A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honor, 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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To what extent do you agree or disagree with
this
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opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Wealth and prosperity were always highly appreciated attributes in society.
Although
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it might seem that financial status is valued more than
such
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characteristic as
honor
bestow honor or rewards upon
honour
, kindness and trust and perhaps
this
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is true for some people, I disagree with
this
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statement.
Firstly
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, trust became significantly more valued nowadays, especially in relationships. The banal expression ‘trust is
base
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the base
for successful relationships’ remains a stable believe among
majority
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the majority
.
Similarly
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,
honor
bestow honor or rewards upon
honour
is not less valued,
for instance
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the wealthy individuals might inspire respect, but
this
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imagination would be disrupted if they offend basic principles and morality. Whereas some
skeptics
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
sceptics
claim that kindness is in scarcity, volunteering gains popularity among all society classes. There are several examples of
this
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, some people prefer helping elderly
inside
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in
their community and
others even
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others, even
emigrate to the
third
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world countries to provide education for dispossessed by doing so they contribute to
eradication
Suggestion
the eradication
of poverty.
Consequently
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, implementing unpaid job is highly respectable is some countries. To conclude, the high social status of prosperous class produces an illusory respect which fades if they dispossess
such
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qualities as kindness, trust and
honor
bestow honor or rewards upon
honour
. Despite the common material mindset these abilities are nurtured and highly desired in
modern world
Suggestion
the modern world
a modern world
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Materialism
  • Social status
  • Old-fashioned values
  • Honor
  • Kindness
  • Integrity
  • Consumerism
  • Superficiality
  • Ephemeral
  • Philanthropy
  • Prosperity
  • Altruism
  • Narcissism
  • Humility
  • Empathy
  • Ethics
  • Moral compass
  • Minimalist
  • Contentment
  • Material possessions
  • Status symbol
  • Wealth disparity
  • Moral bankruptcy
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