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Claire
Do young people have influence on the important decisions that determine the future of society? *This is a TOEFL writing practice. Please help me correct my article. Thanks for helping me!! * **The topic is: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people today have no influence on the important decisions that determine the future of society as a whole.** I disagree with the statement that young people have no important influence that determine the future of our society as a whole for following reasons. Firstly, young people can learn new knowledge much faster than the elderly. New knowledge and new technology would make our society better and also let us being more comfortable in our living space. Those influence the society we live in and thus we would have different policies for our newly society. Therefore, we will eventually need young people to make our society being better. Secondly, the elderly would eventually retire and leave their position in the society. Young people would replace their positions and make the important decisions about our society. It means that every pace we move would cause the movement of the whole society when entering the society gradually. The newly technology and newly knowledge let us being more comfortable and also make a better economics. Last but not the least, I think everyone in our society have influence that determine the future of our society because we live together. We have rights to make a change and express our opinions to help develop our country. No one can ignore other's voice because we are the same as a citizen of our society. As a result, I think young people have great influence on determining the future of the society.

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I disagree with the statement that young people have no important influence that determine the future of our society as a whole for following reasons. First(ly)*1, young people can learn new knowledge much faster than the elderly. This*2 new knowledge and(/or) new technology would make our society better and also let us being/feel more comfortable in our living space. Those*3(/Such new knowledge and now technology)*2 have much influence on the society we live in and thus we would have different policies for our newly(/coming)*4 society. Therefore, we will eventually need young people to make our society being better. 

 

Secondly, the elderly would eventually retire and leave their positions in the society. Young people would replace*5 them with their positions and (would) make (the) important decisions about our society. It means that every pace we take(/move) would cause the movement of the whole society gradually whenafter entering theits society (gradually)*6. The newly technology and newly knowledge would let us being/feel more comfortable and also (would let us) make a better economics.

 

Last but not the least?*7 (/not all at least?), I think everyone in our society has the influence that determine the future of our society because we live together. We have the rights to make a changes and express our opinions to help develop our country. No one can ignore other's'*8 voice because we are the same as a citizen of our society. As a result*9In conclusion, I think young people have great influence on (determining the future of the society.) its important decisions and disagree with the statement. *10

 

Hello Claire, I corrected your notebook where I have noticed. And wrote the points below.

I think it was no bad originally. So please sort out what you need in it.

Happy if this helps.


"/" indicate that you can use the word instead.

*1 "First" is more often used. Both are right.

*2 It is important to quote what you have said before for reader's easier understanding.

*3 It is not clear what this "Those" indicates. It is better to write clearly.

*4 "newly" should be an adverb. Hope you could check.

*5 Be careful about the objective of "replace".

*6 It is not clear what this "gradually" modifies if being placed here.

*7 Please check if this phrase has the right meaning. 

*8 Please note that this "others" is usually used as plural form. And others’ is the notation of the plural possesive case.

*9 It is better to use "In conclusion" here. "As a result" is mainly used to explain "causal relationship".

*10 It is better to quote correctly from the writing of the question.

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