Copy Text From Web Pages And E-Mail With Android 2.2

A frustration that I have had with Android is the inability to copy and paste text. The most common places where I want to select text is on web pages and e-mail, but I would also like to select text in Evernote. Android 2.2 does not provide a way to select text in Evernote (though you can copy all text of a note), but it does provide a way to select text on web pages and in e-mail.