Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Life today is easier and more comfortable than it was when your grandparents were children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Even though there is a popular agreement that life today is harder and more uncomfortable than it was when your grandparents were children,I have a different opinion. I totally disagree with
this
. There are two reasons why I think
this
is critically important, which I will explore in the following essay.
To begin
with, the world has changed since my
parents
were young. Nowadays, it is easier than in the past ten
years
to commute ,and
people
are able to spend their
lives
anywhere around the world because transportation is so convenient. My personal experience is a compelling example of
this
. About five
years
ago, I was planning to take a vacation to Europe for 2 weeks. My job gave
two
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weeks of vacation paid and I was able to request the vacations in advance to manipulate my leisure plans.
This
made my life easier when I organized.
On the other hand
, when my
parents
were bureaucrats, they did not have long vacations like me because there was a shortage of staff. If I had worked for the government, I would not have had a long vacation like
this
.
Therefore
, travelling is easier than in the past which
make
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my
parents
were not able to travel as much as they could.
Secondly
, In
this
modern life,
technology
is a part of
people
's
lives
and it
uses
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easier than in the past ten
years
. It helps
people
to have comfortable
lives
. During pandemics,
people
are using
technology
to work
remote
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, students are
also
using the benefits of
technology
to take classes at home.
For instance
, I have been taking classes at home for several
years
since the pandemic
has
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started.
This
does
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not only
save
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the expenses from
the
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apply
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public transportation but
it is
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also
saving
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my
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time to avoid traffic during rush hour. If I had taken public transportation, I would have paid
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hundred dollars per month.
However
, when my
parents
were children, they were able to travel only in the country and they had to use a map for navigation because the
technology
did
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was
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not easy to access.
As a result
,
technology
will make
people
’s
lives
are convenient than in the past. In conclusion, I strongly believe that I have an easier and better activity than my
parents
had just a few decades ago.  
This
is because I enjoy much more leisure time than they did and because
technology
is easier than in the past to access.
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Task Response
The response partially addresses the prompt, presenting both agreement and disagreement with the statement. It would be better to clearly take a stand and provide examples to support the chosen position.
Coherence and Cohesion
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Grammatical Range
The essay shows a good command of grammatical structures and uses a range of sentence types. However, there are some errors in verb tense consistency and word form that affect clarity and precision.

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