Happiness
Happiness
WRITING: HAPPINESS
Opinions essay
Write about the topic:
Friends and family bring more happiness than money
and possessions. How far do you agree with this
statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 200 words.
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Modal answer:
Everybody wants to be happy, but there is often a
debate over what makes a person happy. Some people
believe happiness can only come from friends and
family. According to other people, happiness comes
from money and possessions. I believe that happiness
comes both from close family and friends and also
from having enough money and possessions.
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Firstly, everybody needs enough money to live - to
pay for a home, food and other necessities. If
people have money to spare after paying for these
things, they often spend money on possessions
which make them feel happy for a short time.
However, this kind of happiness often does not last
because money and possessions alone cannot bring
happiness.
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Rich people can be very lonely if they don’t share
their money and possessions with others. It has
also been proved that having a good time with
friends and family brings people more happiness
than a fast car or new clothes.
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On the other hand, very poor people are not
usually happy, even if they have large families and
many friends. Money worries will cause them a lot
of stress and this will mean they are not able to
enjoy life. Their friends and family may be able to
support them and help them by lending them
money, but this may lead to problems. I agree that
family and friends are important, but without a
good income, they may not be enough.
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On the other hand, very poor people are not
usually happy, even if they have large families and
many friends. Money worries will cause them a lot
of stress and this will mean they are not able to
enjoy life. Their friends and family may be able to
support them and help them by lending them
money, but this may lead to problems. I agree that
family and friends are important, but without a
good income, they may not be enough.
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In conclusion, I believe that both money and
possessions as well as a family and friends are
important to happiness and that neither is more
important than the other. People who don’t have
enough money to live but who have good friends
and a strong family may be just as unhappy as
wealthy people who have more than enough but
no family or friends to share it with.