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Nowadays celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements, and this is a bad example to adolescents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#celebrities #glamour #wealth #achievements #adolescents
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this
 day and age, many traditional values have dramatically changed. There are lots of w
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individuals who are famous for their high living standards rather than their personal success. In my opinion, I strongly criticise
this
 way of life owing to the fact that it can generate negative influence on the young generation. On the one hand,
this
 celebrity's wealthy acquisition provokes a squandered lifestyle. Having the easy money inherited from parents, they have the tendency to waste it for leisure activities rather than investing it to acquire a consolidated financial state. Britney Spears who was renowned as the Pop Princess is a prime example of
this
. Because of her impulsive buying, she now has to live in poverty and burdens an enormous debt. In the end, the far-reaching consequence is that the adolescents might imitate
this
 lifestyle, ruining the future of a whole nation. On the other side of the argument, only the success of celebrities is the thing
that is
 worth learning. A memoir of one talented singer who overcame his adversity in order to chase ambition is always an inspirational story for the young generation.
For instance
, despite dropping out of university, Bill G
ate
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fought his way through social prejudice and became a billionaire at a very young age. These personal achievements serve as the m
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for t
he a
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dolescents to get out of t
he
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comfort zone and try to be the best a
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their field. In all, the celebrity is the one w
ho
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young people look up to and they can either provoke a squandered lifestyle or inspire them to be the better version of themselves.
However
, it is the adolescents who must have their own judgment to choose who to learn or to criticise.
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