Issue147 【LOVE小组】第8次作业

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147."Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them."

Must we choose between tradition and modernization, as the author claims? I agree that in certain cases, the two are so different, we should make an option. However, for the most cases, modernization does not exclude tradition; the two can integrate together.

Firstly, we should admit that in some instances, modernization indeed reject tradition. This is especially true when we refer to certain values, beliefs and customs. Gender inequality had been a center issue in the past few years. In the past, sex discrimination in American life was so seriously, that women had no right to get the same workplace, occupations, wages, health care, education as men. Thanks to feminist movement all these year, now women gain the basic right as men and the sense of equality of men and women has been accepted by most people in the world. Modernization and tradition are mutually exclusive in this case. Certain customs, such as a man could marry two wives in old society of China, are also abolished by Chinese government. All these examples here contribute to the fact that in some cases, we have to make an optional between modernization and tradition.

While in many other areas, the modernization embrace the tradition for modernization just the extension and variation of tradition. A case in point is language. Even if we add many new words which are unique to modern cultures, the modern language is derived from basic traditional vocabularies. If we keep on rejecting the traditional vocabularies, we will found we have nothing to express ourselves. Some modern technologies, also build upon tradition. Let us take a look at a common example from compute science. Now the computer programmes vary a lot from their different functions. Even all these programmes are so complex that the basic design ideas are always follow the principle--up-down. These programmes also can not be designed without the programme languages, for example C, C++, JAVA, VB. New design methods also can not deny these basic elements. They also build upon these languages and design idea. In other word, new methods in some area are only extension and tradition of the traditional methods.

Furthermore, even sometimes modernazition conflic to tradition, the tradition does not have to yield to the modernization. When it comes to historic architecture in big cities, many people claims that it is urbanization that destroys a large number of old architectures. Some cities indeed choose to replace these old buildings by high modern buildings and large mansions. While other cities, choose to protect old buildings by reform some part of them. A case in point is the Forbidden City in Beijing. Forbidden City is seated in central of Beijing city. Though the road and buildings around it have been reformed, the most essential part of Forbidden City is preserved there. Now, it becomes a famous place of interest in Beijing which attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world. In the realm of science, even some classical theories prove to have some mistakes in modern society, we have no right to deny the entire theory for some parts of it plays a vital part of instruction in daily life. We only have to modify the principles according to the fact we observed. All these examples above show us that tradition can be accepted by modernization through reform in some cases.

In sum, sometimes modernization can embrace tradition, while sometimes not. Even tradition conflict to modernization, we do not to choose between them all the time; in some cases, tradition can be reformed and then embraced by modernization.

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Must we choose between tradition and modernization, as the author claims? I agree that in certain cases, the two are so different, we should make an option. However, for the most cases, modernization does not exclude tradition; the two can integrate together.

Firstly, we should admit that in some instances, modernization indeed reject tradition. This is especially true when we refer to certain values, beliefs and customs. Gender inequality had(has)  been a center issue in the past few years(改为长期以来要好一些). In the past, sex discrimination in American life was so seriously(serious) that women had no right to get the same workplace, occupations, wages, health care, education as men. Thanks to feminist movement all these year, now women gain the basic right as men and the sense of equality of men and women has been accepted by most people in the world.这里没有指出现代化和传统的冲突。性别歧视我觉得还不能算是传统。如果说成是在伊斯兰国家，受宗教影响，女性要蒙面纱，或者女性不能够工作(不知道有没有说对哈，反正是这个意思)，但是现代化要求更多的人参加工作，创造生产力。这样说才体现出了冲突。而且后面你的落脚点说这个问题已经有所解决，这样就更不方便支持你的论点了 Modernization and tradition are mutually exclusive in this case. Certain customs, such as a man could marry two wives in old society of China, are also abolished by Chinese government. 相似的道理，一夫多妻制对现代化的影响没有指出来，比如说影响了全球化(有点偏激的一种想法^_^)，扰乱了社会秩序，而且随着女性的解放，女性的地位和对社会的贡献越来越大，如果继续这样不公平的对待女性，那么会是社会的一种损失。All these examples here contribute to the fact that in some cases, we have to make an optional between modernization and tradition.两者之间有冲突应该详细分析，单单说一种现象在当代社会不被认可是不能说明现代化与传统有冲突的。

While in many other areas, the(去掉) modernization embrace(s) the tradition for modernization just (and acts as) the extension and variation of tradition. A case in point is language. Even if we add many new words which are unique to modern cultures, the modern language is derived from basic traditional vocabularies. If we keep on rejecting the traditional vocabularies, we will found we have nothing to express ourselves. Some modern technologies, also build upon tradition. Let us take a look at a common example from compute science. Now the computer programmes vary a lot from their different functions. Even all these programmes are so complex that the basic design ideas are always follow the principle--up-down. These programmes also can not be designed without the programme languages, for example C, C++, JAVA, VB. New design methods also can not deny these basic elements. 这个例子不恰当，编程技术不断更新换代淘汰以前的技术，比如说c语言很少用来编程，而且汇编语言也在逐渐被淘汰，基本上只有学生学习过程中会学习，实践过程中已经不用了。They also build upon these languages and design idea. In other word, new methods in some area are only extension and tradition of the traditional methods. 我觉得现代化和传统这两个词的理解上我们有些偏差。这里的新技术可以说是现代化，但是tradition不能理解成过去的东西。第一个例子语言举的满恰当的，如果能够更深入分析一下更好，不如说现代化的语言体现了全球化，体现了现代社会的效率，没有这些现代化产生的语言人们交流不方便，过去的语言习惯代表了一个地方的文化，如果没有这个，那么语言本身失去了价值。

Furthermore, even sometimes when (一个句子中不能出现两套主谓宾，除非用连词或者什么关系将他们连接）modernazition conflic（？） to tradition, the tradition does not have to yield to the modernization. When it comes to historic architecture in big cities, many people claims that it is urbanization that destroys a large number of old architectures. Some cities indeed choose to replace these old buildings by high modern buildings and large mansions. While other cities, choose to protect old buildings by reform some part of them. A case in point is the Forbidden City in Beijing. Forbidden City is seated in central of Beijing city. Though the road and buildings around it have been reformed, the most essential part of Forbidden City is preserved there. Now, it becomes a famous place of interest in Beijing which attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world. 后面应该再说一些，比如紫禁城为经济提供了一个旅游收入来源，同时保留了传统。In the realm of science, even some classical theories prove to have some mistakes in modern society, we have no right to deny the entire theory for some parts of it plays a vital part of instruction in daily life. We only have to modify the principles according to the fact we observed. All these examples above show us that tradition can be accepted by modernization through reform in some cases(我觉得这里恰恰说明了传统向现代化妥协了）.

In sum, sometimes modernization can embrace tradition, while sometimes not. Even tradition conflict to modernization, we do not to choose between them all the time; in some cases, tradition can be reformed and then embraced by modernization.

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