Hello All, Now I have another question related to advertising. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Advertising can tell you a lot about a country."
Take care Elham On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Elham Moazzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hello again. > This is the author's opinion (author of the book I selected the topic > from): > > I think that everyone can divide all advertising products and services into > useless ones and useful ones. It is like looking through an information desk > when you pay attention to those messages that interest you. > Take me for example. I do not like jewelry. It does not mean I do not have > it at all, I have a couple of inexpensive rings as gifts from my parents. I > just think, people pay too > much attention to this stuff. I believe it is the result of mass > advertising. Every day when I am watching TV, listening to the radio or > reading the paper I notice many ads about getting an expensive ring, chain, > necklace or ear-rings. From my point of view these kinds of advertising > contaminate people's minds. In this case you are encouraged to buy things > you do not really need. They make you believe you need such products in > order to succeed or be happy. > > From the other side, I think that advertisements of the new detergents with > up-to-date formulas to help you maintain your cloth in perfect conditions, > the new cars with some extra features that make your traveling more > comfortable and sports goods that make your life healthier may help you to > improve your life. > > Recently my husband and I saw an ad on the Internet about a very > interesting and inexpensive vacation to Japan for a week. Is not it awesome? > > We like traveling. So now we are planning to find out more about it and, > may be, make reservations. I belief that without advertisements we would be > unaware about plenty of oppotunities that may make your life happier, easier > and less stressful. > > My point is that every person has his own scale of values. So if he is > vegetarian he will consider an ad about meat products useless for him. > > > Take care > Elham > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Elham Moazzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hello everybody >> >> I think these days group is not as active as it used to be in the past. >> What happened? >> >> Ok, anyway a new topic. >> >> Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things we really >> don't need. Other say that advertisements tell us about new products that >> may improve our lives. which viewpoint do you agree with? Use specific >> reasons and examples to support your answer. >> >> Regards >> Elham >> > > > > -- > The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's > determination. > -- The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
