English paper-Writing about writing

Professor Jude Miller

English 101-313

20 February 2014

Annotated Bibliography

The author compares letter writing with texts and e-mails. He claims that letters from the past are very important collection in the museums which is also one of examples he uses to show his view of point--letters are history. Social media are distancing us from each other more than we were in earlier times. Professor Lachmann proves that social media is a positive development which make us feel we are part of a social world. This is a useful source since the author proves the advantages and disadvantages of letter writing and emailing. Also he provides quotes from some credible professors which can improve the credibility of my writing.

"Communicating: Is Letter-writing a Dying Art?" Web log post. HealthyLife Magazine, 26 Sept. 2012. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.

The author claimed that letter writing is one of a remarkable success in the history of mankind. Writing letter can express someone’s feeling easily; to allow you writing something you cannot tell your reader face to face. The author listed three important parts of letter writing; there are literary importance, biographical importance, and historical importance. This is a useful resource for my writing since author provided plenty information shows letter writing is important. The information from this article matches my topic well.

"Importance of Letter Writing." The Dialogue 5.2 (2010). Academic OneFile. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.

The author uses rubber-stamp phrase to illustrate that the way you write in letter are different than the way you talk. At the end, he provides the famous “chess letter” to point out letter will become naught if it is too stiff or too formal. This source is useful since it shows the different between daily life and letter writing. Then, I can make further comparison and analysis on my topic.

The English Journal , Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 1939) , pp. 64-66

The author compares handwritten letters with email in business to demonstrate that handwritten letters will win customer’s attention. He claims that e-mail is easy to create but it may get deleted by people without them even open it. This source fit my topic well since I think handwritten letter is better than email. Although letter is an old-fashion way, it still gets attention.

"Handwritten Letters Vs Email: Which One Will Win Your Customer’s Attention?" RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.

The image is a wedding invitation in a letter form. People use letter form to send wedding invitations instead of emailing or texting which can emphasize the importance of letter writing. So the source is useful.

"Wedding Invitations." Wedding Invitations. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014.

There was one time, my teacher in high school asked us to write a letter to our parents. When I first heard I felt it was a stupid idea, because we were able to meet and contact each other. However, my parents were very excited when they got my letter. They told me they read the letter I wrote to them many times, because it was my first time writing letters to them. More surprise things at that time were they told me there was a long time they got a letter, friends of them used to contact them by writing letter, are now using phone calls or texts. The feelings of get a text and a letter are totally different. Therefore, I think letter writing is important, and it should not be abundant because of the technology growing.