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In many countries in the world people buy clothes and choose hair styles according to latest fashion. Why is this happening ? Is this a positive or a negative development?

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It has become evident that a huge part of our world is now influenced by the fashion industry and that most adults but even teens choose how to style their hair and what clothes to buy based on the latest trends. The reason for what is going on is mostly the rise of new technologies, and I personally think that
this
 can be seen as something negative. In the
last
 few years, progress has been made that has allowed us to be connected with almost anyone through social media.
However
, being online has resulted in us being influenced, sometimes even subconsciously, by influencers and people who work in fashion. Because of how our mind works, we are tempted to use the same clothes or hairstyles of famous people, to the point that it quickly becomes a trend, and if you don't follow it you're certainly going to feel excluded.
For instance
, when I was in high school, and we all just started using Instagram, there was a popular way to dye your hair, and soon after almost everyone there had the same colour. I find
this
 to be a rather negative development. I do think that using social media to do advertising is great, but, on the other side, it's difficult to see how we all are almost forced to be the exact same person, and if you don't follow the trends, you're definitely going to be seen as strange.
Moreover
,
this
 is extremely hard for the youth and those who are still in school because not fitting into the image of a perfect teenager can surely result in being bullied.
For example
, when I went to middle school, all those who didn't have a specific pair of shoes were deemed as not "cool", and
this
 was difficult for a child to endure. In conclusion, the increase in the use of technologies is for sure why we are so obsessed with dressing according to the latest fashion, even though I think that
this
 is to be considered as a negative situation, rather than a positive one.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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