■ Direction Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words. ■ Question Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer | |
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Loan between friends can harm the friendship. | |
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It is often said that the best friend is someone who can lend a helping hand when a person has a trouble, even if it is an economical problems. However, I strongly believe that it is better to avoid loan between friends because it can negatively affect the friendship in two ways: unpaid debt exacerbates trust between friends and it lowers debtor’s self-esteem.
To begin with, possible economic loss when a person lends money to a friend can harm the friendship. It is obvious that money is essential component of one’s life, so a person should take into account possible problems when he or she helps others. If a friend cannot pay back the money, a person would be in financial trouble as well, which leads to a broken friendship. For example, one of my friends wanted to start his own business, so he asked all of his friends, including me, for money. However, I rejected his request because I was concerned that it might harm our friendship. Although he failed to make profit and repay, I could maintain the relationship as I did not involved monetary problems. On the other hand, another friend who reluctantly lent him a fortune was disappointed with him and the relationship was completely destroyed.
In addition, loan between friends can discourage them from standing on equal positions and keeping sound relationship. This is because a person who borrows money inevitably feels uneasiness and lowered self-respect. Thus, even if a friend can afford to pay the debt back, the friendship seems to be easily harmed. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Labor of Korea in 2007, 70 percent of people who asked friends for lending money responded that they lost their pride and felt unequal relationship after loan. This implies that loan between friends prevents people from maintaining usual friendship.
In brief, loan between friends has negative impacts on the friendship since it poses a lot of problems not only economically but also mentally. All in all, money-related matters should be avoided in order to maintain lifelong friendship. | |
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