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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?

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Nowadays, many
people
 only see the result of others' achievements, not the process of how to reach them. They judge a person's worth base on social
status
 and
wealth
, while they do not think that traditional
values
,
such
 as honour, kindness, and trust are important. I strongly disagree with
this
 view, because of the good influence of old-fashioned
values
 and the disadvantages of focusing on material possessions.
First
 and foremost, social
status
 and
wealth
 are something temporary and will not be useful after death, while traditional
values
 are something worthy and will be remembered and learned by the young generation. I recall when my boss in my office was passed away.
Although
 he was a rich man, there was nothing to do with his
wealth
. Meanwhile, his personality and the
values
 he brought still remain in my memories. Indirectly, he taught me how to achieve goals with trust and integrity because the real goal is not money and position but the blessings from God.
On the other hand
, many
people
 especially the youth only focus on material possessions and social
status
 and want to achieve them instantly. It gives them a wrong way to reach it and will make them do anyway for getting what they want. As an example, many
people
 join fraud stock trading because their aim is to be rich quickly,
instead
 they lost a lot of money and get nothing.
Moreover
,
people
 who achieve something instantly can
also
 lose it quickly, including money and
status
. In conclusion, traditional
values
such
 as honour, kindness, trust, and integrity are more important than social
status
 and
wealth
 to be judged as the worth of a person.
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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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