Millions of dollars are spent on space research every year. Some people argue that the money should be spent on improving living standards on Earth. Do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, a huge amount of
money
is spent on
space
research every year in
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modern
countries
. The common
argue
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is that the
money
should be spent on developing the standards of living on
earth
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.
This
writer strongly agrees with
this
opinion and will show the point of view in
this
essay. First of all, not all
countries
have enough
money
to have a
space
exploration program. Just the big
countries
like America, China or Russia can afford it. The reason behind
this
point of view is that
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these
countries
have enough
money
to improve the
space
exploration program.
Moreover
, it
also
spoils our environment.
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from the rocket can cause
the
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air pollution and acid
raining
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. Not only that, it
also
affects people’s health and causes many diseases
such
as lung cancer and respiratory diseases.
Furthermore
, many people in around the world do not have enough food to eat or the lack of living places or the children in the poor areas cannot go to school. The action of spending millions of dollars on
space
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is unnecessary.
Instead
of that, the government should invest
this
money
on
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the business to develop their
countries
, using that
money
to build more
building
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buildings
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for the poor citizens or build more
school
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schools
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to educate the children. In conclusion,
this
writer believes that the big benefits of
explore
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the
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space
but it
also
destroys our habitat.
Instead
,
government
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have to use that
money
to develop the living standards on
earth
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Earth
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • space exploration
  • scientific discoveries
  • cutting-edge technology
  • pioneering research
  • socio-economic development
  • improved healthcare
  • education
  • poverty alleviation
  • infrastructure
  • balanced approach
  • cost-effective
  • prioritize
  • allocate
  • resources
  • budget
  • investment
  • sustainable development
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