Timed Writing#2

Chika Obata
600A
2/10/09
Timed Writing#2


Role of the World or a Particular Country
Nowadays, there is an economy crisis in the world. International cooperation is stronger than before, and some people say that people need to understand that their role as citizens of the world is more important than their role as citizens of a particular country. However, I disagree with them.
First, Japanese economy is also going down because of an economy crisis in the world. Many people lost their jobs. Professional economists discuss about this situation and problems. However, there is no answer because other countries’ economies caused Japanese economy crisis. Nowadays, some countries have big power on global economy such as the U.S. and oil countries. However, Japan doesn’t. Therefore, they couldn’t do anything for the world economy crisis. All Japanese government can do is to support people who lost their jobs.
Second, because there is a good economy in Japan, the Japanese government can support other countries. In fact, Japan has supported other countries such as technology and money. However, when Japanese government doesn’t have enough money for these support, they cut them. Therefore, a good economy in Japan helps other countries develop.
In conclusion, I disagree that people need to understand that their role as citizens of the world is more important than their role as citizens of a particular country. It doesn’t make sense to compare the role of the world to role of a particular country.