Students today can easily access information online, so libraries are no longer necessary. Do you agree or disagree?

Today, concerns are high about how the digital age will change the libraries. Some argue that libraries soon will sink into oblivion, as nowadays

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any field is readily available on the Internet. To the best of my knowledge,

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of why libraries are still of relevance in modern days. Students today are learning in conditions, which are not conducive to their education. At home, they are attacked

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all kinds of noise coming from

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door. It is not a rare occasion when a party is organized or a karaoke session is held. In school, vehicle horns, the sound of motorbike engines or from construction sites continue to wreak havoc on students’ concentration. In

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situations, libraries are no less than oases in the desert for the students. They are places where it is invariably quiet anytime they visit, where they have their work done effectively. Some hold the belief that libraries are no longer necessary in

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day and age, when knowledge and

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is freely up for grabs for students. From my perspective,

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view is flawed. What

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argument fails to take into account is the fact that a significant amount of

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on the Internet nowadays has never been verified and

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it is prejudiced, inaccurate or even misleading.

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can potentially warp

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many life issues, which can cause devastating effects on both their professional careers and private lives later down the road. Books, on the other hands, are always censored before being published.

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, it is much better for students to gain wisdom from books than from materials circulating the Internet. These foregoing points have brought me to the conclusion that the importance of libraries should not be downplayed despite many advancements made in the technological era.