Some people say the age of book is over and all information will be presented by video, computer, television, film, etc. However, others think that books and the written words will still be necessary for spreading information and completing education.
What is your opinion about this issue?
With the advent of the internet technology, we are now in an "information age" in which a lot of information is being spread and presented by electronic devices, such as video, computer and television. While it has become conception that this is an inevitable trend, the significance of written words would not be lessened.
One cannot deny that there are certain advantages of electronic equipments like computers over books, such as fast speed, vast memory and easy retrieval, but we should not lose sight of their obvious disadvantages, which have created great problems in one way or another. F...
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Score: 8.0 out of 9
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