techspeak‚ they often use shortcuts‚ such as homophones‚ acronyms and omissions of non-essential letters such as ’wud’ for ’would.’ But researchers say the texting is having a detrimental effect on normal rules of grammar. Mr Cingel gave middle school students in a central Pennsylvania school district a grammar test and also asked them how often they sent text messages. "Overall‚ there is evidence of a decline in grammar scores based on the number of adaptations in sent text messages‚ controlling
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the melody is the identity of a song. I believe music could not exist without melody: It is like having a body but not the brain to help the body function. I think the rhythm controls the melody and‚ paired correctly‚ the harmony adds a little sparkle to the piece. I think the most important thing about the melody is that it is a way for the musician to convey a message to the listeners. When we hear the song “Wrecking Ball” the melody resonates through our mind like a catchy tune. In the song the
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John Brown: The Father of American Terrorism 1. Chowder contends that Brown represented “two competing legends.” What were these two competing legends? Brown was considered both a Hero and murderer. He was heroic to the northern abolitionists and he was a symbol of courage. Southerners believed that John Brown was a horrible fanatic man‚ he was complete evil. 2. Describe John Brown’s life before he became embroiled in the antislavery movement. Grew up in Ohio‚ married at twenty‚ lost wife 11
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A Star with No Faults By Claire Fox From chart-topping novels to witty brotherly videos‚ John Green is not your ordinary writer. With five novels in seven years‚ the New York Times bestselling author has acquired numerous awards‚ along with being a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize twice. John authored Looking for Alaska‚ An Abundance of Katherines‚ Paper Towns‚ The Fault in Our Stars‚ and co-wrote Will Grayson‚ Will Grayson with David Levithan. Although Green’s young adult novels
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In this assessment I will be discovering two contradicting attitudes towards texting. I will be investigating John Humphry’s article‚ “I h8 txt msgs: how texting is wrecking our language” together with David Crystal’s analysis of text messages looking at whether the English language in changing for the good or bad. Also I will compare the good points and bad points of both sides of the argument. John Humphreys- John Humphry’s is represented as though he is a well-educated individual who is deeply
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Navarro4 How is texting affecting the literacy of teens Awyanna Mayberry Period :4 5/22/13 Text messaging can affect a person’s social skills‚ writing skills‚ driving skills. The money that people spend on phones and texting can cause financial hardship. Text messaging has begun to have a detrimental effect on teens writing skills. They use abbreviations‚ as most teenagers get used to short texting‚ some of their grades dropped due to the spelling errors they make. So many teens get used to
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Longstreet Brittany Longstreet Mrs. Forsythe English 1113-11 15 February 2013 How Does Text Messaging Affect Teen Literacy Text messaging has become an integral part of our lives; it has developed very rapidly throughout the world. With the uprising of new forms of communication that technology has introduced comes a debate on what effect these new digital mediums have on literacy. Text messaging is fastly becoming a primary form of communication for various numbers of people around the
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Stop. Stop texting and driving! Texting and driving kills hundreds of people each week. According to the National Safety Council‚ eleven teenagers die every day due to texting and driving. One of these teenagers could be you some day. People lose control of their car when focusing on their phone‚ instead of the road. It only takes a second to get in a car accident‚ and not paying attention makes it that much easier. Texting while driving will not only hurt the driver/people in the car‚ but also all
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Rebecca Jimenez Professor Sarah Thatcher English 114 19 September 2013 How Texting Affects Literacy in Teens – Brainstorming Outline: I. Introduction a. Thesis statement: In this paper‚ I will discuss how the frequent use of text messaging by teens today negatively affects literacy and I will offer suggestions that parents and teachers can implement and teach in order to raise reading‚ writing‚ and vocabulary skills. Since the technological phenomenon towards the end of the 20th century‚ text
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Reflecting on Oprah Winfrey Editorial “Dnt Txt N Drv” In the recent years there have been many deaths attributed to texting while driving. In 1979 when Oprah Winfrey was a television reporter‚ death caused by a drunk driver was big news in her field. As these deaths continued to rise in number‚ news about them began to decline. Now a day we encounter a different kind of death‚ those deaths caused by people talking or texting on their cell phones‚ while driving. Many are being proactive on this issue
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