from reality would provide a shelf for critical thinking. Pratt (2006) suggests critical literacy gives students an opportunity to think deeply about the ideologies that underlie the text. Dystopia texts are often developed to criticise a trend‚ social norm or a political system. The texts 1984‚ V for Vendetta and The Lottery all present notions of criticism toward a political system or a trend. The fourth text‚ the students’ choice‚ has to be one of non-fiction dystopia. This extends the students
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Network” states how social media has indeed helping shy kids get better at communicating to people while breaking the shy barrier (Stout‚ 2010). The impersonal nature of texting and online communication made it so much easier for those kids to learn to be open towards others to get friends. On the other hand‚ this leads to those kids being more dependent on the likes and comments that they get leading them to change their personality. In the article “Social Media Affecting Teens” states‚ “young people
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ability to place international calls‚ send SMS texts‚ and even had luxuries like caller ID and voicemail‚ which we all take for granted now. This phone started a revolution that is still changing everyday‚ with newer and better phones releasing every month with the latest technology and sleek designs. Texting has its own language‚ customs‚ and ways of doing things. There are known rules when it comes to texting‚ which I believe makes it rhetorical. Text messaging is a new medium of expression‚ one that
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Teenagers have been abusing drugs for decades with no sign of slowing down. In recent years‚ the use of drugs has become so common in teens that 78% of teens say they have friends who regularly use drugs ("Drug Guide"). Consequently‚ teens are now so accustomed to drugs that it is no longer startling to find out that their friends are using drugs. Rappers‚ singers‚ and actors nonchalantly doing drugs all over the internet and television lead teenagers to believe that it is okay to do drugs. Many
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TEXT MESSAGING: ITS IMPACT ON THE SPELLING PROFICIENCY OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS Published November 28‚ 2010 | By Rizalyn Researchers: Mikel D. Bainto Rheanel M. Esquejo Research Adviser: Debora B. Sampaga Background of the Study Texting has become an integral part of our lives; it has developed very rapidly throughout the world. Initial growth of text messaging starts with customers in 1995 sending an average 0.4 messages per GSM (Global System for mobile
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student. A new day has dawned‚ this is the day of instant messaging. Gone are the days when you set aside some time once a week to call your friends who are off in other schools. Talking to a pal now is simply a click away on any computer with Internet access. Instant Messaging has irreversibly impacted social structure‚ giving new face to traditional methods of interaction. The speed at which Instant Messaging has came upon us begs the question; how has society been
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Media messaging has a negative effect on body image. In a recent study of fifth grade girls‚ the majority said that they were unhappy with their body image after watching a Britney Spears music video. If only one school of fifth grade girls thought this‚ could the rest of the middle school to high school students think the same? In modern day America‚ almost all icons on television‚ in movies‚ and also in the music industry‚ are all very skinny and well built. "It’s partly because fashion‚ film and
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How does Instant Messaging work? Instant Messaging is one of the fastest growing forms of communication‚ both at home and at work. IM helps people send quick text messages around the world‚ talk for free on the internet and transfer files‚ all pretty much instantly. What is Instant Messaging? Instant Messaging allows you to quickly send a message to one or more of your friends over the internet. As you continue chatting you see a full transcript of your conversation form in the chat window. A
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the Study Text messaging or what we commonly call texting is originally derived from SMS or short messaging system; it refers to the exchange of abbreviated words‚ being sent from one mobile phone to another (Vosloo‚ 2009). Mobile phones were first created during mid-1990 (Thurlow & Poff‚ 2011)‚ and were primarily for business purposes (Salango‚ 2010). As Vosloo said in his article‚ that it was in the year 2003 where issues about texting such as that it bastardizes the literacy skill of students
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deal different from 20 years ago‚ Technology‚ more and more is becoming a vital asset in our everyday lives. Some people have become so dependent upon their computer‚ that without it they feel lost and unable to communicate with others. Instant messaging has become a very beneficial and convenient form of communication worldwide. First‚ there is no doubt that the Internet has changed the way we communicate. For many of us‚ e-mail has virtually replaced traditional letters and even telephone calls
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