Scientific Method Email is not so different.

With the latter, you can

1. Observe and determine if there are unexplained append attachments such as picture files, e-cards,
occurrences unfolding. and the like.
2. Determine the problem and identify factors 4. Both are inevitable to treat. Snail mails bear the risk
involved. of mishandling by the postal department, due to
3. Through past knowledge of similar instance, which they may even never reach to the intended
formulate hypothesis that could explain the said recipient. E-mails seem to be better in context to this
phenomenon. Ideally, the goal is to reject the issue. However, email account holders often face the
null hypothesis and accept the alternative problem of spam mails and hackers.
hypothesis for the study "to count as 5. Both similar in the fact that they're of a dying breed.
Texts are the future these days.
significant"
6. Junk mail. Have you ever forgotten to check your
4. Conduct experiment by setting up dependent
mailbox for a few days, only to find it bursts open
and independent variables, and trying to see
when you go to check it, strewing ads printed on
how independent ones affect dependent ones.
newspaper and letters from credit card companies
5. Gather and analyze results throughout and
trying to get you into their debt? Email has a less
upon culmination of the experiment. Examine if
chance of overfilling your mailbox to the point where
the data gathered are significant enough to
the post office workers won't be able to fit any more
conclude results.
into your tiny little box, but an equal chance of
6. Formulate conclusion and provide
annoying you with irrelevant advertisements.
recommendation in case others would want to
broaden the study. Differences
Snail mail Email
Ethical Dilemma Faced by Technological Advancements Copy Hard copies Electronic copies
Delivery delivered physically by delivered using an
1. The devices make children lazy and unhealthy conventional postal electronic medium by a
2. People are overly dependent on tech devices delivery services network
3. People may experience alienation because they Writing Handwritten Written using the font or
no longer take time to get out of their houses graphics of the application
Speed Slower than email Faster than snail mails
and mingle with other people Personal More personalized, as one Lacks a certain amount of
4. Moral dilemma, children who are underage are Feel can write in his own personal touch due to its
free exposed to different things that are not handwriting and the digital form.
recipient can actually hold
suitable for them. This makes them vulnerable and read the mail
to character change. Cost Can be expensive Cheap
5. Develop different sickness because of too much Multiple If you send copies of letters you can send letters to
Recipien to multiple recipients by multiple email recipients
use t regular mail, you will have within seconds by
6. May bring people virtually closer but not to pay postage for each including their email
physically or personally letter that you send. addresses
Risks Risk of losing the mails by Email accounts can be
the postal department hacked, and thus hackers
can misuse the account for
sending mails.

Snail mail VS. Email

Similarities
1. Use to communicate
2. Both the handwritten letters and e-mails send
salutations, conversations, greetings, and send
notifications about events, information about family
and business situations.
3. Regular mail in the postage system could have
letters, pictures, hallmark cards, money and anything
else you might be able to fit into a little envelope.