It is inevitable that traditional cultures will be lost as technology develops. Technology and traditional cultures are incompatible. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

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Technological change is rapidly changing our present and our perspectives for the future. While people argue that traditional cultures will be lost due to the development of
technology
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, I believe these two elements are able to be compatible in some ways. On the one hand, some traditional cultures are going to disappear because
technology
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changes people’s living styles.
For example
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, printmaking of fine art used to be popular, you can see them from many publications. Artists worked hard on their original pieces and used ink, some special tools to print their works on paper in order to create these tremendous effects. Now people can use computer software,
such
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as Photoshop to create similar effects like printmaking.
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, more people choose to read
news
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the news
on their digital tablets
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of paper. It’s inevitable that printmaking will become less demanding on markets in the long term.
On the other hand
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, some traditional cultures are able to thrive alongside with
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.
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, people celebrate Thanksgiving every November in Canada. They celebrate
family re-union
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a family re - union
, and enjoy a traditional fine
dinning
the act of eating dinner
dining
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as roasted turkey and pumpkin pie. In the past, people would spend hours at their kitchens to prepare the meal, and they can order take out from delivery apps nowadays.
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, if they don’t know how to make
traditional turkey which
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a traditional turkey, which
a traditional turkey which
is with stuffing, potatoes and cranberry sauce, they can even learn it by watching some “Learn to cook”
Youtube
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YouTube
channels online. In conclusion, I agree that some traditional cultures might disappear due to
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, but I don’t see
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as applicable to all circumstances.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • inevitable
  • traditional cultures
  • technological development
  • modern society
  • incompatible
  • decline
  • traditional crafts
  • rituals
  • digital communication
  • preserve
  • promote
  • documentation
  • online archives
  • virtual museums
  • social media
  • coexist
  • integrates
  • digital storytelling
  • augmented reality
  • cultural tourism
  • perspective
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