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Some people think painting and drawings are important as other subjects. They should be compulsory in high school education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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It is known that growing and consuming cannabis
have
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 become legal in Canada. There are some advantages of
such
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decision
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as well as
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 disadvantages,
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 as an increase in the government budget income and
people
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pour
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 out on the streets for a riot, respectively. Regulation of marijuana by the state of Canada yields
in
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one’s
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 revenue increase and
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 allows the proper institutions to take control over the quality of the weed. (The?) Illegal business, which is run by an individual group of
people
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, leads to all cash
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 settled down in these
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people
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 pockets and
bring
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 no use to
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society.
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, the flow of
the
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untracked
weed
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weeds
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 usually
have
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 no quality control,
smoking
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and smoking
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which
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may result in lethal
outcome
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.
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,
the
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Canada’s
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Canada
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 newspaper published an (
the
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?) article about the recent increase in the government budget and below that was the chart of
death
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the death
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 rate from cannabis usage, which indicated that it
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 dropped to almost zero after the law enforcement. Despite the pros of legalisation of weed consumption, it brings up many complaints that the government can’t satisfy the demand and riots may take place. Because many plantations get closed up,
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 shortening the production of weed, which can’t cover the previous rate of grass usage, many unsatisfied
people
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 complain and even uprisings can occur.
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, the local news channel took several interviews from
people
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 on the street, who complained that they
want
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wanted
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 to smoke some pot, but
can’t
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couldn’t
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 find it anywhere and some of them rushed outside to proclaim their needs. In conclusion, legalisation and regulation of marijuana usage and production
puts
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 more money into the state budget and drops to minimal chances of death from smoking,
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 the consumers might bring uprisings into the country.

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coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph contains a clear main idea and is consistently developed.
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Try to use more varied sentence structures for better clarity and engagement.
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Proofread your work to identify and correct minor grammatical and lexical errors.
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Provide more in-depth examples and explanations to substantiate your arguments further.
coherence cohesion
The essay has a clear structure with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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Main points are generally supported with relevant examples.
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The topic is addressed with a balanced view of both advantages and disadvantages.

Your opinion

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Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

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...do you agree or disagree?...do you think...?...your opinion...?

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • artistic expression
  • communication
  • self-expression
  • creativity
  • critical thinking skills
  • cultural appreciation
  • understanding
  • therapeutic benefits
  • mental well-being
  • career opportunities
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