Nowadays, young people admire sports stars though they often do not set a good example. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Although
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top sports athletes are often poor role models, they gain the admiration of millions of youngsters.
This
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is overall a negative trend for the young generation and society despite one single benefit it may bring about. I think
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trend could be profitable only if the young disregard the negative and focus on the positive aspects of sports stars’ lives. Ronaldo, a world-class central forward,
for example
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, is infamous for his extreme individualism, but is still a role model of diligence and determination for all the efforts he has exerted in football training. Many adolescents who are Ronaldo’s fans have overlooked his undesirable personal traits and trained themselves hard to achieve extraordinary results in their lives. In
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way, the young may still benefit from
sports stars'
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the sports stars'
valuable life lessons.
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, I contend that
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is generally an adverse trend because with the majority of youngsters, it may lead to unpleasant consequences.
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is because the young could be immature and they may imitate all the actions of the stars, irrespective of whether these actions are beneficial or not. What these young people may copy may range from a materialistic lifestyle, an individualistic way of living to more problematic behaviours
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as sexism, racism and discrimination. These outcomes are negative not only for the juveniles
themselves but
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themselves, but
for society as a whole in the future. All the existing data
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provide
a concrete foundation that even though youngsters may learn some useful life experiences from top athletes who do not set good examples, the proclivity of admiring and imitating these stars may result in a wide range of adverse effects and
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is a negative issue in today's society.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • admire
  • role model
  • excellence
  • hard work
  • dedication
  • cheating
  • misconduct
  • critical evaluation
  • guidance
  • positive influence
  • negative influence
  • inspiration
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