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Some students prefer to take a gap year between high school and university, to work or to travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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After high school and before university, some
students
 are interested in taking a
gap
year
 to travel or to work. From my perspective, having a chance to learn new skills and earn life experiences through a
year
 of no studying outweighs the disadvantage which is losing the motivation to pursue education. On the one hand, a
gap
year
 provides
students
 with a wonderful opportunity to learn new things outside of their comfort zone. By exploring more diverse cultures when
traveling
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 or working,
students
 can enrich themselves with
knowledge
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 they didn’t know previously and expand their social circle.
Moreover
, a
year
 of freedom helps them consider what they want to do next and be better prepared for the future.
For example
, not only can a graduated high schooler who works a job abroad gain work experience, but the student can
also
 acquire a better outlook on life.
On the other hand
, many
students
 often get used to working or
traveling
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 and refuse to return to a life of study after a
year
 off. They either become lazy or think tertiary education isn’t worth the effort, so they go straight into jobs that are beneath their capabilities without thinking about the long-term prospects.
For instance
, a survey by the British Government found
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% of
students
 who take a
gap
year
 never enter tertiary education. All in all,
gap
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year
 has its merits and demerits. In my opinion, as long as
students
 have firm determination and a passion for studying, the benefits of
gap
year
 will always outshine the drawbacks.
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The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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