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Write a 250-word essay for the topic: The use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, is replacing face-to-face contact in everyday life. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

#topic #media #facebook #twitter #contact #life #outweigh
nowadays,
the
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social
media
has been
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 the most
using
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 in the world . we will talk about the
advanteges
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advantages
 and
disadvanteges
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disadvantages
.
fistiy
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Firstly
,
the the
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social
media
it
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is a platform for connecting with friends and
familly
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family
,
sharing
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and sharing
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 experiences
to
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the
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people,
moreover
 learning
a
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new things has been a
lot
 easier .
due to
 you can call your friend a
lot
 faster ,
this
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this app
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apps
it`s make
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the
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life much easier to do a
lot
 of things
while
 you sitting at home .
in
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 the other hand ,
the
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people
has
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 been using
the
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social
media
 fiercely nowadays ,
such
 as the communication
on
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in
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 real life has been less,
moreover
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moreover,
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they
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there
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 have been many risks on the
apps
 .
additionally
 ,it can be a huge time sink , drawing attention away from real-world and face-to-face interactions . in my opinion,
the
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it is so
dangerose
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dangerous
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the
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social
media
apps
 for the whole day . and
of
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 the same
time
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 it can be useful in a
lot
 of ways .
such
 as it is
meak
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make
 the
communicat
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communicate
 faster than before.
last
and
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but
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 not least , using
the
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media
apps
 is the best thing to do nowadays , it
vary
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help
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helps
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as
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to do
the
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things faster .
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grammar
Work on improving grammatical accuracy by paying attention to tense and number agreement. It is important to proofread your essay to avoid errors such as 'the the social media' and 'fistiy'.
vocabulary
Improve your vocabulary by using a broader range of words. Instead of repeating words like 'using' and 'things', try incorporating synonyms or more descriptive words.
examples support
Provide more specific examples to support your main points. Elaborate on how social media makes learning easier or how it's making real-life communication less frequent.
structure
The essay has a clear introduction and conclusion.
balance in argument
You have acknowledged both advantages and disadvantages, which provides a balanced perspective.
logical flow
The main points are presented logically, with a clear division between the advantages and the disadvantages of social media.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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