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Write about the following topic: More and more people are moving from rural areas to live in cities. What problems can this cause? How can these problems be solved? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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Many
people
 these days are more inclined to move to a big city
instead
 of living in a rural area
,
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 because individuals are looking for a better
life
 or a new chapter in their day-by-day routine. I personally believe that it might be a bit challenging for those who are looking
for moving
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 and it might cause drawbacks for
the
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both sides: rural and urban areas.
Firstly
,
this
 type of migration affects a balanced
economical
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 development. To illustrate, when a bunch of
people
 move from one area to another it may cause a deficit of
people
 in a village and vice versa an agglomeration in a city.
For example
, in big countries
such
 as
United
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States
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 the situation is really awful in cities
such
 as New York or Washington. There are so many homeless
people
 on
streets
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the streets
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 solely because the rent and other facilities become unaffordable for them. It may sound ridiculous, but
instead
 of a better
living
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living,
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 they receive an unwanted
life
 experience just because they were looking for a better
life
 with a good salary.
Moreover
, another problem is
the
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pollution, in view of the fact that an agglomeration will produce and through away more garbage. So,
there
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these
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 are just some of the drawbacks and the list can continue. It is believed that
this
 problem is difficult to be solved, but there are many chances
in
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this
 way
,
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 if authorities will take the right decisions.
Instead
 of giving fines
for
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 homeless
people
 they should make their
life
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lives
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 easier and help them with some grants.
This
 crucial decision needs to be applied in order to see in the society a moving improvement.
Also
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 it
will
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 be great if
people
will be
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were
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 encouraged to stay in
a the
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 rural areas and give
then
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them
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 more opportunities and better salaries in their own home villages.
To sum up
, moving to a city from a rural area is a more popular topic
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these days. It may cause
significand
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significant
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 drawbacks and challenges for the economic sector and for the environment.
Nevertheless
, it can be solved with the right decisions made by the authorities.
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The essay effectively addresses the issues of economic imbalance and pollution resulting from rural-to-urban migration.
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The introduction and conclusion are clearly presented, framing the essay in a structured manner.

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