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The essay discusses the positive impacts of online communication, shopping, and education during the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights how social interactions have adapted through virtual platforms, the surge in online shopping, and the transition to online education, which has become more comfortable for both teachers and students. Overall, the document argues that these developments represent a significant shift towards a new normal in various aspects of life.

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The essay discusses the positive impacts of online communication, shopping, and education during the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights how social interactions have adapted through virtual platforms, the surge in online shopping, and the transition to online education, which has become more comfortable for both teachers and students. Overall, the document argues that these developments represent a significant shift towards a new normal in various aspects of life.

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(30 Marks)

Topic for the essay:


“In the modern world, it is possible to study, shop, work, and communicate online
without any face-to-face contact with other people. Is this a positive or negative
development?”
Word Limit: 400 words

General Guidelines:
The essay should follow a proper format. Guidelines for organisation are given below.

a. Formatting Rules: Use Times New Roman 12-point font double-spaced with 1”
margins on all sides. All text has to be left justified.

b. You may follow the processes discussed in the class like brainstorming, outlining,
first draft, reverse outline, and final editing.

c. Only the FINAL essay needs to be posted as part of this document in the space
indicated below

d. You must refrain from plagiarisms. This means that if you are using ideas that
belong to someone else, you will acknowledge them. You can cite the sources
in the text of the essay as well as at the end as references.

e. Plagiarism is a punishable academic offence and indulging in it will affect your


grades.

Essay Organisation Guidelines:


Your essay should have the following elements:
a. An introductory section: This section introduces the topic and a thesis statement /
main idea of the essay.

b. Body paragraph/s:
a. You will establish your position on the issue in this section of the essay by
arguing your points logically.
b. You will use cohesive devices (repeating words/ideas, reference words,
transition words and phrases) to connect your ideas across and within
paragraphs.
c. It is important to support your claims with appropriate evidence in the essay to
make it persuasive.
d. You may think through the pros and cons of the arguments in this section.
Presenting and refuting the counter argument may also strengthen your
position.

c. A conclusion: Your conclusion gives your final thoughts on the subject. It may
include a paraphrase of your main idea, a summary of your main points.

This is where you have to post your essay:


During this pandemic, the restrictions in social contact and movement have demanded new
ways of communication and hence the online communication is a positive development for
the world.

Since the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis hit, our whole lifestyle has been moved on different
online platforms. With many ample people under lockdown round the world,
telecommunication goes up. People I’ve spoken to own been connecting in new social ways,
hosting virtual happy hours and reunions with friends who haven’t connected in decades.
People are hanging out on FaceTime while functioning on separate projects (almost as if they
were in a very coffee shop). Under normal circumstances, we tend to show to friends and
family when there’s a way of urgency or crisis, And since many people are bring to a halt
from normal social interaction, we are choosing voice and video calls because the next
smartest thing. (Wen, 2020)

Even though online shopping has been around for years – actually, decades – it’s only
become truly mainstream recently. Amazon has been around since the mid-’90s, but by even
2010 within the US, online shopping only made up just over 6% of all retail sales and the
demand has now boosted up very high. Before Covid-19, looking forward to the web for
shopping hadn't been so ingrained in our day-to-day lives. a pair of decades ago, online
shopping was a novelty, even as the net itself still was. While online shopping started off as a
requirement amid social distancing measures and contagion fears, there could also be no
going back from the new normal of retail – especially now that customers see how doable,
easy and fast it's, now that they’ve been forced to try to do it. (Lufkin, 2020)

The novel corona virus became a challenge for teachers as well as students as the education
was conducted on online platform like zoom. Teachers were given basic training session ton
how to conduct online classes. But eventually both teachers and students have became
comfortable with the method and now it has become easier for them to take or attend sessions
in their comfort zone. Recorded sessions are also available through which students can revise
and study. This has brought much ease to the education.

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