Important characteristics of a society and its major cities.

Important characteristics of a society and its major cities.

             To Understand The Most Important Characteristics Of A Society, One Must Study Its Major Cities. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position."

             In the statement, the term “the most important characteristics of a society,” which can be art and historic characteristics or traditional customs, is ambiguous. I agree that many major cities host various populations and representative collections of architectures and museums, which can reveal some important characteristics like art and economical characteristics. However, I think it is very important to observe some small historical towns, whose traditional customs are well preserved.

            First of all, I think we can understand some important characteristics of a society by studying major cities of a country because these cities contain a dense population, architectures and museums, which can reveal art, economic and ethological characteristics of a society. For instance, New York city has a very diverse population. It is known as a melting pot, which hosts people from different countries around the world, and this also reveals an important characteristic of the US, the society host immigrants from all over the world, and has a diverse cultural background. In addition, New York city is also the financial center of the US, thus, it demonstrates the economical trends of the country. Further, by studying Washington DC, we can discover some historical characteristics of the society because there is a large collection of various museums, which can help reveal some historical characteristics of the society. Cities like Barcelona can help us understand the art and aesthetic characteristics of the society by studying their architecture. Therefore, I think we can understand some important characteristics of a society by studying its major cities.

            However, some small towns also demonstrate some important historical and traditional characteristics of a society because they are less modernized and industrialized. For instance, some Indian reservations are hermetic from modern society. They preserved their native and traditional customs in their original forms. In addition, some historical small towns such as some well-known battlefields can also reflect some historical characteristics of the society. In this case, studying these small towns can reveal some important characteristics of a society.

           Overall, while I agree that we can understand some important characteristics of a society because it contains some representative architectures, museums, and populations, it is also very important to study some small historic towns, whose traditions are well preserved.