In multicultural societies, people of different cultural backgrounds live and work together. Do you think the advantages of multicultural societies outweigh the disadvantages?

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Due to the effects of globalisation
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have started to immigrate more often. It has been adversely affecting national homogeneity in all countries and bringing new challenges for governments and
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the benefit of multiethnic societies is that they complement each other bringing national diversity to the country. If you live in a multinational country, you learn to be more tolerant
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other cultures. It leads to building more open-mind societies which are based on respect and preserving different cultural identities.
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it gives a possibility to create a safe place to live for many
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where they can develop their talents enriching society in a multicultural way. But
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sometimes
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can not assimilate in multicultural societies. There are many reasons for it.
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do not know the local language, it is more difficult for them to become a part of the community and expand their view
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the world. It might give rise to prejudice because we as human beings treat everything unknown with care and it splits the society according to language. And we took only the language aspect so far, but there are many other differences like nation, religion and colour of skin. All those features could be a reason for discrimination and separation. As we know from history, disunited countries have higher levels of internal aggression and are weaker in comparison to the united ones. In conclusion, I want to admit that I am in two minds regarding
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cultural diversity
  • Social cohesion
  • Economic prosperity
  • Integration
  • Cultural identity
  • Heritage preservation
  • Language barriers
  • Global talent
  • Innovation
  • Inclusion
  • Tolerance
  • Intercultural understanding
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