...Stevens Institute of Technology) and Molski, in their essay entitled The Lost Art of Writing,[12][13] are critical of the terms, predicting reduced chances of employment for students who use such slang, stating that, "Unfortunately for these students, their bosses will not be 'lol' when they read a report that lacks proper punctuation and grammar, has numerous misspellings, various made-up words, and silly acronyms." Fondiller and Nerone[14] in their style manual assert that "professional or business communication should never be careless or poorly constructed" whether one is writing an electronic mail message or an article for publication, and warn against the use of smileys and these abbreviations, stating that they are "no more than e-mail slang and have no place in business communication". Yunker and Barry[15] in a study of online courses and how they can be improved through podcasting have found that these slang terms, and emoticons as well, are "often misunderstood" by students and are "difficult to decipher" unless their meanings are explained in advance. They single out the example of "ROFL" as not obviously being the abbreviation of "rolling on the floor laughing" (emphasis added). Haig[1] singles out LOL as one of the three most popular initialisms in Internet slang, alongside BFN ("bye for now") and IMHO ("in my honest/humble opinion"). He describes the various initialisms of Internet slang as convenient, but warns that "as ever more obscure acronyms emerge they can also...
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...Reaction Paper Extraordinary Measures A Portland couple have two younger children that are afflicted with Pompe’s disease, a rare neuromuscular ailment that is usually fatal within the first eight years of life. Megan is the partner’s 8-year-old middle child and Patrick is the 6-year-old youngest, so time is running out of them. The husband, an advertising executive, leaves his job and contacts Dr. Robert Stonehill, a cranky, renegade scientist in Nebraska who has done an unprecedented research for enzyme treatment and is one of the leading researcher in the field of Pompe’s who’s idiosyncratic for thinking to the beat of rock music blasting from a boom box. The two men meet and clash after driving to the University of Nebraska where Stonehill is employed. He has little money to fund his laboratory, and a thorny personality that drives away colleagues and funders. John and his wife Aileen raise money to help Stonehill's research and the required clinical trials. John takes on the task full time, working with venture capitalists and then rival teams of researchers. They lock horns with each other, venture capitalists, and finally a large genomic research corporation, Zymagen. Stonehill's angry outburst hinder the company's faith in him, and the profit motive may upend John's hopes. The researchers race against time for the children who have the disease. The film is maudlin to say the least but earnestly true. The very first thing I’ve learned in the movie is that you...
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...Twitter. Social media’s been responsible for a lot of new words, for example tweeps, twitterverse and retweet. The word “friend” has become a verb, as in “she friended me on Facebook”. The term “check-in” no longer applies just to hotels and airports; these days it’s just as commonly used when someone reports where they are via a social network. Technology has also changed the way we write. Mobile phones have been responsible for a lot of the change, as users have moved towards texting as an everyday form of communication. For a start, WRITING IN UPPER CASE MEANS YOU’RE SHOUTING, while lower case writing is now the accepted form. Meanwhile, text language is full of abbreviations, missing vowels and acronyms. For example, the abbreviations LOL, OMG and gr8 are all widely used today but hadn’t been invented a few years ago. One of the drivers in this is that screen sizes and character limits are low, meaning that users need to abbreviate to fit their messages in. My Knowledge: ‘Emojis’ which are small digital images and ‘emoticons’ which are representation of a facial expression such as a smile or frown, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters are also now used because of technology. Their main purpose is to show how someone is feeling and their emotions rather than a person typing out how they are actually feeling. Technology has also enabled new words to be created such as ‘selfie’ ‘twerk’ ect. Without technology, there would be no way in which everyone would...
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...female. Like who does that, like im not in my damn car in traffic thinking damn maybe i can get some booty on the freeway we stopped anyway. Pull up to the window like Burger king asking your vehicle or mine.What the fuck hell nah. But at this point i'm like you whatever you cant be serious with this. He's like "im as serious as beating some one elses bad ass kids in the movies" . So yea um i was like well then i have to see this for my self. He goes on to tell me he get some girls numbers others flip him off all times of things. He get flashed and all this other shit that is like beyond belief on a damn freeway. Ok so now i got to see this for my self i want to get flash too, (dont judge me *sniffle sniffle* i want to see something tooooo lol). Now its the day of and im thinking to my damn self what do i wear do i just put on a shirt and hat cause that all the going to see. Looking on good and sexy on top and then looking like who done it and when on the bottom. So i figure it out and all right i just put on something casual. Ok getting on the freeway and this dude look like a he is ass itches, dancing to crunk music and like he playing hide and seek by his damn self. You ever laugh so hard you sweat...
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...And it's great, I really like it Zoo says: thats good sry i signed in quietly Bəəə ` says: Lmao, you can do that? Zoo says: naw ur jus blind Bəəə ` says: I think you signed on when I went to myroom lol Zoo says: oh hows first day? Bəəə ` says: First day was long But interesting My first teacher was blind And indian, but he didn't have an accent My second teacher was also indian And she has a double chin and an indian accent My third teacher had no hair in the back Zoo says: lool Bəəə ` says: She's bald but has long hair in the front And the top of her head is blonde and the bottom is blue Zoo says: its like u pay attention to the wrong aspects of being in a class Bəəə ` says: And she was wearing a studded coller on her neck Yeah, I do Zoo says: lol Bəəə ` says: And I had weight training as my last class Zoo says: what'd u guys do ? Bəəə ` says: A lot We started with the bikes Then she made us too like everything Lift weights, squats, push ups, sit ups, everything She pretty much made us work out every muscle in our body Zoo says: lol first time ey? howd u like it ? Bəəə ` says: Yeah I WASN'T EVEN TIRED AT THE END Zoo says: u jus told me u were mad tired Bəəə ` says: That was yday lol Today, I'm exhausted Had a pretty long day too And I think the workout from yday is affecting me now Zoo says: what did u wear today? Bəəə ` says: Sorry, I'm talking so much Um Zoo says: naw its cool...
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...Due Date: April 22, 2013 Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover I was the one to walk in first to do this project, to see the people’s faces turning my direction in an unpleasant way. The store that I walked into was called “Dress Town” at the Eagle Rock Mall on Sunday, March 10, 2013 in the afternoon. As walking into the mall and into the store, we three girls had to put ourselves into a mind of a sociologist; and how they would “judge the book by its cover.” But realistically the shocking part is that they don’t, instead they use their sociological imagination to broaden their thinking mentality, to find other ways to live. Who ever said that there only is one certain way to live and that is the correct way? I realized that as Meghedi, Ani and I were walking the normal or decent looking shoppers were keeping a good amount of distance, more than usual. Also, the shoppers that had children with them, they were pulling their children towards them in a noticeable way while staring at us. As I walked into the store, being extremely nervous because I was the first one to do this project; completely nervous, not knowing what was to come before me, there were four sales associates. One of the associates stood by the door and greeted each customer as they walked in. When I walked in that girl greeted me but not the same way that she greeted the other customers. Her greeting them was a lot sincerer compared to the way she greeted me. Everyone seemed to be staring at me but when...
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...Kingdom vs The Country William Shakespeare and Jane Smiley, authors of King Lear and A Thousand Acres, focus on the setting throughout the two novels to help readers interpret the meaning of what they were wanting to get across. They add simple details such as a storm or the location with the help of symbolism, tone, and diction. Symbolism shows up a lot in literature. It is hidden behind words, to give off hidden meanings that the author implies but doesn’t come out and tell you. On page 76 in A Thousand Acres, a game of monopoly is played. The tokens that the characters choose, represent who they are. The monopoly game shows what is happening at the time, two daughters, Ginny and Rose have property, while Caroline was disowned and did not get any of the 1000 acres. In monopoly, when you land on someone else’s property you owe them money, while they aren’t owing each other money, they are both trying to take all of their father’s property. As a whole, the board game is referencing the farm in Zebulon County. While in King Lear, they don’t play a game that shows who they are. The most notable symbol in King Lear is the storm. After getting in a huge fight with his daughters, and disowning one, Lear is rushing to get away from them in a huge storm that starts with lightning and thunder. During that time Lear had lost his mind, not having enough sleep and then became delusional. After he got back into the right state of mind, the storm went away. The storm symbolizes...
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...Though separated by hundreds of years, William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres share many common themes. One of the most prominent themes shared by both literary works is that of madness. In King Lear, the theme of madness is developed throughout the story and not only involves King Lear’s descent into insanity, but also is seen when Edgar feigns madness as Poor Tom and when Goneril and Regan are gripped by madness over their lust for Edmund. In A Thousand Acres, the theme of madness is most apparent in Larry, but it can also been seen in other characters as well such as Ginny. In both King Lear and A Thousand Acres, Shakespeare and Smiley alter how they use the theme of madness from story to story exposing the reader to varying degrees and types of madness throughout their works. Although the literary works are similar in that they both involve the theme of madness, they also differ in the ways they use and present madness and those differences give the reader varying perspectives on the other themes and plots. In King Lear, the theme of madness is most clearly visible in the main character of King Lear. Although King Lear displays potential signs of insanity from the commencement of the play, it can be said that it is his anger and lust for revenge that eventually drives him to madness. We first see King Lear beginning to manifest signs of madness in the opening scene, which starts with King Lear forcing his daughters to profess their love for him...
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...decided to listen to Cleveland’s Z 107.9 FM. I listened to their morning show hosted by comedian Rickey Smiley and the rest of his crew. I listened to the Rickey Smiley morning show because this is a show that I listen to on a regular basis. On the Rickey Smiley morning show they play some of the top songs with some throwback songs mixed in but they also have skits and shows that they put on for the audience. They have a segment called paternity test Tuesday’s that I find hilarious. While these segments are fictional they are still entertaining because they provide the element of somebody else’s drama that everybody loves to distract them from their own. Z 107.9 is owned by the radio conglomerate Radio One, which is owned by Kathy Hughes. Radio One and Mrs. Hughes own many different radio stations across the country including my favorite station at home in Washington DC 93.9 WKYS. The Radio One home office is also located in the Washington DC area. Kathy Hughes also owns the television company TV One. Some radio shows have been able to cross over and also have a television program. For example the Rickey Smiley show also has a television version or segment of for his show. Another reason that I enjoy listening to some of the more of the shows on Z107.9 is because I know I will be able to listen to them in other places. The greatest example of this being the Rickey Smiley shows. Not only is it broadcast in the Cleveland area but it is also available in cities such as Atlanta...
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...This Is 100% NOT MINE I TELL YOU YOU FAGGOT Texting me LOL, smiley face, is not a real conversation!! What’s the deal with casting Demi Moore in LOL along side Miley. Seriously what is that movie about??? A spider has its reproductive organs on one of its back legs. LOL. I can’t believe Kristern Stewart cheated on Robert Pattinson this is not anything to LOL about because I love both of them. So Katie Holmes blinded sided Tom Cruise is this really about Scientology or about Tom coming out of the closet? LOL. This thing can get really addictive sometimes someone can just text you and say, “Sleeping at home, LOL”. And I’m thinking why you, Laughing Out Loud? Whenever Julius Malema’s name is mentioned, the sentence probably ends with, LOL. People no longer laugh, they would rather have the computer do it for them, could this be, that the Terminator: The Rise of the machine is a glimpse into the future? Imagine if when you attended stand-up comedy and whenever something funny was said you could just hold up a card that reads “LOL”, how funny would comedians really be? I recently came to the realization that no matter how much you want to succeed, you never will. Maybe if you were a bird you would be a penguin…no matter how much it wants to, it can never fly, LOL. Someone just said something funny, LOL, J…WOW in a world like this, I hate to see how future generations will...
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...Ok....I’m just going to say it. I’m bipolar, it’s a diagnosis that’s been mentioned for four years almost. First it was depression and anxiety and bipolar, then it was depression with ptsd, then it was depression and OCD, and we circled back to bipolar with anxiety (I still have ADHD, which made diagnosing not complicated). I’m fucked up from health problems and my fucked up family (i.e. emotionally and physically abusive father, seeing my brother be abused by my father, see my mother ignore all of it to try and keep the family together, have higher expectations set for me then the rest of my family, identity issues since my father tried to raise me to identify as a black female (unrealistic lol), and a whole bunch of other bullshit). I didn’t...
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...Media Multitasking: A Lack of Social Skills? Many people in today’s society may look at multitasking as a harmless way of accomplishing multiple tasks at one time. For instance, one could be chatting with a friend online while listening to music and doing homework. Although multitasking can indeed be helpful in completing tasks in a timely matter, one must recognize the definite price that is being paid for this practice. Media multitasking is damaging today’s students by not only hindering one’s ability to fully absorb information, but by changing student’s understanding of what the term socializing means. In order to fully understand how media multitasking is damaging students, we must first realize what exactly is happening in the brain during multitasking. Those students who multitask during homework may be doing things such as browsing Facebook, checking email, texting, and instant messaging. Scientists believe that when a person is trying to complete multiple tasks like this, the brain is distributing low amounts of information to each task instead of concentrating on one task at a time. This creates a sort of “brownout” effect inside of the brain. University of Michigan Professor David Meyer states that “all the lights go dim because there just isn’t enough power to go around.” This means that even though you think you are giving most of your attention to that homework assignment, your brain is actually rationalizing instead. During this rationalization, the brain...
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...people rely on social media and lose real life social skills. Majority of the people that use social media are teenagers. There are plenty different language features used in digital communication. They each have different purposes and effects. Emoji’s/Emoticons -- Emoji’s are used to show the overall emotion of the message. Through texting you are not able to see a person’s facial expression when they are talking to you like when you are face-to-face, emotions/emoji’s allows you to convey emotions whilst using little to no words at all, they also allow the other person to understand what tone the message is in. For example, if you send a light hearted message with no emojis, the receiver may take the message seriously, whereas with a smiley or winky face emoji added in, the...
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...phones at people's expense. So what is formal writing? “Formal writing refers to the kind of academic, graded writing that you would do in a college course” (McCarthy). Things like spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are included. Taking a look at sending a text message, 160 characters was generally the amount of space given for one text message; which has been expanded over the years and now more words are seen to be allowed. For the purpose of this essay generally speaking, that is approximately 29 words. In comparison with formal writing that would amount to a good sentence or two. Text “slang words” has been invented to lessen the number of characters used in the text message, while still being readable. For example: ‘lol’, meaning laugh out loud; ‘brb’, meaning be right back; ‘ttyl’, meaning talk to you later; ‘u’, instead of you.. There’s many more used, and since texting is commonly used this generation when wanting to communicate, it's seen to creep into students more formal writing and even more so the last couple of years. While dealing with the 160 character limit, one must not forget about the numerous variety of emojis. Cell phones have these to pick from to enhance the text message. Emojis are like a small image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc.. Some examples are:...
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