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Some suggest that young people should take a job for a few years between school and university. Discuss what the advantages and disadvantages might be for people who do this.

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The young
people
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 suggested to get a
job
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experience
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 for a few years during
school
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 and/or
university
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.
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 there are some disadvantages
for
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to
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 entering the
work
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 environment
to
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too
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 early, but still those
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experience
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experiences
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 will
be
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still be
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 more helpful for their next career path. The main disadvantage
for
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of
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 entering the
work
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 environment few years between
school
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 and
university
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,
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apply
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 is
lack
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a lack
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 of
time
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 to study. Having a
job
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 means
people
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 have a responsibility for
a
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apply
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real
work
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 that
impacted
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impacts
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 to organization or company. Different from
school
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,
responsibility
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the responsibility
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 that
people
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 have at
work
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 is impacted
to
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by
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 other
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people
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people's
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job
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jobs
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, so
people
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 should make sure all things
done
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 perfectly.
This
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 needs some focus from
people
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,
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 and creates
hard
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a hard
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time
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to divide
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dividing
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time
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 between
school
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 and
work
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. For
highschooler
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high schoolers
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 and
university
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 student,
this
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 will disturb their
time
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 to study because
their
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they
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 allocate their
time
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 mainly
focus
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to focus
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 on
work
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. Meanwhile, the
advantages
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advantage
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for
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of
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 having a
job
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 before
graduated
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graduating
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 is
the
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that
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 young
people
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 already have
a
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apply
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work
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experience
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 earlier.
This
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 will be
their
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a
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 plus point from
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the Company’s
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 human resources if
their
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they're
they are
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 trying to get a
job
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.
This
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 means that
,
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apply
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this
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these
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people
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 have
been
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apply
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worked
in
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on
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real life
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real-life
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project
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projects
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, so the employer
can’t hardly
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can hardly
can’t
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 explain
them
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to them
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 about
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work
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the work
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 environment and
work
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expectation
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expectations
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. It will be
more
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apply
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easier for them to get a
job
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 and
expanding
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expand
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 their career path. The other reason is from the financial perspective. The young
people
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 will be more independent if they
work
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 earlier
,
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apply
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 because they already can create their own money for their everyday
necessity
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necessities
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 or even only for entertainment.
This
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experience
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 can
also
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 give them perspective about
value
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the value
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 of money. All in all,
i
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I
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 think having a
job
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 earlier is more
advantages
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advantageous
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, especially if we see it from
career
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a career
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 opportunity and financial perspective for
the
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apply
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young
people
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.
However
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, because the main responsibility of the young
people
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 - especially
who
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those who
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 are still in
school
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 and
university
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, is studying, they should see the
diadvantage
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disadvantage
advantage
 of
this
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 earlier
job
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 is ready to divide
time
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 between
school
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 and
work
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, because
this
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 will lead to
lack
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a lack
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 of
time
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 for study.

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task achievement
Ensure that your introduction clearly states both sides of the argument (advantages and disadvantages) and provides a clear thesis statement.
coherence and cohesion
Make sure to use more varied sentence structures and linking words to improve the flow of your essay, which will enhance coherence.
task achievement
Consider providing more specific examples or anecdotes to illustrate your points and support your arguments more effectively.
task achievement
The essay presents both advantages and disadvantages, addressing the topic appropriately.
task achievement
You demonstrate awareness of the need for young people to balance work and study, which is a relevant consideration.

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