Has the importance of travel by water changed now from how it was in the past? Discuss these views and provide your opinion.

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Nowadays, in
this
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generation, all kinds of
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improved by technological advancement. In the past,
travel
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by
water
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was the main form of
transportation
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used to move
people
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and goods.
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, now it has changed to better conditions
such
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as
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traveling
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airplanes
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and cars. I would like to discuss both views in the following paragraphs.     
Firstly
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, in the
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the only way to
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was by
water
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using boats.
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, there were many
people
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who passed away,
while
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traveling
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by
water
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, because it was really dangerous to
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by
water
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.
For instance
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, traveling via small wooden boats may not endure the turbulence of the waves, storms,
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passenger loads and it cause deaths, drowning,
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and conflicts
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from the poor nutrition and cramped living conditions on the ships.
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, a number of folks
also
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got lost in the middle of the sea because
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many
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fall
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overboard during big storms and less safety measures.
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Although
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, the food often ran short because the journeys were longer than anticipated,
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people
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died of starvation or developed serious illnesses caused by poor or a lack of nutrition. Even though
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water
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took a long time, perhaps
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days, weeks or months.  
On the other hand
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, now the number of
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by
water
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are
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much less than in the past. But, if
people
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want to
travel
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by
water
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they can use the modern electrical boat with all kinds of safety, which reduces the number of deaths.
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, now the more popular
travel
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transportation
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mode is
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airplanes
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,
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because the time taken for
travel
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is substantially reduced.
People
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can now
travel
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from Saudi to England in six hours by
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plane
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rather than spending months to reach their destination by ship.
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Airplanes
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can
travel
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above the seas without any limited danger for the
people
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.   In conclusion, in my opinion,
people
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are avoiding
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by
water
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more now than
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in the past, whilst presently
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airplanes
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are the most important mode of
traveling
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travelling
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transportation
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for most
people
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