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The Over Deforestation of trees has been a reoccurring issue that the whole world has been experiencing since a long time ago. Numerous laws and regulations have been added and implemented in order to solve the problem which ultimately weakened the issue, but weakened or not the issue still remains. Now, people all over the world are trying to think of ways to further lessen this issue, and coincidentally as time passed by, the advancement in technology has grown to the point where we have now come to the point where we are fully capable of taking care of a few contemporary issues that before were simply impossible. In other words, our options to help our world have now increased dramatically over the years, and because of this I want to address this certain topic that I find very intriguing while giving my honest opinion about it.

“Should schools start using electronic textbooks to save paper?” If I was asked for my opinion and answer to the question, I would personally say that I’m in favor for it. I mean if we look into the pros of switching to electronic textbooks from traditional books you can’t help to be persuaded. Pro number 1, first of all, it tackles what I just wrote earlier in the text “Deforestation may have been weakened but still exists”, it was stated that about 14% of deforestation is done to satisfy our huge appetite for paper goods, so if we switch to E-books that percentage may lessen by a huge margin, meaning at least 8% of deforestation which amounts to around 2.4 million hectares of forest each year may be avoided. Pro number 2, The life cycle of paper is in itself damaging to the environment, it starts off with a tree being cut down and ends with its life either being burned or rotting which either way would emit harmful toxins to our earth’s atmospheres. Pro number 3, One of the biggest drawbacks of traditional textbooks is its accessibility, textbooks in general are heavy to carry around, especially when you consider that students have to usually carry a textbook for each subject that they are taking that weight accumulates. Electronic textbooks eliminate this issue, electronic textbooks are accessible on lightweight devices such as laptops and smartphones, meaning as long as you carry a device with you it is possible to access your textbooks.

Communication is an extremely important human action that allows you to both send and receive information. You could say communication is what makes our world function, as it is the driving force of cooperation, the main reason why humanity has survived and progressed so much over the years. But when we say communication what comes to your mind first? The most common answer would be talking to each other or speaking words wouldn’t it? Though that answer is correct there is more to communication than you think. It is true that we usually communicate by talking to each other, whether it be on a device or face to face. But try observing your actions during those times of communication. Can you notice yourself moving your hands to point at the direction you want to go? Or when you are angry do you notice yourself subconsciously frowning? Or better yet, when you see someone you know looking dejected wouldn’t you try to comfort that person even though he/she didn’t say anything? Interesting right? Communication actually has two categories, the first Is the common way of communicating which is by the using of words to express oneself, that is categorized as verbal communication. The other category is the complete opposite, the other category allows you to express yourself without the need of words, it is often done subconsciously, and instead of your ears, you use your eyes to understand the other person. This category is classified as nonverbal communication, another term being nonverbal actions/expressions. It is the category where all the examples I’ve written belonged to.

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