Some people think that only the government can make significant changes in society, while others think that individuals can have a lot of influence. What is your opinion

The ability to read and write has always been advantageous for people living in a civilized society. In order to fully interact with others, it is essential that we have the necessary tools for communicating our thoughts and ideas with others these days.

Besides

vocalizing, the skills of reading and writing remain the best methods of accomplishing the basic task of

communication

with our fellow human beings.

In addition

to making

communication

possible, reading and writing are

also

vital today than in the past because they allow us to process information from a myriad of sources,

such

as books, newspapers, magazines, letters, journals, instructional guides, menus, bus schedules and of course, the Internet.

Although

the ability to read and write has always been of prime importance, I believe that it is even more so today than it was in times past. Though in the past, reading and writing were extremely important because people had no other way to communicate with each other from a distance

besides

the written word.

However

, in the more recent past, people gained the ability to easily communicate with others via the telephone. One drawback resulting from the invention of the telephone was the decline in written

communication

. People eventually stopped writing letters to one another because it was simpler — not to mention much faster — to just ring someone up on the phone. Talking replaced writing as the preferred method of

communication

. The telephone completely changed the entire world, and it reigned supreme for approximately sixty years, from about 1935 until 1995. Since the latter date, the Internet suddenly exploded upon the scene and radically changed the world yet again. Email became the quickest and most effective way to communicate. Most people began using their smart phones to text

instead

of talking

on

Suggestion

about

to

with

them.

Consequently

, social media erupted and took hold of people all over the planet.

Communication

on a global scale became common, with the advent of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Reddit,

Pinterest

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

interest

, Yelp and Tumblr. These developments have led to a new era, in which the need to read and write

have become

Suggestion

has become

more important than ever.