Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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Over the
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few decades, whether it is better to acknowledge
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situation or it is important to push ourselves to change that has sparked a debate.
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the point of view of some
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people,
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it is wise to receive
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patch,
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as dissatisfaction
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work or
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of less money, whilst others reckon that it is essential to attempt to enhance their position. In
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essay, I will look at both sides of the
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and give my opinion. On one hand, there are several reasons why some people think it is better to stay where they are now, even
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are not happy.
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, the fear of
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the
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job if they complain about their position or salary.
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, most of the South Asian countries
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number of job holders, who are not comfortable with the environment of their office or salary structure. Despite
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that
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they have no intention
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their company ; because of
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ratio of unemployment.
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, the lack of skills, which hold them back to stay in their old position.
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, if a person is a hard worker but still lacks
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, will not take any chance to switch
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.
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, some people think if they
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an attempt to promote their
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, they might have a chance to have
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life. An illustration can be made that in business if a man doesn't take any risk to enlarge his
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, he will never see the light of success. Another example can be made that if a person doesn't have the courage to talk to his manager to improve his salary, he will never get
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wage. In conclusion, I am convinced that if anyone
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to be successful he needs to take
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or make an attempt for the betterment of his life.
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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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