Email What Is It Good For Essay

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Remember those letters you used to write to your grandmother. Oh, who am I kidding, if you are under twenty, chances are you have never even written a letter. A tidal wave has emerged from beneath and grabbed us by a storm. It’s called an E-mail. E-mail is a word that has echoed in our society for the past several years. Some of us are very depended on this so-called “E-mail” but most of us are as lost as the lost city of Atlantis. The Internet is a mystery that has boggled the minds of many but to some it’s a simple tool used to enhance their lives. The “Net” is the nickname for the Internet, to some the word “Net” brings simple pleasure and to others it bring horror and deception. E-mail is the main component of the net; some call it EMS, which stands for electronic message system. For the user of E-mail that is merely a technical term for something simple, but for the non-users it screams the horror of a technology advance that is sweeping the world.

People who fear this kind of advancement are people who fear change overall, E-mail in today’s world is not an accessory but it’s a necessity. Our ever-growing business world demands people to communicate faster and cheaper. E-mail provides instant communication at a fraction of cost compared to talking on the phone or video conferencing. It gives people to go portable which in today’s business world is a necessity; people can E-mail each other with computers that are smaller than their hands and its much more convenient than actually going to a post office and mailing a letter. With some much competition, in some cases it’s cheaper to buy an E-mailing device then to run to the post office and we all know E-mail is a whole lot quicker. With so many amazing things said there are some things that can be said about E-mail that are not very righteous. Those things are simple but cause fear of the unknown, even though these things are avoidable; we live in a society where certain people will never try something new. These people whom I like to call my parents. Not to embarrass them or anything but they are the most narrow minded people I have ever come into contact with, they bring out everything that is wrong with the so-called the “Digital Revolution”. I just spend a page describing what’s good about E-mail, now I must tell you the bad.

People like my parents have this preset image in their minds that E-mail is too expensive, I can almost be certain in saying that they are not the only ones. Others have said the same thing and have brought out other negative aspects of E-mail. Here is the list: Its only for business use, no privacy, no security, no humane touch or feel. These are old-fashioned beliefs that are very strong and send a strong, but a truthful message to everybody. I have to agree that E-mail takes out the romance in a long distance relationship. Words are still words but it seems they are not yours, saying, “I miss you” is the same but it just doesn’t feel the same, the excitement factor, thrill of waiting days before getting a letter is excruciating to some but to a true romantic, like yours truly, is exhilarating. E-mail is resurgence but for some it’s a way to hide your true feelings. Maybe it is simply telling the truth about how lazy our society is getting these days. For whatever reason, the good, the bad, it seems E-mail is here to stay so we might as well get used to it. E-mail is another example telling us that we are losing simple interaction such as talking or touching another person, as we progress toward the twentieth century, more we try to bond with each other, we continue to separate ourselves from each other.

We are barricading ourselves into a manmade entrapment leading to loss of a simple conversation with a love one. The question remains, can E-mail give you the same support a simple kiss or perhaps a hug will give. E-mail is nothing but merely a substitute, its like a new toy you got for Christmas when you were a kid, you had fun with it for a week but soon you went back to the same stuff toy you had since you were baby. Why. Maybe because it provided you with an unseen protection or maybe the new toy was just an infatuation that you needed to have but once you realized its something you do not need, you throw it away like a piece of garbage. E-mail doesn’t provide you a sense of security and I mean that literally because once you send an E-mail, the possibility of how many people read is off the charts. If someone reads your E-mail and get information about you they can get into your life without you even knowing, they can steal your credit card accounts and most importantly they can take your personal possession away that you store in your computer. Telling a businessman not to use E-mail is like telling Romeo to stay away from Juliet, it’s a need, and it is like a drug that causes pure addiction. Addiction of power or a fake sense of security, for whatever the reason he chooses E-mail, he knows the risk but he continues to march to his own music, because he knows to stay on top he needs E-mail. Human nature makes him thriving for the top, no matter what ways he uses to get there. He risks his life saving to be on top, he has his priorities set, so I ask you what’s your priority.

The issue is simple depending on your point of view. To some people E-mail is efficient and to others its annoying. Whatever your take