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 qualities in olden times, which
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the worth of a
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, have fallen in importance and previously unimportant factors have gained priority. Qualities
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as kindness,
honor
bestow honor or rewards upon
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and trust are no longer the defining factors of worth and social
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has gained primary importance.
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accuracy. With the expansion of equality and poverty campaigns, people have become hyper aware about the social
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of others.
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means that when an individual comes into contact with a
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of differing social
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- his behaviour toward the
person
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often corresponds to the
person
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's socioeconomic
status
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.
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, the behaviour of an
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a human being
individual
towards a construction worker varies from that towards a wealthy
business man
a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
businessman
.
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,
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behaviour can be either negative or positive, the core theme remains constant which is judgement.
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, the certain- perhaps unfair- expectations placed on the wealthy to be generous and
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, accusations if donations are thought to be insignificant. People are judged based on their wealth and disrespected if the wealthy do not donate whilst people with a lower socioeconomic
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are not burdened with the same expectations.
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, people of a lower socioeconomic
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may be disregarded or treated with indifference due to their lack of monetary prosperity.
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, some restaurants may disregard
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the people
of lower wealth and provide them with a low quality service-
soley
without any others being included or involved
solely
based on their apparent social
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. Due to various campaigns, social
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has been unintentionally ingrained in society- the mission to eradicate discrimination based on social
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has unintentionally highlighted social
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in society. As
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campaigns were rare in olden times, social prosperity was an observation- not an aspect to be mindful of. Due to
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, worth was defined by other factors
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as kindness, trust and courage.
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, social
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discrimination did exist, other factors took priority over
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discrimination in defining the worth of a
person
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.
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, in a room full of people- courage, skill and justice declared the worth of a
person
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rather than their economic background. To conclude, I agree to a great extent that the worth of a
person
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is now decided based on social
status
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due to hyper awareness caused by campaigns, etc.
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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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