Text messaging‚ also referred to as SMS messaging‚ is a popular form of mediated‚ interpersonal communication that involves sending short messages to and from individual’s cell phones through a or cellular connection to converse with individuals at anyplace and anytime all over the world. Created in 1992 by Neil Papworth‚ an engineer for Vodaphone‚ a software company in England‚ the first text message was sent by Papworth to an executive of the company attending a Christmas party in a separate building;
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one tiny key stroke. He feels that text speak is pointless and doesn’t save time as ‘the recipient of the message has to spend ten minutes trying to translate it’. He thinks that the text speak of the new generation is ruining the English language and taking over and eventually people won’t know how to speak the English language properly without ‘grotesque abbreviations’. In summary he is saying that text speak‚ abbreviations and the lack of punctuation in text messages is destroying the language
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Tham Synn Yi SE1 2) Traditions are rituals or beliefs that connect a culture with its past. Adults feel that it is very important to follow these established customs and cannot even imagine rebelling against them although they may be hurtful in some ways. Shirley Jackson explores this premise in her short story ‘The Lottery’ where the oldest man in the village had been taking part in the ritual of the lottery for the past 77 years and his insistence about the practicing of the tradition for a more
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Davydova Y. Group 301 1.Presentation: 1.1.The text under consideration is entitled "The Gift of the Magi". It`s functions to show us the main idea of this text and also it tells us about the practice of giving Christmas presents in the first place? The magi‚ at least according to the Christian tradition. According to the Christian Bible‚ the magi were the trio of kings who traveled to Bethlehem from somewhere in the east to deliver three presents to the baby Jesus. According to the story‚ the magi
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paper I am going to compare and contrast a literary text (Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy) and a non literary text (Newspaper article from “The Independent” by Nigel Morris) focussing on the language features used‚ the structural and presentational devices‚ the use of correct punctuations‚ analyse the structure of the non literary text for bias and the techniques used to convey meaning and ideas by both authors. The objective of literary texts is to teach the readers a life lesson with the development
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Is "The Catcher in the Rye" a subversive text? From a deep study of the novel‚ I strongly agree that "The Catcher in the Rye" is a subversive text. From a continued study of the novel I strongly believe that the statement "The Catcher in the Rye is a subversive text which sought to undermine the moral fibre of post world war two society" is an accurate depiction of Salinger ’s novel. In the novel Holden expresses his dispassionate attitude towards war by claiming he is a " pacifist". I firmly
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"The murder of King Duncan has unanticipated consequences for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Discuss." ‘Macbeth’‚ a dramatic play written by William Shakespeare is a tale of a man – Macbeth – and his wife – Lady Macbeth – who both have an ambition for power. Influenced by his cold-hearted wife‚ Macbeth kills King Duncan in order to gain the throne. This deed has consequences for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth which were in no way anticipated and eventually leads to their demise. The murder of
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Related Text “Lord of the flies” 1. Summarize the main ideas/themes of the text. * The loss of innocence * The invariable corruption of power * Savagery vs. Civilization * The reality of betrayal * ------------------------------------------------- The influence fear has on people ------------------------------------------------- Power is often a source of violence in Lord of the Flies. The desire for power breaks down the boundaries set by rules and order‚ causes strife
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Romeo and Juliet text response‚ James Jones‚ 18/8/14. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are ultimately a fault of Friar Lawrence. He was heavily involved with both parties and their families‚ not only was he the head of the town’s church he was also Romeo’s spiritual guide. Friar Lawrence was the man who gave the potion of seaming death to Juliet‚ but when we look more into depth that was not his only fault‚ It was Friar Lawrence’s fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet as he had prematurely married
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