Write about the following topic: 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?

Over decades ago,
society
has undergone
drastic
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revolution. affecting our culture and beliefs.
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Advancements
in technology
also
has
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had an impact on the world at large, to the extent that, even how an
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individual
individaul
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individual
is valued in
society
is affected, not taking into consideration core values
such
as a
person
's
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integrity
intergrity
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integrity
,
honor
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or kindness.
This
essay will consider how a
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person's
peson's
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person's
worth is determined currently by his or her social status as compared with the past time. Arguably, in my opinion, at
first
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society
valued culture the most. People would thrive to gain
positive
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reputation in order to be valued in
society
,
however
, it could not be said the same for present times where a
person
's worth is determined by his or her educational level. The higher the level, the more you are recognised in every
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, even within the
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family
famly
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family
.
Moreover
, those whose families are well known and respected due to their wealth continue to gain worth in the eyes of
society
.
For instance
, a Minister's daughter might not possess the same qualities or good
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reputation
reputaion
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reputation
as the minister, yet still, the public might value
this
person
regardless of anything,
as a result
of the family's background.
Furthermore
, in the olden days, trust and kindness
preceeds
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precedes
proceeds
an individual,
however
, the amount of money in an
individuals
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bank
accounts
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talk on behalf of
this
person
in
this
present
times
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. People are given titles,
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in and out of home,in accordance with their material possessions. Needless to say, now is, "your wealth shows your worth". To sum up,
society
has changed in regards to how a
person
is appreciated and given attention to, in my opinion, due to changes in culture and development in technology which in one way or the other could have
negative
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a negative
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effect on
society
such
as
rise
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in social vices, corruption, just to mention few, since everyone
pursue
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wealth to be worthed in
society
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • material possessions
  • social status
  • old-fashioned values
  • honour
  • kindness
  • trust
  • societal norms
  • social media platforms
  • value system
  • material wealth
  • personal relationships
  • societal well-being
  • timeless moral values
  • value-driven society
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