Some people argue that globalisation has been a great benefit to people around the world, while others believe that it is the cause of many of the problems we see today. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Write at least 250 words.

During the
last
decades, the phenomenon called
globalisation
influenced our society's development . Some
people
think that
this
phenomenon has brought several benefits to many
individuals
, whilst others argue that it is the origin of many problems we have to face today. I strongly agree with the former opinion. In
this
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I will discuss both views and I will
also
provide some examples. On the one hand,
globalisation
played a fundamental role in humankind. Many scientists talked about it as something inevitable that affected
people
's lives in several ways.
Firstly
, thanks to the global spread of information, travel and food, almost every country has experienced growth, because every one of them was open to more
people
, not only its own citizens.
For instance
, during the past century, tourism was dramatically less developed and international flights were not popular, but after
globalisation
's effect, a lot of
individuals
can define themselves as citizens of the
world
, by visiting very distant places every year.
Secondly
,
globalisation
allowed us to know more. Thanks to the incredible quality of communication reached by many governments and media, nowadays
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possible to be informed about what happens in the other part of the
world
in less than a few hours.
For example
, we constantly know what is happening during wars and get information about new conflicts, during previous international conflicts
this
was considered impossible, and anyone wasn't kept informed about it.
On the other hand
,
globalisation
destroyed many local traditions. In a
world
where
individuals
are constantly kept updated by media, everyone eats McDonald's and wears the most popular brands' t-shirts, and old cultures are disappearing.
This
global phenomenon created a new society with new standards, very similar in every part of the
world
,
thus
, many
people
are losing their interest in old and local cultures. As an example of it, in
Italy
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many dialects are disappearing due to the fact that only old
people
still know them. To conclude, despite
globalisation
diminishing the interest towards local cultures, I completely agree that it brought many advantages to society and its
individuals
, like better communication systems and more opportunities for discovering new places. We have to live with
this
global culture, so we have to understand how many benefits can bring to our lives.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cultural exchange
  • economic growth
  • technological advancement
  • rapid spread
  • intercultural understanding
  • collaboration
  • exploitation
  • environmental degradation
  • erosion
  • inequality
  • cultural identity
  • global consumer culture
  • equitable
  • sustainable development
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