Some people today believe that the world’s increase in population is unsustainable and will eventually lead to a global crisis. Other people believe that a world population increase is necessary and beneficial as it creates the growth of the world’s economy and society. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

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inevitably
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occur
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modern technologies are
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involved
and facilities
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have higher
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effectiveness in curing, leading to higher longevity.
While
some
people
argue that an increase in world
population
is needed and beneficial to
world’s
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the world’s
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economy and societal growth, I side with those who believe that
this
situation
will lead to a catastrophe. On the one
hand
, there might be some benefits of a high
number
in
population
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the population
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.
Firstly
, there might be numerous
amount
of new
factories
installed,
it
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which
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may
allows
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allow
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people
to have a bigger opportunity to have a
job
despite the hard competition among
job
seekers.
This
,
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leads to
a high working activities
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high working activities
a high working activity
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in a
country
that contributes to a higher
GDP
in a
country
.
Furthermore
, numerous
amount
of men can volunteer
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in military
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sectors to protect their countries.
On the other
hand
, there are multiple drawbacks of a high
population
.
Firstly
, as
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numbers
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number
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of
factory
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factories
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have been established to
balance
the
population
figures,
this
leads to higher
pollution
produced,
that
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which
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affected
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affects
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our atmosphere and leads to
a
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climate change, even poor air quality that
caused
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causes
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various types of diseases.
Secondly
, as there are many
factories
development
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developing
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, there might be no space left to grow our
foods
or even
running
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run
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a farm,
there
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and there
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might
be no
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not be
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enough
amount
of
foods
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food
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to feed all communities.
This
,
lead
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leads
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to a hunger
situation
. In conclusion, despite the high
GDP
produced by having a
high density
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high-density
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of
population
.
Therefore
, on
balance
, I remain firmly convinced that the idea of having a high
number
of
people
in a
country
can
leads
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lead
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to a
situation
where
no
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not
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enough food for all of the residents and foremost the high
pollution
will bring many problems not only for the environment
,
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apply
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but
also
our health. A
situation
where
high
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a high
the high
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density of
population
is high is inevitable as modern technologies are supporting our medical facilities and have higher effectiveness in curing, leading to
a
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apply
show examples
long longevity of
people
.
While
some
people
argue that an increase in world
population
is needed and has
benefit
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benefited
show examples
in world’s economy and societal growth, I side with those who believe that
this
situation
will lead to a world catastrophe. On the one
hand
, there might be some benefits of a high
number
in
population
Add an article
the population
show examples
.
Firstly
, there might
numerous
Add a missing verb
be numerous
show examples
amount
of new
factories
installed,
it
Correct pronoun usage
which
show examples
may
allows
Change the verb form
allow
show examples
people
to have a bigger opportunity to have a
job
despite the hard competition among
job
seekers.
This
,
Remove the comma
apply
show examples
leads to
a high working activities
Correct the article-noun agreement
high working activities
a high working activity
show examples
in a
country
that contributes to a higher
GDP
.
Furthermore
, numerous
amount
of men can volunteer
in
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to
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defend their
country
against its
oppositions
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opposition
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in
military
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the military
show examples
sectors
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sector
show examples
.
On the other
hand
, there are multiple drawbacks of a high
population
.
Firstly
, as
Correct article usage
a numbers
show examples
numbers
Fix the agreement mistake
number
show examples
of
factory
Fix the agreement mistake
factories
show examples
have been established to
balance
the
population
figures,
this
leads to higher
pollution
produced,
that
Correct pronoun usage
which
show examples
affected
Wrong verb form
affects
show examples
our atmosphere and leads to
a
Correct article usage
apply
show examples
climate change, even poor air quality that
caused
Wrong verb form
causes
show examples
various types of diseases.
Secondly
, as there are many
factories
development
Replace the word
developed
show examples
, there might be no land left to grow our
foods
or even
running
Wrong verb form
run
show examples
a farm,
there
Correct word choice
and there
show examples
might
be no
Rephrase
not be
show examples
enough
amount
of
foods
Fix the agreement mistake
food
show examples
to feed all communities.
This
,
lead
Correct subject-verb agreement
leads
show examples
to a hunger
situation
. In conclusion, despite the high
GDP
produced by having a
high density
Add a hyphen
high-density
show examples
of
population
.
Therefore
, on
balance
, I remain firmly convinced that the idea of having a high
number
of
people
in a
country
can
leads
Change the verb form
lead
show examples
to a
situation
where
no
Correct your spelling
not
show examples
enough food for all the residents and foremost the high
pollution
will bring many problems not only for
environment
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the environment
show examples
, but
also
health.
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