Bao Ngoc

Task 1

Given is a table depicting changes in daily oil quantity manufactured by four

nations between 2000 and 2004.

Overall, it can be clarified that Congo took the lead in terms of daily oil
production, while Chad bottomed the table over the same period. At the same time,
Somalia registered the highest rate of uplift in the time frame.

The table communicates that in 2000, Congo topped the chart with figures at
275000, outnumbering the second-ranked country, Nigeria, by 70000. This was
followed by a gradual decrease in the given period, before ending up at 203000 in
2004. The opposite was recorded for Nigeria, which underwent a negligible
fluctuation between 2001 and 2003, becoming the dominant character with 213000
daily oil quantity at the end of the time frame.

Somalia and Chad were at a relatively low starting point compared to the two other
countries. Oil production in Chad did not begin until 2003, when the quantity is
recorded at 8000 and continued soaring to 50000 in 2004. The similar boost was
seen in Somalia’s daily production capability, which produced 5000 in 2005 and
later on inderwent a ten-fold increase at the end of the given period.

Task 2

Museums and art exhibits have long been at the forefront of preserving and
representing cultural values and histories, being utilized by almost all countries
throughout the centuries. However, the introduction of virtual exhibition sites has
opened a dispute over whether traditional museums should be terminated to give
way to the Internet. From my persective, this statement is completely unjustifiable.

To commence with, the aura of physical works of art cannot be replaced by

anything. Particularly, the original intentions of visitors to go to museums is to see
the artworks anf artefacts, which are in the form of framed canvas or sculpted
material, by the naked eye. This does not only provide customers with a closer
observation with all senses of the subjects, but also raise the level of profoundness
towards the artefact. Specifically, by going to traditonal museums and obseve a
historical item, visitors either experience pride, or even sorrow over the historical
events at the same time. This obviously cannot be replaced by virtual museums.

Furthermore, with all the richness of the museum offers on the net, however, there
is a drop of bitterness: the generation gap between the current generation of
cybercitizens and other people with an intention to go to museums. It is clear,
howerver, most of the seniors do not have enough capability to get access to the
virtual platforms, which makes it impossible for them to “visit” the virtual
museums. This may lead to the lack of accessibility to a very important branch of
museum customers: the older generation. In the same way, replacing traditional
museums with virtual ones may cause a loss in the local revenue, especially for
those iconic ones such as the Palace Museum of Beijing. Demolising them may
eventually lead to a heifty loss in the national tourist industry, especially those rely
mainly on historical tours and travel.

In conclusion, it is impossible for the Internet to replace traditional museums.

Technology should be used to boost attendance in museums, rather than replacing
them.