Nowadays more and more people want to get things done instantly (services, information, tasks). Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

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In our modern society, many things which may have taken our parents hours, or even days, to complete, we expect to be achieved with near instant speed. The causes of
this
shift are driven by a growing scarcity of free
time
, created by
longer
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long
work
hours and a wider range of tasks to complete. I believe that
this
expectation for things to be completed rapidly is not necessarily a bad thing,
however
the reasons why we expect them to be done quickly is. The main reason for why we expect things to occur in a short
timespan
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time span
is that people
work
longer hours, making their spare
time
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times
scarcer. Additional hours spent at
work
mean there are fewer available to accomplish personal tasks, driving a preference for faster completion.
For example
, it is normal in many jobs for one to
work
beyond the standard 37 hour
work
week. I usually
work
from 40 to 60 hours each week. With fewer hours to spend waiting for services to be completed, or to receive information updates, we, as a people, tend to select speed over most else.
This
drive for expediency created by
time
poverty definitely seems like a negative byproduct of our busy lives.
In addition
to having less personal
time
, it seems that people have more things to do in general. Our modern lives carry all of the demands of the previous generation,
however there
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however, there
are now
also
social media, fitness classes, taking children to multiple activities, etc. Given that we have more tasks to complete in less
time
, the expectation is that these items should be done faster,
otherwise
one is faced with a mathematical impossibility. Leading busier lives combined with less free
time
leads to an expectation for tasks to be done as quickly as possible, in order to make
time
for those tasks which are enjoyable. Unlike the issue of longer
work
hours,
however
, the amount of tasks to complete can be pared down if we wisely prioritise what really matters in our lives. As a modern society, we have grown to expect certain services, information and tasks to be completed near instantly. The reasons why we expect
this
rapid task completion,
however
, are definitely negative, as they stem from an increasing number of priorities competing for fewer leisure hours. I believe that while it is good that certain services can be completed quickly, we should look at where our priorities lie, and attempt to balance our
work
lives with our personal lives more effectively.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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