Today's teenagers have more stressful lives than previous generations. Discuss this view and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays, many sociologists consider that the modern young

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is most susceptible to stressful pressure and

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kind of pressure is much more significant than it was before. In my opinion, any definition of the “severity of being” and the psychological state of some

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is always very conditional and we cannot identify those who suffered the most significantly. Young people we can call “teenagers” in 2020 are representatives of “

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Z” according to the Strauss – Howe theory and they were born between 1997 and 2012. They were the

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, who completely found itself in the digital world of globalization from the moment of their birth - for them technologies are just some part of an ordinary life and not something meaningful, like it was for previous generations. Children who were born at

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time began to use various digital devices almost from the beginning of their life - I will never forget a child from the Moscow subway, because he was not able to walk and talk, but very deftly coped with a tablet and even tried to teach his grandmother. Overall,

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is most heavily dependent on the Internet and other gadgets, and unlike previous generations, they usually prefer to spend their lives in the digital world, than face to face. Perhaps, because of

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kind of lifestyle, according to American studies, the number of cases of depression among

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is significantly higher than all previous ones. In conclusion, I would like to stress that

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children of “

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Z” are

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to depression,

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does not mean that they have more stressful lives. They face completely different difficulties than other generations, but they

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have great advantages.

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, the emergence of global statistics is

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partly a new phenomenon and is not capable of giving an accurate assessment of the life of previous generations.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

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Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 8.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

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Task Achievement: 4.0

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Today's teenagers have more stressful lives than previous generations. Discuss this view and give your own opinion.

Fully explain your ideas

Some people say that economic growth is the only way to end world poverty and hunger. Others say that economic growth is damaging the environment and must stop now. Discuss both these points of view and give your own opinion.

In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Nowadays, there is a rapid increase of rubbish amounts all around the world. What are the main causes for it? What can be a solution, in your opinion?

In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Robert Snowden: Some people think that people are naturally gifted to be a leader. Others, however argue that anyone can learn leadership. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.