You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. It is observed that, currently, more and more people are working longer hours. What are the causes of this phenomenon? What effects does this have on society? Write at least 250 words.

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We can see that
people
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are tending to
work
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a
lot
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more than before. Why is
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happening? What will happen in
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because of
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.
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phenomenon is because today's
people
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value
money
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a
lot
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more than anything.
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, they spend all the time they have working so they can earn as much
money
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as they can.
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, in
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society
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we will have families without a father to support them and most
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are going to have poor mental health because of
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. Overworking is a big
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in
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society
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, it makes families
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separated and
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stressed and overwhelmed.
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, we end up with a less functional
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and a
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of unhappy
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.
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, the
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is caused by the idea of the value of
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money
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and the idea of success, which only see successful
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as rich
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.
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, everyone is so focused on earning
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and
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they forget to focus on other things.
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as
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mental health and family.
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, there are many ways to solve it.
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, we can offer help to
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by talking to them and telling them what's really important.
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, making advertisements that give
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comfort with what they have can help their mental health.
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in
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are now being really affected by the long periods of
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, they can be really tired and have no motivation
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anything else because of
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problem
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.
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, when a man gets to his home after eight or more hours of working, he just wants to sleep.
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, he has no time to do anything else like being with his family or developing a hobby.
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, the law should be really strict about long periods of
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, by not letting
people
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work
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more than 8 hours.
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,
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will be able to do what they want and be with their
family
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. In conclusion, long
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periods are caused mainly by a culture of seeing
money
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as the most important thing, and
people
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who think that working a
lot
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is the only way to be successful.
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,
this
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problem
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makes
people
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be
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less healthy in their
mind
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minds
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and have no time for their family or hobbies, which causes a less functional
society
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.
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,
this
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problem
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has a
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of solutions and it isn't an unsolvable
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,
people
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just need to learn that there are more important
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things
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than
money
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.
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