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In the 20th century, contact between many different parts of the world has developed rapidly through air travel and telecommunications. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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It is universally known that the method of contact has developed in
a
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various
way
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. Regarding
this
, some deem that air
travel
 and telecommunication has brought positive aspects. I somewhat agree with
this
 notion.
To begin
 with,
advancement
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 of contact has made
communicative
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 method far more conveniently. For the opening of
global
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 meeting, in the past people had to
travel
 abroad wasting many
hours
,
however
, in the present, since the technology has developed it is much easier to share ideas via the Internet.
For example
, between two countries, people can host a virtual conference at home. As far as the meeting is held in
this
 way, there is no barrier for the number of individuals or nations to participate in. Given that, it is undeniable that the growth of contacting way contributed effectively to the people’s lives On top of that, air
travel
lead
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 to
time saving
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. It is a well-known fact that anyone can move to another country by boarding an
airplane
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 in just
few
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hours
 in comparison to taking a boat. According to
recent
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 survey, most citizens prefer to
travel
 around by
airplane
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 rather than a ship. They attributed the reason to the effectiveness in time.
Moreover
, in the case of
travel
hours
 from the USA and
the
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South Korea, it takes about only 15
hours
 considering the distances between
two
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 nations. In conclusion, there is no doubt that
travel
 by air and telecommunication has brought positives to ordinary people’s lives. For
this
 reason, it seems like an advantage by saving time and contacting more beneficially.
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  • global economy
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  • environmental impact
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  • digital divide
  • misinformation
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