Communal Living

UU114: English for Academic Purposes
Plan
Argument Essay
Title : Major Reasons for the decline in communal life in the Pacific
C : Communal Living
L : Decline in the Pacific
D : Analysis and Evaluate Introduction Context : Communal Life
Subject : Pacific is facing decline in Communal Life in terms of Cultural, Social and Economic. Limited Subject: Reasons for decline in communal life in the Pacific.
Thesis Statement: Hence, this essay will discuss in depth the factors affecting the decline in Communal life in the Pacific.
Supports for the thesis:
Reason 1 : Culture and Tradition are fast disappearing in the Pacific.
i. Loss of Culture due to decline in religious activities which bonded a community; ii. Westernization where a lifestyle of the people is mostly influenced by the western culture.
Reason 2 : Social aspects are also another reason for a decline in a communal living in the Pacific.
i. Urbanization where people are leaving their villages while seeking employment in a city and better education for their children; ii. Migration where intermarriages play a major role where two different cultures and traditions mostly likely clash with each other. Thus, resulting in one culture being degraded.
Reason 3 : A change in the economy also plays a vital role in the decline the communal life in the Pacific.
i. Exploit of Environment due to an infrastructure being under-developed also diminishes communal life in the pacific; ii. Political instability resulting in people feeling insecure both financially and economically.
Conclusion:
Restatement of thesis: It can be concluded that change in cultural, social and economy plays a major role in decline in communal life in the Pacific.
Implication: Due to all the aspects mentioned above, the risk of communal life being diminished is paramount.
Recommendation: The people of the Pacific should conserve the traditional way of living and avoid it being extinct.
Final Thought: Even though a change in technology and lifestyle within a community is inevitable, the communal living should be preserved and passed from generation to generation.

ABSTRACT
The essay examines the reason for the decline communal life in the Pacific. Firstly it looks at the cultural issues in terms of loss in culture and westernization where the people’s lifestyles are changing due to influence from the western culture. Secondly, it looks at the social change where both urbanization and migration are playing a vital role in diminishing the communal life in the Pacific. In addition, due to environmental change and political instability in Pacific people are becoming insecure in their way of living. Thus, they are changing their lifestyle as the time changes while seeking a more comfortable lifestyle and leaving communal life behind. It can be concluded that communal living is at a very high risk of being extinct. Therefore, it has to be conserved for the future generations.

DECLINE IN COMMUNAL LIFE IN THE PACIFIC
Communal life is the traditional way of living from which most people can benefit in any society. This form of living is very common in the pacific where most people are bound to be together with their culture and traditions. Despite this there has been a decline in communal life in the pacific where traditional ways of living are being forgotten today. The major reasons for the decline are in terms of cultural, social and economic.
Firstly, there are cultural issues for the decline in the communal life in the Pacific which has two major aspects: a loss of culture and westernization. The decline in religious activities and customs that had previously tied almost all the people together has caused them to fall apart. For example, an Indian community in Fiji used to have religious gatherings known as Ramayan where the followers of Hindu “dharma” would gather together for this special occasion but today this gathering has died out in most the places. Thus, a loss in culture, leading to a decline in communal living.
Westernization is another related aspect of the cultural issues which is also one of the major reasons for the decline in the communal life. The lifestyle of the people in the pacific is strongly influenced by the western culture. For example, the insight of westernization via television, internet, telecommunication and migration has demolished the indigenous Pacific culture.
Secondly, the social change also caused the decline in the communal life in the pacific which has two major components namely Urbanization and Migration. The growth of urbanization has influenced Pacific Islanders and disregard communal life. For example, people get employment and work in towns and even overseas where they are exposed to the world of civilization. The entertainments in urban areas are the major fascination that attracts people out of rural societies which ruins and deface communal life in the Pacific.
In addition, migration brings people to diversify life styles into the Pacific. The migrants coming to settle in the Pacific bring different cultures and traditions that are introduced wherever they migrate. For instance, the intermarriage between two different cultures will eventually lead to a clash of two cultures which will later on result in one culture being devalued. Hence, diversify is also a major reason for the decline of the communal way of living in the Pacific Society.
Furthermore, the environmental change is also playing a vital role in diminishing the communal living. Most of the Pacific Islands are exposed to environmental issues due to human accomplishment. The uneven developments not only harm the environment, but communal life. For example, Tourism which will undermine the individual culture tends slowly to abolish it in the future.
Another aspect that affects the communal life is political instability. In any community, people want to feel secure both financially and economically. Due to political instability, land dispute within the Pacific is very common where the Landlords attempt to increase lease rental in order to gain the maximum amount of income from their tenant. If the tenant refuses to pay or try to negotiate, the Landlord advises them that they Lease will not be renewed, leaving them with no other option but to leave the area with their families.
In conclusion, communal life is fast diminishing in the Pacific. Despite all the aspects that contribute towards the decline in communal living in the Pacific, the community should conserve the culture and tradition so that the future generations are aware of their roots. Even though a change in technology and lifestyle within a community is inevitable, the communal living should be preserved and passed from generation to generation. This would also prevent the communal life from being extinct in the Pacific.