Question

Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphs and the Sumerian cuneiform. Based on these hieroglyphs, what can we infer was important to their communities? Today we use emoji’s, pictures that tell stories, similar to hieroglyphs. Based on our selection of emoji’s what can we infer is important to our culture? Ancient hieroglyphs are a complex system of writing where lot's of information is expressed with just a few images. In what ways is our use of modern hieroglyphs (emoji's) becoming more complex?

Answer 1

Emojis are used in place of words and emotions in order to make communication very simple while at the same time very interesting. Earlier, people didn’t have any written language, so they used pictures that was used to communicate with people. Today, people use emojis more than words which in my opinion is really good but it might limit the verbal communication which would provide more opportunity for people to build rapport. Although concise communication is possible, emojis should be used only as a supplement and not as the main form of communication which would gradually take us back to the old ages and make people disinterested in verbal and written communication. It would also limit people’s thinking ability and creativity which only the spoken and written language would be able to give.

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