Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things we don't really need. Others say that advertisements tells us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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made a great deal to change and facility
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life. To help them
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that, they used publicity to attract people to purchase their products.
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by the stuff even if they do not need it.
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, I believe that they
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to be mature and
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only things there develop their life.
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points of view and
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them with examples. To start,
company
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of technology
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developed many gadgets to
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the
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of people.
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, the invention of the smartphone. Now families can communicate
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them
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even if they live in
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of the
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, we have the smart vacuum cleaner,
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changed the
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routine and decreased the time they
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taken to clean the house. So now you can clean your floor
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you are working from your office or doing shopping, just
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pressing the button start on your mobile phone. After that, there is a huge number of publics are buying from the advertisement things that they do not use them after. Just because they had
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good publicity, to illustrate
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female
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like
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items, and they would like to have
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perfect skin. they purchase
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without thinking
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the results or the side effects.
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that some of them will be treating
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consequence with dermatology doctors.
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.
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person will spend more money. In conclusion, each person is an adult and responsible. It is true that some things are improving our
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. But, before buying them, we need to think about the
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and the results.
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task achievement
Your essay tends to divert from the topic at times. It's crucial to stay focused on the arguments regarding advertising's role - whether it encourages unnecessary purchases or informs about beneficial products.
coherence cohesion
The logical flow of information in your essay needs improvement. Paragraphs should transition smoothly from one to the next with clear topic sentences outlining the main point of each paragraph.
task achievement
While you've included examples, ensure that they are directly relevant to the question and clearly support your argument. Make sure examples are detailed and specific, rather than broad statements.
coherence cohesion
Introduction and conclusion are present but could be clearer. The introduction should more directly address the prompt, and the conclusion should succinctly summarize the main points.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • encourage
  • persuade
  • manipulative
  • unnecessary
  • excessive
  • artificial needs
  • desires
  • consumers
  • oversaturation
  • impulse buying
  • financial problems
  • inform
  • educate
  • features
  • benefits
  • innovations
  • raise awareness
  • social issues
  • positive behavior
  • enrich
  • well-being
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