Paper

Will paper disappear, or will it continue to be a part of our lives? Day by day we are erasing paper from our lives by using technology. For example even at Cheshire Academy, we use our iPads instead of using papers. It is good for nature, but I think that the usage of paper should be considered important. Handwriting is one of the most crucial inventions of our lives. By writing on our devices rather than on papers, we might soon lose our ability to write, which can be devastating for humanity. This topic has been interesting me for a couple of years now, and I decided to make a little research about that. I have found a news comparing paper, and technology.

In the news it first draws a comparison between notebooks, and technological notebooks. We can read how even normal notebooks are able to get connected to computers. The news describes how the smart notebooks work, and what benefits can humans get from that. I think that these notebooks can actually be beneficial for us in the future. People don’t type on these notebooks, but they write. By this way, they won’t forget the handwriting in the future. I also think that these notebooks can be helpful while transferring the information on the notebook to the computer. These notebooks can make our lives so much easier.

In the news it also talks about how people read newspapers nowadays. I agreed the first time I read the news. It says that everyone can access to newspapers from their smartphones, or tablets. It is really good for the protection of nature, but I don’t think that everyone enjoys this change. If I was writing this news, I would interview people about this topic, and see how many people agree, and how many people disagree with that. By that way we could understand if this change is fruitful for our lives, or not. 

In the end of the news it talks about how paper is still needed. The writer of the news gives an example of a plane ticket. We are able to access our tickets through our phones, and we don’t have to print them anymore. However, this doesn't mean that paper is needless in this situation. We still use our paper passports, and we still print our tickets just in case. That’s why paper will never disappear forever from our lives.

I think that in the future, paper is going to be used, but only for important things that has to be written, like for political issues. Day by day, we can see how new generations start using technology at an early age. They can type, but they can’t handwrite. This shows that the usage of technology should be decreased for little kids, so that they won’t lose their interests in handwriting. Even now, for example during summer breaks when I don’t handwrite for a long time, I don’t feel comfortable while writing it. For that reason the usage of technology should be balanced, and should not erase paper completely from our lives.