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Some people say that it is better for children to grow up in a city, while others say that growing up in the countryside is better. Do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion.

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It is argued that raising a
child
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 in urban areas benefits more than doing so in
the
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rural place. I agree that raising a
child
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 in the suburb is more beneficial which I will address my reasons in
this
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 essay. Rural areas are known to uphold the culture and tradition of
people
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.
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, when a
child
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 is brought up there, those practices are inculcated in him which in
turns
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 makes him
gainmastery
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gain mastery
 over it, and equally passes it on to others as they advance in age. A typical example is when I visited
ogbunike
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the ogbunike
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 cave in
south eastern
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southeastern
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 Nigeria, the
tourist
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 guide who told us the history and relevance of the cave to the
people
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, said he learnt it from infancy. So, histories are told by
village
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 dwellers.
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, rural communities
inhabiters
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have food on their tables. It is widely known that most
village
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people
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 are farmers which are usually done by teenagers, they knew how to do it since they live in the suburb,
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 will
inturn
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 give them the opportunity to survive if they are jobless and could
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 do it without sophisticated
equipments
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equipment
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 if the government fails to provide one for them. Moreso, the background of a
child
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 determines his
behavior
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behaviour
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. It is widely believed that
well mannered
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 individuals are seen in the villages, because, there are a lot of aged
people
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 there and so norms and ethics are passed down to them which shapes their character.
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, when a man is searching for a wife, he is normally
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advised
adviced
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 to go to the
village
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 to look for one. In conclusion,
village
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 dwellers maintain their tradition, does not starve and
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 behave acceptably, I
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therefore
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 prefer raising a
child
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 in the suburb than in the city.
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    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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