People living in the 21st century enjoy a better standard of living than people in previous centuries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Nowadays, the
World
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standards
of living are at a high level.
Although
,
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a number of
people
think the
standards
of living in past were worse than today, I completely agree with those who say that the living
standards
of these days are better off
due to
advanced technology and science.
One
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the one hand, below are some of the reasons why
people
's living
standards
were
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worse than today.
Firstly
, the value of their money. It is clearly seen that some countries had a low currency exchange of money which would not help them to develop
incase
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they wanted to carry out any development.
For example
, if Ugandan currency had been high a few decades ago, Uganda would have been among the rich countries.
Secondly
, 40 years ago, poor infrastructure in undeveloped countries increased to poor
standards
of living as
result
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a result
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of
people
not being able to transport their goods to the market places.
For instance
, East African nations experienced
such
challenges and
this
was a
hinder
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to their development.
Thus
living
standards
became poorer.
On the other hand
, the reasons
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why societies enjoy a better standard of living are as follows.
To begin
with, improved technology and science
has
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contributed so much.
Whereby
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people
find it so easy to communicate
to
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one another when doing business.
Also
, scientists have
also
produced a lot of drugs to treat different illnesses. To illustrate more,
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the devlopment
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devlopment
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development
of phones and computers has not only simplified communications but
also
increased friendship among nations.
Hence
the
world
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world's
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living
standards
becoming better. In conclusion, even though, the
standards
of living in past were not good
due to
bad roads and low currencies, I believe that today individuals enjoy it because of
improvement
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improvements
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in
technologies
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technology
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and I think the government should work hard for more advanced technologies so as the
standards
can continue to be high.
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coherence cohesion
Main points are generally supported, but some of the supporting examples provided lack depth or specificity, and there is room for a more detailed explanation to strengthen the arguments.
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Examples are used to support your points, but they should be more relevant and specific. Try to include concrete and detailed examples that directly support your thesis regarding the improvement in standards of living.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • standard of living
  • life expectancy
  • medical treatments
  • technological innovations
  • economic growth
  • average incomes
  • poverty levels
  • access to education
  • human rights
  • environmental cost
  • pollution
  • climate change
  • material wealth
  • psychological concerns
  • isolation
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