In the last century, the first man to walk on the moon said it was "a giant leap for mankind”. However, some people think it has made little difference to our daily lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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explorations have revolutionised our world since the

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decades. As Yuri Gagarin stepped on the moon, humans’ lifestyles have changed far considerably. From my view, the drawbacks can be greater than the minimal advantages which are earned by humans. On the one hand, investment in

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projects is less important than other problems humans have. The

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one is the nourishment of poor people. Each year, billions of dollars are considered by plenty of developed countries for

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money can be used in more essential parts, including farming.

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, in Africa, thousands of people die because of the shortage of food annually;

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, had the US government assisted these nations, more humans would have survived.

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of focusing on a

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voyage, international organisations must pay attention more to refugees. Each year thousands of humans in the Middle East lose their home and have to leave their country. As a prime example, recently hundreds of thousands of People in Syria fled to Europe, whereas never sending a spacecraft to Mars can be useful to protect them.

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, humanity has more important issues which must be solved than sending the man to the moon.

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, I think the benefits gained by

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travelling can be far considerable than its marginal drawbacks. The

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reason behind it is that it has led other technologies to develop more. Definitely, had not scientists used

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navigation technologies in aircraft, passengers would not have reached their destination so fast.

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, the materials used in the body of new planes are copied from Shuttle, increasing their speed and having more efficient fuel consumption. To sum up,

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exploration has blessed humans with advanced technologies, in my point of view, developed nations must pay attention to the problems which are faced by poor or undeveloped countries.