0910AW SPECTACULAR [TSUBASA] 作业补交issue11 by wildrose800331

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TOPIC: ISSUE11 - "All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solving the world's most persistent social problems."
WORDS: 506
TIME: 00:45:00
DATE: 2009-6-23 20:52:27


Human beings, as inhabitants of the Earth, together face many problems. Some of them are most persistent, requiring individuals, corporations, as well as society to contribute their continuous efforts to tackling. One proposal of solution appears practical and feasible that all nations should support the development of a global university designed to engage students in solving the most persistent social problems, however, this recommendation is Utopian away from maturity in my eyes.
It is necessary and responsible for all entities to participate dealing with the most persistent social problems over the world. Primarily, these problems need to be exemplified. They cover environmental deterioration, terrorism threats, famine, racial discrimination, and so forth. Consider environmental deterioration for instance, it demands individuals, governments and companies together to not only stop environment from being contaminating, but also devote every effort to protecting the existent surroundings. It is sad to imagine that only one party or parties in one nation are being committed to this, while others still show their selfishness or indifference at the expense of the common environment and the efforts of the former. Hence, the world's most persistent social problems need multi-lateral commitment from all nations.
However, building a global university can not realize its so-called aims to engage its students in the process of solving those problems. This idea is idealistic instead of realistic based on three factors: First, the location of the global university may distract or bubble its previous target. Suppose, it lies in Atlanta, U.S.. Enrolled students are mainly English-speakers and most of them are American, although international students exist but never account for a large or major percentage. Their education background and personal experience may fix racial equality as their ultimate goal to achieve; correspondingly, they may focus on it too much and neglect other issues more urgent and serious. Second, the feature of education decides that students, on the whole, are the future backbones of their countries. Their conscious efforts may use a long time to function in the process of the world's most persistent social problems. Furthermore, the social problems are so persistent and complicated that mere reliance on students to take effective actions seems time wasting and even ridiculous. The last reason is indispensable with the second aspect. Since students only are powerless in this process, more powerful governments and companies should hold holy alliances to honorably handle those problems. The U.N. has set a good example, but other official or non-official organizations should burgeon and get mature too. They may relieve those issues in some regions or to some extent, but they are also vital and essential in this process. Moreover, it is beyond imagination how powerful and effective they are when pooled together.
In a conclusion, it is either impractical or fruitless for all nations to support the development of a global university for resolving the world's most long-lasting social problems. Instead, more attention should be paid to associating more powerful entities in various organizations, whether global or regional, in order to fulfill their commitment to issue resolution.