A Letter of Discourse
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A Letter of Discourse Throughout history, communication has evolved alongside humanity. While communication changes with the people who use it, the underlying explanation is static. Human beings utilize communication to express invisible thoughts and feelings into concrete form in order to convey an expressed meaning. In Emily Dickinson's poem, "1035," the structure of the poem as a letter communicates the urgency and importance of the message. With more rapid forms of communication, mail correspondence has become almost obsolete. However, with the invention of faster communication and informal post, handwritten mail has gained significance. The traditional Hollywood films portray a man, returning from work, shifting through the mail. He quietly separates the 'junk' mail from important bills and documents, and, upon recognition of a hand written letter or post card, pauses. He checks for the identity of the sender and proceeds with interest to read the inscribed message. The letter may...

