Some people believe that the primary purpose of education is to help individuals become useful members of society, while others think it is about achieving personal ambitions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Nowadays
education
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is the most important thing
for
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life. Many
people
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believe that learned
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are very useful for
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the development
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society
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of society
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while
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others believe that
education
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can open the door for personal development and achieving dreams. In my
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education
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is more useful for
society
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only educated
people
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can be useful for
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society
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and
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they can change their
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to
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better
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the better
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because learned
people
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easily find their place in
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apply
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society
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and they lead the remaining uneducated black workers and they can show their talents to other countries and
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introduces
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introduses
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introduce
their country to the world and gain great respect in the
society
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and
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education
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has to improve the welfare local
people
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in the
society
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hand
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every
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person
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has their childhood and they have to study for their goal.
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,
this
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helped them to find good and high pay
job
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jobs
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then
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they begin to achieve their dreams and
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also
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increases personal development.
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hand
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some humans can achieve personal goals without
education
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because they have
own
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their own
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way
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of earning
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money
any
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and
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they do not give up. To sum
education
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should be a part of life and it can be beneficial for achieving personal
ambitious
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but not more than
society
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.
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Coherence & Cohesion
Work on ensuring that each paragraph has a clear main point that is fully developed and supported with examples or explanations. This will help improve the coherence and clarity of your essay.
Task Achievement
Try to provide more balanced arguments for each perspective. While you presented both views, the explanation could be more detailed with specific examples to make your points stronger.
Introduction/Conclusion
Make sure to address both views equally and relate them to your opinion clearly throughout the essay. Your conclusion should clearly summarize the main points discussed.
Introduction/Conclusion
Your essay has a clear introduction and conclusion, which effectively frames the discussion on the purpose of education.
Task Achievement
You have addressed both views regarding the purpose of education, which is a good start to answering the task question fully.

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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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