ISSUE 42-on can understand the most important characteristics of a society by studying its major cities.
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xupa0
Jun 5, 2010, 4:13:55 AM6/5/10
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ISSUE42-One can understand the most important characteristics of a
society by studying its major cities.
Is it a best way of understanding a society by studying its major
cities? Or there are other factors that reflect more details of a
society’s characteristics? Although I concede the speaker’s assertion
that the major cities represent most aspects of a society, the
argument wrongly indicates that one can understand the essential
characteristic of a society only by studying its major cities. In
other respects, however, the main feature of major cities is not the
function of a society’s values but otherwise the rural areas and
ordinary communities.
If we define "a society" as one composed of a group of people of a
region, or country, sometimes even the world taken as a whole, who
share the similar political interests, historical background, more
broadly, a distinctive cultural and economic organization. For its
enormous population and cultural diversities, major cities can
incontrovertibly embody a large part of society’s values. Take Rome
for example. As one of the major cities in Italy, or even in Europe,
Rome’s civic history which spans over more than two thousand years
gives a major economic and political influence that eventually covers
almost every aspect of Italy’s various lifestyles. Besides, with its
fame for arts, Rome contains vast architecture sites, such as Roman
Catholic Church, and St Peter’s Basilica, and so forth. By
understanding the remaining relic of the city’s cultural background,
one can easily get the abstract values and ideas of a society.
However, certain characteristic of a society cannot be generalized
from only the major cities unless those possess with specialization.
In reality, if one compares most of significant cities around the
world, it is easy to discern their highly similarities on several
aspects. One key factor behind this phenomenon is globalization. While
the trend of globalization has become more evident in our daily lives,
the distinctive characteristics among societies fade into
insignificant values. While talking about American culture of major
cities, featured in towering skyscrapers, heavy traffic, and hectic
activities, New York City would probably comes into one’s mind first.
While Chinese cities are discussed, with its numerous buildings, high
population density, and well-developed region, Beijing would be the
immediate answer, where in fact has little difference with New York
city.
In addition, most the big cities are inclined to develop into business
activities, rather than agrarian cultures. The difference aspects of
these two industries reveals on how people interact with other, the
consumption standard, and the living pace that, intentionally or
unintentionally, lead to various values an ideas of a whole society.
For this matter, ordinary areas and rural communities are as well as
the same important with the major cities to reflect a society’s
characteristics.
In sum, when understanding a society’s characteristics, one should
not exams the significant cities but also those rustic areas. Whether
the cities may embodies majority of a culture’s living style, it is
the specialization that contained in the latter can fully represents
the society as a whole.
society by studying its major cities.
Is it a best way of understanding a society by studying its major
cities? Or there are other factors that reflect more details of a
society’s characteristics? Although I concede the speaker’s assertion
that the major cities represent most aspects of a society, the
argument wrongly indicates that one can understand the essential
characteristic of a society only by studying its major cities. In
other respects, however, the main feature of major cities is not the
function of a society’s values but otherwise the rural areas and
ordinary communities.
If we define "a society" as one composed of a group of people of a
region, or country, sometimes even the world taken as a whole, who
share the similar political interests, historical background, more
broadly, a distinctive cultural and economic organization. For its
enormous population and cultural diversities, major cities can
incontrovertibly embody a large part of society’s values. Take Rome
for example. As one of the major cities in Italy, or even in Europe,
Rome’s civic history which spans over more than two thousand years
gives a major economic and political influence that eventually covers
almost every aspect of Italy’s various lifestyles. Besides, with its
fame for arts, Rome contains vast architecture sites, such as Roman
Catholic Church, and St Peter’s Basilica, and so forth. By
understanding the remaining relic of the city’s cultural background,
one can easily get the abstract values and ideas of a society.
However, certain characteristic of a society cannot be generalized
from only the major cities unless those possess with specialization.
In reality, if one compares most of significant cities around the
world, it is easy to discern their highly similarities on several
aspects. One key factor behind this phenomenon is globalization. While
the trend of globalization has become more evident in our daily lives,
the distinctive characteristics among societies fade into
insignificant values. While talking about American culture of major
cities, featured in towering skyscrapers, heavy traffic, and hectic
activities, New York City would probably comes into one’s mind first.
While Chinese cities are discussed, with its numerous buildings, high
population density, and well-developed region, Beijing would be the
immediate answer, where in fact has little difference with New York
city.
In addition, most the big cities are inclined to develop into business
activities, rather than agrarian cultures. The difference aspects of
these two industries reveals on how people interact with other, the
consumption standard, and the living pace that, intentionally or
unintentionally, lead to various values an ideas of a whole society.
For this matter, ordinary areas and rural communities are as well as
the same important with the major cities to reflect a society’s
characteristics.
In sum, when understanding a society’s characteristics, one should
not exams the significant cities but also those rustic areas. Whether
the cities may embodies majority of a culture’s living style, it is
the specialization that contained in the latter can fully represents
the society as a whole.
Peach
Jun 5, 2010, 8:15:58 AM6/5/10
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Fantastic!!
I think this is quite a sensational essay for AWA.
However, I do have some questions about this article.
On 6月5日, 上午3時13分, xupa0 <yichen2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ISSUE42-One can understand the most important characteristics of a
> society by studying its major cities.
>
> Is it a best way of understanding a society by studying its major
^^^^ Why using "a" ? In my conception, we should use "the"
best way.
> society's characteristics? Although I concede the speaker's assertion
> that the major cities represent most aspects of a society, the
> argument wrongly indicates that one can understand the essential
> characteristic of a society only by studying its major cities. In
^^^^^^^^ Maybe "characteristics" is better?
> other respects, however, the main feature of major cities is not the
> function of a society's values but otherwise the rural areas and
> ordinary communities.
> If we define "a society" as one composed of a group of people of a
^^^^^^^^^ Maybe "one
composed group of people " is enough?
> region, or country, sometimes even the world taken as a whole, who
> share the similar political interests, historical background, more
> broadly, a distinctive cultural and economic organization. For its
> enormous population and cultural diversities, major cities can
> incontrovertibly embody a large part of society's values. Take Rome
^^^^^^ Shall we use "Taking " or "To take " ?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I highly admire your writing ability. I think the logic is crystal
clear and the profundity of vocabularies is impressive.
But, in my opinion, the third paragraph is too short. Maybe you can
trim down some contents in the second paragraph
and place them in the third.
Best
I think this is quite a sensational essay for AWA.
However, I do have some questions about this article.
On 6月5日, 上午3時13分, xupa0 <yichen2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ISSUE42-One can understand the most important characteristics of a
> society by studying its major cities.
>
> Is it a best way of understanding a society by studying its major
best way.
> cities? Or there are other factors that reflect more details of a
^^^^^^^^^ Maybe "are there" is better?
> society's characteristics? Although I concede the speaker's assertion
> that the major cities represent most aspects of a society, the
> argument wrongly indicates that one can understand the essential
> characteristic of a society only by studying its major cities. In
> other respects, however, the main feature of major cities is not the
> function of a society's values but otherwise the rural areas and
> ordinary communities.
> If we define "a society" as one composed of a group of people of a
composed group of people " is enough?
> region, or country, sometimes even the world taken as a whole, who
> share the similar political interests, historical background, more
> broadly, a distinctive cultural and economic organization. For its
> enormous population and cultural diversities, major cities can
> incontrovertibly embody a large part of society's values. Take Rome
I highly admire your writing ability. I think the logic is crystal
clear and the profundity of vocabularies is impressive.
But, in my opinion, the third paragraph is too short. Maybe you can
trim down some contents in the second paragraph
and place them in the third.
Best
xupa0
Jun 6, 2010, 7:07:55 AM6/6/10
to English writing
thank you so much!!!!
i didnt expect to get the response that soon!
guess there is a more serious grammar problem to work out.
thanks again for your encouragement.
i didnt expect to get the response that soon!
guess there is a more serious grammar problem to work out.
thanks again for your encouragement.
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