TOEFL Independent Essay Topic 10: Reading and writing ability today and in the past

Writing and reading is the key to a successful and independent life in the contemporary society. Look for instance to the uncountable blogs in the internet where the people express their opinions to tell their friends what they were observing at the weekend or to publish political things like violation to the human rights in china during the Olympic games. From my point of view reading and writing is obviously more important than it was in the past because most of the jobs are knowledge based nowadays and it will help you to become a independent thinking and acting person! I will outline my points in detail in the following.

Firstly, do you know the sociological term “knowledge based working world”? If this is not the case, let me sum it up for you: Most of the jobs fifty or sixty years ago required strength and manpower, because the majority of jobs were placed in the agriculture. Nowadays the social and technology change brought jobs to light, which are based on specific knowledge, like writing essays for newspapers or use excel for calculation and consulting jobs. These jobs have obviously the requirement that that you can write, speak und read fluently, otherwise your chances at the labour market will not be too high.

Secondly, the ability to write and read will help you to become more independent. For instance, look back at your childhood. Your parents surely told you all the time things you could not know because you were not able to read and write. In the modern world, everything is more complex then it was for example hundred years before. Especially the international relations between nations are getting more complex and to know what is going in you have to use your reading skills and furthermore, to publish your opinion you have indeed to write. So this ability will make you an independent and critical thinking person!

In conclusion, to cope with this complex world you have to use your writing and reading skills and to be successful in a competitive and keen labour market, you should develop them constantly.

Speaking and writing is how you convey the gain knowledge that you earned. Honestly speaking I agree that today speaking and writing is more important than as to yesterday. Modern technology is one factor that counts in.

Let say the computer, how does it works; basically you would find the steps and proper usage of the machine in a manual. If you’re illiterate to do that you will find it difficult. Now a day, the computer is everywhere, even the 3 years old kid knows how to operate and use it. As I would say everybody is using a computer. If not, you’re left behind.

In an organization, where you are working, have you encountered that some of them are speaking different languages, but then considered English as national language. If you weren’t able to express your opinion thru the usual language, did you find it no one is willing to listen to you? So what you did, shut up your mouth, sit in the corner and just watched them. How would you develop this ability if you just ignored. I really don’t believe that in just simple way you wouldn’t learn it. Well, if this happens for the last decade it won’t bother you. But today, you’ll find everywhere the basic steps how to learn simple language and in a very easy way.

So, in summary writing and speaking is very necessary today. Since everybody adapt the new modern technology, in just a minute or one click you already know how to do it.

The ability to read and write is more important today than it was in the past.

Reading and writing as we say is a form of communication, which makes us humans excel from the other living creatures. Although, we have reached a lot of advancement in technology today, but still, I disagree to consider reading and writing as something negligible in the past because we should consider that people in the past also have their own form of communication.

First, being one form of communication I believe that reading and writing was the thing that made our ancestors establish a well organized and perfectly documented history. Take for example the hyroglypics done by the Egyptians. Eventhough, it took us modern humans decades to dicepher the message hidden in there, still it has serve them a very relevant form of communication which is quite obvious in what they have left in our history. The language that they invented may seem odd to us but the visible signs and historical landmarks is convincing enough to believe that they are operating in some form of a language, and that established language have brought them success.

Another thing that I can say that made writing and reading important to the past is the example of inscriptions done in the caves by prehistoric humans. According to the study conducted by archeologists it is compelling that the prehistoric humans was able to innovate a form of communication, which taught them to write, and have them understand it by reading the message. This archaic symbols have serve them a lot of purpose such as important details like making journals regarding the environment that they live in. One of the importance that this records brought them is some sort of filing system where they can place their observations to provide them organized access , so they can succeed later. As an example is their observation of the animal migration that they have noticed is going in cycle. After learning that the cycle is continously reccuring they have later manage to perfect their records, and this as I may say have been important to them and to their descendants to, because after having an establish records, which was brought by careful writing and reading they has always been successful with their hunting.

Finally, the last argument that I can state regarding the importance of reading and writing in the past is the fact that I believe that our ancestors were the ones who invented this form of communication, and it was just modified through time. So, in here I cannot disgaree more that reading and writing is not important to them. Although, research is still continously being done, still, I believe that something went on along the way which have made modern humans settled the differences in languages. They were able to bridge the gap to reach out and understand everyone, and this is evident now.

In my conclusion, no matter how far we have reached in terms of technology now, nor no matter how busy we are today, Still, we cannot compare reading and writing skills being irrelevant in the past than today. Our ancestors were the first one who innovated those language tools for us. Although, the languages that they have engender seems cryptic or enigmatic to us, but we cannot argue about the accomplishments they have reach in handling us down what we have now. It serve the purpose of recording history, as a journal on everyday activities and relevant details, and most importantly the efforts they did to innovate communication.

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The ability to read and write is more important today than it was in the past.

In the past people communicated only with speaking and listening skills. Nowadays, however, the reading and writing have been become more important in communication especially with paper and computer materials. There are two reasons why these skills are very essential presently.

To begin with, most people in the past worked in agricultural and then industrial sectors. The required skills for supporting the sectors are basic communication and workforces. Then, reading and writing skills were not important for jobs at that time. However, the econimic structures has changed, people who have well education shift to work in service sector. This sector provides higher income for workers because it requires reading and writing skills.

Furthermore, the information technology evolution has begun in 1970s until today. Information becomes important sources for developing societies. People can communicate with others via electronics mails. Also, they can search for new knowledge and essential information from the internet as well. Therefore, people need to have effectively reading and writing skills in order to follow this new era.

To summarize, the reading and writing proficiency are becoming important skills for people presently. The economic structure has changed from agriculture to service sectors, so workers are required to have the reading and writinng skills. Moreover, we are in the age of the information technology. Reading and writing skills are the important tools for this era.