Individual greed and selfishness has been the basis of the modern society. Some people think that we must return to the older and more traditional values of respect for the family and thelocal community in order to create a better world to live in. To wha

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Individual greed and selfishness has been the basis of the modern society. Some people think that we must return to the older and more traditional values of respect for the family and thelocal community in order to create a better world to live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Dwight D. Eisenhower has rightly said that “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Therefore, I agree with the given statement that we must revert to the golden times when we valued traditions and respected the elderly and our neighborhoods so that we have a happier world and a happier tomorrow.

Today we live in an era of technology in which the whole Earth has shrunk and become a global village. Everybody is connected to everybody through telephone lines and the internet but the warmth of relationships has taken a back seat. Most people have more tha...

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Sentence: Most people have more than enoughwealth, comfort and freedom but their hearts desire even more.
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Sentence: To satisfy their hearts greed people have become work aholics and as a result have no time for family and friends.
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Sentence: To add to it, the youngsters who areat ease with the new technology think thatthe elderly are good for nothing and that is why they don't respect them.
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Sentence: We cannot return from the age of the jet plane to the age of the bullock cart but we can certainly return to these traditional values to try to create a modern world which has both, material wealth and prosperity and also respect forthe family and local community.
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