¶ … electronic world, communication has become divergent, filled with different meanings and contexts. As an increasing amount of people have become computer literate and have gained access to the Internet, written communication has become an important part of not only business relationships, but also more informal connections, such as those among family and friends. This new medium of communication, and especially the fact that it tends to be immediate, has created its own set of challenges. One of these is the concept that the context within which words are presented is no longer as important as the words themselves. In other words, the fact that words have certain meanings tends to be assumed as a solid, unchangeable fact rather than a fluid one. In this context, it is easy to believe that paragraphs are not necessary for words to make logical meaning. However, it is also true that a well-written paragraph provides not only a logical context for the words being written, but also a solid basis for supporting the ideas being communicated.
Words that are spoken at random, for example, will hold less power than those written in the context of strong reasons and examples. As an example, one might take the simple sentence "I love you." It is true that the words themselves hold a certain meaning. The way in which this meaning is interpreted, however, depends upon whether they are presented in a well constructed paragraph or simply as part of a long and disjointed piece of writing. Good supporting points for the sentence may be to offer reasons for the love. For example "You are a beautiful, loving person." This idea creates a context for the words "I love you." It strengthens the meaning of the words, since it provides reasons and examples, rather than just being spoken in isolation. Simply saying "I love you" without any context or reasoning behind it may create a sense of doubt in the receiver…
