Some people think that libraries are a waste of resources and money, so computers should replace them. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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Some people argue that libraries are too useless to spend money on them, so
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of libraries, computers should take over from them. Personally, I believe that both libraries and computers have their good and bad functions, and
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I partly agree with the opinion for the following reasons. On the one hand, libraries are a waste of money and resources.
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is because libraries don't attract lots of people. Nowadays, technologies have become popular for all people because of the enormous entertainment. Now the development of technologies has all the attraction of people around the world.
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, libraries don't have many people anymore.
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, libraries are not convenient. To read books in libraries, we need to go there.
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is very annoying. With computers, we can read books online without going anywhere, just seat
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the house and enjoy.
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, libraries are useful and computers should not replace them. Computers are convenient, but it
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has some disadvantages, too.
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, its price. Going to libraries costs nothing. But computers
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cost
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have also hurt
our eyes while reading. Because of the screen, which has many harmful lights so we will have some pain while reading books on computers. In conclusion, I partly agree with the opinion because both things have their weakness and
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strengths
. We should keep libraries and build computers in them,
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of reconstructing the libraries into the places for computers.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • repository
  • cultural hub
  • community engagement
  • digital divide
  • inequality
  • sustainable
  • affordability
  • technological advancement
  • information retrieval
  • hybrid resources
  • social interaction
  • evolution of libraries
  • complementary
  • access to information
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