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The loss of handwriting in our high-tech world saddens me． People of all ages openly admit their handwriting as keyboards replace pen and paper． Increasingly， schoolchildren deal with assignments on computer and struggle to write， having had little practice． I am of the generation that learnt to write with a dip pen in kindergarten and a fountain pen in high school； by the time I reached university， like everyone else． I used a functional ballpoint． Handwriting has filled every aspect of my life since I was first taught to shape letters on the lined pages of my exercise books．
From the age of 12，I kept a handwritten journal， recording my thoughts and feelings regarding both the significant and mundane aspects of my life． Through this daily practice I connected with myself， explored experiences and found a way to interpret and make sense of my relationships． Although I rarely reread my written material， the process of writing has remained with me as a means of processing my feelings and filtering（过滤） my experiences．
Yet today， handwritten letters are as rare as a red panda． Few of us write any longer， even to those to whom we are close， We communicate difficultly when we e-mail or text， both methods characterized by speed and informality． The deep thinking which accompanied a handwritten letter is almost entirely absent． We may be communicating more frequently and with more people， but the depth and quality of our communication has reduced．
Sadly， modern technology tends to be temporary． Few of us keep old e-mails or even print them out， so a sense of history and memory is lost． Archivists（档案管理者）report that more information has been lost in the past decade than in the previous 150 years． It is too easy to press the delete button．
In many other areas of records， material is now in the digital format． Yet saving material in a digital format only is extremely unstable． How it will survive the future remains a problem．
In this digital world of text， e-mails and instant messaging， the perceived value of writing is no longer obvious and the case for retaining the practice of writing needs to be made． Should we save the bumble pen and paper when laptops and mobiles are functional， universal and unstoppable？ Should children continue to be taught to write with a pen and paper？
With its passing a good mode of self-expression is being lost． I invite readers to engage with handwriting and become aware of this special skill that has created civilization for centuries．
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| The current （1） ______ of handwriting | ▲Students （2） ______ to computers to complete their homework
▲With little practice， students have （3） ______ writing．
▲We seldom write letters even to people we are close to． |
| The author's link with handwriting | ▲The author（4） ______ himself to handwriting from kindergarten to university
▲The author kept （5） ______ of his thoughts and feelings by keeping writing journals．
▲The author also takes（6） ______ of writing to process his feeling and filtering his experiences． |
| The（7） ______ with modern communication methods | ▲There is an （8） ______ of depth and quality in e-mail and texts
▲The temporariness of modern technology tends to give （9） ______ to the loss of some history and memory
▲Saving materials only in a digital format is not very stable．
▲A style of self-expression is being lost． |
| The author's （10） ______ to people for handwriting | Write as much as possible and realize the importance of this special art |