People today can shop, work and communicate with others via the Internet instead of face-to-face communications. Is it a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, due to the rapid development of the Internet, people can do plenty of activities online,
such
as shopping, meeting, as well as having a talk with others. In my opinion,
this
trend has both benefits and drawbacks, and I believe that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. On the one hand, online activities benefit our lives in many positive ways.
Firstly
of all, it can save time and money because we do not need to think about the cost of commuting.
accordingly
, it contributes to reducing the use of cars and the emission of car exhaust to some extent.
Furthermore
, companies can still continue their business in some extreme cases like the COVID-19 pandemic, employees can do their job via online meetings.
Finally
, it makes maintaining a long-distance relationship more possible and easier.
for example
, a boy can have a video call with his girlfriend every day, it seems just like they stay together and have a face-to-face talk.
On the other hand
,
this
development
also
has many negative influences.
Firstly
, the most obvious drawback is that using too many computers or smartphones leads us
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a sedentary lifestyle, which is quite unhealthy, because we are prone to getting health problems,
such
as obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease.
Furthermore
, in
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circumstances, we tend to live more independently, which means that we have fewer opportunities to stay with families and friends, in
this
case, it may cause a great gap between people and people. in conclusion,
although
using the Internet may cause many unexpectable problems, I believe it can positively contribute to our lives far more.
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The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

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  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

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