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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People's value is now measured by their position and their financial strength unlike in the past where virtues are more appreciated. I agree with
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point of view because important positions in the society are reserved for the rich as well as
nepotism increase
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the nepotism increase
in workplaces.
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, people with dignity were formally rewarded for
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behaviour with important positions in the society to overlook some certain affairs of the state that requires
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values.
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, people can now buy
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positions with their money through fake charities to gain the attention of the government and the people.
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example, many rich people in my village engage in temporary giveaway just to get a
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position, knowing
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full
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the only the measuring yardstick required nowadays.
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, rich people are rewarded with important positions inconsiderate of their
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based on their money.
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, nepotism is now a trend in the workplace. To clarify, many interviewers are simply interviewed for the sake of formality by employers whereas they already have their candidates who are mostly the children of the elites.
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, most companies would rather employ candidates that of wealthy background that can help the company with their parent connections to get contracts.
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, merit is ignored and
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bad trend is encouraged even in the workplace. To conclude, materialism has taken over good moral
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compass, such as
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as kindness, dignity and honesty which has eaten deep into our society. I recommend that people should promote
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the virtues
above wealth and status in order to discourage
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bad trend that can pressure people to commit crime in order to belong.
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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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