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in many countries people are now living longer than ever before. some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. to what extent do the advantages of having an ageing populaiton outweigh the disadvantages? give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

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advancement
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advancements
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 in technology,
people
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 now are able to live longer than before. Whilst many think that
ageing
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the ageing
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 population has more problems for the government, I believe that having older
people
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 in
community
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the community
a community
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 is more beneficial, and
this
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 has more
poitives
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positives
positive
 than drawbacks. One of the
advantage
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advantages
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 of more old
people
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 in society is that
,
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 these
people
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 are full of experience, and they will share their experiences of life with young individuals. Young
people
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 will always have something new to learn from their elders.
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, grandparents have influence in families, they with their right guidance and expert advice are able to solve many problems,
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 they always help their children and
grand children
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grandchildren
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 to follow
right
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the right
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 direction and path in life.
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, they are the best
care takers
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caretakers
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 of their
grand children
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grandchildren
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 when parents are not able to monitor them. If we talk about old employees in various companies, older
people
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 are more loyal and reliable
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then
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than
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 youngsters. There are so many multinational
organsitions
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organisations
organisation
organizations
 in which
people
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 in different departments are working for long tenures and spend about thirty to
fourty
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forty
four
 years in one organisation, and they with their expert
advise
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advice
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 benefit the company in
long
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the long
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 run.
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, many large
corpartes
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corporates
 are able to maximise their profits
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 the
loyality
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loyalty
 of their old employees and the suggestions they provide.
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, as far as
disadvantages
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the disadvantages
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 of having more elders
on
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in
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 the
governement
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government
 in nations are concerned,
then
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 there are increased burdens of medicare and pensions. The government have to spend more on providing healthcare facilities to them as
this
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 is a fact that with ageing,
people
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 start to have various health issues
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, with
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an exccessive
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exccessive
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excessive
 older population, the
governement
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government
 needs to set a certain budget for them in order to provide pensions to manage their cost
os
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of
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 living, so
instead
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 of spending on other recreational and public services, they have to support elder for their living. In conclusion,
although
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 with more older population
the
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governments will
overwhelm
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 with additional burdens to provide medical and pension
facilties
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facilities
 to them,
their
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the
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 benefits like experience, expertise, and
loyality
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loyalty
 they have for
the
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society and companies cannot be overlooked.

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Introduction
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Cohesion
Use a range of linking words and phrases to ensure smooth transitions between ideas and paragraphs. While you have a good structure, varying your connectors can elevate your writing.
Examples
Provide more specific examples to support your points. Real-world examples or statistics would make your argument more convincing.
Position
While discussing both sides of the argument, ensure to maintain a clear position throughout your essay. This will strengthen the coherence of your response.
Introduction
You've done a good job introducing the topic and stating your opinion in the introduction.
Structure
Your essay is well-structured, with clear paragraphs for each main idea.
Examples
You have effectively used examples to illustrate your points, though more specificity could make them even stronger.

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    • 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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