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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?

#person’s #status #possessions #values #honour #kindness #trust
There is no denying that
people
 care about how
others
 judge themselves.
Although
 many
people
 judge
others
 based on their work or
values
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the values
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 of
products
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the products
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 they use, I believe that traditional values, including
honors
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honours
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 and kindness, are still important. When
people
 have a
highly
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 social status or a luxurious life but lack
of
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apply
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the
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basic ethic knowledge,
others
 will not give the
people
 a high value.
For example
, one of my
classmates
 in
the
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junior high school had a rich family, letting him can acquire many latest products
such
 as the newest iPhone.
However
, he was so
arrogance
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 and not willing to share things
to
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with
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the
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his
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classmates
. After
people
 knew what kind of person he was, he could barely receive a positive comment about himself;
that is
, even though he had great material possessions, he was not valued as a noble person.
On the other hand
, an easy-going person can have many
people
’s
praises
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. One of
other
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classmates
were
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 welcomed by most
classmates
 owing to his kindness and great achievements.
This
 classmate came from an ordinary family but demonstrated his talent in
art
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the art
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 field by achieving many medals
from
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in
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 art competitions.
Furthermore
, he had
good
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a good
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 attitude
to
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with
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the
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his
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classmates
 most of the time, helping him become most of
the
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his
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classmates
’
friend
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friends
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. Despite his average academic performance and ordinary background, he still got many compliments
by
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for
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 his great personality and
art
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 talent. With these two different stories, I believe that old-fashioned values are still
the
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more important factors than other factors,
such
 as social status or material enjoyment, when
people
 are judged by
others
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Social status
  • Material possessions
  • Old-fashioned values
  • Honour
  • Kindness
  • Trust
  • Judged
  • Importance
  • Traditional
  • Reflection
  • Achievements
  • Hard work
  • Disregarded
  • Well-balanced
  • Meaningful
  • Cultural norms
  • Societal norms
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