【正文】 ng large cities a government is actually helping to create a global culture as well to subsidize the traditions of other nations39。s rainforests can set into motion a chain of animal 9 extinction that threatens the delicate balance upon which all animalsincluding humansdepend. Also consider that a financial crisisor a political crisis or natural disaster in one country can spell trouble for foreign panies, many of which are now multinational in that they rely on the labor forces, equipment, and raw materials of other nations. Environmental, economic, and political problems such as these all carry grave social consequencesincreased crime, unemployment, insurrection, hunger, and so forth. Solving these problems requires global cooperationwhich a global university can facilitate. Notwithstanding the foregoing reasons why a global university would help solve many of our most pressing social problems, the establishment of such a university poses certain problems of its own which must be addressed in order that the university can achieve its objectives. First, participant nations would need to overe a myriad of administrative and political impediments. All nations would need to agree on which problems demand the university39。s lesserknown languages are being lost as fewer and fewer people speak 10 them. The governments of countries in which these languages are spoken should act to prevent such languages from being extinct. The speaker asserts that governments of countries where lesserknown languages are spoken should intervene to prevent these languages from being extinct. I agree inso far as a country39。s administrators are careful to remain openminded about the legitimacy and potential value of various avenues of intellectual inquiry and research, a global university might go along way toward solving many of the world39。s purpose. One pelling argument in favor of a global university has to do with the fact that its faculty and students would bring diverse cultural and educational perspectives to the problems they seek to solve. It seems to me that nations can only benefit from a global university where students learn ways in which other nations address certain soda] problemssuccessfully or not. It might be tempting to think that an overly diversified academic munity would impede munication among students and faculty. However, in my view any such concerns are unwarranted, especially considering the growing awareness of other peoples and cultures which the mass media, and especially the Inter, have created. Moreover, many basic principles used to solve enduring social problems know no national boundaries。s preeminent art, architecture, and music. But bigcity culture has little to do any more with one nation39。s withholding of information about his active role in the Watergate coverup. His behavior demonstrated a concern for self interest above the broader interests of the democratic system that granted his political authority in the first place. In sum, the game of politics calls for a certain amount of disingenuousness and lack of forthrightness that we might otherwise characterize as dishonesty. And such behavior is a necessary means to the final objective of effective political leadership. Nevertheless, in any democracy a leader who relies chiefly on deception and secrecy to preserve that leadership, to advance a private agenda, or to conceal selfish motives, betrays the democracyand ends up forfeiting the polirical game. Issue 6 Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive, because it is primarily in cities that a nation39。 written documentation will always be needed to quantify, demystify, and provide meaning to the world around us. Issue 5 It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public. I agree with the speaker that it is sometimes necessary, and even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public. A contrary view would reveal a naivetd about the inherent nature of public politics, and about the sorts of promises on the part of wellintentioned political leaders necessary in order to further the public39。 otherwise, a nation39。s typical television or radio talk show, disagreement usually manifests itself in meaningless rhetorical bouts and shouting matches, during which opponents vie to have their own message heard, but have little interest either in finding mon ground with or in acknowledging the merits of the opponent39。 rationale for their seemingly oppressive rules and policies teenagers can learn how certain behaviors naturally carry certain undesirable consequences. At the same time, by listening to their teenagers concerns about autonomy and about peer pressures parents can learn the valuable lesson that effective parenting and control are two different things. At the munity level, through dispassionate dialogue an environmental activist can e to understand the legitimate economic concerns of those whose jobs depend on the continued profitable operation of a factory. Conversely, the latter might stand to learn much about the potential public health price to be paid by ensuring job growth and a low unemployment rate. Finally, at the global level, two nations with opposing political or economic interests can reach mutually beneficial agreements by striving to understand the other39。s diverse population. A national curriculum might not allow for this feature, and California39。s strategies for thwarting specific plans of an international terrorist or a drug trafficker, those strategies would surely fail, and the public39。 (2) government support is needed for our large dries and cultural traditions to survive and thrive。 cultures. In the final analysis, government cannot philosophically