The Death of CursiveFor ​​centuries, cursive writing has been considered an art. However, for a growing number of young people this form is becoming extinct. The graceful letters of the cursive alphabet have been transcribed on countless love letters, have functioned as a method of articulating thoughts in journals and diaries, and have been scribbled on elementary school blackboards for generations. However, italics are gradually disappearing due to the accessibility of keyboards and smartphones. While the loss of the cursive alphabet may seem inconsequential, recent studies have revealed that the gradual death of the more elaborate ABC actually raises concerns for future generations. In many cultures, such as the Chinese or Japanese language, there are multiple alphabets containing thousands of characters. In the English alphabet, however, there are only 26 letters. Therefore, knowing how to write each letter in both print and handwriting would only require people to memorize 52 characters. A recent article published by the BBC states that for an individual to read a Chinese newspaper “they should be able to recognize at least 3,000 characters”. This means that Chinese-speaking citizens have to remember 83% more letters than English-speaking citizens. Are Americans really getting that lazy? Becoming so lazy that people willingly let so much of their culture disappear because they don't want to memorize just 26 more letters? I'll stop berating all you Mac users and iPhone owners for your tendency to quickly type or scribble written messages, because I'm honestly in the same position. I hate writing in cursive. Shocking right?! But the reason I hate writing in italics is because honestly c... at the center of the paper... the Constitution or Declaration of Independence, the same documents that contain the values ​​and morals of our country. Cursive writing is no longer taught in many schools, compromising students' ability to create neural passages, improve fluency, and gain dexterity. Of course, there is no particular daily need for delicate writing, but letting writing die out is unethical. Many countries describe the United States as lazy and poor in culture: we must prove these other nations wrong. Not only for the benefit of gaining a better reputation, but also because we respect our language and want to preserve it for future generations. The death of cursive may cease. There is a vaccine, a cure, an antidote. This cure? Reteaching the language in schools, typing less and transcribing more and, above all, informing people about the value of this set of ABCs.