Texting -- trading written messages over cellphones and other devices -- is changing the way people communicate‚ (Janet). Editor Debra Nussbaum writes in an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer that by the early 2000’s Americans sent more than two trillion texts a year‚ by 2007‚ texting had exceeded phone calls by a long shot. This has definitely made a huge difference in the way people communicate with each other. To get a letter in the mail is pretty rare today especially knowing that a text
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CRITICAL RESPONSE: “MOBILE PHONES AND LITERACY” by Samuel Tsung AND “TEXT MESSAGES AND THE DECLINE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE” by Louise Dite As SMS messages has brought significant changes to our lives by revolutionizing the way people communicate‚ using abbreviations in texting has become more popular than ever as a quick and convenient choice to exchange information. Yet‚ there remains some disagreement as to whether this useful and powerful tool of communication has been positive or negative
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Theoretical Framework The idea of the texting and driving law is to make Michigan’s roadways safer. Unlike Michigan‚ other states have seen a decrease in accidents involving cell phone usage. Perhaps these states are tailoring their laws to all around cell phone usage and not just primarily texting. Also‚ perhaps the penalties of violating this law aren’t severe enough to deter people from using them. For example‚ in
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In his article “When Texting Is Wrong” regarding the ethics of texting‚ Randy Cohen presents the argument that young people in the status quo never consented to be a part of a culture that encourages constant communication through casual texting and that there is substantial harm that stems from this passive participation in and acceptance of inappropriate texting. Cohen goes on to cite various examples in which he feels texting was inappropriate and possibly harmful i.e. in the midst of a conversation
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Texting While Driving We all know that sticking our nose in a device to read and answer messages while we drive is akin to driving while impaired. But safe texting while driving is something I’ve done for years. Here’s how it works: There is a pad of paper and a pen on the seat next to me. Remember paper? Pens? They still work. And there is a road where I can drive very slow or even pull over to jot a couple of words. It’s become an almost daily ritual‚ because the break from "Butt In Chair" seems
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Calling Vs. Texting Ambar J. Luna College Writing I Wednesdays 6 PM Jack Curtis 11/05/2014 The two means of communication calling and texting demonstrate; the two main ways of communication used now in days. Nowadays‚ mobile phones have become an important part of our lives. Nearly everybody possesses a wireless telephone and use it every day. Although there are several options on a wireless telephone since their initial unleash like cameras‚ internet access‚ games etc‚ they’re used
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READING‚ AND WRITING For a food that is traced to Neolithic beginnings‚ like Mexico’s 42 tortillas‚ Armenia’s lahmejoun‚ Scottish oatcakes‚ and even matzos‚ pizza has remained fresh and vibrant. Whether it’s galettes‚ the latest thincrusted invasion from France with bacon and onion toppings‚ or a plain slice of a cheese pie‚ the varieties of pizza are clearly limited only by one’s imagination. —Lisa Pratt‚ “A Slice of History” EXERCISE 4-10 Working individually or in a peer-response group‚ return
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difference between / l / and / r / and Spanish speakers will have a problem realising consonant clusters like [ sts ] Summary : The author indicated the common mistakes in pronunciation by ESL speakers like Arabic‚ Japanese and Spanish. Response: I like it. Comment: From my viewpoint‚ the author’s findings are very important when stating the pronunciation difficulties of people around the world. Therefore‚ the readers can be aware of these mistakes and typical features in spoken languages. And learners
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Reading Response I Schooling‚ Sexual Orientation‚ Law‚ and Policy: Making Schools Safe for All Students By: Charlotte J. Patterson This article was full of information about sexual minorities and the hardships they face. However‚ it was very redundant and I felt I was reading the same facts and statistics that were previously said in the paragraph before. Also‚ the facts that were being used are common knowledge to many people in my generation’s age bracket. Perhaps the author thought she had
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have 10‚000 SMS ‘in stock’ Proposal: We have the ability to swiftly (48 hrs) set up a short (5 digit) number plus keyword/s to send and receive text with the public. The system can scale easily from a simple pilot program to an integrated (CRM‚ auto response etc) SMS solution with each increase in service able to be built on top of the previous layer as functionality is developed. A simple 5 digit shortcode would make a dramatic difference to the amount of use of any services we provided to members of
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