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More and more people want to buy famous brands of clothes, car and other items. Why is this trend? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

#people #brands #clothes #car #items #trend #development
Nowadays, a large number of
people
 prefer to spend their
money
 on famous brands of
car
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cars
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, mobile phones, clothes, jewellery and other items. We all know, that if a person wants to be cool and
fashion
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, he or she needs to buy
high quality
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high-quality
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 products. In
this
 essay, I will explain
why
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this
 trend and my own point of view. First and foremost,
this
 trend is present, especially in young
people
. They want to have the latest clothes or accessories in their closet.
This
 happens because young
people
 want to be accepted by their friends. I really believe that
this
 behaviour
to spend
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 so much
money
 is a very negative development. I think that everyone can spend their own
money
 on what they want, but
on the other hand
, I think, is unbelievable that
people
 buy
high quality
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 stuff only to be part of a group.
Secondly
, girls and boys follow their favourite famous
idol
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idols
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 and they pursue them in whatever they wear or buy or do.
This
 is a good thing, that famous
people
 inspire other
people
 in order to follow what they buy, but they can
also
 influence normal
people
 in a bad way.
For example
, to spend too much
money
 buying famous stuff
such
 shoes, T-shirts, dresses or technologies. In my own experience, I believe that every single person is free to buy what they want.
However
, I think
that is
 sad when
people
 buy things only because they want to be accepted
from
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 their friends.
To conclude
, I think
people
 who want to spend
money
 on famous brands is a negative development.
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argumentation
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grammar
Check grammar and sentence structure. For example, 'why this trend' should be 'why this trend is happening' or 'why this trend exists'.
style
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punctuation
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Consumerism
  • Brand loyalty
  • Investment
  • Aspiration
  • Trendsetter
  • Affluent
  • Mimicry
  • Conformity
  • Identity
  • Self-esteem
  • Status
  • Perception
  • Advertise
  • Promote
  • Influence
  • Peer pressure
  • Societal expectations
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