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Title: Do you agree or disagree people are living longer now? Discuss the causes of this phenomenon. Give specific reasons and details to support.

In the ancient society it was not uncommon for a man to die at thirty， having lived a full life. But now we consider a lifespan of thirty years to be very short. It is not unusual for people to live into their eighties and nineties， and some even reach 100.
According to a 2006 United Nations report, the lifespan of Singaporeans has also increased; today the average life expectancy is 80 compared with 61 in 1957. According to statistics in China, The average lifespan has shot up by 36 years and people now live to 71, a dramatic shift from half a century ago.
With the development of human society, people are living longer now. Many factors interacting together to enable the longer life. In my opinion, there are three most important causes: the quality of life has been greatly improved; people could have better medical services and treatments; more and more people realize that regular sports benefit their health.
First, under the development of science and technology, it’s obviously the standards of living have been improved a lot. More entertainment has been provided, hence people have more chances to entertain and keep a good mood everyday, which is essential for being healthy and living longer. The improving quality of our food has also been improved. We could have not only enough food as we want, but also the healthier food. When we preparing food, we no longer consider the cost, but pay more attention to the nutrition of the food. With the development of transportation systems, inland people now could also enjoy seafood and tropical fruit.
Furthermore, governments are paying more and more money on medical establishments. Citizens could have medical services more easily. Because of the convenient medical service more illnesses could be detected at an earlier stage. Also, many illnesses that had been considered fatal could be cured today. The improvement in medicine plays an important role. There’s an undeniable fact that after people discovered the mysteries of gene, more and more newly developed medicine cured a lot of illness that can’t be cured before. Therefore, the better detection and treatments enable people's longer life.
Last but not least important is that people care more for their own health. Every morning you could see people doing sports outside. More and more people have realized the saying "life is locomotion". Regular sports build up a strong body. Naturally, people with stronger body could resist more diseases.
In conclusion, I agree that people are living longer now, and to sum up, the main factor of people’s longer life is the development of science and technology.