■ 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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It is better to have friends who are similar to you than those who are different from you. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. | |
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It is debatable which type of person is better as a friend for individual. Some people recommend that having friends who are similar to you, since similarity between persons enables them to share their thoughts and experiences easily. However, I strongly believe that it is better to have friends who are different from you because they can help you to perform tasks with higher quality and to consider various points of view.
First of all, cooperation between diverse characteristics can create better results when you are required to perform a certain task, like a team project. While similar people are only able to do the same amount of work in the same field, people from various backgrounds and diverse experiences can make a synergetic effect. From my personal experience, I had to participate in the group presentation when I attended an economic class. Even though I was good at presenting in front of large audiences, I could not make fancy presentation materials due to the lack of computer skills. However, I greatly succeed in the presentation with my teammate, who was timid but was an exceptional professional in dealing with images using computers. In this respect, having friends who are different from you results in better outcome, allowing you to achieve beyond your own limitation.
Moreover, you can expand your horizon of consciousness by meeting diverse people from different cultures. Friends who have different opinions from you enable you to consider other sides of a matter and to improve yourself. According to the survey conducted by Korea Research Group, 70 percent of people responded that they experienced improvement of themselves when they communicated with a person who was dissimilar to them, exposed to a variety of perspectives. On the other hand, they said that similar friends were only good to spend their time chatting together. Thus, it is better for your personal development to have friends who are dissimilar to you in order to experience diverse points of view.
To sum up, friends who are different from you are recommendable not only because they can supplement your deficiency, but also because they can be a stimulus to you to consider diversity in life. Choosing friends is a difficult problem, but it is worthwhile to speculate. With good friends, your life would be more valuable as well as much more enjoyable. | |
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