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

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

AGREE   

• Some people think that we must return to older, more traditional values such as respect for the elders and the local community in order to create a better world to live in

• Yes we should revert back to old perspectives. Why?   

• Old thought meant more close communal life where there was empathy towards each other 

• Everyone will help each other again and share their things 

• Relations will be more valuable than money 

• People socialized more and stayed healthy 

• Social responsibility will be more valuable than personal benefits, precipitating a dip in crime  

NO 

• There will be return of social, ethnic and gender bias: resulting in perennial class struggle, a common scenario of the past  

• There will frequent wars 

• Dissemination of education will become difficult due to socioeconomic hurdles 

• People will be  stereotyped in one profession, halting all chances of progress 

The way the contemporary social environment is witnessing the rise of self-centered approach, some social behaviorists have started proposing reversion to the conventional ways of life that prioritized society over individualism. However, this endeavour cannot be undertaken in absolute terms, by virtue of it bringing several complications.

At the outset, those propounding abandoning the modern system, and embracing the old ways of life found their argument on the fast deteriorating respect for cultural aspirations, and expectations, wherein everyone is competing for superiority, and in the process disregarding the existence of others, precipitating disrespect for social norms, and co-inhabitants. Such apathy could lead to chaos, and loss of customs and rituals, and eventually, the demise of society. 

Nevertheless, even though this perception is the true indicator of concurrent perspectives, it is certainly impossible to espouse the lifestyles followed, and the conventions observed, in yesteryears; society has come a long way by transcending orthodox barriers of cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic disparities: the sole cause of perennial (continuous) social unrest, biases, and violence. The current arrangement has empowered everyone by offering equal opportunities to all, like even the formerly deprived can now realize their dreams through resources afforded to them by egalitarian(equal) regimes.

Similarly, breaking the professional stereotype will become a far cry since everyone will be forced to engage with the occupation, their families have traditionally followed for eons, unlike, today, even the son of the farmer can become an IT expert, something made possible by a radical shift in the thought process that promotes exploration.

In hindsight, reconfiguring societal norms as per the ones that existed in the past completely is impractical, for it will give rise to the prejudices humanity has abandoned; thus, only traits like empathy should be integrated with contemporary expectations.

Every country has poor people. Every country has different ways of dealing with the poor. What are some of the reasons for world poverty? What can we do to help the poor?

 Every country has poor people. Every country has different ways of dealing with the poor. What are some of the reasons for world poverty? What can we do to help the poor?

Undeniably, impoverishment is a burning issue,  and every country embraces different methods to alleviate this social malady. In this essay, I will assess the main reasons behind this, and suggest some ways surmont this challenge.

To commence with, the primary reason behind destitution lies in history. The indiscriminate milking of resources of poverty-stricken countries by the imperialistic powers has caused a perennial dearth of wealth of all kinds, making it hard for the regimes to generate resources and avenues for development. Besides this, the things are exacerbated by corruption because higher authorities are the ruling parties who tend to abuse their powers and siphon off public money, leaving the poor high and dry and perpetuating the vicious circle of the poor economic conditions.   In addition to the above, another reason is the tremendous growth in population, forcing governments to divert invaluable money from critical areas to serving the rising populace, creating an absence of facilities like education and employment venues, causing illiteracy and joblessness, and keeping the people impoverished.  

However, the above problems can be mitigated, if the government becomes more transparent with the issues and works upon the required areas. Such as, by establishing educational infrastructure and employment venues, to eliminate illiteracy and create employment. This will help generate employable skills and also absorb those, resulting in better incomes. Moreover, developed countries should come forward and provide aid to the poor nations by investing in the various critical sectors, to alleviate the living conditions of the inhabitants of such countries.   

To conclude, destitution is a pressing problem that has inflicted misery on a  major part of society. It is thus imperative for governments and the international community to invest concerted efforts to mitigate this pressing issue.