▶ Your Answer : Whether role models can present
characteristics of a society could be a controversial issue. The speaker argue
that it can be so due to the reason that models reflect on the society's surest
ideals. However, it is doubtable in that it is the best way to determine
characteristics of the society because there may exist other method to know
about a nation such as in terms of development of a
nation.
Admittedly,
role models could encompass people's desire. Around the world, there are great
peoples who the public respect, for his/her great achievements. For instance,
in the United States, almost all people respect Abraham Lincoln owing to his
accomplishment, Emancipation of Slaves, which could
represent the way how people think about equality. Moreover,
other countries' people also consider a United States as a nation of equality
and liberty. Accordingly, it is reasonable to think that great people
could indicate general character of a society.
Nevertheless,
heroes might not show a nation's highest ideals. Sometimes, heroes just existed, separating from society where they
belonged to. For instance, Gandhi who had been eager to obtain dependence of
India acted as nonviolence. His pacifism have huge influence on not only India,
but also other nations all over the world. Even though
he is considered as a hero in India, which does
not represent today's property of India as a
pacifism. Therefore, the speaker's reason which supported his idea does not
seem plausible.
Furthermore,
there are other way that could reveal a nation's characteristic such as level
of development. For example, there are many indices that measure a nation's
general level of development such as Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross
Domestic Product(GDP). Assessing certain nation's situation could be possible
and even make easy to know the way people think, by using this indices. Hence,
it might through general level of development that show the characteristic of a
nation.
In
conclusion, even if heroes or role models might represent a society's aspect,
it may not be the best way to know about a nation and there is other way to
determine a nation's characteristic in light of
development of a nation. Therefore, when we appreciate
a nation, we should keep in mind that its indicator could be the nation's level
of development as well as role models of the nation. |