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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These days,
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often judge someone's worth by their social status and material possessions. They tend to ignore other values,
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as good personality and honour. I would say I completely agree with
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opinion.
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, I want to explain some reasons from my view.
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,
people
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who wear branded clothes and look like
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wealthy person are easy to get proper service in some stores. The shop employee tends to become more friendly to whom look modist and rich.
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, about 2 months ago, there was a trending thread on Twitter. That thread was made by a woman who has experienced bad service in a certain branded store. That woman said that during her time inside the store, the employees always gave her an unpleasant look. She
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said, at that time she had been treated differently as her clothes were not as glamorous as other customers' clothes.
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, it is believed that good-looking
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are the luckiest
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in the world as they are more likely can get anything that they want. It can be seen from the number of job vacancies that include the 'having pretty face' or ' having ideal body proportion' as their requirement. For another example, many celebrities are popular because of their physical appearance.
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they may have a bad attitude, they still will have millions of followers and fans who are loyal to them and adore their pretty faces. To sum up, nowadays we are living in a materialistic era, where a person's worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions, while old-fashioned values,
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as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important.
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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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