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Many young people are leaving their homes in rural areas to study or work in the cities. What are the reasons? Do the advantages of this develoment outweigh the disadvantages?

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One of the widely discussed issues nowadays is that
young
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 generation
are
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living
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leaving
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 their homes in rural areas to study or work in
cities
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. It is undeniable that getting education and experience becomes an essential part of our future.
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, there is no absolute agreement as some people find moving to the
cities
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 in terms of development beneficial,
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 others especially their parents consider everything associated with living hometowns negatively. Surely there are both pros and cons
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 that situation but I believe
advantages
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the advantages
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 outweigh
disadvantages
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the disadvantages
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. One of the major positives of leaving
countryside
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the countryside
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 is that obviously, there are much more opportunities for personal growth and development in
cities
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.
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, there
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qualified colleges or universities to become professional. So, in urban
areas
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 there are
mane
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such
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 institutions.
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, after graduating young people have more convenience
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 a job and
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 first experience. Another advantage is that
quality
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the quality
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 of infrastructure there is much higher than in small towns. A good example here is medicine.
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, a person who has a toothache can easily make an appointment with a dentist and treat it on the same day. Turning to the other side of the argument, it can lead to the urbanisation problem in
whole
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 country.
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, there is a risk of devastation of settlements. Yet, it is most likely that young people will return to their native lands after self-development. Taking everything mentioned into account, we can come to
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 conclusion that life in
cities
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 gives a lot of opportunities for personal growth , but it can
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 have consequences that need to be taken into account.
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