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The most important aim of science should be to improve people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

#aim #science #people #lives
In modern society, the topic of
science
 is the topic that
people
 are always arguing about. Everyone has their own opinion on how much
money
 we need to spend on each field of
science
, what the aim of exploring those things is, and why we need to do
this
. In the first place, I would say that
science
 is the most important thing about
people
 being, that’s the thing that helps us exist,
for instance
, we can somehow understand what is going on in our galaxy or ocean, which saves us from dying of those dangerous places,
also
 it’s about technology and a
lot
 of other things because
science
 has a
lot
 of different fields.
Science
 is the thing why we are still living, but everyone has their own wishes and predictions about it. For now, our world is not only about exploring but
also
 about
money
, a
lot
 of laboratories and corporations have the pursuit of
money
, and the popularity of
science
 dropped slightly, not in the way that
people
 stopped doing something with it but just in the way that some scientist, I could say more of them, are not passionate about
this
, and they could do a
lot
 of troubles for our society and environment. As I see
this
 situation, the main aim of
science
 now is to get rich. The population is dependent on the government or private corporations because they know more,
moreover
, they can sell the information to millionaires and they have all the opportunities to use it for their own good. In conclusion,
personally
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personally,
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 for me,
science
 is the best thing to ever exist and it’s the thing that we won’t live without, but
people
 should rethink what they are doing and what responsibility they have when they consider themselves scientists, maybe in the past the main aim of
science
 was to improve
people
’s lives but
subsequently
, the number of
people
 that are interested in
money
 grow, and for some reasons now it’s not only about improving our world.
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Focus more clearly on directly answering the essay question throughout your essay. Be explicit about whether you agree or disagree with the statement and use specific reasons to support your position.
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Use paragraph structures that clearly separate your main points. A good strategy is to start a paragraph with a clear topic sentence that indicates what the paragraph will discuss.
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    • Sentence 2 - Example
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • crucial role
  • technological advancements
  • medical discoveries
  • life-changing inventions
  • innovations
  • solutions to human problems
  • enhancing quality of life
  • improvement of healthcare
  • transportation
  • communication
  • agriculture
  • energy sectors
  • eradication of diseases
  • prolongation of life expectancy
  • global challenges
  • climate change
  • overpopulation
  • food security
  • developed world
  • underprivileged communities
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