As mass communication and transport continue to grow, societies are becoming more and more alike leading to a phenomenon known as globalization. Some people fear that globalization will inevitably lead to the total loss of cultural identity. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In the

last

decade, with the increased use of long distance transportation and the ease of communication, many communities undergo extensive social changes.

Although

many believe it is a positive development, others are concerned about the

lose

something that is lost

loss

of cultural identity. Even though I believe social interactions are important for us as individuals, and for our society, I think globalization can lead to unwanted changes and should be partially restricted. Globalization

assist

Suggestion

assists

us in many ways. As an individual, having the ability to communicate through the internet with a person who lives abroad can teach us valuable things,

such

as a new language, a different history and a new culture.

This

broaden

Suggestion

broadens

broadening

our knowledge and enables us to become more

inovative

ahead of the times

innovative

inventive

and daring. As a society, being exposed to other communities and cultures, teaches us to become tolerant and open for changes. To illustrate, the massive immigration of Russian Jews during the 90's to Israel, has exposed the Israeli society to the

russian

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language

Russian

culture. A decade later, these interactions has

lead

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led

to a 20% increase in the export of Israeli products to Russia, as well as a 15% increase in the rate of Israeli tourism to Russia. Despite the above mentioned statement, I do agree with the notion that globalization may lead to loss of cultural identity, because it will cause small and isolated communities to become incorporated

in to

expresses motion to a point on, or within, something

into

bigger cultures and

loose

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

lose

their identity. To illustrate, In

norway

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

Norway

because of the mountains, many villages were isolated for centuries, which lead to different

laguages

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

languages

and religious

beliefes

any cognitive content held as true

beliefs

. With the development of transportation, people were able to travel. As a consequence, more than 20 different types of languages were lost. To conclude, globalization assists us to know many new places and cultures. Unfortunately, it

also

caused many cultures to be lost forever along their special language and traditions. We should learn to

charish

be fond of; be attached to

cherish

the world, but

also

to maintain our history.