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The government has announced that it plans to build a new university. Some people think that your community would be a good place to locate the university. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a new university in your community. Use specific details in your discussion

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I think it is a great idea to build a new
university
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 in my
community
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, I think it is a controversial question whether the building of a new
university
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 will bring only benefits to our
community
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. In
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essay
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 I will analyze
advantages
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the advantages
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 and
disadvantages
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 of
this
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 issue and present my view in
favor
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 of establishing a new
university
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 in my
community
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the
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one side, establishing a new
university
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 in my
community
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 brings many benefits.
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 of all,
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new construction means more job opportunities. I think it would be good for my
community
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 because many
people
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 have to spend much time driving to their work day in and day out because they could not find a job in our
neighborhood
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.
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 of all, a new
university
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 is a good
chance
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 to meet new
people
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 and I like
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 opportunity. Many students will live in our
community
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, if a new
university
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 is built in my
community
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 there is a big
chance
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 that I will be willing to
enroll
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 in it. I think it is great because it is not far from my place and I do not have to move to another part of the city. Another important aspect of
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 is that
people
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 from my
community
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 will have a
chance
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 to use
new
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the new
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 libraries and facilities of a new
university
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For
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example
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 some
people
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 can take courses and classes there.
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 the other side, building a new
university
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 can bring some
disadvantages
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A new
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 construction means noise, traffic jams and different kinds of pollution.
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 to these
disadvantages
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, many young
people
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 in our
community
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 can cause more noise
especially
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 in the evenings. To sum up, I think that I would support the decision of the government of establishing a new
university
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 in my
community
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 despite a few
disadvantages
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 that could follow
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 construction. I believe that a new
university
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 will increase
a
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chance
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 of many young
people
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to get
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 a higher education,
gain
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and gain
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 more knowledge and experience, which will help them to succeed in today’s world

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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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