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At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?

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Currently, some nations have a greater number of young
adults
 as compared to that of
the
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elderly
people
. In my view, I believe that indeed the advantages of
this
 state outweigh the drawbacks, as will be stated in
this
 essay. On the one hand, a
country
 with many young
adults
 has a bright future because they are
are
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still full of energy and can continue to work for the
nation
. Many nations are full of wise and rich doctors, lawyers,
teachers
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, just to mention a few. These brains put together will work to make a
nation
 great.
Further
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this
 means that the
nation
 has fresh and energetic blood.
For example
, in Toronto, the percentage of young
adults
 was higher than that of
elderly
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, meaning that the
nation
 has a bright future.
Additionally
, the young
adults
 are still in the business of making babies. The
country
's next generation is still being built which is a good thing.
In addition
, when elders are few, a little sum of money is set aside for them as elderly
people
 are always sick and need
attention
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medical attention
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medically
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. The fewer the elderly the better.
On the other hand
, when a
country
 has few older
people
, the cultures and
the
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customs are lost and forgotten. Young
people
 tend to be wild because there are a few
mento
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 or no mentos at all.
Furthermore
, a
nation
 with
less
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fewer
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 elders has no proper guidance. In conclusion, nowadays countries have more younger
adults
 as compared to
the
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older
people
.
This
 is an advantage to
the
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society because the more the younger
people
 the richer the
nation
 because they are full of young, fast blood and they can work and develop the
country
. They
also
 will create the next generation by making babies.
Finally
,
lesser
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fewer
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 elders means
lesser
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fewer
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 expenses because the old
people
 are always sick and will always need help health-wise.
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task response
Try to provide more balanced arguments by dedicating equal attention to both advantages and disadvantages in the main body paragraphs.
coherence cohesion
Ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single clear idea to maintain better coherence.
coherence cohesion
The introduction and conclusion are clearly presented, effectively outlining the main argument.
task response
The essay addresses the prompt directly and provides relevant examples to support the arguments.

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • 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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