import json
from docx import Document

def open_file(filepath):
    with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile:
        return infile.read()

def save_file(filepath, content):
    with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
        outfile.write(content)

def append_file(filepath, content):
     with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
        outfile.write(content)

def read_word_document(filepath):
    try:
        doc = Document(filepath)
        paragraphs = [p.text for p in doc.paragraphs]
        return paragraphs
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error reading the Word document: {e}")
        return []