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It is a common belief that the media has a
negative effect on today’s society. However, I firmly believe that the media
plays a significant role in our society, because people can understand other
cultures and people by using the media.
To begin with, the media gives us a lot of information.
Especially, the media provides many programs related to other cultures. Thus,
people can understand foreign people’s lives and their characters. For example,
when I planned to travel to China go to China for travelling, I wanted to learn about
Chinese culture. Therefore, I searched television programmes about Chinese, and
I was able to understand the difference of cultures between Chinese and Korean
by watching the documentary series. This experience illustrates that media can
inspire people and broaden their horizon, by introducing new information.
On top of that, the media encourages
discussions among people. By making discussions doing discussion, our society can be developed
well. This is because people communicate more than ever before, and these communications
provide good solutions on problems of our society. For instance, a few months
ago, an online newspaper showed a new policy about imposing a tax on the rich.
Many people wrote their opinions on the Internet site. As a result, almost 500
replies were written. (TMI입니다.) People exchanged their thoughts actively, and it would
affect them to listen they listened to other’s opinions and expressed their thoughts clearly. This illustrates how people can understand
other people’s different thoughts and participate to social concerns.
To sum up, the media has a positive impact
on our lives and society, because people can broaden their perspectives and
discuss their opinions actively with the media. For these reasons, I strongly
assert that the media is a good method in terms of tolerance.
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