Some people want governments to spend money looking for life on other planets. Others, however, think this is a waste of public money when there are so many problems on earth. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The issue of government
spendings
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has sparked a heated debate among many. Proponents of
an
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idea of investments in
outer
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space
area declared that it is worth
to spend
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taxes on
receaches
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researches
researchers
in
this
area,
while
their opponents consider we have enough unsolved
problem
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problems
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on Earth. It
is widely argue
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that the importance of
space
travelling should not be
under estimated
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,
however
, in my opinion, it should be correctly
priotise
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prioritise
in order to society's needs.
Firstly
, it is undeniable, that the government has no
own
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money,
budget
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consists of taxes that civilians
paid
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. In that order, people might have an opportunity to express their concerns in any
fields
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, especially related to
space
. If society has problems with the high level of violence and drug usage, in my perspective,
the
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space
travelling should
be reconsider
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as
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a non-prioritise
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non-prioritise
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point of
budget
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the budget
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.
Secondly
, evidence suggests that we have
tremendous
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amount of ecological problems with our own Earth which clearly supports the argument
againts
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against
of
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the idea
to spend
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of spending
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public money in order to find new
lifes
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lives
life
outside Earth. It is important to consider
a
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big carbon footprint that even planes
left
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as well as
air pollution from heavy industries and exhaust fumes from cars. I
am
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firmly
of
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the
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beliefs
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that
administration
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should elaborate on that
while
planing
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planning
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budget
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the budget
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.
However
,
space
travelling in general
have
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a big
good
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impact on society.
For example
,
first
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man in
space
Yuriy Gagarin from
USSR
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the USSR
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connected people around the world with
sense
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of collaboration and
good
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future.
Overall
,
despire
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despite
the fact that there are some reasons to protect the idea
to spend
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of spending
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money with the hope
to find
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of finding
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a new life, I assume the disadvantages influence
most
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. I do believe that we are not alone as
human-beings
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human beings
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in the Milky Way, but I would like to ask
government
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the government
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to concentrate on
real life
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problems at the
monent
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moment
.
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Try to provide more elaboration on each point made to strengthen the argument. Expanding on why space exploration may be seen as less of a priority compared to other social issues could make your argument more compelling.
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Be mindful of minor grammatical inaccuracies and spelling errors, as they can slightly distract from your overall argument. Consistently revising your essay can help you catch these mistakes.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • unprecedented opportunities
  • extraterrestrial
  • satisfy human curiosity
  • practical benefits
  • inspiring goal
  • testament to human ambition
  • pursuit of knowledge
  • critics argue
  • imprudent
  • plague Earth
  • immediate attention
  • allocated for
  • environmental conservation
  • well-being
  • quality of life
  • balanced approach
  • advancements
  • benefits for humanity
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