Some people think it's better to choose friends who always have the same opinion as them. Others believe it's good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them. Discuss both and give your opinion

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One common topic among

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is whether it is better to have pals of like minds or to have

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ones with different

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most of the time. In

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I will give my stance

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each of these points after taking a few paragraphs to talk about them.

Firstly

, the idea of having

friends

who always think and act like you might save you from so much stress. It makes communication which is the very crux of any relationship, easy and

as a result

friendships

such

this

usually

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longer. You can relax knowing that in your absence your

friends

can take certain decisions for you, you do not need to explain so much before they understand. An example is one time I was indisposed and could not go to the market I simply told my

friends

what I wanted and everything they got was what I would have chosen myself.

Nonetheless

, in my

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I think

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can make the relationship boring and lack variety to spice it up.

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is true because sometimes we find that items we would never have chosen often

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us more than the ones that appeal to us.

Secondly

, having

friends

who have different opinions, values and likes from us may not sound like the perfect friendship;

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while some

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love to stay home throughout the weekend, their

friends

may want them to go sightseeing and engage in other fun stuff which may cause friction in their closeness.

However

, I strongly feel that

this

type of relationship

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an avenue for

friends

to learn from one another and teaches us to make sacrifices for the

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of the other party and vice versa. To summarize,

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society is made up of different individuals and as you go about meeting new acquaintances it is important to bear in mind that there is no single rule that guides or dictates what the perfect friendship should be like.

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1Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Logical structure

Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

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Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

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Task Achievement: 5.5

Complete response

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bond
support
unconditional love
shared values
mutual understanding
trust
emotional well-being
interdependence
societal norms
companionship
loyalty
advice
experiences
mentorship
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