You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words

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It is true that advertising
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a way to communicate with
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specific
people
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it depends indeed on the
product
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or the
service
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for whom it is
adressed
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addressed
, but we have two different opinions : -
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one hand some
people
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say that advertising encourages us to buy a
product
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or a
service
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that we really do not need, they explain that the advertising incites the desire of buying even we are not in need of
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product
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or
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they say that some biscuits and chocolates are unhealthy even though they are aware of that the advertisement of the
product
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incites the need of buying or eating
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kind of biscuit. -
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the other hand, some
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say that advertisements inform us about the latest products and services, that may improve or help us in our lives,
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when a society
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a new phone with some
benificial
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beneficial
application like counting the
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heartbeats
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when you are doing sport or an automatic call where you are in a critical situation just with one touch the emergency call is initiated. From my own
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perspective
prespective
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I think that the advertisement
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is necessary for a society to sell her
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or
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and increase her turnover, the final choice is the customer who will make it, and some
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have to control and think twice before buying any
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to avoid
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inconvenience, and we
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don't
have to forget that there is
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of work done behind an advertisement.
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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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