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Young people today are better qualified than they were in the past. Some people argue that this is because competition for jobs is greater that it used to be. Others say that people only continue their education because the opportunities exist for them to do so. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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It is stated that young
people
 today are better qualified than they were in the past. There are
people
 who believe
this
 is because the current
job
 market
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 more and more competitive,
while
 the other says
this
 is because education opportunities are easier to access. Both statements have their own reasons and arguments. In
this
 era of globalization, there is no doubt that where we live is getting more and more irrelevant to where we can go to work. When it comes to
job
 opportunities, we are currently shifting, from nation citizens
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 to global citizens. The Internet provides an incredibly vast option for us to what we can get our hands on, whether
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 information or relation. Space and distance are no longer an obstacle. The borders have been lifted by technology. There is no limit to where we can go to work as long as we have the proper qualifications that are needed.
People
 doing a project from their laptop for other
people
 across the globe is already a common thing to see. So,
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 no wonder if the
job
 market keeps getting more saturated and the
people
 are getting more and more ambitious. Not only access to
job
 opportunities, the advancement of our technology
also
 provides incredible improvement
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 our access to education. It is common for us to meet some of our friends who are pursuing higher education in their own fields
while
 their parents don’t even have a degree in college.
This
 situation
also
 has a direct correlation to the first argument, the better qualified the general workforce
are
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, the harder it gets to land a
job
. I agree with the first argument
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 because it
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 the very basic reason
on
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why young
people
 today are getting more and more qualified.
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Provide a stronger argument for the second view.
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Include a concluding paragraph that summarizes the main points and restates your opinion.
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    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
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