If you know Alyssa Palazzo, an 18-year-old senior at Glastonbury High, give her a big hug for me. Alyssa reads. Alyssa writes. Alyssa proclaims that the demise of writing is greatly exaggerated. In an essay in "The Hartford Courant," Alyssa listed all the reasons some people say writing is disappearing. Then she explains why writing's here to stay. You go, girl.
Radio, TV, the Internet -- they all were heralded as nails in the coffin for the ancient practice of writing. Through it all, the written word's changed, not destroyed; sharpened, not dulled; refined, not trashed. Today we write fewer letters but more text messages; fewer printed books but more e-books; fewer newspapers but more blogs.
Business needs words. Written words tell the story, build the relationship, seal the deal. Just ask Alyssa.
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