When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is often considered that scientific progress changes lifestyle

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complete

completed

and destroy traditional technologies. Technological advancements in agriculture and

urbanization

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urban

are even believed to change the way of thinking.

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sometimes it happens, I will argue against

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, in many developed countries the lifestyle of rural area remains the same as hundred years

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ago, despite

of remarkable technological progress made mostly in

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new inventions improve an efficiency of

labor

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

labour

, the structure of society is conserved in a countryside. So, Belgium is an excellent example of

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conservation of traditions. While small villages are

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perfected

connected with cities and anyone have to spend only a couple of hours to reach the capital from any point of the country, people in small towns live as their ancestors lived. They get up early, work in a field, and go to bed when nightlife in the cities has not yet started.

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, in

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

other

countries the traditional heritage is

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national

honor

bestow honor or rewards upon

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. They adore their traditions which are well known all around the world.

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, in Netherlands flowers, especially tulips, are very important and carefully preserved part of the national culture. Horticulture and flower trade accumulate new inventions, but simultaneously conserve the best from previous centuries.

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, people are still very proud of it, and exhibitions attract tourists from all over the world. To conclude, I would like to emphasize that traditional technologies can develop together with surrounding technological progress and remain an essential part of the cultural heritage. The fate of traditions depends on people, and if they like

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part of their life, they can preserve it from dying.