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Some people think that getting old is a negative thing, whereas others think it is much easier for people to live in modern society. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Growing up is a natural mechanism inside all animals.
People
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 cannot avoid
from
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getting old.
While
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 there are some voices claiming that
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becoming
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became
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becoming
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apply
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the
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elderly
are
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is
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 easier to live in
modern
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the modern
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 world, I tend to believe that having a young body
are
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is
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 easier to live in
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apply
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the
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modern
society
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. On
first
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the first
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 hand, the elderly have more experience
on
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in
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the
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daily life. They have more chances to get
in
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into
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 different situations. With living longer, they are generally
considering
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considered
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 as
have
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having
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 more wisdom and following social guidelines. Especially,
the
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apply
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modern
society
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 jobs
have
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require less physical condition than before.
For instance
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,
the
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older
people
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 are most likely
take
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to take
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 part in relatively higher management
level
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levels
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 in government or private
company
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companies
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. The reason is
because
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that
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 they are usually smarter in handling different tasks, which allows old
people
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have
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to have
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 higher salary to have
better
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a better
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 quality of life.
Therefore
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, the elderly are much
simplier
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simpler
 to live in modern
society
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.
On the other hand
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, getting old
shows
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has
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 negative effects on individuals and
society
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. For individuals, old
people
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 usually have poor health
condition
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conditions
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,
they
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and they
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 need to spend extra money on health. And they have less physical
strengths
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strength
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 compared to
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the young
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young
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younger
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 generations. For
society
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,
allowaces
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allowances
allowance
 has
been
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surged
due to
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increasing
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the increasing
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 amount of
the
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apply
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elderly.
For instance
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,
elderly
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the elderly
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 usually go to
hospital
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the hospital
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 frequently and they have a lot of diseases like diabetes which
let
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cause
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 them
suffer
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to suffer
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. And
government
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the government
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 is required to pay for
their
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the
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 fees
that
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spend
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spent
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 in the hospital.
Therefore
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, no matter how
advance
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advanced
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 the technology is, getting old
still
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is still
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 a negative thing in
the
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apply
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society
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. Personally, I agree the elderly that
are
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generally have more experience
to be
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in being
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 a good leader.
However
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, when the number of elderly
keep
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keeps
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 surging, it will
over
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cover
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 the demand and cause
burden
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a burden
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 to
the
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apply
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society
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.
To sum up
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, the elderly are easier to live in the modern world, but the burden they
brought
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bring
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 to individuals and
society
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 cannot be avoided.

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