In the past, people used to travel to see the differences from their home country. However, the sceneries in places around the world seem similar nowadays. What are the causes of these similarities? Do you think that the advantages of these similarities outweigh the disadvantages?

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Global tourism
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in the
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two decades and people rushed to visit new exotic places in different countries to appreciate and enjoy their unique
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, architecture and sceneries.
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, some people argue that these days, tourist destinations, in most parts of the
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are becoming somewhat similar
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compromising their unique cultural and structural features. In my opinion, there are two main reasons behind
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: globalisation and technological
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and I believe it has more drawbacks than benefits.
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, there has been a recent upsurge in global tourism
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cheap flights and people have started frequently visiting places they have never been to, which has resulted in many commonalities between different cultures and architectures.
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, most of the constructions are similar worldwide whether it is Switzerland, Dubai, Australia, or India as the construction materials are the same and architects can travel globally. Chandigarh,
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, is a small modern Indian city designed by the most popular Swiss architect, Le Corbusier, but now you can see similar types of architectural buildings and his style of city planning being copied all over the
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.
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technological
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, the popularity of some products has become universal.
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, fashion these days is copied worldwide
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easy internet access, the younger generation in Vietnam is following and wearing what you would see on Paris catwalks and losing their unique cultural identity.
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, Globalisation and technological
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have a huge role in bringing out the similarities we see these days
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travelling to different parts of the
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. In my opinion,
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has more drawbacks than positives as the
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is becoming too similar losing its uniqueness, and travel has become less lucrative in terms of tourism.
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, these similarities between tourist destinations will have long-term negative effects as countries will eventually lose their unique
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and landscapes, which were meant to be passed from one generation to the other.
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, KFC etc are
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United States fast food joints which can now be found in Vietnam, India, and Japan.
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, if a tourist is travelling to try out and enjoy
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the local
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unique
culture
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, scenery or cuisines, they do not see many differences as they can find
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similar food as their home country in foreign lands. In conclusion,
it is clear that
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globalisation and technological
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are responsible for the global similarities and it has more drawbacks than benefits as different parts of the
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are losing their uniqueness when it comes to their
culture
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and architecture.
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Task Response: The essay responds to the prompt by addressing the causes of global similarities in tourist destinations and evaluating the advantages and disadvantages. It provides a clear stance and supports it with relevant examples. However, the discussion on advantages vs. disadvantages could be more balanced.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Globalization
  • Homogenization
  • Architectural uniformity
  • Cultural exchange
  • International brands
  • Tourism industry
  • Urban design
  • Economic development
  • Proliferation of media
  • Cultural norms
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