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Complete PICLE corpus of essays by Polish advanced EFL students (330,000)

First of all, life in a large metropolis is anonymous but millions of people are attracted by this. It is true that many people are isolated but isn't it also why they come to live in a city? They do not want to know all their neighbours and all the gossip, they do not want other people to interfere with their lives. That is why they move out of small towns to a 'city of privacy' but also to a place where you can say hello to the greengrocer or the garage cashier.