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In many countries, young people leave their parents’ home after finishing school, while in other cultures they continue living with their families for a longer time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Introduction
Nowadays, many
people
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 in many countries believe that young
people
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 should leave their
parent’s
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parents’
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 home after finishing
school
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,
while
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 in other cultures they continue living with their families for a long time. I firmly argue that leaving family after finishing
school
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 is not a good choice.
Body paragraph 1
Firstly
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,
people
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 who think
leaving
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of leaving
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 home after finishing
school
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are having
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have
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 several reasons.
For instance
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, they believe it will help them to develop and improve
self-independentendent
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self-independence
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.
Moreover
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, they do not care about their feelings because they think living alone to improve is more important than bonds.
Body paragraph 2
Secondly
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,
people
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 who believe staying with the family is more important than living alone, mainly because they think that family is more essential.
However
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, they believe
that is
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 why they are happy together.
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, in their view
being
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, being
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 together
help
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helps
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 them more than being alone.
Body paragraph 3
Thirdly
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, I strongly agree with the
people
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 who think staying with family is important, mainly because I share
them the
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their
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 same ideas.
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, I believe staying with family will help me improve rapidly.
Conclusion
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, many
people
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 around the world have different views about
continue living
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continuing to live
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 with family after
school
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 or not. In my
opinion
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opinion,
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 I believe
people
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 should stay together.
However
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, everyone
have
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has
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its
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their
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 own beliefs.

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planning
Make a plan before you write. Have 4 parts: intro, view one, view two, your opinion, and a short end.
coherence
Use words that link ideas. Use small words to show order such as first, also, and next.
content
Show clearly two sides. Give each side a reason and a short example. Then say your view once.
accuracy
Write with simple sentences. Check your grammar and spelling.
structure
Be careful with the ending. say your view again and sum up the main idea.
content
You state your own view.
structure
You try to compare two views.
Fully explain your ideas

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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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