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Some people think that old buildings should be knocked down and give way to modern buildings. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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In my country, the aesthetic of
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 changing. Taiwan has a lot of old
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, and some
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 felt that should be knocked down
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 because
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 not good at looking. In my way, I hope the old building can keep it well
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all
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 about
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 history of our country. In the paragraphs below, I will tell the reasons why I do not agree with the case.
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, I think the old fashion
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are
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represent
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the history of
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 who lived in the
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pass
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;
in addition
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, the building
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 can bring
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memories to think about the happy time of our childhood.
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, my mother is a nostalgic person,
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moreover
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 she always told me she want to buy an old house
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 the house she
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lived
.
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Secondly
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, the
buildings
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also
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 can
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 the foreign
people
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 who were
traveling
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 here, because the style is totally different
with
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 their
buildings
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.
Beside
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, the modern one
is looks
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 more
fashion
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 than
old
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 one, but if we knocked down the old
buildings
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 to make modern
buildings
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, that would be not special to me.
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everyday
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 and nothing
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then
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 really uninterested after
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 days.
In the
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 sum up, personally, I like to stay in really traditional
buildings
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, because that can make me feel myself living
in
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the
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 history live. As I mentioned earlier, I like the feeling the old
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 bring to me, so I disagree with knocked down and
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 way to modern
buildings
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