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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In the past, certain people were admired from their morale and good behaviour, but nowadays our possessions have become an indicator of our status in the
society
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. I partially agree with the statement in some ways;
nevertheless
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, in some circumstances, I disagree with
this
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.
To begin
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with, modern
society
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prioritizes particular people’s importance
from
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of
their superficial status and appearances.
This
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misleading but popular belief of being wealthy and participating high
society
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distorts the real image of people’s worth. In the past, many rich families tried to behave well to become reliable and prestigious in middle-class people’s mind in order to
do
engage in
make
their business easier.
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, the formal picture of the elites
have resulted
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has resulted
in today’s people misunderstanding, and
that is
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the possible reason to explain
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aspect.
On the other hand
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, some people don’t
truely
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
truly
appreciate those, who possess wealth and status, but they seek for benefits from socialising with them.
For instance
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, someone, who develop
romantic relationship
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romantic relationships
a romantic relationship
with rich ones, usually hope for their money and crave for gaining interest among the elites.
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, those fake values of people will fade and become less important in some situations.
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, the hard-working companies generally prefer workers who tend to be productive and competent than those who only have a lot of money but no skills.
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, the social acquaintances and the amount of money aren’t as stable and long-lasting as our innate good personalities.
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, these values attract better people and communities. In conclusion, I agree that many
teenager
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teenagers
and today’s
society
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give too much unnecessary amount of admiration to the rich and the influential figures.
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, not all the people think the same. Some consider wider conditions before decided to look up to certain people. In my opinion, I’m not the kind of person who judge someone with those
ingenuine
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in genuine
worth.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • social status
  • material possessions
  • old-fashioned values
  • honour
  • kindness
  • trust
  • empathy
  • media influence
  • self-worth
  • metrics of success
  • financial achievements
  • community contributions
  • superficial connections
  • emotional bonds
  • life satisfaction
  • stress and anxiety
  • policy changes
  • community programs
  • restoring balance
  • personal character
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