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Some people say that those who are selfish and does not care about others are more likely to success at work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#people #care #success #work
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People
were
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 always celebrating birthdays and marriages, they spend a lot of
money
 to make the most beautiful and interesting event and they like it, but
somebody
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some
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 thinks that it is a waste of
money
. In the
essay
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essay,
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 I want to discuss both views and give my own opinion. On the one hand, birthdays and marriage
celebration
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celebrations
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is
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are
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 a part of our culture and it is important for society, for somebody it is a chance to show their priority and status and they make huge and very expensive celebrations to prove it, but for
others
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 it is a tradition and a way to get a rest or make these events memorable
,
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 because in nowadays we spend too much time at work and not everyone can travel and do something special, which is why celebration helps them to distract.
On the other hand
, it takes
money
 and time to prepare and the best way to celebrate it is to go
in
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the
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a
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 trip with your friends or with your partner with
this
money
,
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 because it can be much
memorable
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more memorable
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, interesting and exciting.
Also
 if you are a poor guy
then
this
money
 can be used
with
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for
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 more
benefit
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benefits
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. In my own opinion, celebration is important for our mental health, which is why I think that people should spend
money
for
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on
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 it, but not too much and invite only
your
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their
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 close relatives and friends. In the
end
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 I would like to write that everyone should celebrate how and where they want and
do
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not listen to anybody.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • selfish
  • care about others
  • success at work
  • opposing view
  • arguments
  • supporting
  • against
  • balanced view
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