With the improvements in today’s health care, society has to care for more and more elderly people. Do you feel that society will be able to cope with the increase in numbers of elderly people today and how can it be managed?

It is undeniable that
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health care
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healthcare
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system has become an essential part of our life. It’s developing rapidly. Various achievements have been made already. All of them
helping
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us to gain new knowledge and
saves
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many lives every single day. It
provides
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us to feel better and live longer. One of the main positives of
this
is that
people
’s chances of surviving to old age improved substantially in all world regions, and those who survive to age 60 can
also
expect to live longer than in years past. Turning to the other side of the argument, living in
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world, makes everything unaffordable. That’s the main reason why younger
people
don’t rush to build their own family and have kids. Here’s why the number of elderly
people
is increasing. One of the main aspects of the problem is that elderly
people
require more help and support for obvious reasons. To tackle
this
problem
people
should build more houses for elderly
people
. It will provide their security,
also
they could find many like-minded
people
and get the right treatment. Another option could be decreasing prices and making life more affordable, so
younger
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generation would have more chances to survive. It
contribute
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to
increase
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an increase
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the
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in the
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population, which is indeed, since we are facing
such
problem
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as the threat of extinction. Having
weighted
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everything mentioned
up
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apply
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, we can come to
a
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conclusion that
society
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society is
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still not ready to cope with the increase in
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the numbers
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numbers
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number
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of elderly
people
.
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While the essay addresses the main points of the prompt, it would benefit from deeper analysis and more specific examples to support its arguments.
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Enhancing the logical flow and focusing on stronger paragraph transitions would make the essay easier to follow.
general
Grammatical errors and some awkward phrasing should be corrected to improve clarity.
task achievement
The introduction clearly sets the stage for the discussion and mentions the achievements in healthcare.
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The essay provides a balanced view by discussing both the positive and negative aspects of increased life expectancy.

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