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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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Individuals are not supposed to be valued based on social and wealth status.
Otherwise
, personality, trust, honesty, kindness, and other inner values are more important. In modern
society
, there is a tendency to evaluate individuals’
value
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values
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 regarding their material possessions and social class.
Society
 defined
the
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wealthier individuals as a successful and respectful person.
This
 paradigm has a big role in the change of the way of thinking in
society
.
People
 start to focus on accumulating material wealth in any way
instead
 of enhancing their inner value.
For example
,
people
 tend to idolize a celebrity or a rich influencer because they have
the
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luxury cars, big houses, and other luxury things even though they have
charged
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 with
violence
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 cases or
addicted
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 to harmful drugs.
As a result
, those famous
people
 do not feel guilty for their
behavior
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 and tend to abuse their power. Our
society
 will defend their idol no matter what
happened
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. On the other side,
teachers
 who dedicate their
life
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lives
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 to teaching children in remote areas never get attention from
society
. They do not get the recognition they deserve.
However
,
teachers
 are more important
for
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 our
society
 than well-known
people
 with
a
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scandal
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scandals
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.
Teachers
 have
big
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roles
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role
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 in educating the younger generations. Unfortunately, celebrities with scandals are often more respected than
teachers
 by our young generations.
However
, it is crucial for
society
 to reconsider the standard of success.
As well as
 recognizing the importance of inner value beyond material possessions. By redefining success that highlights not only material possessions but
also
 individual characteristics,
society
 can have a more balanced way of life. Emphasizing the importance of inner values can make a difference in
society
.
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