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It has been argued that gift giving should not be encouraged, because money is often wasted on things that people do not like or want. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

In today's contemporary world,
gift
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 exchanging is
very
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 common practice.
Gift
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 giving has significant importance in different countries. But many
people
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agrue
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argue
 that
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 practice should not be encouraged, as it is money wastage and
people
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 do not like the
gifts
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 that are given to them. I firmly agree with the fact that
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gift giving
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 should not be encouraged. To start with, it is often observed that many
people
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 nowadays get involved in exchanging presents. Social status is one of the primary reasons. Earlier
gifts
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 were
consider
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token
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 of love or to build new
realtions
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relationships
 or friendships, but now
people
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 consider
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 as a social symbol. Many individuals believe that if they give branded items to others, they will be considered rich or higher in
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society.
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, many employees usually bribe their
employeers
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employers
with tons of expensive things to get promoted or to build good terms.
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, many youngsters easily get influenced by movie actors or
people
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 they watch online and tend to
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gift
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 their significant others expensive
gifts
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. In many cases, it is seen that money is wasted on unwanted things.
People
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 today celebrate each and every moment of their lives
and
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, and
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this
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 celebration involves lots of
party
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parties
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 and many presents. In past,
people
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 would spend their time
to choose
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choosing
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 the appropriate
gifts
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 for others, but in
present
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present,
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 it is just
show
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a show
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 off and no love
and
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or
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 affection. In conclusion, it will be right to say that
gifts
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 should
be only
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only be
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 given on special
occasion
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occasions
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 and should be
budget friendly
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. Social influencers should
also
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 stop showing off their personal lives.
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, the
gift
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 receiver should
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 not judge the price of
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gift
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the gift
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 but should appreciate the efforts and sentiments of the person.

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task response
Make your view clear in the first paragraph and keep to one main idea.
coherence
Each paragraph should have a main sentence and link to the next idea with simple words.
coherence
Give small, clear examples that show why you say the gift is bad.
grammar
Check words and grammar so the meaning is easy to read.
content
You show a clear stance and keep it in the essay.
content
There are some real ideas and examples used.
structure
The essay has a start and end that show your view.

Fully explain your ideas

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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sentimentality
  • tradition
  • consumerism
  • personalization
  • thoughtfulness
  • reciprocity
  • intentions
  • social norms
  • emotional connection
  • materialism
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