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E-books or printed books

February 20, 2015
By Kahyir BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Kahyir BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Over time stories and information have been written into magnificent books, but is it all going to change in the near future. By analyzing how Brandon and Isabel feel about  e-books I will present one fact from each side and one fact that they both use to support each of their arguments.
    On one side we have Isabel Arroyo and she believes printed books are better than e-books. Her strongest fact is” furthermore, and e-book runs on battery power, which sonner runs out. A printed book never runs out of power.” I believe this argument is strong because personally I can relate;imagine you are reading your favorite book on your ebook and right at the best part it turns off. This shows Isabels side and the relatable argument that she is for printed books.
    On the other side we have Brandon O’Rourke and he believes that e-books are better than printed books. His strongest fact is “One of the major reasons to chose electronics books is that they are for the environment.” I believe this argument is strong and unique because he uses pathos to make the reader feel and make the reader want to help the environment. this shows what side Bradon is on and how brodon feels about e-books.
How ever Brandon and Isabel both present one similar fact that stand out and uses it to make their essay outstanding. I think that their experience and the special things about e-books and printed books and use it to their advantage. Example from brandons essay” When you read a printed book you miss out on all the great features of the electronic reader. For example many e-books let you zoom in on the text or make the lettering larger.” this shows the experience and special things you can not do with a printed book that some people may want to experience. One the other side isabel says” I love pulling the books off the shelves and running my fingers over the pages. You can not do this with a e-book either.And what about that one-of-a-kind new-book smell? you can not get that from an e-book either.” Which shows her experience in which bookworms might want to feel. This shows the one thing that makes both their essay good.
The all is in your court you decide what the fate of printed books. I presented both sides about how they feel about e-books and printed books and one fact that is the same to present their side effectively. I dont think we should get rid of printed books, because of the history we have with books and how boks affected our lives. and because of the history of books  i believe they will be around for a long time. I think this debate does not benefit america because we should be able to use what we want when want without one object being more important than the other.



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