ISSUE13 [REBORN FROM THE ASHES] TASK ONE by adammaksim

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第一篇。。。

The speaker suggest that the governments should protect those lesser-known languages from becoming extinct and I agree that it will be better for a world to have more different languages. At the same time, however, in many cases the governments should consider whether it is worth before they actually take actions on account of the huge cost it may take to prevent such languages.

Admittedly, as most people, if not all, will prefer a world with a variety of species, a world will be more colorful with those lesser-known languages existing. A language is not only a tool people use to communicate with each other, yet behind the language is the whole culture it represents. After a language’s being extinct, we can expect that the culture which the language is in will disappear soon. And as our experience form history, the ideas from different cultures are very important for a certain culture’s prosperity. It is just because its willingness to accept words from any different languages, English makes the most important language in the world. For the purpose of effective communication, one language maybe enough, but with fewer languages and less difference between cultures it will finally be a obstacle for the development of our world.

However, we should understand, sometimes it is not practical to protect an endangered language without thinking its cost. Keeping the multiplicity of a country's cultures maybe a necessary task for a government, yet it is not necessary to be the most significant one. We can safely draw a conclusion that those languages are less popular because the cultures of those regions are less influential. As we all know, more flourishing a nation's economy is, more influential the nation's culture is. Thus we have reasons to think that those regions are less prosperous, and certainly there will be many tough missions left for the local governments. It’s very probable for the local government that they should first guarantee their people with enough supply of clean water and food, make sure children receive systematic education, maintain the society’s harmony and try to stimulate its economy. In a society with chaos and poverty we can’t expect people pay much attention to the situation of their own culture. For example, Afghanistan used to be flourishing with an impressive and unique culture because of its important location. However, for its location too Afghanistan has become a battlefield of many zone wars in the past decades leaving it one of the poorest countries in the world with little culture influence. Even the Statue of Bamiyan Buddha, the most significant symbol of its culture, was ruined by a bombardment when the nation was governed by Taliban. Only when people’s fundamental necessities are satisfied, can they take actions to protect their culture circumstances.

In sum, I concede that a unique language, especially a lesser-known one, is Important for maintaining a culture’s multiplicity. However, a language can never survive with little people willing to use it. Only when the people have no need to worry about their living condition, it will be wise for a government to take efforts to keep the nation’s cultural uniqueness.