Most societies has its homeless people. Some people think that the best way to help them is to give them money. What extent do you agree?

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Homeless
people
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are prevalent in every major city across the world.
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, many
people
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believe the solution for ridding a city of homeless
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is to give them
money
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, whilst others feel
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not the way to go. I agree with the notion
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throwing
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at the situation
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the way forward, and I will substantiate my reasoning through the course of
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essay. First and foremost, we need to understand why is a person homeless. There could be a number of reasons. It could be because they suffer from either drug or alcohol addictions, or mental problems, maybe they are war veterans struggling to adapt to daily civilian life, or maybe they are just
people
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who fell on hard times. Sections of society believe that if
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is thrown at them
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they will be able to afford housing and food for themselves.
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, as of now the homeless live aimlessly on the streets, but if given enough finance, they can be able to purchase food and obtain shelter, which will help their survival
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during the winter months.
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,
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only masks the
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rather than facing it. Unless we truly understand the
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, we cannot fix it. Giving
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to a drug addict or an alcoholic will not help them to look for housing.
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, they will use the
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to purchase more drugs and alcohol.
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is why, first and foremost the government must invest funds in organisations which can help the homeless, understand the
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and
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, slowly over time fix the
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. In conclusion, we should remember “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." It is
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same philosophy that must be used in dealing with the homeless.
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The ideas in the essay are generally well organized and connected, but some improvement can be made in using more linking words and signposts to enhance coherence and cohesion.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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