in the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. nowadays, most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area. what do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in small community?

In recent years living in urban
cities
have become a trend. In old times
people
used to live in small communities where they know everyone around them but in today's ,time
people
know very few
people
in large
cities
. Living in a small area have its both advantages and disadvantages as well and I will discuss both views in
this
essay.
To begin
with, the foremost upside of living in a small community is as everyone knows others they have
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better communication skills. Due to that
people
know the situation of everyone better and they were able to help
people
in case of emergency.
For example
, in case of someone has a medical emergency on one call many
people
can gather around and help the person in need. Not only that but because of
this
people
have less responsibility as they can look after each other. As they live within the
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they don't have to travel too much in case of need as it can save time for them.
However
, on the other side, due to
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there are fewer opportunities for
people
living there.
For example
, if someone wants to pursue a career in marketing as it is impossible to achieve big goals in small villages and for
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they need a megalopolis,
Furthermore
in large,
cities
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they know fewer
people
that does not mean it is a bad thing. In fact, as they know few
people
they do not have to worry about other
people
's emotions. And in
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they can always take the help of technology to solve their problem as now technology has replaced humans in all aspects. To sum up, I reiterate my opinion that living in a big city outweighs its advantages on its disadvantages. But with some
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we can make even big
cities
more considerate with each other and we can expand our communication.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Sense of community
  • Bond
  • Close-knit
  • Tight-knit
  • Belonging
  • Familiarity
  • Security
  • Support system
  • Social connections
  • Look out for
  • Have someone's back
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