The bar graph compares the number of adults who played the different major sports in an area for

the
years 1997 and 2017. In general, there is a greater number of participants who played the major sports
in 2017 than in 1997. However, this is not the case for the number of players for cricket and gym
(aerobic) for both years.

It can be seen that majority of the players joined the gentle walking during 1997, which increased from
50 to almost 60 in the year 2017. Another trend that can be observed is that there is a dramatic increase
in the number of people who participated in basketball. The diagram illustrates that the number
increased sharply from just below 10 players to almost a quarter. Meanwhile, there is an insignificant
growth in the number of people who participated in jogging category. It is also worth pointing out that
there is almost the same trend in the case of those who played football and hiking for the years 1997
and 2017. The figures were just above 30 and approximately 50, respectively.

There were noticeable exceptions, however. The number of adults who participated in major sport gym
(aerobic) for the years 1997 and 2017 remained constant at approximately 35. Further, the graph reveals
a markedly different trend in the major sport cricket. The number of people who played this sport has
slid off from almost 30 during 1997 to less than 10 during 2017.
In the present time, there is an increasing number of people who choose to leave their hometowns or
the place where they were born and raised by the time they reach adulthood.

There are several advantages of this. Firstly, this will offer them better opportunities to find more
suitable jobs. They will not be limited to what their home town offers, rather this will provide them with
much greater flexibility in the careers. Another benefit is that they have the chance to meet and work
with a wider variety of people, which would develop their social and professional skills. Another relevant
point is that moving to a place where they are anonymous allows people to have greater freedom to
behave as they wish, without worrying about what those around them think.

However, I see one major downside, that is the loss of support. It is important for humans to feel that
they are part of a community and to that they can rely on family and friends for help. In a place where
individuals know few people, it is really hard to trust people and to find someone to have your back in
times of hardships. This results to isolation and loneliness. Nevertheless, with the use of social media
platforms, this can be lessened if not eliminated.

Overall, I feel that this development brings more positive outcomes as this will provide them with more
opportunities compared to what their previous place has to offer. Also, in a world of technology, there
will still be communication with those people an individual needed support from.