独立写作10.9
TOPIC: the best way to learn about a foreign country is toread the newspaper and magazines from that country. ESSAY:
Nowadays, the world has become more and more globalization. So prevalent isinternational communication that it's worthwhile for us to learn more aboutforeign countries. So how can we know about a foreign country effectively andaccurately? Media such as newspaper and magazines from that country seems to bea good method if people are familiar with the local language and culture andthe media is objective and neutral. However, in reality, it's difficult tosatisfy all of the standards addressed above. In a personal level, I don't think that newspaper andmagazines are the best way to know about a foreign country. The reasons arepresented below. First and foremost, it's unlikely for people to masterlanguages of every foreign country. Although there is a wealth of articles andstories about the country, owing to the barrier of language, people can hardlyunderstand what the meanings of those articles and stories. For instance, I aminterested in Japan but I cannot understand Japanese. So under no circumstancecould I comprehend what those Japanese newspaper and magazines express. InsteadI read a book named The Chrysanthemum and the Sword written by a socialist ofAmerica. This book is imbued with accurate analysis of Japanese culture,customs and history. From this book, I can know well about Japan and put thecountry in perspective. What's more, it's universally acknowledged that there is alot riding on the media and in some situation newspaper and magazines no longeract simply as objective and neutral carriers of facts. From newspaper of NorthKorea, we all know that this country is filled with harmony and the people ofNorth Korea are the happiest human in the world. In fact, people who escapedfrom the country tell us different stories. If we believe in that the best wayto know a foreign country is to glance over the local media, we woulddefinitely agree that North Korea is so beautiful that we are supposed totravel there. So what's the good of depending on newspaper and magazines from aforeign country? Granted, there is no denying that newspaper and magazines indeedcontain a lot of information about food, culture and custom of a foreigncountry. Providing that we already master the language of a foreign country andthe media is relatively objective, browsing newspaper and magazines of thecountry could be an effective and convenient way to learn about the country. Contemplating all of these factors, we can easily reach areasonable conclusion that in most of the time it's not the best method for usto read newspaper and magazines from a foreign country in order to be familiarwith the country. Fortunately, owing to the state-of-the-art equipments,nowadays, there are more and more great ways to know about a foreign country.
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