In many towns and cities, large shopping malls are replacing small local shops. Do you think this is a positive development? Give your reasons and examples.

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Small local
shops
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in many towns and cities are being displaced by the
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of huge shopping
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. Personally, I would say that
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phenomenon is a form of negative development that commonly
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occurs
in urban
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and I will explain it more in the next paragraphs. Some might think that huge shopping
malls
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are a great sign of development because
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can give more revenues and benefits to the
city
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, but
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is not entirely true. Shopping
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are usually owned by a private company or developer that
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on profits. To gain more profits, The obvious way is to eliminate the competitors, which
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the small local
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, and attract their customers to come to these shopping
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. If there are no strong regulations and law enforcement in that
city
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, these developers can monopolize all customers and opportunities by sabotaging the small local
shops
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. The term for
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phenomenon is known as gentrification.
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,
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or
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companies
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can partially or fully restrict access in the
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where small local
shops
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are located, so people are more attracted to go to the shopping
malls
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rather than the small
shops
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.
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will
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the income of these local
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negatively and will make them bankrupt
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the long run. Because of
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impact, it will lead to high numbers of unemployment and poverty in that
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.
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the negative impacts on
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economy
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aspect, huge shopping
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are
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harming the environment.
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the large size,
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the construction of shopping
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is requiring
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a large empty area in the
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. The so-called empty area is usually a green space
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needed for many species to live.
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means a huge deforestation must be happened for the construction of a shopping mall. Now imagine if there are a high
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of shopping
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in a
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, it will make the
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dry and barren
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the
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of green space. Typically, shopping
malls
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are more car-centric compared to the small local
shops
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that can be reached by walking. It will
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to traffic problems that
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contribute to
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global warming and harm the environment. In conclusion, the
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of huge shopping
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give
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more negative impacts
for
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the development of a
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or town.
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, It will
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the income of small local
shops
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negatively and can
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to
the
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increase
of
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unemployment and poverty number in that
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.
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, the construction of large shopping
malls
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is
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harming the environment and contributes to
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global warming.
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task achievement
Your introduction effectively sets up the essay topic and your stance on it. However, it could be improved by avoiding minor inaccuracies like 'commonly occured.' Consider revising it to 'commonly occurring' to maintain grammatical accuracy.
coherence cohesion
While your main points are well-supported, make sure each sentence flows smoothly into the next. To enhance coherence, use more linking expressions like 'moreover,' 'however,' or 'in addition.'
coherence cohesion
The essay has a clear introduction and conclusion, which helps guide the reader.
task achievement
You provided relevant and specific examples, such as the term 'gentrification' and how developers restrict access to favor shopping malls.

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