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.

The true worth of an individual, in recent times, is measured by considering their wealth and
influential
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influence
capacity. Integrity, honour and kindness are fast becoming archaic as measuring tools. I totally disagree with
this
popular opinion
polls
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poll
.
This
essay will analyse why
this
should not be so.   The true worth of an individual, should be determined based on the attributes exhibited by the person and not by material gains.
This
is because wealth can be deceitful, hiding the true nature of a
man
.
However
, the real
man
is of the heart, out of which their true behaviour reflects.
Furthermore
, it is from deep within that people do things to impact or destroy other people’s live.
Hence
, the
worthiness
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worth
of a
man
, ought to be judged by what they say or do, as
this
is usually done from the abundance of their heart.  
Moreover
, one of the major characteristics of judging the worth of an individual is that, it must be bias free.
Thus
, using affluence as a yard-stick to measure worthiness is synonymous to saying a poor
man
is not worthy.
However
,
this
is a very wicked criteria to use in passing
such
judgement. A trustworthy
person unfortunately
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person, unfortunately
, is better known when they have nothing.
This
is not to say the affluent
man
can not be trusted, studies have
shown
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shown, however
however
, that the absence of money in a
man
’s life helps to reflect their true nature.   In conclusion, wealth acquisition is not a true determinant factor when deciding the worth of a person, rather, the lives they have impacted by their behaviour especially when they are poor is a good measuring tool for worthiness.
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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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