Nowadays, more people move away from their friends and families for work. Does this development have more advantages or disadvantages?

Nowadays, more people move away from their friends and families for work. Does this development have more advantages or disadvantages?

These days, people are becoming more and more inclined towards migrating alone to other locations in search of better lifestyle and work opportunities. This phenomenon can prove to be rewarding but it poses its own challenges. 

Generally, migrating to another city, or country, in search of better career opportunities, fetches chances to build successful and better paid careers one may be seeking, but unable to access back home, owing to dearth of appropriate opportunities, or intense competition. Consequently, individuals might face restrictions in career progression, and earnings, thereby inhibiting their potential and desires.  For instance, it has been seen that several accomplished professionals, specializing across a cross-section of  skills, admit that such relocation to large cities like New York, or countries like Canada, helped them attain their professional dreams, besides allowing them to earn sumptuously. 

Furthermore, higher compensation not only offers stability but it also brings independence to an individual. When someone sends back money home, it brings them immense joy as they tend to  render better facilities to their kin. To illustrate, many communities in Asia and  Africa have earned their prosperity through remittances sent by their earning family members from other cities or countries. 

However, the only potential drawback of migration is that individuals might initially feel alienated in an unfamiliar environment, making them prone to homesickness, and temporarily affecting them mentally; nevertheless, it is often observed that such feelings are transient, and eventually fade away with time when one starts to adapt and socialise. 

In conclusion, migrating to a different city or country, affords more merits than demerits: it exposes individuals to significant career opportunities, helping augment their overall lifestyles, and the  challenge one may face is being overwhelmed by the longing to be with loved ones, despite being ephemeral.   

Many jobs at around the house are done manually, but could have been done by machines instead. What are the advantages or disadvantages of this? Give your opinion and include relevant examples.

 Many jobs at around the house are done manually, but could have been done by machines instead. What are the advantages or disadvantages of this? Give your opinion and include relevant examples.

In the epoch dominated by automation, there are still some who negotiate errands at home by hand, instead of relying on modern appliances. While this tendency is laden with numerous pros, it is hard to disregard the associated cons.  

Activities  carried out with human efforts ensure multiple advantages: low-intensity exercise, reduction in expense, and power saving, to name a few. One of the major benefits is the physical strength it imparts, making daunting tasks easier. An individual can perform physical exertion and metabolize calories without needing to seek refuge in the gym. To corroborate, research has shown that those undertaking their daily work at home tend to be healthier and fitter as compared to their counterparts relying on machines. 

Furthermore, this helps save money as no appliance needs to be bought, and it also alleviates power consumption, thereby mitigating power bills. Undeniably,  state-of-the-art devices like microwave ovens, dishwashers, and vacuum cleaners, among others, cost several arms and legs, require expensive maintenance, and also consume excessive electricity, but circumventing their use can help save monetary resources.  

However, this propensity can make life monotonous, because of long working hours at home and no social life. One may be tired and may not want to work, but it is their necessity to complete tasks. In addition, working professionals face paucity of time, needed for daily household chores, because of exhausting work schedules. Many urbanites often complain of being tied down to tasks like dishwashing,  cooking, cleaning house and gardens, even on weekends.  

To conclude, even though this propensity has several benefits to offer: ensuring physical activity and money savings, there are some darker sides to this such as costing one some precious moments. I feel that one must use technology prudently to enjoy the best of both worlds. 

Many believe that household chores should be done manually, while others suggest that modern appliances can make challenging tasks, more convenient. Both, merits and demerits, will be discussed before deriving a plausible conclusion.