Many people around the world use social media everyday to keep in touch with other people and get news events. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages ?

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Nowadays, many
people
in over the
world
spend a
lot
of time using social
media
to keep in touch with other
people
and
got
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news events. In
this
writer will talk about
advantages
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the advantages
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outweigh
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that outweigh
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the disadvantages.
Firstly
, using social
media
will have many
benefit
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benefits
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like
make
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gaining
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a
lot
of knowledge of
information
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the information
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in over the
world
can
understand
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understanding
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and
catch
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catching
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up
a
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on a
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lot
of trends or events in the
world
.
For example
,
chairman
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the chairman
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can persuade all staff and control
by
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apply
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social
media
or he can talk to them
some
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about some
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of
news
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the news
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events of his company.
Furthermore
, now have a
lot
of financial
benefit
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benefits
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so most
of
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apply
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people
use it for shopping online or
find
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to find
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some
of
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work with
high
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a high
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salary
in
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on
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other websites.
Secondly
, for
education
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education,
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students can use social
media
for
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to
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study online at home, do not go out if they can not or they must at home.
Moreover
, some
of
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student
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students
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can use that for chatting with
friend
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friends
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or
relax
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relaxing
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by
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with
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some
of
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apply
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games
in
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on
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the internet.
For example
,
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the student
a student
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student
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students
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must study online when
covid-19
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COVID-19
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appear
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appears
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in over the
world
or
for
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to
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relax, after 1 week to study hard,
at
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and at
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weekend
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the weekend
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students can play more games. With a
lot
of advantages will appear disadvantages like
in
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apply
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some of
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the website
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website
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websites
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can have false
information
which
are
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is
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effected for children and will
be make
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make
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them
to
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do
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wrong
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the wrong
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action
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actions
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but will have different solutions
can
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that can
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help them like
choose
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choosing
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true
information
with
resort like
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famous
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a famous
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scientist
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scientists
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to read. In conclusion, using social
media
will have more advantages for
financial
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finances
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or education but will appear disadvantages which
people
do not want so must choose true
information
before
read
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reading
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in website.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • facilitate
  • geographically separated
  • fostering
  • connectivity
  • instant communication
  • real-time information
  • misinformation
  • rigorous checks and balances
  • fake news
  • addictive nature
  • detract
  • face-to-face interactions
  • mental health
  • awareness of limitations
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