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Some believe job satisfaction is a priority for success and happiness while others think high salary is much more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Some believe
job
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satisfaction
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 is a priority for success and happiness
while
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 others
,
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apply
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 think
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a high
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 salary is much more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion. In our contemporary society, there is an ongoing debate about whether
job
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satisfaction
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 is the most crucial factor for success, or
salary
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whether salary
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 must be prioritized
due to
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 some grounds. From my perspective, I advocate the view of those who assume that income holds greater significance in
work
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 life.
This
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 essay will discuss both ideas. On the one hand, feeling pleasure from a
job
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 makes a person
to
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persist
a
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in a
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job
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 for a long time.
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, individuals get easily exhausted from
work
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, especially when they are part of a disinterested field. It cannot be denied that
a
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if a
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person derives
a
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great
satisfaction
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 from his or her
job
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, the quality and productivity of
work
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 will increase directly.
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, governments and companies should hire
people
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 who have
interest
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on
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in
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 their sphere.
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, as far as some
people
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concerned
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, they believe that money is the meaning of life. To be more specific, financial stability provides a perfect platform that
helps
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help
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people
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 live in
this
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 modern society. Possessing and earning a great deal of money can make individuals feel comfortable and meet basic needs,
pursue
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and pursue
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 personal goals. It paves the way for living in serenity and happiness, too.
Consequently
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,
people
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 prefer
to
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campaigns that give a chance of getting higher salaries, regardless of
its
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their
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satisfaction
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.
To sum up
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,
while
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 some are inclined with the viewpoint that receiving
respectable
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a respectable
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 income is more essential,
on the contrary
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, others think that
job
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 contentment can generate impressive results in
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work
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the work
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 and career life of
people
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.

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Task Achievement
To improve task achievement, ensure your essay more fully addresses the prompt by giving a balanced view on both opinions before clearly stating your own position. Include more specific examples to support each viewpoint.
Coherence & Cohesion
For a higher score in coherence and cohesion, work on the logical structure of your argument. Make sure each paragraph flows logically from one to the next, and use linking words effectively. Consider dividing the essay into clearer paragraphs for each viewpoint.

Fully explain your ideas

To get an excellent score in the IELTS Task 2 writing section, one of the easiest and most effective tips is structuring your writing in the most solid format. A great argument essay structure may be divided to four paragraphs, in which comprises of four sentences (excluding the conclusion paragraph, which comprises of three sentences).

For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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