In the past, knowledge was contained in books. Nowadays, knowledge is uploaded to the internet. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
A book is the primary source of knowledge. But in
this
age of globalization, the scenario and meaning of knowledge and information are changing rapidly. Nowadays, books
are stored online. We can say that physical publications are sort of neglected. I can say that this
negligence has an overall
negative impact despite a lot of conveniences.
Books
are scanned and uploaded on the internet
, and journals,
and research papers are published online. Remove the comma
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One
who supports this
trend can easily point out numerous advantages. Be it a poor student or be it a person using an iPhone - just anybody can access any kind of book on the go if that person has an internet
connection. On the internet
, there is no such
discrimination based on socio-economic and cultural status. Wikipedia, Internet
Explorer and the almighty Google are always there to help one
out in any situation. One
can find suitable books
on the internet
just by searching by their name on the search bar. So, technically everyone is just a click away from accessing a book. Some books
are even free online. One
can just download it and share it with others in the blink of an eye.
On the other hand
, this
availability of online books
increases our dependency on technology. It is harmful to the human body, brain, and eyes. If one
becomes addicted to technology it can gradually ruin his or her life. Previously people had more perseverance, they used to research a topic thoroughly consulting books
and making handwritten notes. But now almost everyone has a short attention span and is more attracted towards short articles and towards those engaging clicks on the screens. These obviously bring pleasure to the human mind but in the long term, it is only going to harm the human mind.
To conclude
, I can say that undoubtedly none can deny the handiness of books
being available online but I definitely doubt its effectiveness in the long term.Submitted by riyel.jr on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite