many barriers
such
as the vast
age
gap between them, they don't understand the difference between
todays
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today's
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generation and the generation which they have faced and
also
they might
cannot
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not
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give basic modern needs to a
child
if they tend to decide a
child
birth
at a later
age
. So,
accordingly
it
better
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is better
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to give
birth
to a
child
at a certain
age
so they don't overweigh their own
life
.
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The essay lacks a clear and coherent structure, which makes it difficult to follow the writer's ideas. The introduction and conclusion are vague and do not effectively frame the discussion. The main points are not well supported with relevant examples and details.
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The essay does not fully address the given prompt. It fails to thoroughly explore the reasons why people decide to have children at a later age and does not effectively discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this trend. The response lacks depth and clarity, and the arguments are not well-developed.

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