New book explores literacy‚ reading among boys Generations of schoolboys who squirmed through lectures on symbolism in "Lord of the Flies" may want to thank Michael W. Smith for finally understanding their pain. In a new book‚ the associate professor of literacy education at the Graduate School of Education‚ and his University of Maine colleague‚ Jeff Wilhelm‚ document their research exploring why boys’ literacy test scores are consistently lower than girls’. The book‚ "Reading Don’t Fix No
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Central Luzon State University Science City of Munoz College of Education Teenage technology addiction; Techie-teens Researchers: Agliam‚ Mark Christian Cargo‚ Hanna Marie Ilano‚ Faye Marie Submitted to: Dr.Jenalyn Pagay Acknowledgement We‚ the researchers would like to thank our all mighty God‚ for giving us strength in doing this work. To our parents‚ who gave us money to spend for printing and for internet bills‚ and also for supporting us. For our board mates
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is using social networking site for different purpose such as parents using Facebook to vet nannies (Sengupta). On the other hand‚ it shows a sign of how deeply and widely social media has bring huge impact to the lives of ordinary people no matter in communication‚ learning and others Social media allows people connect to each other no matter how far apart you are‚ making friend‚ sharing pictures‚ and exchanging ideas easily. According to Pew research‚ social networking site users have more friends
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Texting vs. Txting We live in a society where education and experience are some of the most valued characteristics to acquiring a well-paid job in the vast job market. We no longer live in the past where a high school degree was enough to land you a managerial position in a corporate company‚ and our expectations for education do not stop at an early accomplishment of an Associate’s Degree. We need‚ and presume for more. Starting out with a minute understanding of the world‚ we have evolved and
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hunger and homelessness. A major issue more applicable to my generation is the distorted views by teenage girls of their personal image and appearance. This includes but is not limited to their weight‚ hair color‚ breast size‚ color of skin or simply how much makeup they apply. The body type portrayed in advertising as the ideal is possessed naturally by only 5% of American females‚ yet 47% of girls ages 11-18 grade reported wanting to lose weight because of magazine pictures and 69% of girls reported
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HOW DOES MODERN TECHNOLOGY IMPACT TEENS? ------------------------------------------------- Updated Oct 11 2010 - 3:54pm · Posted Feb 22 2007 - 2:03pm by GeekSugar · 1 comment News · Digital Life · Teens Teens all over the world are growing up in a world in which the Internet‚ cell phones‚ text messaging and other technology dominates their communication and are an integral part of everyday life. I was a teenager when AIM got big and remember how quickly everyone in my age group got addicted
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Literacy gives us minorities the ability to read and write. Today‚ we get most our information through an interwoven system of media technologies. The ability to read many types of media has become an essential skill in the 21st Century. Media literacy is the ability to access‚ analyze‚ evaluate‚ and create media. I came up with this topic because Media literate youth and adults all over America to better understand the complex messages we receive from television‚ radio‚ Internet‚ newspapers‚ magazines
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LOW LITERACY This essay will discuss the causes and the effects of low literacy in the societies. First‚ it discusses the economical causes of low literacy which are large population‚ poverty rates and instable economy. Secondly‚ it will discuss the political causes which are misuse of funds and corruption and change policy and followed by the social causes. After‚ it will briefly discuss the effects of the causes and finally it will conclude that low literacy is caused by the economy‚ politic
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2013 “Should texting and driving have more serious consequences?” Most think before they drink and drive‚ but most do not think twice about texting and driving. Next time you are in the driver’s seat and about to pull out your cell phone‚ think twice and think about the dangers involved in text while driving. In today’s lifestyle‚ text messaging is a main form of communication. People impulsively respond to that buzz of their cell phones and often tune out the surroundings. Texting while driving
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When researchers presented evidence to people that the internet causes addiction‚ depression‚ and psychological discombobulation‚ they resounded‚“‘What’s next? Microwave abuse and Chapstick addiction’” (Dokoupil). Truthfully‚ people find the evidence impossible to fathom. The Internet allows us to instantly access the business world‚ keep in touch with our friends‚ and make our work easier. It would seem that the benefits would far outweigh any problems. Serious problems‚ however‚ can occur to Internet
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