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“Texts can act as a stimulus for thought about issues in society”

“Texts can act as a stimulus for thought about issues in society”

War, terrorism, health, lifestyles, gender roles, cloning, refugees, animal rights, relationships, these are a handful of issues in which each and every one of you could have thought of in less than a couple of minutes. But what does it mean when we consider them issues? An issue can be defined as a point of disagreement or discussion. So in a society filled with different values and attitudes, these issues are those points in which different groups have conflicting opinions. These different values and attitudes can be presented to society in the form of texts. Whether it be a prose fiction, expository, poetry, feature articles or non print they all reflect the values and attitudes of the writer. I consider texts to have ultimately effected the development of my values and attitudes. So in my opinion I believe the statement “texts can act as a stimulus for thought about issues in society” to be correct.

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Posted by: Quentina Green

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