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Prevalent as a result of Several technological

and Sociological shifts toward Digital and
virtual financial transactions. However, There

are other potential Negatives to a truly cashless

Society, and only time will Tell whether cash
has a Unique place in society

E. Exercise

Activity 1 : Analyze the following text based on its structure
As online learning becomes more common and more resources are

converted to digital form, some people are suggesting that public

libraries should be closed and, instead, everyone should be given an
iPad with an e-reader subscription.

Proponents of this idea claim that this would save local towns money
because libraries are expensive to maintain. They also believe that

this will encourage more people to read because they won't have to
go to the library to get books; they simply click on what they want to

read and read it from wherever they are. They can also access more

materials because libraries don't have to purchase physical books;
they simply rent out as many digital copies as they need.

However, replacing libraries with tablets is a serious mistake. First,

books and digital resources are associated with less learning and
more problems than print resources. A study conducted on tablet vs

book reading found that people read 20-30% slower on tablets,
retained 20% less information, and understood 10% less of what they

read compared to people who read information the same in print
media. Additionally, staring at a screen for too long has been shown

to cause many health problems, including blurred vision, dizziness,

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