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To meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but harvesting them will also negatively affect nature. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Eating
insects
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 as a
food
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 source is a solution for a country to increase
the
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its
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 population.
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, many people believe that
insects
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 are not only dangerous but growing them will
also
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making
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have
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 a bad effect
to
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on
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 nature. I believe so many negative things
of
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about
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 eating
insects
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 outweigh the positives.
This
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 essay will discuss both perspectives before presenting my own viewpoint in the impending paragraph.
Insects
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 are one of the
animal
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animals
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who are growing
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that grow
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 and
living
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 in any place in the world
such
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 as
,
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apply
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 dark places, rubbish
bin
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bins
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 and a surface of
quite
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quiet
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 places. Some
country
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countries
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 use
of
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apply
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edible
insects
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 as
a
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food
a portion of food
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food
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 including
indonesia
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. But, others said that, could not consume that
due to
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insects
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an
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apply
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animal
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animals
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who
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that
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are
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is
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 living wild outside without knowing how they
life
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live
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.
Furthermore
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, there is a religion which
ban
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bans
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 to
serve
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serving
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 of edible
insects
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 as a dish. Some of them
thinks
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think
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, there are some advantages of consuming
insects
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,
such
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 as
contains
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contain
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 lots of vitamins and
easy
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are easy
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 to harvest
it
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apply
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, especially, in some
country
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countries
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 which do not have a sea to catch the fish and do not have a wide land to harvest a vegetable. Harvesting
insects
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are
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is
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 the best idea to use
it
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apply
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in our daily
food
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.
However
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, the drawbacks are still many outweigh the benefits.
For instance
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, we know that lots of
vitamin
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vitamins
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 inside them,
while
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, we do not know where is the source of
insects
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. Might be it comes from either garbage or
dirty
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a dirty
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 place.
Additionally
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, it will
make
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cause
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 some other
disease
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diseases
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 in the future.
Hence
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, the right way is
avoiding
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to avoid
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the
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apply
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insects
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 as a dish. Chicken is a great
food
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 to eat
due to
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many
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its many
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 proteins,
vitamins
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and vitamins
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 and easy to get
it
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apply
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. In conclusion, eating
insects
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 is not a great solution for supporting the population of society,
due to
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 the problems we will face ahead. A better option is to choose other animals to eat that provide many benefits to our daily life

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coherence cohesion
Ensure your essay has a clear structure, with separate paragraphs for introduction, benefits, drawbacks, and conclusion. Each paragraph should start with a topic sentence that clearly states the main idea of the paragraph.
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Develop your main points by explaining and supporting them with examples or evidence. Avoid making broad statements without backing them up.
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Pay attention to the task instructions. Make sure to address all parts of the question, including both the benefits and drawbacks of the issue, and provide a balanced view before stating your own opinion.
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Work on your grammar and spelling to ensure your essay is clear and easily understandable. Consider using tools or seeking help to improve your English language skills.

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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • food scarcity
  • edible insects
  • nutritional benefits
  • cultural barriers
  • psychological barriers
  • mainstream food source
  • carbon footprint
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • environmentally sustainable
  • economic benefits
  • local farmers
  • health safety
  • allergies
  • pesticides
  • pollutants
  • ecosystems
  • biodiversity
  • regulations
  • hygiene
  • unforeseen consequences
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