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City living in the 12th century is stressfull and offers no advantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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 that city living is a stressful terror nowadays. I agree to a certain extent but it is much more beneficial to take into consideration pluses and minuses of it. Regarding the lifestyle in a metropolis, it's worth mentioning several drawbacks for city dwellers.
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, big cities assume a growing number of people producing landfills of litter. It has become an unnecessary evil that must be stopped. As far as I've traveled a lot before I've seen town streets filled with garbage and horrifying smells. It could become a real challenge for people with an allergy to stay there.
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, megalopolises are inundated with crowds of people in a rush. You have to adapt to
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 an agile pace of life, inadequate means of transport, bumper-to-bumper traffic, lost hours to get from one district to another
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 or spend your time getting across the town to find some peace and silence.
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, during my
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 short visit to Toronto traffic jams stole 3 hours of my being there.
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, in terms of the rapid soaring of prices for real estate every year it could be complicated to predict how much money you need to earn. One day you may grasp that your salary is ridiculously
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 for paying rent or mortgage. For another thing, we can't avoid saying about several profound advantages of the city living.
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 the first place, modern metropolises have a highly developed infrastructure with road networks, shopping malls, and a system of governmental services.
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, you have the whole range of facilities you need right next to you.
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 the second place, job opportunities are considerably increased and versatile in a town.
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, I am able to become a guru in my field or find an absolutely new career path if I feel exhausted because of my current job.
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 variety and accessibility of places to live. It goes without saying that the urban construction scale scores over the rural greatly. Undoubtedly, my family had an extended amount of rental apartment options to choose from in Ottawa. On the whole, someone could feel more productive and motivated in inner-city streams
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 another person will lose energy and enthusiasm because of the fresh air deficiency. I am confident that each person must weigh the pros and cons for themselves.
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