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2004年2月14日

People have shown their selfishness and greed in modern society. Therefore, some people would like to go back to those traditional societies. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Many people now make various complaints about modern society, especially people’s selfishness and greed. Some of them even argue that they would like to go back to those traditional societies. Obviously, this opinion is rather arbitrary.(36words)

First of all, not everyone in modern society is so selfish and greedy that it is unbearable. It is true that some people cannot resist the temptation brought about by modern society and therefore become egotistic and greedy for wealth, fame and the like. Nonetheless, we should not overlook the fact that more people are content with current living standards and can get along with others.(66 words)

What’s more, it is apparent that modern society has superiority over traditional ones in quality of life. Unlike traditional societies, modern society leads people to know how to entertain and relax themselves and enjoy their life. People in traditional societies may be thriftier but a boring and stereotype life style cannot satisfy people’s increasing demand for material life. Life also needs creativity and novelty.(64 words)

Nevertheless, nothing in the world is perfect and modern is no exception. There is no denying that some selfish and greedy people exist in modern society but this is not a proper reason why we should go back to traditional societies. There is no doubt that there must also be a lot of selfish and greedy people in traditional societies. Going back to traditional societies, therefore, can by no means solve the problem.(73 words)

To sum up, any society, modern or traditional, has its own merits and demerits and we cannot focus only on one side. Modern society, though disliked by some people, command my preference.  (32 words)