Argumentative Essay Gap Year

English Writing Assignment

Chua Meng Kiat

TP046109

5th Draft

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Argumentative Essay: Gap Year

A gap year is a break which students take after high school before joining universities or colleges. After rigorous training in high schools, some students prefer taking time off by having an active holiday outside a school environment like travelling overseas or joining student exchange programme. Some universities recommend the gap year to students joining the school. After reception of the joining letter, students can always apply for a delay time before their entry in such universities. The delay time is considered by some learners as way to take a break from tests, assignments, and homework. A gap year can display its benefits and limitations depending on how one plan the gap year. In the traditional sort of gap year, students immerse themselves in a developing community to volunteer by teaching, working with local youth, or assuming some other community role. However, we can still hear many buzzing sounds arguing about high school graduate should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college to increase their maturity and global awareness. Personally, my answer for this is, yes, I am agreeing that high school graduates should be taking a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college to increase their maturity and global awareness, and of