[Work] GRE issue #11
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."
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The speaker asserts that every nation has the duty to support a global
university where students can engage in solving the most persistent social
problems in the world. I find the statement effective in part. While people
have the responsibility to discuss and solve the problems, a university alone
does not entitle to do so. On the contrary, some controversies may get worse
and more complicated in the school.
Admittedly, as a member of the global village, we need to pay attention
to the important events around the world. The more we are concerned about
them, the higher probabilities they can be solved. University students can be
seen as the elites in the society and are capable of coming up with the
solutions to the problems. Students coming from different countries are
supposed to have a variety of viewpoints representing their own culture and
thus valuable. By collecting these intelligent, some creative ideas seem to
be more likely to emerge. When people coming from Iraq and the U.S. come
together and talk about the invasion to Iraq, the discussion will deserve
more value.
However, a global university is neither a sufficient nor a necessary
solution to the long lasting controversy issues in the world. As a
highly-educated member, everyone should be concerned about the world events
and devoted ourselves to them, even though they are far away from us.
Nowadays, people in the world are more closely related to each other than
ever. The fact that the presidential election has influences on any other
countries in the world is the proof. That is why people in my country are
also familiar about the election. As we know about globalization, it is not
any particular group or school's duty to deal with these events, but that
every individual should do so. Higher-educated people like us especially have
to think about them, no matter which school we are in.
In addition, a university support by all nations could lead to political
conflicts. Countries with opposing political views will argue whether the
conclusion of a issue is acceptable depending on whether it is favorable to
them. Therefore, such a university can not reach a subjective consensus. What
is worse, the dominant nation can take control over the discussion. When
debating on the issue whether developed countries should financially support
the undeveloped ones, the former may disagree out of their self interest, and
then they may urge their students to propose opposing ideas.
In sum, a global university may help to some extent let more people know
and discuss the social problems. The way I see it, it is everyone's duty,
instead of some particulars'.
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