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

In my country, the aesthetic of
people
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changing. Taiwan has a lot of old
buildings
, and some
people
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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because the building
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about
our
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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.
Firstly
, I think the old fashion
buildings
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represent
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the history of
people
who lived in the
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pass
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;
in addition
, the building
also
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memories to think about the happy time of our childhood.
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, my mother is a nostalgic person,
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
, the
buildings
also
can
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the foreign
people
who were
traveling
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here, because the style is totally different
with
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their
buildings
.
Beside
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, the modern one
is looks
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more
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than
old
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one, but if we knocked down the old
buildings
to make modern
buildings
, that would be not special to me.
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, if you got a present
everyday
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and nothing
change
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,
then
you would
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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
, 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
buildings
bring to me, so I disagree with knocked down and
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way to modern
buildings
.
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