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Some people think parents should supervise their children's activities closely, while others believe children should have more freedom. Discuss both views and give your opinion

#people #parents #children #activities #freedom
The graph below shows the average
carbon
dioxide
emissions
 per
person
 in the U.K., Sweden, Italy, and Portugal from 1967 to 2007. As you can see, the CO2 emission in metric tonnes
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 two countries, Portugal and Italy gets higher
by
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 the years. The
emissions
 of CO2 per
person
 in Portugal and Italy get higher
by
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over
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 the years. The
emissions
 of CO2 per
person
 in Portugal in 1967 was only about 1.8, but the number increased to 5.8 in 2007. The same trend goes for Italy, the
carbon
dioxide
emissions
 per
person
ws
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was
 4.1 in 1967, and increased to almost 8 in 2007.
In
contrast
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 the CO2
emissions
 in metric tonnes of the United Kingdom and
Swedon
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Sweden
 get lower between 1967 and 2007. The average CO2
emissions
 per
person
 in 1967
wnet
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went
 up to 10.4 in the UK, but decreased to 8.4 in 2007. In Sweden, the
carbon
dioxide
emissions
 in 1967
was
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 8.2 and increased to 10.1 in 1977. But, it drastically decreased to only 5.8 in 2007. In conclusion, the average
carbon
dioxide
emissions
 per
person
 in the UK, Sweden, Italy and Portugal from 1967 to 2007
has
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 very different trends.
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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • 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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