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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I h8 txt Msgs: How Texting Is Wrecking Our Language Reading Humphrys so troubled by the fact that the Oxford English Dictionary has removed the hyphen from thousands of words because he think that the author is trying to adapt to the new generation of writing as what he called fashion. Like shortening the word or using abbreviation as many people use on email and SMS. He thinks that this makes people care less in proper spelling and grammar. The reason for this change is because we are changing the
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Andragogy as a study of adult learning originated in Europe in 1950’s and was then pioneered as a theory and model of adult learning from the 1970’s by Malcolm Knowles an American practitioner and theorist of adult education‚ who defined andragogy as "the art and science of helping adults learn" Knowles’ theory of andragogy is an attempt to develop a theory specifically for adult learning. Knowles emphasizes that adults are self-directed and expect to take responsibility for decisions. According
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Response #4 Yayati was a peculiar story that I’ve encountered so far in this book‚ it doesn’t talk about war nor does it talk about women wanting to have freedom. Instead Yayati talks about how Yayati‚ Prince of ruling and fighting class‚ gets married‚ but gets punished due to this actions. To give a little background about this story; gods would always lose to demons led by Indra and the Asuras (anti gods). One difference between gods and demons is that once a god gets killed‚ a god will automatically
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Discussion Forum 1 • Project into the future and discuss what you think will be the nature of our society’s drug-use problems by the year 2025. Base your suppositions on some of the social‚ political‚ economic‚ law-enforcement‚ technological‚ scientific‚ and/or medical developments you envision occurring by that time. When the year 2025 comes I expect drug-use to be common place. It seems the recent “Molly/MDA” pill craze and marijuana legalization as indicators of what’s to come. It seems
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Crime and Response 12/17/12 Today I am bringing you to read this proposal I bring to you today as store owners. Recently‚ the stores have become worried because this mall is now the hotspot for teenagers and gangs‚ because of this‚ both violent and property crimes have increased 150%. The parking lot robberies are at an all-time high‚ and shrinkage reports indicate that merchandise theft is 20 times that of the previous year. Some of the things that will be discussed in this proposal to you
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MIller in the 1950’s when communist hunts were on going. Arthur Miller was a political advocate against the inequalities of race in America‚ and was very supportive to the labor unions. Because of this he was a target Senator Joseph McCarthy and others who wanted to rid the country of communists. Miller was called to court and he refused to say anyone’s name then he was fined and sent to jail for 30 days with no evidence‚ only on suspicion. The same thing happened in the 1690’s during the Salem witch
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The Great Gatsby Response to Literature The Great Gatsby is a book based on the true American dream‚ where everyone believes they can get what they truely want from life‚ whether it be love‚ money‚ or just friends who care for each other. Though the book makes that so called dream seem true‚ it is all just an illusion thats not really what it seems to be. The book starts off with the narrator Nick talking about the time he had out west in New York with this man named Gatsby‚ though he just seems
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persuasive and imaginative style. Within each style of writing there is a wide range of forms. This page explains the three different styles and different forms of writing (each with explanatory links). Overview Writing Style / Type | Purpose(s) | Audience(s) | Forms | Language Features | three types of writing | possible intended purposes | depends on purpose | possible forms which can apply to any type of writing | typical language features for purpose‚ audience and form | Expository | • to
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In a speech given to the people of New York in 1962‚ John F. Kennedy said “A man may die‚ nations may rise and fall‚ but an idea lives on.” Underneath these simple words‚ President Kennedy implied the endurance a thought can take on that goes beyond generations. This exact behavior is demonstrated throughout the history of mankind within the concepts of social equality‚ religious conviction‚ and both technological and political progress. Statesman‚ architect‚ archaeologist‚ paleontologist‚ musician
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