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| DRAFT: A Royale Battle: The Pen vs The Word | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 19 2011, 11:59 AM (84 Views) | |
| typewriter | May 19 2011, 11:59 AM Post #1 |
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Due to the advancement of modern technology, writers, such as authors and editors, are now presented with two that can make or break their career; the choice between the traditional pen and paper and the usage of the word processors. Pen and paper may vary from pencils to fountain pens, from the ancient papyrus to composition notebooks, while the word processors differ depending on the features, producers, and operating system of a certain computer. Once upon a time, the greatest authors used only their trusted pen to write the magnificent pieces we adore today. Say for example, the writers of the gospels of the Holy Bible used reeds and papyrus and J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, used feather and ink. However, technology had done a major breakthrough in the process of writing that can ultimately change the authors. The infamous J.K. Rowling used a typewriter to write the first instllment for the Harry Potter series. Therefore surely modern authors nowadays could not resist the convenience of the word processors. But which one does more good than the other? Is pen really mightier than the word processor? Or, does the word processor has might of its own? As said earlier, the word processors, or word present the value of efficience and convenience. It doesn’t ran our of ink and paper doesn’t get dull, or blot. You don’t have to waste time buying, sharpening, or refilling. Word processors also come with features of its own, commonly used is the auto-cprrect, which “automatically corrects” any grammar and spelling mistakes. Some word processors features thesaurus and dictionary which may come in handy at any given time. But thinking about all the wonders word processors have makes you think about the cons they have. For one, providing yourself with your personal own will cost a lot. Needless to say, the printer and ink you might use also cost a real amount of money, and the electricity to make it work of course. And now the pen has entered the battle. True, writing traditionally takes more time and effort. It can exhaust anyone unlike anything. Your waste products produces trashes and those poor trees’ lives. It does not have an auto-correct or a portable thesaurus unlike the word processors. But the pen will improve your penmanship unlike any others; improves your capability to think unlike any other. And the costs isn’t that much. |
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| Seraph | May 19 2011, 10:53 PM Post #2 |
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Well, you don't use an abacus, now do you? The question can be interpreted as something like choosing between right-wing or left-wing politics. But in its context, we would normally choose word processors hands down. Of course even I'd use a pen any time but that's not saying I'd prefer it over a computer, since considering the drawbacks I'd rather insist on using a notebook computer almost solely for its convenience. Perhaps the only reason that writers still use the pen is because of practicality (you can't fit a computer in your pocket, now can you?), and most the same reason we're asked to write in cursive. Even if the pen improves your penmanship, it's not like your penmanship matters when you're using MS Word. On the other hand, there's those graphics tablets I'm planning to buy. Speedpainting FTW. |
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