A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The world has experienced countless advances in various aspects,
for instance
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-law and technology-
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alas, it
seems that despite the
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campaigns
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human rights and poverty, humanity is gradually dwindling rather than progressing.
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campaigns,
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beneficial in numerous ways, have
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served to have a
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(sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury
detrimental
affect
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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on the outlook of an individual towards his fellow human beings. Individuals and society as a whole has become hyper-aware about material
posessions
the act of having and controlling property
possessions
and social
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.
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has led to three basic situations:
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, there are people who embrace
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awareness
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negatively- meaning that they show blatant disdain or indifference towards people of lower social
status
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and admiration towards people of a higher social
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are often bullied in school because of their low social
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and
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, their inability to purchase expensive items.
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, children of a higher social
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are admired and followed, which is
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emphasized by television shows showing poor girls - more often than not- pinning after rich boys. The
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brand of people
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those who embrace
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postively
extremely
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- meaning that they show kindness and compassion towards people of lower social
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,
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, some of these people hold certain - perhaps unfair- expectations of generosity from people of a higher socioeconomic
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can be seen by accusations placed on the
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water
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people regarding
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donations, etc. These two types of people, intentionally or unintentionally, judge others based on their material possessions and
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, cause separations between people of differing wealth, which
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, serves to fragment society and burden relationships between individuals. The
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type of people are those who ignore
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awareness
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and attempt to view each individual as a person, not a social
status
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to react to. Unfortunately, it seems that
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people are few. Society was most certainly not like
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some years ago,
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is due to the fact that
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campaigns were scarce in olden times. Material prosperity was an observation, not an aspect to be mindful of.
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, discrimination did indeed exist, people more often than not, used other factors to determine their worth and the worth of those around them. In a room, people would judge each other based on courage, sense of justice, kindness and trust while other factors remained a small aspect in the background of their minds. I agree to a great extent that people are judged based on their material possessions because the words 'Poverty' and 'Equality' have become ingrained in individuals' minds to
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an extent that their
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reaction when seeing someone different is to tell
themselves
objective case of they
them
not to judge, which is futile as it increases the likely hood and urge to judge- which most people give
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in to
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Social status
  • Material possessions
  • Old-fashioned values
  • Honour
  • Kindness
  • Trust
  • Judged
  • Importance
  • Traditional
  • Reflection
  • Achievements
  • Hard work
  • Disregarded
  • Well-balanced
  • Meaningful
  • Cultural norms
  • Societal norms
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