Blog 10: "The Evolution of Communication: Past vs. Present" (Point by Point)

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Outline:

Topic Sentence: If we humans did achieve bipedalism through evolution, so did the way we communicate.


I. Time it takes for the message to arrive at its destination.
1. Past: Communication takes longer for the message to arrive.
2. Present: Communication takes shorter for the message to arrive.

II. Meeting New People
1. Past: Meeting new people is not that prevalent during the past.
2. Present: Meeting new people is easier in modern communication.

III. In Terms of Forging Relationships
1. Past: Face to face
2. Present: Technology (cellular phones, Internet chat, facebook etc.)

IV. Courting
1. Past: Challenging
2. Present: Less Challenging

V. Point of View between the two generations.
1. Most of the "old generation" think the evolution of communication has turned for the worse.
2. Most of the "young generation" think that the advancements of technology actually improved communication.

If we humans did achieve bipedalism through evolution, so did the way we communicate. There are differences between the communication back then and communication today in terms of duration. People in the past would rely on writing letters and telegrams to get their message to the other side. So back then, it would take many weeks or months for the message to be relayed from one person to another. In the present time however, it would only take minutes or just with a single click to send your message even though the destination is miles away from the sender. In the current time frame, it's pretty much goodbye to the traditional snail mail, and hello to email. Also, there are differences between the two generations in terms of the approach in meeting new people. The people of today could easily make contact with strangers due to the emergence of social online networks such as facebook, twitter, and plurk to name a few. What they do is they only type names in the search panel then click the "invite as friend" button. It's as simple as that, and it's all thanks to the ones we call "technology". People back then didn't have that luxury that time. They make friends by direct and personal contact with others. That could explain why in my opinion, friendships back then were more "intimate" than at present. Speaking of how people make contact with others, the two generations have different approaches to it. Most people today rely on the power of the technology such as cellular phones and Internet chat to "strengthen their bonds". In contrast, people back then establish relationships face-to-face. The advantage of this is that relationships are forged personally, meaning there is more intimacy among individuals compared to friendships on the cyberworld. Even the approach of courting back then and now are different. It is safe to say that courting someone back then was, what I say "a challenging task". It is much harder to court a girl considering the fact that beside the girl are the watchful eyes of her parents. Now, couples can text each other to plan on their rendezvous point in order to evade their ever protective parents. With the evolution of communication, there have been disagreements between the two generations. The people from the "old generation" claim that the meaning of communication has degraded because of the advancements in technology and the younger generation losing values. On the other hand, people from the "younger generation" claim that the meaning conveyed in the message is not lost after all and in fact, technology helped make people's lives better and easier. In my personal opinion, society changes over time from the way people dress and even form the way people communicate. I also think that there will come a time when today's younger generation would whine about how "communication" is lost when the next generation comes to revolutionize the concept of communication.

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