Compose an essay.Nowadays, some traditional beliefs and customs tend to be less valued. Choose one such belief or custom and explain why you think it should be continued or maintained. Write a 300-word argumentative essay defending your views.
     EVERYONE HAS TO GO THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES IN HIS LIFE. PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND MISSIONS AT EACH STAGE. IN ANCIENT CHINA, EVERY YOUNG BOY AND GIRL WHO WAS ABOUT TO REACH ADULTHOOD WOULD HELD A COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY, WHICH SYMBOLIZED THEIR COMING OF AGE AND BEGINNING TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITIES AND MISSIONS. HOWEVER, NOWADAYS, ONLY A FEW SCHOOLS UNIFORMLY PREPARE COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY FOR STUDENTS, WHILE MOST PARENTS AND SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE THE CONCEPT OF COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY IN THEIR MINDS. IN MY OPINION, THE COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY IS A TRADITIONAL CUSTOM THAT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED AND CARRIED FORWARD, AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE'S LIFE.
     FIRST OF ALL, THE COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY SYMBOLIZES THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT ONLY ADULTS CAN DO. THE COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY ARE SYMBOLIC. AS ADULTS, THEY CAN MAKE SOME DECISIONS BY THEMSELVES. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THEY BEGIN TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
     SECONDLY, THE COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY SYMBOLIZES THAT ONE BEGINS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, WHETHER IT IS FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY OR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. HOLDING ADULT CEREMONY ACTIVITIES IS CONDUCIVE TO ENHANCING THEIR ADULT CONSCIOUSNESS AND CLARIFYING THE MISSION TO BE SHOULDERED BY ADULTS. IT IS HELPFUL FOR STUDENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF ADULT CITIZENS SO AS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
     COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY IS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL INHERITANCE IN ANCIENT CHINA. IT IS AN INHERITANCE FROM ELDERS TO SUCCESSORS, AND ALSO A CULTURAL INHERITANCE FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO MODERN TIMES. WE SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE INHERITANCE FUNCTION OF THIS CEREMONY AND LET IT CONTINUE TO PLAY ITS DUE ROLE IN MODERN TIMES.
