Toefl essay_topic25:It has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be built in your neighborhood...
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The basic requirements of man are food, clothing and shelter. There are many other small daily house-hold things on which our day-to-day routine is dependent. This house-hold neccessities start from toothbrush in morning end end with pillow at night.
Normally we get this household things from market or large/small shopping centers. Sometimes the shopping centers are situated very far from the house and which may lead to problems. It may also increase the expenses as I need to travel there and get the things. A new shopping center is built my area which will not only spoon-feed my requirements but also cut my extra expenses.
The existence of the shopping center will also increase the value of my area. The monetary value of the area will also increase leading to the acceleration in the value of the assets i own. This initiation will also lead to urbanisation and development of my area.
The shopping center may also increase the proce of the goods and this may lead to increase in my expenses, but for just this reason I cant decline that the leisure which i will get when the shopping center is created will be less.
So I totally support the plan, of creation of shopping center, in the favor of the interests of the people.
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There are both advantages and disadvantages of establishing a shopping mall in our neighborhood. I am worried about traffic and how it will affect our community. However, I believe it will benefit local business and increase appreciations for local area. All in all, I think it is a good idea.
For those what I am worried about, traffic congestion and parking problem are obverse. First of all, traffic
congestion is always a concern when building something new. Our streets are narrow, with parking on both sides. A shopping center will certainly bring more traffic than ever before, and heavy traffic means big congestion. At the same time, parking is also a problem in this area. There are few garages attached to houses. Most of residents depend on finding spaces on the street for parking. If a shopping mall is build, we must compete with customers and patrons for those parking spaces. Furthermore, if the shopping center offers valet parking service, it would be even worse because valet parking works in terms to grab every possible spaces available in street.
On the other hand, building up a shopping center will give this neighborhood more opportunities and benefits. Residents in this area could certainly take the job that shopping center offers. People would earn more money and spend on other business, such as entertainment and education, which are operating in our neighborhood or adjacent communities. As a result, not only local business but also inter-community business boosts up and a prodigious amount of fortune will be accumulated to our neighborhood. A shopping center can also attract people to visit our community. When they drive to the shopping center, they will see what a nice place this area is to live. Therefore, we would have an increasing number of residents in the next couple of years. It is very important to introduce new numbers because we have lost many residents to suburbs during recent years.
In a short, there are several details to consider when planning a shopping center. In my part, I support to have a new shopping center in my community because its advantages outweigh disadvantages.
