People nowadays work hard to buy more things.

This made
our lives generally more comfortable but many traditional
values and customs have been lost and this is a pity. To
what extend do you agree and disagree?
Over the past thirty years, many companies have sold products in the
market place. People work very hard to fulfill all their basic needs. Here
in Indonesia, people buy all commodities both from domestic or
international market. Although there are many benefits of using new
products, I would argue that it could bring negative effects in
traditional cultures to consider.
Firstly, the increasing of creative sectors give high income to the
government. Then, people can work in many sectors. The cost of
products which use modern technology is cheaper rather than using
traditional tools. As a result, the ability of societies to purchase the
latest product will increase dramatically. People seem happier than
previously because they could get newest gadget. In addition, many
international companies come to Indonesia to invest their product. The
economy in developing country could increase steadily.
Secondly, there are some disadvantages from this phenomenon.
People tend to more consuming than three decades ago. Using modern
product also give bad effects for the local commodity. The awareness
of support local product include values and customs- decrease slightly.
If governments do not give large place for domestic products, the
international products could be the primary choice for the majority of
societies.
In my opinion, the government should held festivals several times each
year. With many exhibitions ,`local products can be promoted in the
market place. In addition, by held a festival, government combine
imported commodity but still keep local heritage.

In conclusion, purchasing international products could give benefits

and disadvantages. It is a vital, therefore, for a government to protect
local product which have values and customs by held regular festival.
With developing commerce, the style of life has been changing. People nowadays are easier to
earn money. Unluckily although the standard of life is better than before, many traditional values
and customs have been lost. First of all, in modern life, people like to have meal in restaurant.
They do not have time to cook. This is a pity. They rarely have dinner with their children.
Because of this, they do not have time to contact with their children. It is the reason why they are
difficult to understand and control their children. Secondly, people nowadays prefer travelling to
staying at home in traditional holidays. For example, in Tet holiday, more people like to travel.
The traditional custom has been changing a lot. They are no longer staying at home with their
parent and their children. However, modern life is more comfortable than before. Because they
have more money than they used to, they spend more money taking care their health. As a result,
people tend to live longer. Moreover, because they are easy to earn money, they always care
about their beauty. It is the reason why they feel more comfortable and live longer. In conclusion,
they should spend more time with their families. Although they have many conditions to satisfy
themselves, they should not change traditional values and customs, they should find out about
traditional culture.

In many countries television shows many foreign-made

programs. The dominance of imported entertainment is
harmful to the cultures of these countries. To what extent
do you agree or disagree?
In this century, some multinational companies expand their business to
other places. Some of them take advantage from broadcasting
business such as television channel that rely on television programs.
Moreover, in many countries television presents many foreign-made
programs. Some people think that dominance of imported
entertainment damage to cultures and some other people claim that
import program television brings a beneficial role for their life.

Television is the one of medium that cannot be separated from

peoples life, since years it takes some roles such as entertainment or
information source for societies. As development of International
Corporation expands their network in many countries, they open
business to explore broadcasting sector such as television channels.
They show programs television such as sports, music, film, and
fashions. Some people claim that it can be harmful because it
influences their local customs. Similarly, foreign-made program could
replace the local cultures. This condition is caused by expanding of
foreign business massively; many young people think that western
style is better than local culture. They prefer adore import fashion as
part of lifestyle, then they try to imitate celebritys style. For example,
in Indonesia many teenagers who feel proud to copy style from famous
public figure especially performance and lifestyle, and some of them
begin to wear out the local culture or eastern culture. As a result, they
are closer with western style than their tradition.
Other people believe that there are some benefits from abroad madeprogram. They could take many advantages from some programs
which show knowledge and information in particular channel such as
BBC Channel or Discovery Channel. Overseas television programs bring
more knowledge or news fast because they give more up-to-date
information about important events that happened from all over the
world. In addition, some people give assessment that local television
program is under-quality especially for unreasonable cinema series
that frequently appear in particular moment and this condition
transfers bad effects for young generation because it leads wrong
imaginative for them. So, this phenomenon makes people tend to
choose external entertainment source such as abroad film. For
illustrate, so many people come to movie theatre to see foreign movies
that more fascinating than local production, they know that there are
differences of quality from local entertainment which seem

monotonous for audience, it proves that foreign made-programs give

an essential role for them.
In my point of view, there are two opinions that believe import
entertainment could be harmful for local society because inappropriate
with their customs and other people give reason that foreign
entertainment has better quality than local entertainment because
fulfill the expectation of viewers and it is claimed useful for them. So,
this condition needs concern from some sides especially from local
citizens to improve the quality of entertainment so that be able to
compete with other countries, then local society should be prudent to
filter some abroad made-programs toward inconvenient programs.This
phenomenon is the consequence of globalization era where people
should prepare to confront with modern age.
In conclusion, the development of technology changes peoples view
how to enjoy the entertainment. They have decided to involve in this
modern era to consume many sources from other countries but people
need to prevent the negative sides from particular programs that show
unsuitable with their customs or cultures. It is true that dominance of
imported entertainment take potential market in several countries and
this situation could force the local entertainment production, and this
phenomenon is caused by expanding of globalization that deliver some
effects which make people have to ready to face the advanced era.

Nowadays, foreign-made programs take their dominance in most

countries, if not all. Undoubtedly, those programs bring about many
negative effects. Chief among them are the adoption of bad habits and
watching-addiction. For several reasons, I agree that the imported
entertainment negatively affects the cultures of countries.
The first harm caused by imported foreign programs is the adoption of
bad habits. In fact, foreign-made programs plant bad habits in their
watchers which will be negatively reflected in their culture. For example,

my neighbor is so obsessed with watching foreign- programs and he and

he always intends to imitate and adopt such bad habits. As a result, he
began to drink Alcohol and use drugs. Consequently, he caused many
problems to his family in particular, and to his neighbors in general. This
clearly shows us the danger the foreign-programs may have on a
community.
A second harmful effect of foreign-made programs is that they cause
watching -addiction. In fact, many people, especially youth, are addicted
to those programs. For example, my brother was a student who used to
watch foreign- made programs every time and they left negative impacts
on him. As a result, he became careless and indifferent to his studies to
the point that he failed 3 exams. Consequently, he was dismissed from
the university and is now jobless. So, it can be inferred that such
programs have no benefits but serious effects.
To conclude, foreign made programs are harmful to any community
since they cause watching addiction and bad habits adoption. To avoid
above harms, governments are required to band foreign-made programs
and replace them with local ones.
[ Written by - Abdulaziz ]

Governments make rules to protect people from danger, for

example by making people wear seat belts in cars or not
allowing smoking in public buildings. However, many
people believe there are too many rules nowadays.
To what extend do you agree or disagree?
Rules become the most important element to setting the life order for
people in a country area. Since the ancient Greek, rules already
existed, most of ancient civilizations have setting the regulation to
arrange and manage their life. The main purposes from the law are to
protect people from danger, manage the society life and achieve the
prosperity condition for people. Commonly, there are too many

regulations from the government about everything nowadays, every

corner of place has law and everybody should obey the order.
However, many people think that this rules have make them feel
uncomfortable in their daily life activity. Personally, I believe that these
rules are suitable with the current situation and need, the government
should make a lot of regulation to adapt with the recent condition.
Criminals are the common things in an urban area because of
population density and a high living cost. Many of unemployment
people in urban area because of job seeker competition, it happens
because many people from rural remote going to urban area to get the
job and looking for prosperity. However, because of work field
competition, it makes a lot of jobless in the area. The opportunity for
criminal become bigger, people need guarantee to protect their life,
and the solution is the regulation which make by the government.
Because the law will give guarantee their life and limited the criminal
by imposing an order.
At the end, I can conclude that although many people believe that the
government does not need to create too many regulations, because
they think it will limit their expression and activity, I personally prefer
to say that the government needs to make many rules which
appropriate with the need with the current situation.
Governments make many rules to protect people from danger, for
example, by making people wear seat belts in cars or not allowing
smoking in public buildings. However, many people believe that
there are too many rules nowadays.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your
own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.

Governments have the responsibility of ensuring the safety of their citizens

by imposing certain restrictions that might seem unnecessary. Although it
may restrict their freedom to a certain extent, experiences have proved that
many dangers have been averted by imposing these safety measures.
Rules and regulations cause minor inconveniences to people but it should be
weighed against the safety aspects of individual and social living. It is a
reality that hundreds of accidents are caused due to drunken driving. Since
there are many rules against driving under the influence of alcohol, many
accidents that could cause great damage to human life and property, are
avoided. Those who believe that such rules interfere with their freedom pay
with their own lives and that of others. The conclusion one can draw from
these experiences is that people should tolerate certain inconveniences, in
order to protect their lives from possible dangers.
Littering and spitting in public places is considered a serious offence
in Singapore, which is dealt with serious fines. People in countries like India,
that do not have such strict rules on public hygiene may not realise the value
of such a regulation but this has made Singapore one of the most beautiful
and cleanest countries in the world. When people learn the benefits of
certain restrictions, they would begin to appreciate such constrains on their
freedom.
However, in certain case, we may find that some rules are unnecessary and
ineffective. These are only rare instances and citizens have the right to raise
objections against them. Any sensible government would revoke such rules
and regulations if it finds them unproductive.
In general, the rules that we have are not too many but essential for the
smooth functioning of any civil society. The absence of such controls would
lead to chaos and confusion in public life.

Parents and teachers make many rules for children to

encourage good behavior and to protect them from danger.
However, children would benefit from fewer rules and
greater freedom. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Parents and teachers as educators would probably think the best of
early teaching starts from young ages. Moreover, the first step is to
conduct rules in order to encourage good behavior and protect children
from danger.

By bringing up children, making a decision for what to do is not a

problem anymore such as which is a no or yes vote. Yet, this opinion
seems hard because children would presumably curtail their freedom.
This essay would like to discuss how educators communicate rules with
children. Moreover, there are comprehension skills to affect behavior
without physically threatening childrens freedom.
Let us start from home as the first place for kids begins learning, where
parents should bring up children social rules to encourage behavior. If
the children understand what have been brought up, they are easy to
maintain the rules without having regular surveillance. This would run
nicely as long as these lessons could be fully digested. However, some
social rules might deal with taboos which are not suitable for 10-aged
people, so it is the parents task to pick the particular topics. If only
children do not have any interests from the subjects, it is better for the
parents to terminate, because it is a way which makes children enjoy.
Apparently, teachers in school might have the same position as
parents do. They lead schoolchildren to have a positive attitude. An old
proverb says, positive attitudes bring positive results negative
attitudes bring negative results. Teachers encourage schoolchildren to
listen and read subjects very carefully. By doing this, children might
have bravery to raise their hands and ask the teacher if they do not
comprehend any part of the subjects. This idea is acceptable to
schoolchildren towards reaching an agreement. However, some
schoolchildren prefer to have a play with others rather than involving
the subjects. If the teachers are to command the children, this
situation would be blank. Children might be absence well in advance of
the class.
To conclude, I believe parents and teachers would tend to develop
different approaches to bring up children without physically
threatening childrens freedom.

To teach children good behaviours, respect for elders and dealing with
society effectively teachers and parents impose so many rules. Since
childhood we have grown up with many don'ts and do's which directly
and indirectly taught us many lessons of life and made our life easy,
comfortable and successful.
As a rule parents define time tables of all the activities to be done in a
day which is called good habits like getting up early morning, staying
clean, having food in time, respecting elders, loving youngers, not to
trouble any one and so on. If a child follows these rules would greatly
benefit in future life like having a healthy life, being amiable and
punctual, caring others etc. Rule means a protection shield from possible
harms. Out of their experience of their life our elders ask us to follow the
rules and stop us if we are going towards wrong path.
Moreover these rules and punctuality would protect us from so many bad
habits and keep us alert to choose right friends, become a good citizen
and being able to take responsibilities.
In other way, if the children who are always under control and pressure
of their parent's strict rules they face another challenge of life. For
example those children will be less confident, poor in decision making
skills and would not be able to lead others. They take time to mingle with
society and hesitate to interact with anyone. They look for their elders
always to show them path and lead them. As a result they would not be
able to face real world and other people can take advantages of that,
because they do not have sensibility to distinguish between right and
wrong sometimes.
Hence I agree there should be certain rules to make children learn good
things but we should not crush their emotions and feelings. Its parents
and teachers responsibility to teach them why they have to follow the

rules and how few things are not good for them. Sometimes they are
needed to be given a chance to learn and face the society all by their
own so that they should be free and alert to accept challenges, deal
those issues and come up with a solution. This attitude and freedom will
lead children to become better and stronger persons.
mobile phones expensive but essential for communication / useful in
emergencies /for children to contact parents
dogs unhygienic but good pets / domestic dogs don`t belong in the city.
students living at home not independent but economical / young
people /need to be independent / make their own way.
old buildings historical interest but impractical / important link to the
past / belongs to everyone .
horse racing provides entertainment and taxes for the government , but
people over-spend / government should not encourage legal gambling /
people may borrow money and get into debt / tax luxury goods.
fashionable clothes waste of money but looks good /peopleare slaves to
fashion / influenced by magazines and advertising..

1. aeroplanes Use specific reasons and examples to support

your answer. 4. People attend college or university for many
reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation,
increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend
college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to
support your answer. D. EVALUATE AN ARGUMENT 1.
Even though globalization affects the worlds economics in a
vey positive way, its negative side should not be forgotten.
Discuss. 2. Dieting can change a persons life for the better

or ruin ones health completely. What is your opinion? 3.

There are many different types of music in the world today.
Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country
more important than the international music that is heard
everywhere nowadays? 4. Should wealthy nations be
required to share their wealth among poorer nations by
providing such things as food and education? Or is it the
responsibility of the governments of poorer nations to look
after their citizens themselves? Use your own ideas,
knowledge and experience...examples... E. PROBLEMSOLUTION/ OTHERS 1. In many countries, schools have
severe problems with student behaviour. What do you think
are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest? 2.
The world is experiencing a dramatic increase in population.
This is causing problems not only for the poor,
underdeveloped countries but also for industrialised and
developing nations. Describe some of the problems that
overpopulation causes and suggest at least one possible
solution. 3. Happiness is considered vey important in life.
Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in
achieving happiness? 4. In the past building, buildings often
reflected the culture of a society but today all modern
buildings look alike and cities throughout the world are
becoming more and more similar. What do you think is the
reason for this, and is it a good thing or a bad thing?
bicycles cars 1. 2 A. AGREE/DISAGREE 1. Creative
artists should always be given the freedom to express their
own ideas (in words, pictures, music or film) in whichever

way they wish. There should be no government restrictions

on what they do. To what extent do you agree or disagree
with this opinion? Give reasons...examples...knowledge or
experience. 2. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? Teachers are responsible for motivating students
to learn. Use specific reasons and examples to support your
answer. 3. Some people think that government should spend
as much money as possible on developing space technology
for the exploration of the moon and other planets. Others
think that this money should be spent on solving the basic
problems of society on Earth. Which view do you agree with?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
4. The number of overweight children in developed countries
is increasing. Some people think this is due to problems
such as the growing number of fast food outlets. Others
believe that parents are to blame for not looking after their
childrens health. To what extent do you agree with these
views? Give reasons...examples...knowledge or experience.
5. Water is an increasingly valuable resource, but people
continue to waste a lot of it. Some governments want to
impose permanent water restrictions on domestic and
agricultural use. Others feel we should put more effort into
recycling water. To what extent do you agree with these two
solutions? B. TWO SIDES OF AN ARGUMENT 1. Some
people argue that technology has a positive influence on the
music industry because it allows people to show their
musical talents without having to play a musical instrument.
Others argue that you need to be able to play an instrument

in order to prove that you are really talented. Discuss both

these views. 2. Some parents believe that extra private
lessons outside school hours, where students work alone
with a teacher, can help them do better at school. Others
disagree. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
private tuition? 3. Successful sports professionals can earn a
great deal more money than people in other important
professions. Some people think this is fully justified while
others think it is unfair. Discuss both the views and give your
own opinion. 4. Some people believe that visitors to other
countries should follow local customs and behaviour. Others
disagree and think that the host country should welcome
cultural differences. Discuss both the views and give your
opinion. 5. Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the
same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think
that change is always a good thing. Discuss both these
views and give your opinion. Give
reasons...examples...knowledge or experience. C. MAKE
CHOICES AND JUSTIFY 1. Compare the advantages and
disadvantages of three of he following as media for
communicating information. State which you consider to be
the most effective--comics, books, radio, television, film,
theatre. 2. Research indicates that the characteristics we are
born with have much more influence on our personality and
development than experiences we may have in our life.
Which do you consider to be the major influence? Give
reasons...examples...knowledge and experience. 3. Choose

one of the following means of transport and explain why you

think it has changed peoples lives.

some people argue that technology has had a

positive influence on the music industry because it
allows people to show their musical talents without
having to play a musical instrument. others argue
that you need to be able to play an instrument in
order to prove that you are really talented discuss
both these views
Machine translation (MT) is slower and less accurate than
human translation and there is no immediate or predictable
likelihood of machines taking over this role from humans.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Inaccuracy and lagging in performing the translation by machines, even
though the technology is well advanced in the recent decades, making it
difficult for them compete with human. I completely agree that, Machine
translation will not supplant the Human translators in the near future.
In todays globalised world there are about several hundreds of
languages, even though most of the languages is having antecedents to
Sanskrit, each is having different grammatical structure and the word
meaning tend to change based on the context making it difficult for
Machine translation software to attain preciseness in the translated text.
As a result of tackling the difficulties in the languages the software
programme had become heavier which in turn caused slowness in
translating the text from one language to another. Even our latest supercomputers are not able to translate and compete with humans in terms
of speed of translation and accuracy.

Human kind had built the effective tool "language" to communicate,

express, and share the feelings with each other and practicing it for last
several 1000 years. Our brains are super-machines and were being
taught and practiced regerously to read, understand, and translate the
language from one to another in fraction of seconds. Even by today, no
computer scientists or any software making giants did not succeed in
making a machine capable of competing with human brain in performing
computations. Unless any scientist succeeds in attaining the speed of
communication across the computer components similar the brain cells,
it is found to be difficult in achieving the speed and accuracy of humans
by Machine translation software programmes.
As a result of the hurdles in the current technology to attain the speed of
the human translators by machines, we can safely conjecture that
machines are incapable of supplanting human translators in near future.

Machine translation is inaccurate and more time

consuming than human translation. However,
there is no doubt that machines have been of
great help to us. With the pace of technological
development, more and more innovative
solutions are being developed every day.
Therefore, it is just a matter of time for human
to create better machines with better programs
to translate languages in a timely manner and
with a higher level of accuracy.
Firstly, languages have a more prolonged
history than machines. All the languages known

around the world have been developed for

more than thousands of years whereas the very
first modern machine was probably invented
just a few hundreds of years back. Hence, it is
fair to say it will take a bit more time for
machines to be fully developed in order to be
able to catch up with human languages.
Next, modern technologies are being invented
at an incredible speed. Just two years ago,
people would never think of having a small
mobile phone with the capabilities of a
computer in their pockets. However, now
people can have iPads, iPhones and so many
palm-sized devices which can bring them all the
computer features such as listening to music,
playing computer games and browsing the
Internet. It is to say that modern technologies
can quickly catch up with any human needs
including language translation.
Thirdly, languages are complex and sometimes
difficult to be fully understood by even human.
In our daily conversations, it is not rare for us to
be misunderstood by other people. The reason

could be languages are evolving every day.

Hence, it is unreasonable to ask for a perfect
machine which can just translate all the
languages in such a manner that everyone can
understand.
In a nutshell, I strongly agree that machines can
one day replace humans in translating
documents into different languages. As
mentioned earlier, it is a matter of time for
modern technologies to be able to catch up with
languages so that machines can translate
languages at a faster speed and more
accurate.
censorship is necessary in modern society

Censorship is prevalent in the modern society. It is a

highly divisive issue. There are proponents who think
that its use creates a balance in what ought to be said
and written, while opponents criticize on the basis of the
threat it poses to the right of speech. In this article, we
will explore the advantages and disadvantages of
censorship
Censorship is the control of the influx of information and
ideas in a society. Both democratic and non-democratic

countries use it. With the explosion of communication

technology, it has become all-pervasive. There is a
dispute as to whether censorship is good or bad. It is
applicable to programs on television, plays, movies,
printed books, print magazines, video games and
everything on the Internet.
Examples of Censorship
One of the very first incidents of censorship in movies
took place in Hollywood in the year 1934, when a nude
scene was snipped off from the film 'Tarzan and His
Mate', as it violated the moral code back then. Even
today films follow the modern MPAA (Motion Picture
Association of America) code for censorship. During the
1950s, Elvis Presley appeared in one of the famous TV
programs only to be shot by the camera till his torso; as
his world-famous pelvic movements were deemed vulgar.
Again during the 1950s, the Scientific American
magazine published an article on thermonuclear fusion
which was censored by the United States Atomic Energy
Commission. The printed copies of the magazine were
found and burnt as it contained classified information.
During both World War I and World War II strict military
censorship was laid on the freedom of press. A similar

kind of censorship was also laid in India during the State

of Emergency period in the 1980s. With the introduction
of television and Internet, many important developments
have taken place in the field of censorship around the
world. A number of countries like Syria, Australia, Cuba,
UAE, Yemen, Pakistan and Burma have censored the
Internet. China has imposed stringent censorship
regulations. A military censor was also laid on the
freedom of press and Internet in Egypt lately. To protest
against Internet censorship through PIPA (PROTECT IP
Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), Wikipedia went
on a 24 hour blackout. WikiLeaks, the sensational
international whistle blowing website was closed down
several times under the pretext of censorship. Satellite
phones, Internet and freedom of press were also
censored in Libya during Gaddafi's rule. International
press was not allowed in Libya. Exception to this rule was
made only when the government invited them for the PR
propaganda. Though some people claim that censorship
curbs freedom of expression and right to information,
others are of the opinion that it is a necessary evil.
Censorship is not only used to control the flow of
information but also to benefit the people.

Pros
Censorship does not mean restraining the expression of
people, in fact it is imposed to protect them.
Censorship of pornographic material prevents the minds
of children from becoming corrupt.
Religious conflicts are avoided by the censorship of
material deemed insulting or offensive to a particular
religious community.
Censorship is necessary to preserve the secrets of a
nation.
It is useful in hiding sensitive military information, which
could be used by an enemy state.
Scenes of people consuming alcohol or smoking
influence people to copy them. Hence, censoring such
scenes serves a useful purpose.
People may copy dangerous stunts shown on TV or
movies. Censorship proves necessary here.
Books may be used to portray wrong information about
individuals or groups that could incite violence against
them. Censorship would definitely prove helpful here.
It can be used to prevent politically motivated
propaganda.
It protects the privacy of people.
Plagiarism is prevented.

Abusive scenes in movies may offend some people.

Censorship prevents that.
It protects indigenous cultures from the bad influence of
foreign cultures.
It prevents the public display of disrespect to any
particular individual or community.
It prevents companies from spreading inaccurate or
grossly exaggerated claims about their products.
It prevents spreading of racism.
It promotes political correctness.
Terrorists are prevented from learning about dangerous
technology like the atom bomb.
Children are prevented from learning things that could
harm them and others.
It prevents the ill effects of globalization affecting
societies.
It shields the morals of society.
It restrains vulgarity and obscenity.
The surfeit of violence in movies and TV is restricted by
it.
It prevents violence by stopping the broadcast of events,
which might trigger it.
During an emergency like a terrorist attack, it helps in
controlling panic and rumors throughout the nation. This

was observed in India in 2008 when terrorists attacked

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai.
Cons
Censorship denies access to vital information.
If sex-related topics are completely censored it becomes
difficult to teach children and teenagers about the
dangers of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and
HIV/AIDS.
Dictators use censorship to promote a flattering image of
themselves and for removing any information that goes
against them.
Freedom of speech is compromised.
Religious fundamentalists like the Taliban use them to
coerce the population.
It encroaches upon the freedom of the press.
It prevents the free flow of ideas.
It may intrude on the privacy of a person.
Withholding of information only leads to ignorance in the
society.
Censoring of information may lead to a wrong image
perceived by the public.
It is generally associated with dictatorship.
Censorship in books, plays and movies may compromise
their entertainment value.

Censorship has been misused in the past.

It is a force against globalization.
It works against creativity.
If you hide something from people they will become extra
curious about it.
It has no place in a truly democratic society.
It gives rise to and hides abuse of human rights.
It is used to control people.
There can be different standards of morals among
different societies quite different from the imposed ones
by the censorship.
It may be used to block legitimate criticism.
Governments should not control people. It should be the
other way round.
Political parties around the world use media censorship
for their own benefit. It stifles the opposition,
broadcasting only a particular point of view.
People have a right to know.
Media giants push their own agenda under the pretext of
censorship.
Censorship is just like a double-edge sword. If used
properly, it serves as a valuable weapon. However, it can
also be misused. Censorship may have many technical
and legal repercussions. Governments and other

regulatory institutions must learn to use it judiciously. An

absence of censorship might not be a perfect notion,
however, it also doesn't mean that the government uses
it for its own personal gain by suppressing dissent.
Hence, censorship should not be treated as a taboo.