Indonesian Cultural Heritage and The Modern Adolescence

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. First let us give thanks to God for his grace we can gather
here in a good condition, I also want to thank the master of ceremony for giving me the
opportunity to deliver the speech. The honorable school principal , teachers, judges , and all my
friends. Let me introduce my self my name is antony i’m from grade 11 accounting, on this
occasion I am going to talk about Indonesian cultural heritage and the modern adolescence.

In a multicultural country like Indonesia, the value of local cultural wisdom plays an important
role. It is strengthening national identity in the international world. The existence of local culture
and the value of its wisdom is able to strengthen the commitment of the Indonesian people,
including Generation Z.

Although many positive things have been obtained in the era of globalization, rapid growth and
sophistication of technology can also become a boomerang for Indonesia. This causes direct
social interaction by the younger generation such as students to decrease so that they do not
recognize social and cultural diversity in society.

Being at an age that is vulnerable to being influenced by foreign cultures creates challenges in
the resilience of local culture. Due to technological developments in the era of globalization, all
information can be accessed so easily without any filtering.

In order to maintain local culture as a national identity, there are challenges that need to be
considered by the younger generation. In accordance with the characteristics of Generation Z,
this generation tends to be easily influenced by new understandings and external values. So,
there are challenges in maintaining local culture.

If the local culture of the Indonesian disappears, the Indonesian will also lose its national
identity. Maintaining local culture as a national identity is an urgency for Generation Z. The
strengthening of national identity by Generation Z can be revived by starting to love local culture
and preserve it. These are the challenges for Generation Z to face.

I think that's all my speech. I hope it is useful for all of you. I am sorry for any words or behavior
that unpleasing your heart. Thank you very much for the occasion and your kind attention. Good
morning.