Comparison and Contrast Essay: Internet vs. Books

As a student, I do research for school works. I research for thesis, experiments, projects and essays. Internet and books are used by us, students, and other people as references for their research. This essay aims to compare books and internet for research based on accessibility, speed and reliability.

Based on the dictionary, internet is defined as a worldwide computer network that provides information on many subjects. Nowadays, people prefer to use the internet over books because it is more accessibly. You only need a computer and an internet provider. It is easier and faster to find your topic. You just have to type a certain keyword in any search engine and it will give you a list of websites that are related to your topic. However, one must be careful in choosing information on the internet because some websites are unreliable. Everyone can publish a website and write anything in it. Hence, people use internet for an easy and fast research.

On the other hand, book, as defined in the dictionary, is a piece of writing that contains information. Not a lot of people have plenty of books at home. Usually, researchers who use books go to libraries. Some people do not use books for research because it is hard to find the right one for your topic. It may take some time for you to find the right book because you have to browse books to find it. However, there are libraries that have websites where you can look for books online. Writers of books, like professors and scientists, are knowledgeable about what they write and there are many steps before you can publish a book so you can be sure that your source is reliable.

Both have advantages and disadvantages. Based on accessibility and speed, internet is better but books are more reliable. I prefer to use the internet rather than books because for me, it is more convenient.



Reflection:
For me, it was not hard to write this essay because the topic that I chose was the same topic of one of my essays back in high school. I am satisfied with the outcome because I discussed both the pros and cons of both internet and books. To improve my essay, I could discuss more the difference of the two with each other and also their similarities.