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173. It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship. Do you agree? Why or why not? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.

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Some people hold the view that borrowing money from a friend will harm or destroy the friendship, while others do not identify this hasty conclusion. Recognizing that a more proper solution to this question can only be achieved by incorporating all the relevant aspects, I advocate that borrowing money from friends sometimes enhances friendship but sometimes does not.

Some people hold the view that success results from hardwork only, while others believe that luck plays a role in the process. This question arouses controversy in different opinion group. Recognizing that a more proper way to analyze this question can be achieved by incorporating all the relevant aspects, I advocate that success mainly comes from hard work but luck cannot be eliminated as useful element.

To begin with, success is what people achieved by devoting time, energy and talent. The common definition of success is that people accomplish recognition, status, money and happiness. To reach the personal goal, people start to journey from the ever beginning of life. Human beings are basically creatures, dreaming to realize all the desires. In the modern society, a child starts to work hard in elementary school, continues in high school and so on. After a person mature to be an adult, he will be able to set a specific goal and dedicates to reach it. For example, an athlete wants to become the 1^st in the contest. An businessman want to realize best profit. All of them do not stop working hard, taking care of his career. From this aspect, success cannot happen without their sweat and devotion.

On the other hand, luck plays some role during the process to reach the personal goal. It is not advisable to discard the influence of luck. For instance, there are 2 excellent athlete waiting for a game. However, the one with better skill get sickness the night before the game and eventually lose it. Even though he possesses better potential, he is not lucky enough. From this point of view, luck does contribute to the success of many people.

Moreover, to be successful is to be standing at the right place with the right skill. People need to prepare all the necessary accumulation, knowledge and skill first. This process can be long and tiring. A noble prize winner in Chemistry probably spend dozens of years in his research. He could be working days and night in the laboratory, reflecting on the chemical reactions. Probably he discovers a substance just by chance, but this chance is the opportunity granted to him by his diligence.

To sum up,

To begin with, money issue performs as a touchstone for testing friendship. There is an old saying that a friend in need is a friend in deed. Money functions as crucial material basis for every human being in the modern society. People have to buy food, shelter and transportation, the fundamental elements for survival. People may face financial difficulties unexpectedly.  For example, a flood or fire may devastate the life long savings for an individual. Poor investment may cause a person to lose his business. Sickness may deprive the ability for the concerning person to earn a living. Confronted with such disasters, people may need to borrow money in emergency. Whether to lend to a friend under this situation will prove whether they are genuine friends or not.

On the other hand, the borrower needs to reconsider before he proposes his request to a specific friend. Different people have various attitudes toward monetary issue. Some friends will assist the concerned friend to get support from financial institutions such as a bank instead of lending money to him directly. There are diverse reasons for people to guard their money, many of them reasonable and understandable. According to many roles played, people need to prepare for education for children, support their parents, or make certain investment. Probably a friend is also suffering from monetary stress himself but does not to draw attention from other people. To ask for money from them can be embarrassing and unpleasant, turning both of them in dilemma.

Moreover, to borrow money from a friend is a sensitive issue so people should avoid fostering repulsive habits. Money issue between friends is built on foundation of trust and caring. The borrower must also reflect on the difficulty of the lender and pay back the load in time. No one wants to be hurt or betrayed on such issue. If a borrower fails to repay the money, the friendship is endangered, leading to unpleasant process and eventually damaging the emotional bond between the friends.

To sum up, money issue mixed with friendship can work as a two-edge sword: damaging the friendship or enhancing it. People need to harness the tool and think about others more before they arouse this nerve touching issue. If people can cope with this issue appropriately, borrowing money friend can facilitate the emotional bond between them.

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I tried to write for
TWE173, and also felt it is difficult for presenting the opinions and
exmaples.  My writing is as following, look forward to some advice.

The
unconditional friendship is only an illusion in our mind. In fact, friendship is
often faced with many challenges in the real life. The biggest challenge is related
to the financial problems. It is not rare that friends turn to you for
financial support when they have some difficulty in their life. Some people may
feel that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship. In
my opinion, that is not always the case. If handled properly, money would not
pose a big threat to the friendship.

As
the old saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. A true friend should
be willing to lend a helping hand in your difficult times. For example, if a
friend of mine is striken by a severe disease and need a large sum of
money for medical treatment, and unfortunately his bank account is not enough,
in this case, I would not hesitate to lend him the money needed for the
treatment. And I would view it as a good opportunity to enhance the friendship
between him and me.

However,
borrowing money relentlessly from friends and delaying paying the debt would be
very harmful to friendship. I've heard a real-life story about how the
friendship is lost due to this reason. A friend of mine wanted a large sum of
money to pay the housing mortgage, so he turned to his wealthier friend
for support. And his friend gladly gave the money to him. Two years later, he
didn't show any intention of paying back the money even if he has made quite a
fortune himself. His friend got quite angry about that and didn't treat him as
friend anymore. Had he paid his debt to his friend in time, their friendship
would still thrive today. How sad it is that a friendship can be seriously
damaged by the carelessness in handling the money issue.

In
some cases, refusal of lending money is a sign of good friendship. I once read
a media
coverage of a gambler in the newspaper. The guy was so addicted to the
gambling that he asked his friends for money every time he lost the gambling.
His friends were so kind to him that they never turned him down. It went on for
quite some time until one day the guy lost a huge sum of money in the
casino. This time no friends of him were able to help him pay the debt. The guy
ended up in the prison as he owed a huge debt. This story clearly shows that
lending money to a greedy friend is rather damaging him than helping him.

Friendship
is so precious that people would do everything they could to keep it. We need
to be aware of the great influence of the financial problem to the friendship.
When friends are in real need of money for good reasons, we should help
him go through the difficult times. However, if they need money for gambling or
other illegal cause, we should turn down their request for their own benefit.