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People think that old buildings should be knocked down and give way to the new buildings. Do you agree or disagree?

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With the development of our country, the existence of
large
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 amount of old
buildings
 has been a serious problem. I agree that old
buildings
 should be knocked down and give way to the new
buildings
. Replace the old
buildings
 with new
buildings
 will create a better look of the city. With the changing of social aesthetics, the appearance of these
buildings
 which have long
historys
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history
histories
 is no longer being seen as popular, but as old and outdated.
Also
, some of them were constructed in a random way that their existences have
became
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 one of the resistances to urban planning.
Besides
, since they were built years ago when the building technology had not been developed as much as it is today, after years of
using
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, there are many
security
 issues that might affect the life safety of the people living there. But there are some other opinions that we should keep these old
buildings
. They consider that many
buildings
 still look beautiful
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nowadays, and they
also
 carry culture and history. On the
security
 risks, they believe that we can solve
this
 problem with more
security
 checks and fixing the issue we find on time. But I think, most of the
buildings
 don’t have a good look, and only some of them have the value of culture or history. Checking the
security
 problem more is not only hard to accomplish but
also
 high spending. In conclusion, I believe that we should take down old constructions. It will create a better look of the city
as well as
 ensure the safety of people who live there.
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