The internet is a universal network linking millions of computer. In other words‚ internet can be aquire using a mobile telephone‚ digital television‚ computers‚ PDA‚ games machine‚ etc. The Internet access service can be provided through a fixed (wired) or mobile network: analogue dial-up modem via standard telephone line‚ ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)‚ DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) or ADSL‚ Cable modem‚ High speed leased lines‚ Fiber‚ Powerline‚ Satellite broadband network‚ WiMAX
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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what other people will see of me in the outfit. Keeping the popular trends or latest styles in mind‚ I choose my outfit. Next‚ technology holds me back from self-reliance‚ on the grounds that I’m deeply connected to my electronics and often find myself spending more time on the internet rather than with friends or family. In her article‚ 25 Negative Effects of Technology‚ Sheri Hosale
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LANGUAGE PLANNING AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Language is a typically human phenomenon. In moving from the ’natural being’ of animal existence to the ’cultural being’ of human existence‚ language plays the decisive role. Language gives a sense of identity to an individual as well as a social group and‚ in the process‚ creates multiple identities. The maintenance‚ merger‚ clash and change in identities based on and reflected in the language change has prompted linguists‚ philosophers‚ psychologists
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How Illiteracy Effects How Adults Use Technology The ability to read is one of the most fundamental parts of our daily lives; something most people have taken for granted. A person needs to be literate in order for them to be able to function in society. Unfortunately‚ for millions of adults in America this is not the case; their reality is a world of illiteracy. According to Jonathan Kozol‚ author of The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society‚ illiterates face humiliation and the fear of being stigmatized
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Cynthia Summer 2014 Technology is the Center of this Generation’s Lifestyle Technology is the center of this generation’s lifestyle. That should mean that we can use this new and beneficial technology to our advantage‚ to make our lives easier in many aspects‚ read up and fill ourselves with useful knowledge in the click of a button‚ right? It’s frustrating when something that can be a great tool‚ turns into a negative feature. Unfortunately that’s what’s happening with technology‚ we are losing the
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am inclined to favor the idea that technology does enrich our lives. It provides us with a huge quantity of information and entertainment. For example‚ if you search something in the internet‚ you will see tons of information about it‚ and some of that you could not find otherwise. Even though our modern technology provides us with these sorts of amazing services‚ pessimists have a different perspective. Pessimists point out that technology is destroying our relationships and creating security threats
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Technology is growing at such a rapid pace. Computers are getting better and better. If a person is not computer literate‚ there is no way that he or she will survive the technological advances of the future. The author of Hamlet’s Blackberry‚ William Powers‚ believes technology is ruining physical togetherness creating human contact to be insignificant. He says‚ “The rushed‚ careless quality of screen communication is of a piece with the disconnecting of physical togetherness. When everyone is endlessly
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Technology is in everyones life these days if they want it to be or not. There are good and bad reasons for having so much technology in the world we live in today. Robert Samuels in his article “Breaking Down Borders: How Technology the Private and Public Realms”‚ “We adapt to our new technologies and to the new spaces these technologies create”(321). Gary Wolf also says in his article “The Data-Driven Life” “Millions of us track ourselves all the time”(327) later in the article he mentions‚ “Self
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This I Believe By Maezi Cua In recent years‚ our generation has evolved around modern technology such as Blackberries‚ iPhones‚ iPods‚ Androids and other varieties of cellphones‚ computers and gaming systems. Every year‚ in some cases‚ every half a year‚ many people across the world are developing new kinds of technology to help us communicate better and faster. Clearly‚ it has helped us interact with each other even when we’re continents apart. But has it turned us into isolated and unsociable
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