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Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their time and attention to studying for a qualification.

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Some university
students
 want to learn about other
subjects
in addition
 to their main
subjects
. Others believe it is more important to give all their time and attention to studying for a qualification. Discuss
both
 these views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Many people believe that
students
 of
university
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 should learn more
subjects
 than they learn now,
however
, others think that it would be more significant to focus only on raising a qualification. I tend to support
both
 points of view. In my opinion, it is very important to study something new as it gives
students
 a chance to gain interesting information. If people
learning
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 new
subjects
, their horizons are expanding.
Thus
, it would be great for ambitious people to get useful knowledge. What is more, they can find more interesting topics to study than they learn now.
However
,
students
 should not forget about their main
subjects
. In the
university
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 it is very
significant
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important
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 to focus on the major
one
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. If a person wants to be an expert in their field in the future, they should always improve
skills
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their skills
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 by learning something new and collecting information on their subject. I tend to have a balanced view on
this
 issue as I completely realize
opinions
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 of all asked individuals. As observations have shown, there was a constant debate between some
students
 holding opposing beliefs.
For instance
, trying new things
as
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 studying new
subjects
 can be very beneficial.
However
, focusing on the major one is vital to
become
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 an expert in a field.
Thus
, I understand
both
 positions. In conclusion, there are opposing viewpoints held
it
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this
 discussion,
both
 of which have their reasons. In my opinion, there are strong arguments to support each of them, which makes it hard to choose a definite position.
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    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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