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Prompt: Compose an essay discussing the modern youths' sense of fashion.
Delving into the Modern Youths' Sense of Fashion
I. Outline of the Discussion on the Modern Youths' Sense of Fashion
1. Introduction
- Introducing the Topic: Exploring the Current Youths' Taste and Preferences.
- Highlighting the Importance and Relevance of the Discussion.
2. Body of the Essay
* Argument 1: Defining the Concept of Taste.
- 'Taste' denotes a preference or liking for something, often applied in daily life.
-> 'Taste' - a term indicating a penchant for and enjoyment of something, commonly integrated into everyday life.
* Argument 2: Current Trends in the Youths' Taste and Preferences.
- Youths are primarily drawn to aesthetic preferences, evident across various domains such as art, construction, and commerce.
- Some young individuals easily advocate for unconventional aspects of love and marriage, eccentric fashion trends, or controversial statements, causing societal shock.
- A segment of the younger generation embraces foreign influences, exalting customs of other cultures while neglecting their own cultural identity.
- We also encounter youths who actively engage with trends and cultural movements, adeptly discerning and embracing appropriate values amidst virtual fads and artistic trends.
* Argument 3: Identifying Several Causes.
- The main causes stem from the youths themselves, often due to skewed perspectives and misconceptions.
- Furthermore, some individuals are easily enticed by novelty but fail to explore thoroughly.
* Argument 4: Consequences (if any).
- Civilized society is impacted by 'harmful' trends, leading to the proliferation of questionable aesthetic and cultural values.
- As the youths' tastes increasingly lean towards external influences, we risk losing the rich cultural heritage and blending into a homogenized society.
- Young individuals may fall into vice, exhibiting deteriorating behavior and declining moral values.
* Argument 5: Proposing Remedial Measures.
- Each of us needs to develop awareness in selecting and embracing cultural and aesthetic values.
- Individuals must equip themselves with knowledge and skills to integrate into the global era.
- Media outlets and authorities should regularly organize cultural and artistic exchange programs, specialized seminars on the history and traditions of each ethnic group.
- Educators need to collaborate with families to establish methods for guiding students' understanding of taste.
-> Note: The article should tightly integrate logic and evidence.
3. Conclusion
- Reaffirming the issue.
- Personal reflection.
II. Sample Essay: Discourse on the Modern Youths' Taste and Preferences
1. Discourse on the Modern Youths' Taste and Preferences - Sample 1
In today's globalized world, cultural exchange among nations and ethnicities has flourished. This has led youths in each country to embrace various tastes across different domains. However, not all tastes are positive; sometimes, they bring unforeseen consequences.
What is Taste? Firstly, if dissected, 'taste' means 'liking, preference', combining the meanings of both words, we can define 'taste' - a term indicating a tendency to like, enjoy something, and often applying and appreciating them in daily life.
Today, the internet's widespread coverage and the development of online interactions have enabled youths - individuals who are quick to adapt to the changing times - to access various tastes. Youths are primarily drawn to aesthetic preferences, evident across various domains such as art, construction, and commerce. However, current youths lack a clear perception of taste, leading to misconceptions about their own taste. We can easily observe this through their dressing style, thinking, aesthetic perception, and expressions. Some young individuals easily advocate for unconventional aspects of love and marriage, eccentric fashion trends, or controversial statements. Particularly, young people have a tendency to love and exalt tastes with cultural values from abroad, neglecting, and even trampling on the traditional cultural values of the nation. Alongside those who assimilate but dissolve, we also encounter youths who actively engage with trends and cultural movements. These youths discern and embrace appropriate values amidst virtual fads and artistic trends. The image of young people together building and restoring costumes from the Ly, Tran, and Nguyen dynasties has made us more proud of our national heritage.
The current world of integration easily facilitates youths to encounter and interact with different cultures. This is also a partial reason for the negative reception and development of tastes. The main causes stem from the youths themselves, often due to skewed perspectives and misconceptions, leading to accepting inappropriate values that go against societal norms and cultural communications. Furthermore, some individuals are easily enticed by novelty but fail to explore thoroughly.
Without selective adoption of positive and constructive tastes, what will happen? Firstly, civilized society is influenced by 'harmful' trends. This leads to the proliferation of questionable aesthetic and cultural values. Moreover, as youths' tastes increasingly lean towards external influences, we risk losing the rich cultural heritage and blending into a homogenized society. Additionally, young individuals may fall into vice, exhibiting deteriorating behavior and declining moral values.
To guide youths' tastes towards a more appropriate direction, each of us needs to develop awareness in selecting and embracing cultural and aesthetic values. Individuals must equip themselves with knowledge and skills to integrate into the global era. Furthermore, media outlets and authorities should regularly organize cultural and artistic exchange programs, specialized seminars on the history and traditions of each ethnic group. Additionally, educators need to collaborate with families to establish methods for guiding students' understanding of taste.
Thus, youths' tastes have a significant impact on today's society. As a student sitting in the classroom, I will strive to study, explore, and select beneficial knowledge to contribute to the country's development and spread the beautiful essence of our nation across the four continents.
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2. Argument about the current tastes of young people - Sample 2
In today's era, the term 'idol' is a phenomenon that occurs frequently among young people and has become a trending topic. Singers, artists are becoming famous with unique, captivating performances have become idols, admired by young people. Although idols are indispensable in life, not every young person recognizes what is right and what is not.
Idolatry is a phenomenon occurring with strong developments among young people, when any singer trend emerges strongly, it will lead to passion, admiration to worship. Idols are ideal models operating in the arts field that make fans chase after, some even compete to learn, follow to be like their idols. Many young people today even take them as a model to strive to become like them, but they do not know whether that 'idol' really has meaning for themselves or not. And idol worship is respect, warm admiration for subjects considered ideal models or having special powers, exerting strong attraction on individuals or communities. However, there are many idol worshippers to the point of obsession, blindness, losing all reason, rushing in as if it were natural.
Each of us having an idol to learn from, emulate is indeed a good thing but what kind of idol, whether worth learning or not is something that not every young person realizes. Admiring idols is even more necessary because we can rely on it to develop and improve ourselves day by day. The phenomenon of 'idol' is most prevalent among young people. Ideal models occur beyond national boundaries, to other areas, especially new Kpop stars, Korean actors, Chinese and some new singers and actors rising strongly in Vietnam.
Vietnamese youth follow trends, pursue a rising model in a certain period. At some point, when that model is no longer attractive and appealing, they will go find another favorite image to pursue. In fact, idolatry only occurs in a certain period, when their 'idol' is hot, has a great influence on fans. And fans will spend a lot of time to find out all the information about their idol, from name, hometown, to private life details that do not need to be disclosed. They try every way to dig for information, any information about their idol. They spend a lot of time on the search and fan campaign. And of course, the time for them to 'admire' other things is not there. Many young people even consider it a way of life, forget to eat, forget to sleep, forget to study, even neglect many things, but they themselves cannot think of.
The world is evolving rapidly, and among them, many individuals have carved out their own unique paths to success. These individuals serve as ideal role models for others to believe in and emulate. They are idols in the eyes of those who admire them. However, alongside their virtues, idols also have their share of negative limitations. Each of us must know how to choose to become a worthy admirer.
