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People who live in busy cities are in many ways at a disadvantage to those who live in rural areas. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Many
people
 believe that living in
the
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 bustling city
have
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 a lot of drawbacks compared to
countryside
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the countryside
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. In
this
 essay, I will give my opinion and state reasons for the same.
Firstly
, I will discuss
about
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the economic advantages of
life
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living
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 in
cities
.
Secondly
, I will explore the aspects of social life in
cities
 and rural
areas
.
To begin
 with, the developed towns have large factories and industries operating continuously and giving more opportunities
of
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 employment.
For example
, a person in
urban
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 area can opt out of any of the careers available he is interested in, whereas,
people
 in villages have to do farming or animal husbandry for their living.
Furthermore
,
the
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healthcare facilities and hospitals are
in
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abundant in metropolitan
cities
.
Thus
, making
people
 safer in terms of health and well-being.
For example
, In small villages, the
bed’s
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availability
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 in hospitals and health
centers
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 is extremely limited,
also
 the number of waiting hours is too long as there
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 scarce
of
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qualified doctors. Humans in urban
cities
 and suburbs have
exciting
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 and happening social life. As there are quite many hangout places and social
centers
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 for gatherings and meeting friends and family.
Also
,
people
 in
cities
 have many things to do during their week-off time. Whereas, for
people
 living in rural
areas
 the options are often limited due to no clubs and
handful
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 of social
centers
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.
In addition
 to that,
the
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travelling is quite easy due to
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 good frequency of public transportation,
also
 the time of travel is less due to better condition of roadways compared to rural villages. In conclusion, I strongly disagree
to
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 the above-mentioned view. In my opinion, due to many reasons,
people
 living in metropolitan
cities
 are
at
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huge
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 advantage compared to those living in rural
areas
,
People
 in rural
areas
 manage to live with
number
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a number
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 of limitations in terms of infrastructure and employment.
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