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Alvin Toffler
These days, there is an ongoing debate on the statement by, Alvin Toffler that the "illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can't read and write, but those who can't learn, unlearn, and relearn". I agree with the statement and support my point of views with reasonable examples.
Firstly, to begin with nowadays, technology is keep changing very frequently. Accordingly, it becomes important for each section of the society to learn quickly. For example, The Microsoft corporation had underestimated the power of android phone and they preferred to continue their investment in the field of computers. But, the soon company had realized the mistake and confessed, it was the big mistake, not to learn about android technology. Thus, it is

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