8. In the modern world, image is everything. Discuss.

Yes, the image is quite important but not everything. Points

For In the modern society must emphasis is being placed on image because image may affect the first impression, links to stereotype, prejudice and creates unfair competitions. Hence image is quite important for one to stand out at the first glance. e.g. South Koreas newspaper agency the Seoul Times once did an survey on how did appearance affect your interview. The result shows that 68% of the people surveyed feel they feel ill-treated by the interviewer because of their appearance. Some 20% of interviewees even said they were insinuated on appearance by the interviewers. In many case, image could reflect some personal trait immediately, like the port folios. E.g. Public Relations or PR is a thriving industry with professionals specializing in building images of companies, persons, charitable organizations and even churches and religious groups. False image may be project to guide people towards certain results and it may be misused. North Korea. In the past, its leader Kim Jung Il has engaged in propaganda to paint a beautiful picture for the people of North Korea, leading them to believe that their country was thriving and prospering, when this was not the case as the people of North Korea faced poverty and famine.

Against Never judge a book by its cover. Though image may affect the first impression at the first glance or in the short run, what really counts is the ability, experience, attitude. The former U.S. president Abraham Lincolns image is inferior compared to his competitor during the presidential election. But lincolin win the election finally because of his magnanimous character, humour as well as intergrity.

Likewise , the image of the products or person may be appealing when people first see it, but the crux to remain competitive is the quality of the product, whether it really stands out among its peers. The use of image may not work if the people know how to think judge thing they see critically and logically, i.e. media literacy, to project the outcome by themselves. e.g. The Arab Spring. People in Egypt and Libya stand up to fight for their human rights since they were not affected by government propaganda.