Write a composition (450-500 words) on the following.
‘Today’s youth is more practical and less swayed by emotions’. Argue for or against the given statement.
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Write a composition (450-500 words) on the following.
You were waiting at the ATM booth of Focus Bank, when a white car drew up and four men with masks rushed into the bank. Narrate how an attempted bank robbery was foiled by an alert security guard.
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