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Homelessness is increasing in many major cities around the world. What do you think are the main causes of this problem and what measures could be taken to solve it?

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In
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 age, the number of vagrants is increasing in most parts of the world.
This
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 essay will analyze several reasons for
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 issue and some measures that are taken by the government and the
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 with, the crucial causes of
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 problem. First and foremost, for the being time, the population is going up day by day.
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, in many major cities, there are not enough housing opportunities for individuals. Another fact is that, as I mentioned above, amount of
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 is increasing,
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 there are not plenty of work opportunities for them. What I mean by that, is if they do not work, they will not feed their families and cannot support them financially.
According to
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 the research in the USA in 2018, there were 70% of homeless men and 30% of homeless women.
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 to that, there are over 122000
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 experiencing homelessness on any given night in the USA.
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, there are a plethora of actions that should be taken by other
people
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 and governments. First of all, in most cities, individuals who work in high places buy several houses from almost all cities. So, it will lessen the places where homeless
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 have to live.
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 to that, there is a main problem and it is overpopulation. It is one of the biggest issues that the government do not know how to address. Administration have to provide their population with enough clothes, food, working opportunities and others. In a nutshell, the administration and citizens should solve the issue in the near future,
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, it will be a global problem.

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Structure
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Coherence
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Content
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Task response
When discussing solutions, ensure they are directly linked to the problems you've outlined. Offering clear solutions to specific causes can strengthen your argument.
Grammar
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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

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