‘Children do not respect their parents as much as they did in the past. This behaviour is now having a negative impact on society.’ Discuss. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

In older times, children used to show immense
respect
to their teachers and parents. The pupils were not allowed to talk and abide by all decisions made by them.
This
behaviour shows the high value given by their parents.
However
, it is debatable that these days, children don't follow
this
anymore and
hence
, they don't show
respect
to their parents.
To begin
with, I would like to understand what is '
respect
' for anyone. It is talking properly, listening to them all the time or never arguing with them. I would
also
like to mention that
this
notion of
respect
was prevalent with older generations.
For example
, my mother used to narrate that she always has to listen to her father irrespective of the fact that she believes in it or not. As per her,
this
is her
respect
towards her father.
However
,
this
perception stands as a distorted perception among
this
generation.
Respect
is something
that is
demanded not only by elders but, by younger ones as well. The new notion of '
Respect
' in today's era is not just abiding by what elders say,
instead
, you can give your viewpoint and
hence
agree to disagree.
For instance
, I am open to giving my opinion about what I feel when I talk to my father. I have an environment where I can give my opinion and
hence
can take my own decision.
This
is not considered as any act of disrespect. Yet,
this
is considered as a negative impact on the community as the people are stuck with the older perception of
respect
. Considering everything, our community should develop in
such
a way that everyone gets a chance to put their opinion in a respectful tone irrespective of their age.
This
will help to build a better nation where children will automatically learn to give
respect
when they receive
respect
.
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The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
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  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
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