■ Direction Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words. ■ Question Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer |
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▶ Topic : Should a city try to preserve its old, historic buildings or destroy them and replace them with modern buildings? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. |
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▶ Your Answer :
I think a city should preserve old and historic structures on one hand and replace to the new ones on the other hand according to the line that building has in the city.
First of all, when the buildings have historic meanings or worth to preserve, city government should make proper plans to maintain and secure the value of the building. For example, the buildings like old palaces and architectural masterpieces need to be preserved for the value within them. These buildings can be greater when it is properly maintained as tourism assets or educational sphere which will inspire a lot of citizens than just normal replacements. Thus, the focus should be how we can maximize the precious buildings that were luckily inherited to our generation.
However, in the case of the benefit from the replacement overwhelms the preservation, old buildings should be newly built in a proper way. For instance, if old buildings are becoming a crime spot for its oldness or severely (철자 오류) damaged and rusted buildings are threatening the safety of citizens, they should be reconstructed. A city is for the citizens live now. Thus, if old ones are becoming the serious obstacles for the future, it should be managed for the better life of the citizens.
In short, to make the best solution regarding the old and historic buildings, one sided view will not effective. The city authority must examine closely on the pros and cons of the reconstruction by prioritizing the right of citizen. Luckily Seoul, the capital of Korea has doing quite well. It has more than 600 years of history as the first city of nation and also faces the needs of replacement. The city government maintained wise solutions for decades. It has preserved northern side as a historical district to preserve old palaces and traditional houses while developing the other parts as a modern city. In this way, by adopting the good points of each opinions regarding old building issues, we can make the best 3rd way.
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1. 두 개의 의견 중 가급적이면 하나만 고르셔서 에세이를 작성해주시기를 바랍니다.
왜냐하면 쓰는 사람의 view가 명확하지 않고
하나에 대한 주장과 근거가 다른 하나에 의해서 반박될 수 있기 때문입니다.
그래서 확실한 한 사이드에 붙으시면 좋을 것 같습니다.
수고하셨습니다. *^^*