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In many parts of the world, families were larger in the past because people had more children. Do you think there were more advantages or disadvantages to being part of a large family in the past? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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In the past, extended family had a lot of
children
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. In that family, all the siblings were kind and loyal to each other. The reason I am saying
that is
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 because my old grandparents came from
extended
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an extended
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 family. In
this
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 essay, I will discuss
positive
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the positive
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 aspects and negative sides. On the one hand, being the eldest child in an extended family, required more responsibility than being the youngest child.
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, the older
children
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 shared all of the valid clothes and suitable shoes with the youngest
children
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.
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, the family environment was healthy, merciful to each other,
helper
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 when needed. In an extended
family
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family,
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 the
children
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 were
helper
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helpers
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 for domestic chores and field
works
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work
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 because of budget came from
this
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 work.
In addition
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, the
children
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 of
this
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 family treated each other nicely and the older ones helped to teach new skills to the youngest ones. There
were
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 no wickedness around
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this
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these
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 people in the past. But
on the other hand
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, there are
also
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 many disadvantages.
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,
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 groceries, financial deficiencies, clothes,
problems
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 in the delivery of school supplies and there were similar family budget deficit
problems
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. In the past days, health was one of the biggest
gift
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gifts
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 which is given by God. If one of the extended family
member
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members
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 gets
a flu
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the flu
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, sometimes they could
have been
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afford to buy medicine but it was not always. The teenagers of the extended family
got
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get
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 a place at university
rarely
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apply
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.
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Due to they
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They
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 helped
to
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apply
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their parents with field
works
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work
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. There was no time to study. In conclusion, every Era has a past. The
problems
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 of big families in the past were
also
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 big.
However
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 nowadays,
problems
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 of extended families are getting smaller

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task response
Ensure that your introduction clearly states your position on the topic and outlines the main points to be discussed in the essay.
coherence cohesion
Work on connecting your ideas in a more organized and logical manner. Use transition words and phrases to link your ideas together more effectively.
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