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The use of social media such as Twitter and Facebook is replacing face-to-face contact for many people in their everyday life. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

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Social
media
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 has started to announce
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 domination in
this
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 globalization era, challenging the face-to-face interaction
people
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 usually had in the past. Many
people
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 believe the existence of social
media
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such
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 as Twitter and Facebook gives better advantages,
while
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 some might argue on the downsides of it. In
this
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 essay, I will elucidate
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why the benefits of social
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outweighs
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 the drawbacks.
To begin
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 with, social
media
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 has been assisting us to link with many other
people
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 on the internet and search for real-time
information
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.
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,
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 and
socialize
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 with someone new is getting easier through
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Facebook's search engine. Socializing is exactly what we need in a world
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 on global collaboration.
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, broadening up the circle of networks through
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 provided by each
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 will
also
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 reduce the hassle of having to meet directly.
Furthermore
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, it is very evident that social
media
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 like Twitter, often provide us a more real-time news than a newspaper can, which
ease
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 the job of many
people
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 in
this
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 world. In the end, as we enter the Internet of Things era,
the
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society
also
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 pushes us to maximize the use of social
media
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.
On the other hand
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, risks will always come along. Spreadness of
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 has been the main issue of social
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use.
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a real-time
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real-time information
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information
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spread
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 easily through
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 of parties, where a pinch of discrepancy from every person can lead to a vast misleading
information
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 in the end.
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, the government has countless attempts
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 policies to tackle
this
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 one specific obstacle,
such
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 as the UU ITE policy from
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the Indonesia
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Indonesia
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 government.
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, we must pay
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better attention to the spread of
information
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 on the internet. In conclusion, social
media
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 is very fruitful in threading networks and collaborations.
Although
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,
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hoax
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has
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became
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 one of the biggest
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, there is no other innovation which
bring
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 bigger
benefit
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 than
the
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social
media
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.

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coherence cohesion
Ensure that the essay has a clear logical structure, with each paragraph having a clear main idea and cohesive devices linking those ideas effectively.
coherence cohesion
Make sure that the introduction clearly presents the topic and the writer's position, and that the conclusion effectively summarizes the main points and restates the writer's position.
coherence cohesion
Support main points with specific examples or further explanation to strengthen the arguments. While the essay provides examples, it could benefit from more detailed illustrations to each point made.
task achievement
Address the task fully by providing a balanced discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of social media, followed by a clearly stated opinion.
task achievement
Express ideas clearly and comprehensively, ensuring that your opinion on whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages is unambiguous.
task achievement
Include relevant and specific examples to substantiate the arguments. While the essay references certain benefits and drawbacks, it can be made stronger with concrete examples like specific incidents or studies.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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