TOEFL essay samples: The quality of good neighbors

[mahdi]

Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer.

All of us have some neighbors. we communicate with them and they do too.
But neighbors have some expedency from each other. People like that their
neighbors dont annoy them and donot intervene in their personal life.
everyone like trustful neighbor.Good neighbors help eachother in any aspect
that they can and solve their problems with each other.They can rely to their
neighbors help when they have financial problems.

Nowadays that many people live in the apartments the meaning of neighbor has changed a little .In addition the relations between people has changed . People can easilyrelate with eachother via internet .This change in types of relationship between people have had its own results for neighbors relationship.

When the type of relationship is changeing the aspect that are important for
quality of a good neighbor may change too.For example in the past,people liked
to have different types of relationship between eachother but today many people
prefer that their neighbors donot know what they do in their homes.

in conclusion, a good citizen is a good neighbor too.

[Alan]

Hi,

All of us have some neighbors. we communicate with them and they do too.
But neighbors have some expECTATIONS from each other. People lPREFER that their
neighbors NOT TO annoy them and not intervene in their personal life.
Everyone likeS A trustful neighbor.Good neighbors help each other in any aspect
that they can and solve their problems with each other.They can rely ON their
neighbors TO help when they have financial problems.

Nowadays SINCE many people live in apartments, the meaning of neighbor has changed a little .In addition the relations between people haVE changed . People can easily relate TO each other via THE internet .This change in types of relationship between people haS had its own results for neighbors' relationship.

When the type of relationship is changing the aspectS that are important for
THE quality of a good neighbor may change too.For example in the past,people liked
to have different types of relationship between each other but today many people
prefer that their neighbors do not know what they do in their homes.

In conclusion, a good citizen is a good neighbor too.


Alan
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