■ 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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Topic : These days, people put too much attention to their outward appearance. | |
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Thesedays, as people value their outward apperance more and more than ever before, it has been an issue among people whether their first impressions play a significant role as a means of expressing themselves. Regarding this, I stronly believe that initial impressions cannot become a tool in telling who they are since it often misleads people and people's first impressions inevitably change over time.
To begin with, many people tend to judge others in the mistaken belief that how they look might show their personality. However, usually, they soon realize the fact that people are quite different from what they have expected. This is mainly due to the fact that people's initial impressions are nothing more than inherited traits ; they have no control over how they look unless they undergo a plastic surgery.
For example, when I first met my best friend at the school, I never though that I could ever become a close friend with her because of the way she looked which leaded me to think of her as a cold, mean girl. However, since we accidently sat beside each other, we started to talk to each other and I soon realized that she was such a warm-hearted, kind girl. This clearly shows how we incorrectly judge others by their looks.
In addition, as people age, their initial impressions undergo changes. There is no one in this world who can stay the same as they are for the rest of their lives. In fact, when people get older, they experience many changes in their lives including fashion style, body weigh, and ultimately how they appear.
According to the survey done by the Ministry of Labor of Korea in 2005, more than 80 percent of those who were married for 5 or more years responded that their spouses had changed in a way they look. Some people said their husbands or wives became to look milder and smoother compared to when young, and the other people responded that their spouses turned to look rather violent or less attractive . This tells us that first impressions are not the safe measure to know someone in-depth.
In conclusion, first impressions cannot become a yardstick to measure people's personality because it tends to mislead us into a wrong, hasty conclusion about people and also does not stay the same for the rest of their lives. Thus, instead of devoting time and money towards grooming, we should pay more attention to developing strong characteristics. | |
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