The New Texting Language: Bilingual or Lazy? The use of cell phones has taken over this generation’s communication with each other. According to Timothy Barranco‚ he says that in “Today’s society the youth are becoming bilingual without even realizing it.” (Barranco Pg.27) The author analyzes whether the texting language can be considered a second language‚ or is the new language just another way for Americans to diminish the English language. In the article “A Way with Words‚ or Away with Words:
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Can You Hear Me Now? Essay #1 Raymon Ward July 17‚ 2014 Composition II – Gregory Mccoy “Can you hear me now?” a catch phrase used in a cell phone commercial in which a man roams around with his phone making sure he has a signal. It’s a valid question‚ even in an age where we can communicate in more ways than ever before. It seems as if everyone is more accessible‚ wifi is everywhere‚ and even those who can’t afford to support themselves can have a cell phone. Internet capable technology
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Comment and Response to Texting and Writing by Michaela Cullington After reading Texting and Writing‚ by Michaela Cullington‚ I do not agree with many of her viewpoints. Cullington argues that texting does not affect a students writing. Textspeak‚ the abbreviation and shortening of words like used when writing a text message‚ does affect the way a student writes because they use the abbreviations‚ and their writings tend to lack punctuation. When a writer uses excessive abbreviations on a regular
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Texting while driving is the act of composing‚ sending‚ reading text messages‚ email while driving. (Wikipedia) The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group. (2009‚NHTSA) With todays technology teenagers feel the need to be connected to their friends at all time. Even the simplest of conversations become extremely important due to the fact that they feel like they need to be talking twenty four seven. Texting and driving is so common that it increases
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Phoebe Cook Copeland ENC0025 8 April 2013 Causes and Effects of texting while driving It is a beautiful Friday morning‚ when all of a sudden a huge crash is heard in the distance. At the scene of the accident there is a car crushed up against a telephone pole with a young girl inside all bloodied and cut up. Taking a closer look‚ the young girl seems like she is simply asleep‚ but in her hand she holds her phone with half written message on the screen saying‚ “I’ll be there…” Unfortunately
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A LAN is short for a local area network a local area network shares information locally like a school or a office building Wide Area Network: (WAN): http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ethernet2.htm However a LAN is used to cover a much wider perimeter Node: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/lan-switch1.htm A Node is like a workstation it is anything that is connected to the network Computer-n-printer Media Access Control (MAC) Address: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/lan-switch1
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Evan Fridl Technology vs. Verbal Communication Technology after the industrial revolution has had an exponential growth‚ and the last thirty years has had the most rapid rate of growth ever in history. We’re now using devices that seemed impossible only half a century ago. With the birth of the cell phone‚ communication between individuals has become instant and very convenient. Although the technology is great‚ it has several drawbacks in many different ways. The article that I would like
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Imagine you are driving down the highway and suddenly a car hits the car in front of you. In that car there was one adult‚ one teenager‚ and toddler‚ and a newborn baby. The car that was hit got flipped over multiple times. No one in the car managed to survive that accident. This all happened because the driver decided to pull out their phone and text a simple “Yes.” Texting and driving is a huge problem in the United States. Many laws have been passed to prevent texting and driving. It also causes
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Invasion of Privacy? While straightening your teenager’s room‚ a book falls on the floor. You pick it up and see that it is her diary. As a parent‚ do you have the right to read it? Would it matter if you found the diary outside her room? Is it okay to read the diary if you suspect there is problem your teen is not telling you about? As a child‚ did you ever go into your parent’s room (without permission) and snoop around? Was that an "invasion of their privacy"? Did you find anything you weren’t
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People may urge that they are responsible enough to operate a cell phone and drive at the same time but if this were the case why is it that many injuries and deaths have been involved inquiring these two? We are completely distracted when using our phone. Their not only being used for talking‚ but sending texts‚ playing games‚ and simply not concentrating on the road. When your not focusing specifically on the road you are at risk. Not only putting yourself in danger but passengers‚ other vehicle
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