Many jobs used to be done by hand, but nowadays an increasing number of them are done using machines instead. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this development.

At present days, most
jobs
replaced
the
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handmade
work
by
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with
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machines
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machine
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work
, as it is rare to see a job
works
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work
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without
machines
. In
this
essay
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I will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of handmade
jobs
and
machines
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machine
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jobs
. To commence with advantages,
machines
halp
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help
make a large number of
items
in a few
time
, these
items
produced
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are produced
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without any
mistake
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mistakes
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. These help companies get a big amount of
money
because of the ease
to produce
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of producing
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a lot of products compared to the
time
spent in production. As for handwork
jobs
,
it
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they
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provides
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provide
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items
that can not repeated and everyone can buy a special piece only for them.
For example
, I once bought a handmade piece from an old woman in Thailand and she told me she
will
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would
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not produce another similar one because it is hard to design. When we talk about disadvantages,
machines
take
human's
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human
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jobs
and make them suffer because they can not find a job to earn
money
and their daily routine gets harder. As it
mades
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made
everyone wear the same clothes and do not show their personal style. As for hand
work
jobs
,
this
job asks for a lot of expensive materials and facilities to start a new business, which is difficult for many people.
Moreover
, it takes a lot of
time
to make one product.
For instance
, a person who
have
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has
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a talent
in
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for
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making shoes but
he
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apply
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need
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needs
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money
to start selling, so he
worked
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works
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in
restaurant
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a restaurant
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to earn the
nedded
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needed
money
. In conclusion,
machines
can benefit by providing many flawless goods in
specific
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a specific
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time
, but
it
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they
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can harm people by taking their
jobs
.
Moreover
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it keeps everyone one looks the same without any differences.
In contrast
, handwork helps show
person's
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a person's
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personality through
made
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making
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special
items
, but it costs expensive basics
to begin
the
work
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Automation
  • Efficiency
  • Productivity
  • Economic growth
  • Mass production
  • Standardization
  • Job displacement
  • Skill obsolescence
  • Overreliance
  • Income inequality
  • Social mobility
  • Technological advancements
  • Manual labor
  • Continuous learning
  • Skill development
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