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Band 4

Nowadays plastic money replacements such as credit and debit cards are extremely popular, even more than banknotes and coins.

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Nowadays
due to
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 the advancement in technology, a plethora of banks
upgrade
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have upgraded
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 their services ,so
now
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apply
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they supplanted cash with plastic money
such
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 as credit
cards
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 and debit
cards
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. some people believe that
this
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 trend
thrives
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has
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 numerous disadvantages in society.In
this
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 ,essay we will discuss the negative and positive consequences of
this
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 potential. To commence with, the obvious advantage of
this
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 proliferation is its convenience which obviates the hassle of carrying cash everywhere, which
led
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leads
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 to less threat of theifs , resulting in we
can
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apply
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transfer
ample
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of ample
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amount
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amounts
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 of funds from home. To illustrate, nowadays employees have to travel interstate so they need to entail a considerable amount of cash for travel food and other amenities. In
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 cases it is burdensome for someone to carry a huge amount.
hence
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,
cards
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 facilitate the online transactions of money. put simply it paves the way for online payments , albeit,
this
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 upgrade is a time saver we don't have to wait in long queues
for paying
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to pay
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 home bills. on the flip side, there are some pitfalls that come with
this
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 trend . The primary threat is cybersecurity and hacking .
For example
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 , once the card is hacked the owner would suffer a great financial loss ,
although
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 the personal information is accessible to them which can cause devastating effects. sometimes, people start impulsive online shopping
due to
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 the availability of credit
cards
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, which results in a change
of
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in
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 their habits ,
thus
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 in the end when they have to pay enormous bills , they feel stress ,
depression
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and depression
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 . To recapitulate, despite some drawbacks plastic money provides an abundance of advantages but we have to be extra careful during its usage.
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Coherence and Cohesion
The essay lacks a clear structure and coherence. Make sure to organize your ideas in a logical manner and use linking words to connect your sentences and paragraphs.
Task Achievement
The essay partially addresses the task, but it could be more focused on discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using plastic money. Ensure that your response covers all aspects of the prompt and provides relevant examples to support your points.

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • 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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