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2012/08/24
issue2习作
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2 To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
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At many times, we should evaluate the characteristic of a society for sufficient preparation of a foreign travel or just simply for the curiosity of a certain society. In this statement, the author tell that study the major cities of the society will be an effective way to achieve this goal.
It is true that the major cities of a certain society are representative to this society. For example, Beijing, as a capital of China, represents the fantastic huge political system of China, which is famous for its unwieldy political system. Moreover, the Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing also can reflect a long history and distinctive culture of China. Shanghai, as an economic center of China, represents the economic prosperity of China. Therefore, through studying these major cities, one can get knowledge of many remarkable respect of a society just in a short time.
However, we cannot deny that these major cities can only reflect part of a society not a comprehensive one. Otherwise, we can draw the conclusion that there is no poverty in China based on the observation of Shanghai while many families in the poor districts of China cannot even afford the tuition of primary school. Major cities are the result of the accumulation of political power and society wealth. Therefore, limiting the study of the major cities will circumscribe the comprehensive interpretation of a society. Racial prejudice would be perfectly belied in the major cities. Great number of unemployment will be selectively neglected in major city which can offer enough jobs for their citizens or in which the unqualified citizens without jobs cannot afford the high life expenditure of the major cities and have to move to another relatively small city. All these problems will be neglect when only study the major cities of the society.
In my opinion, one who wants to get a thorough understanding of a society should concerns not only the major cities but also the problems the civilians being faced with. Civilian is the base of the society. Most characteristics of a society originate from that of civilians. And the problems the civilians being faced with can often reflect characteristics of the society involving economic, culture, politics. For example, in China, the hottest problem that people concern with is the high house price. In the cultural aspect, the concept of family of Chinese is based on the house belonging to the couple. Thus, most couples would not get married unless they have owned a house. Consequently, the price of the house become higher and higher because the demand of the house rise to meet the need of marriage of young couples. However, in the economics aspect, great profit of the house transaction attracts many investors. More and more funds rushed into the house market, thereby raise the house price. Finally, in the politics aspect, the increasing of the house price takes an important role in the national economy, so the government will issue many policies to maintain the growing of the house price.
On one hand, major cities can show a brilliant achievement of a society to the observers. On the other hand, Civilian problems can provide rich examples for the observers to touch the real characteristics of a society. Without either of them, the study of a society cannot be perfectly completed.
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