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  • Ciel Wong
    University: Kingston University
    Nationality: China
    July 16, 2020 at 9:02 am

    In the modern society, we can see that some actors and entrepreneurs gain fat payment. There is a suggest that paying higher salary to educational and medical workers is better than to actors and companies’ leaders. I disagree the point of view and will explain it below.

    There are two aspect to analysis people in film industry and business. First, those people who possess considerable wealth are superstars or idols and presidents, and they just occupy a tiny proportion in whole industry. Therefore, it is not a general situation. They are as outstanding persons of their industries into the public view, but behind them there are more people who pay innumerable efforts only receive regular pay. Second, individuals with large income as public figures have uncommon social duties than other people. They must keep a positive social image, which means that before doing any behaviours they have to consider the outcomes how to effect the public. In addition to, there are fierce competition and high risks. For actors, they assume huge pressure for transient career such as age limitation and vying acting resources. For businessmen, they have to shoulder responsibility for their employers and stockholders, theirs any decision will impact others destiny.

    Admittedly, teachers and doctors are way conducive to society, which product long-term value to push the social development. As the reason, they are in fundamental and necessary vocations, thereby holding more stable condition than stars and company chiefs. Besides, in educational and medical industry, the promotion structures are simpler than entertainment industry and business. As we know, if them continue to improve their professional ability and to accumulate work experience, they can gradually gain a decent wage and job position.

    In short, the phenomenon mentioned in this question is a normal market mechanism, so the present allocating of payment is reasonable and balanced.

    Ciel Wong
    University: Kingston University
    Nationality: China
    July 11, 2020 at 1:20 am

    Music has always been an indispensable part of our lives, almost everyone has heard music. It is generally believed that music can link diverse people across age ranges and disparate cultural backgrounds.  I definitely support this view.

    First, music plays a significant role in race solidarity, which is not about age. This is a historical event to prove the point. Last century, Germany was divided into two countries with east and west. Under the political conditions, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as a bond reconcile the eastern populace and the western ones, due to the fact that they both think that the classical tune is their pride. Afterwards, the public picked it as the EU song to symbolize eternal unity. Music seems an unifier helping them together for love and peace, which removes the generational disparity.

    Furthermore, music expresses universal sentiments to contact all races. When collectives encounter disasters, its role is clearly manifested. During the COVID-19, the WHO sponsors a vocal concert online called “One world: Together at home”, which consists of famous singers from all over the world. At that moment, people in different countries got comfort and had a sense of belonging. It proves the proverb “People of the world are families”. From this, music eliminates the differences, which makes the connection across cultural divides.

    In short, music plays an indispensable role in gathering people. Especially, when the world split occurs, it is the common ground we found to build cross-cultural and cross-generational relationships.