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Some people say that school leavers should start working immediately. Others say that they should continue their studies at university. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Nowadays a lot of people think that after school, the students should find a job
whereas
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 others give importance to studying at the
University
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. In my opinion, I think that they should go to
University
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due
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 the following reasons. First of all, I think that students should go to
university
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 because it gives them enough knowledge and in consequence, opportunities to find a better job.
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, people with Bachelor’s or Master ’s degrees receive a higher income than those school leavers. The salaries related to the medical area are increasing over the years and more specifically in the
last
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 two years.
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, the students who
decided
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 to go the
university
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, acquire critical thinking apart from the knowledge related to their educational program.
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, a recent survey made by The Guardian demonstrates that citizens who have finished their
university
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 studies were more able to contrast information between two different sources.
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, I can understand that the economic situation inside the family could lead them to the job market as soon as they
finished
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 school,
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 in single-parent families. There are countryside areas in which the
major part
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 of their citizens
starts
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start
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 working when they
were
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are
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 quite young. The consequences are not only in relationship with educational
program
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programs
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 and knowledge but
also
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they
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apply
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show several health issues. In my opinion,
university
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 studies give
applies
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the population not only the opportunity to grow up in different areas but
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 provides them with enough abilities to develop their career
overall
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coherence cohesion
Ensure that the essay strictly adheres to the logical structure of presenting both sides of the argument evenly before concluding with your own opinion. The argument could have been more balanced by discussing both sides more equitably.
task achievement
Expand on examples to directly relate them to the thesis. Providing more relevant and specific evidence will strengthen the essay.
task achievement
The content needs to fully respond to all parts of the task with sufficient development of ideas. While the essay mentions personal opinion, it could elaborate more on the reasons behind the view expressed.

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    • 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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