Um, I’m pleased that you have asked me this question because I have many people in my surrounding who has strong opinion. So I have decided to talk about one particular person. She is none other than my best friend. Her name is Pari. To be perfectly honest, I met her in high school and we become close friends as we started to sit next to each other over time, I noticed that she tends to stand firm on her beliefs and has strong opinion in every aspect of life. I consider her to be someone with strong opinion because she is very passionate about her values and is not afraid to speak up even in situation when, uh, others might shy away from voicing their thoughts. She is very vocal about gender equality, environmental conservation, and importance of ethics in people’s life. For example, she is strictly against the use of plastic bags. She also recommend us to carry clothes bag with us. She, uh, also believes that we all should travel by public transportation and avoid private vehicles. I think her strong opinions came from her father because, uh, he is an environmentalist, as per how I feel about her opinion. While I don’t always agree with her on everything, I respect her commitment to her principle. Sometime her opinion challenge my whole thinking, which I appreciate because it leads to more meaningful discussions. Overall, I admire her strong belief, though sometimes it can be intense in debates.
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I'm glad you asked me this question because I know many people with strong opinions. One person who comes to mind is my best friend, Pari. We met in high school and became close friends after sitting next to each other. I quickly noticed that she has strong opinions on everything. She's passionate about her values and isn't afraid to speak her mind, even when others might hesitate. She's very vocal about gender equality, environmental conservation, and the importance of ethics. For example, she's strongly against using plastic bags and encourages us to carry reusable bags. She also believes we should all use public transportation instead of private vehicles. I think her strong opinions come from her father, who is an environmentalist. While I don't always agree with her, I respect her commitment to her principles. Sometimes her opinions challenge my entire way of thinking, which I appreciate because it leads to more meaningful discussions. Overall, I admire her strong beliefs, even though they can sometimes be intense during debates.
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