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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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Today, an individual's importance is measured based on his or her social
caliber
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 and earthly possessions
while
 qualities like being honourable, showing kindness and being dependable are considered archaic and non-essential. I emphatically agree with
this
 opinion because many
people
 who do not deserve
positions
 are gaining power and only the rich and wealthy get to be role models today. Many
people
 who are not fit for certain
positions
 are assuming power because of
their
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 level of wealth they have amassed. The moment one
possess
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 some level of wealth,
people
 are more drawn towards that person and deem them fit to handle
positions
 of great influence and
this
 is why more
people
 are collecting bribes to put
people
 in
positions
 they do not belong.
For instance
, in the 2023 presidential elections, many
nigerians
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 voted for Bola Ahmed Tinubu-a presidential candidate, who was a corrupt governor in his tenure as the governor of Lagos only because of his popularity, the bags of rice and bundles of dollars he gave the masses.
In addition
, only the rich and famous are successful in being influencers of the younger ones because of how attractive their lives of glitz and glamour appear.
This
 means that money sells more than anything else and to be someone who
people
 hold in high esteem, being able to flaunt what you own is enough.
For example
,
this
 is why Kim Kardashian- a wealthy former pornstar is more influential than Ellen Degeneres- a talk show host who shows love and kindness to many. In conclusion, I strongly agree that the new generation Z judge
people
's worth based on their wealth because of the characteristics of the
people
 they allow to influence them and the kind of individuals that attain political
positions
.
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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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