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Consumer
society deny the
necessity of intellectual and moral development of a person.
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Consumer society is
the best way to development and progress.
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Consumer society
really exists only in highly-developed countries.
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Consumer society is the main
cause of most of the human problems nowadays. “Consumerism” is “an emphasis on
or preoccupation with the acquisition of consumer goods”, as it is mentioned in Oxford English
Dictionary[1]. This
phenomenon is the result of an Industrial revolution that reached its highest
point in the middle of XX century. Many modern philosophers, such as J. Baudrillard, E.
Fromm, T. Adorno, paid their attention to the problem of Consumer society. Its values deny the necessity of intellectual
and moral development of a person, which leads to the complete degradation of
mind and individuality. Moreover, it makes people ignorant, so that they can be
easily manipulated. Some people may say
that creating new products and goods, which is the main target of Consumer
society, is the best way to development and progress. The high consumer
standards stimulate the desire of person to make money, work hard and study
with an enthusiasm, which should obviously lead to the reduction of social pressure.
However, consumerism also causes human dependence and indecisiveness. A
separate person loses the feeling of responsibility. For example, most people
think that they are not responsible for pollution and leave this question only
for the sphere of industry. Also, the Consumer society really exists only in
highly-developed countries, whereas the Third World countries are used just
like the source of natural resources and cheap workers. So, this kind of
society can’t be good and needs treatment.
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During the analysis of the paragraph the following points should be underlined.
The best feature of the paragraph, presented by the Author, is the raised topic and the arguments. The topic sentence (“Consumer society is the main cause of most of the human problems nowadays”) is clear. Supporting sentences (especially using historical background, names of philosophers) do not need to be detailed. Although the concluding sentence is clear, a logical transmission could be used for better coherence. In general, the text is built logically. The argument and the conclusion parts are rather developed, but counterargument part could be extended. The language style seems to be scientific. But as for the grammar the structure of some sentences is nominative (instead of verbal), false linking words in subordinate clauses are used (which all the time). In some sentences the Author chooses not appropriate to scientific style synonyms or constructions (reached its highest point, paid their attention).
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