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ISSUE147:Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them.
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Must we choose between tradition and modernization, the two seemingly incompatible options in our society, as the speaker contends? Although I agree that, in certain aspects, they are truely controversial, for most parts, tradition and modernization is reciprocal to each other rather than mutually exclusive. Moreover, there is also exist a crucial problem within this issue, that is how to define tradition and modernization?
In the first place, if we want to know whether tradition and modernization are incompatible, our prerequisite is to understand the definition of them. Our commonly unconscious assumption are always limited a fixed or a potential time to differentiate modernization and tradition. But this measurement could not run effectively and accurately when people is under reproduction that young generations and senior may have gaps between the definition of the another fixed or potential time to confine modernization and tradition. For instance, in arthitecture, the a building can be called modern or traditional due to different persons or groups. Thereby, tradition and modernization can not be claimed simply with no limitations or specification.
As mentioned above, modernization and tradition can exist toghter without disharmony. For example, in general, a cherished antique of a past dynasty is traditional, and mostly our administrator of the museum, do place them with deep caution, and often deposited along with complicated alarming systems, which is the made by the modern scientific technology. Thus, when this issue comes to antique, modern techonology must be used to protect the traditional and historical antique without any doubt or controversy.
Thirdly, in my personal observation, tradition and modernization are being both relative. Consider, for instance, the Christmas Day in western countries are customary and traditional. But in some underdeveloping countries, such as China and South Korea, peopel who vacation in Christmas Day would be alleged to be modern and fashionable. Therefore while in some aeras something would be recognized as modern, but in other places it can be considered as traditional.
Fourthly, in architecture, especially in the world most prestigious unversities, the style and structure of the buildings are often traditional from oxfrod to berkeley. In my view, the reason for this is that university take the traditional figure for the long lasting spirit of it. Moreover, the contemporary alumni and alumna of the university would also consider the traditional structure of the building as historical.
We noted earlier that a significant aspect of modern science is its contribution to the rapid pace of technological change. However, at first we must be clear that the modern science is mainly based on the conventional principles of mathematics and physics, paragon such as the plus and minus principles. Without theses theory, the technological changes would quenched by its termination. In short, in most parts, modernization can be called a modification of the traditional postulate, at least to some extent.
To sum up, tradition and modernization is not an absolute opposing things in the world. Something traditional may be modern in other areas, it is not wise to claim that tradition and modernization is incompatible or one must choose between them. A rational understanding of tradition and modernization would help us to know the them and choose between them, if we need.
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