A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old fashioned values such as honor, kindness and trust no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion.

People
are rated on the basis of their money power or how well they put themselves in
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society rather than reputation, good behaviour and truthfulness. These days a
person
is identified by his financial power or his stand in his social environment. Today, nobody seems to be interested in
traditional
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the traditional
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way of identifying a
person
by his Trueness,
reliebility
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reliability
and
self worth
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. I agree with the statement.
Following
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essay will explain, how social media has made material things and social status more valuable to
people
.
Furthermore
, the essay will showcase
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the honor
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honor
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honour
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,
politness
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politeness
and trueness of a
person
has
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started to fade away from society. We live in a digital world, where everything is one click away.
This
has brought us to a stand where
,
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when a
person
starts to post his pictures on social media with his new car, home or lifestyle.
People
starts
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to consider him as successful and consider him to be high on social grounds.
For example
: There have been
instanses
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instances
where many social media
influencer
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have clicked pictures in a private jet and
luxuarious
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luxurious
home
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. which was not there. They were just used to click pictures. These overhyped things
which
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are showcased by
people
to present themselves as high in
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society.
World
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has started to forget the true identity of a
person
which used to be judged by
kind
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the kind
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behaviour of a
person
who used to forgive individuals
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and, Truthfulness
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, Truthfulness
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the truthfulness
of a
person
who's word used to be his world. and
honor
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used to be
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an outmost
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outmost
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priority of a
person
. It can be concluded by
this
that, money can be earned by
a
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idea and dedication but, that money is of no use if we don't have a strong character which is showcased by
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, trust and kindness.
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  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
  • Feel nervous and anxious when speaking.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Materialism
  • Social status
  • Old-fashioned values
  • Honor
  • Kindness
  • Integrity
  • Consumerism
  • Superficiality
  • Ephemeral
  • Philanthropy
  • Prosperity
  • Altruism
  • Narcissism
  • Humility
  • Empathy
  • Ethics
  • Moral compass
  • Minimalist
  • Contentment
  • Material possessions
  • Status symbol
  • Wealth disparity
  • Moral bankruptcy
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