...Christian Romaric Professor Pete Ramirez English 101 03/29/2014 MLA Works Cited Natalie Y.Moore,”Rules of Thumb: Love in the Age Of Texting”. Washington (September 16, 2007).Reprinted with Permission of the author. In her Outlook article "Rule of Thumbs," Natalie Y. Moore explored the pitfalls of love in the age of technology. But while technology can be abused, as Moore argues, it can also help us get to know one another more easily. Unfortunately, rather than individuals having the urge to interact with one another they are more interested in text messaging people they are already familiar with. Although text messaging seems to be very useful, easy, and fast to communicate, there are occasions where texting is unnecessary. As for many other individuals, text messaging plays a huge role in their lives. “Texting is a way of life”, it has provided a fun for today’s world, .In the same way, and it gives you the advantage to get straight to the point. .In addition, it’s easy to get your point across because you’re in control. That being said I agree with Natalie Moore, in Rule of Thumbs: Love in the age of texting, when she argues that texting is killing romance. Texting is making people less voice expressive. Texting makes couples to argue more by violating their personal space. And it also making people to have a poor communication when they are physically together. Text messaging has changed how teenagers use their mobile phones to communicate and co-ordinate their lives...
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...ARTICLE ANALYSIS– CAUSE-EFFECT Due Dates: See Course Agenda Objective: The goal of this project is to expose you to a variety of different writing styles and assist you in developing proficient reading and writing skills, while breaking up the monotony that comes from exclusively reading textbooks. By reading articles, you will indirectly be exposed to domestic and foreign events, the world of entertainment and sports, practical how-to articles, and products on the market, among many other interesting things. Instructions: Throughout the semester, you will be required to critically read and analyze selected articles. You will then write an analysis of the article, which must contain the following information (organize your analysis in this order): 1. Annotate the article; complete the STRAP mnemonic; create a graphic organizer 2. Write a one page summary of article - you must include the following: a. an explanation of the audience, author’s purpose and tone, including how you were able to determine these things b. a synopsis of the main idea and key details 3. Note three interesting details from the article 4. Create Five EASY note cards from new vocabulary terms used in the article 5. Write a half page response to the article. Consider the following: c. your evaluation of the article d. your connection to the article e. your reaction to the article 6. Include an MLA Works Cited entry for the article ...
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...call on the cellular phone was huge advancement for communication, now today texting has become the main form of communicating. In 1973 Martin Cooper created the first portable phone 800 MHz prototypes that could be used outside the home and the car, before the only portable phones were in cars. It weighed about 2.5 lb. and the battery life lasted for about 20 minutes. According to Motorola.com, Cooper is considered the inventor of the first handheld cellular phone and the first person to make a phone call in public on a handheld cell phone. In 1977 cell phones went public. Chicago was the first city to trial cell phones with 2000 customers. Over the years as cellphones became smaller, lighter, and a longer battery life- they have also added new features to expand the way we communicate with others. The new cellphones today, a person can do more than just make phone calls- they can also text, IM (instant message), send emails, and Skype. The two most common forms of communicated though are making a phone call and texting. So texting or calling, which one is more helpful and convenient? Texting or SMS (short message service) is when a person types a short message on the cellular device to another person. Sending a text message is convenient because it is a faster way to get in touch with someone. I know a lot of people who do not even their phones, but would respond to a text immediately. Texting is more private. When a person is in a public place, like a library, they will...
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...Shelby Starnes 11-9-12 Comm 2200 Mr.Schlanger Introduction Topic: Texting while driving is dangerous Hook: Did you know that texting while driving is now one of the most popular distractions that take a driver’s eyes off the road? Link to audience: Imagine that someone in your family, your mom, dad, or sibling were to be killed by a driver who was sending a text message. Was that text worth losing someone you love? Thesis statement: Today I will persuade you into thinking that texting while driving is too dangerous. Body Texting while driving kills people In 2009, 5,474 people in the United States were killed due to texting while driving. This number is an increase to the 3,210 people that were killed in 2007. (http://www.stoptextsstopwrecks.org/#facts) Teenagers are the most common age group that die because of texting (45% of accidents resulted in death). In addition, The Allstate Foundation’s recent survey showed that 82% of teens report texting while driving, while only 23% admit to drinking and driving. And according to data collected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, more teenagers die on May 20 than any other day of the year. Over the past five years, May 20 claimed 63% more lives than any average day because of prom and other end of the school year celebrations. A report from Alberta’s Workplace Health and Safety confirms the death of a young landscaper working for the city of Edmonton, was caused by a distracted driver who never seemed...
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...Forty-eight percent of kids age 12-17 have been in a car while the driver was texting. That’s almost half of the kids and teens in America that has been put in danger because of a text or a call. Texting while driving increases your chance of wrecking twenty-five times more and ten percent of that time you are usually out of your lane. Is a text or call really worth your life? Some people don’t think it’s a problem but in 2011 twenty-three percent of crashes were caused because of cell phones. “In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the heart of everyone who loves you. Don’t text and drive” -Unknown. This quote should really open the eyes of teens and adults who drive because its true, taking...
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...seeming urgency of each email that comes in. This information overload doesn’t only impact the way we process information ourselves but can also have a negative impact on the way others perceive us. It is all too easy to give the impression that you are not listening to the other person. It can be quite obvious even on the telephone that you are distracted by your inbox rather than giving the speaker your full attention. In a face-to-face meeting, of course, it is only too apparent when the person you are talking to is distracted by their smart phone rather than focusing on the content of the meeting. In the past several years, texting and instant messaging have become phenomena that few of us have been able to escape. Though most popular with the younger generations, it is becoming increasingly common to see people of all ages absorbed in silent...
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...Motivational Sequence) Patrick Lannan (Fall 2012) Texting & Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience not value their lives more and not text while driving. Central Idea: Today, I will discuss reasons why you should not text and drive, the consequences of what can happen when you do text and drive, and some statistics showing the injury and fatality rate of this dangerous act. Introduction I. You are simply driving along a curvy two lane road on the way to a friend’s house. You hear the ding of your cell phone notifying you that you have received a text message. Regardless of the treacherous road you say to yourself, “I can answer it. I do it all the time.” You proceed to type out you’re response to your friend’s, “Where u at?” text message, when suddenly you hear the piercing noise of screeching tires and the blast of a heavy truck horn and you look up and realize you have no control over what is going to happen over the next couple of seconds. This is just an example of what can result from texting and driving. II. Texting while driving has now become one of the most popular distractions that take the driver’s eyes off the road. III. Think to yourself, what if someone in your family or someone who is dearest to you was killed by a driver who was simply sending a text message. Was that text worth losing someone you love? IV. Today I will attempt to persuade you to stop texting and driving. Body I. Texting while driving can cause death A. In 2009, 5,474...
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...there are advantages and disadvantages to the way they influence it. Advantages include that it is usually free, you are able to keep in contact with distant family and friends and make potential friends who have common interests as you. Disadvantages however are that there is legal and ethical issues such as cyberbullying and fraud, people may become addicted and distract themselves from reality and that 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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...and the causes behind these crashes are the many different distractions we have throughout the day, but talking on the phone and even texting while driving is the number one cause of crashes according to recent studies. This distraction can be deadly in many ways and can put the driver as well as the passengers in danger; therefore the use of technology while driving is never an option. The usage of phones either by text or call are a problem when it comes to driving because they do not allow people to focus on their surroundings like incoming traffic and pedestrians, causing crashes and many times even death. Of course, teenagers play a very important role in this controversial topic, as they have been more involved in the evolution of technology; leading them to an addiction to it. In addition, the Department of Transportation is working on banning the use of cell phones while...
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...surreptitiously looks at the screen and quietly pumps in a response: "can b there @ 320." P4] Welcome to the future, where the family that texts together stays together. P5] Instant, fast, fun and cheap, texting — sending and receiving brief text messages on cell phones and other portable devices — has been the rage in Europe since the late '90s. Now it's making inroads in the USA. Early users love it, but some people worry that it will add yet another distraction to already overtasked lives. P6] Teens, techies and other early adopters leading the charge to text say it's a great way to communicate when they are too busy to talk or when making a call would be rude or impractical. Parents keep tabs on kids. Business people silently check facts in meetings. Young professionals text-flirt at concerts. And teens gossip with friends, anytime, anywhere. P7] Teens are especially ahead of the curve: 45% of Americans ages 12-19 have a cell phone, according to market research company Teenage Research Unlimited of Northbrook, Ill. And 37% of teen cell users also use text messaging, with numbers rising every year. P8] "Some people do it for eight hours at a time," says Lita Cho, 17, a Youth Radio reporter in Alameda, Calif. P9] Teens aren't the only ones. Texting in the USA has grown from 33 million messages sent in June 2001 to more than 1 billion in December 2002, says the Cellular...
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...commercials are similar in the way that they bring awareness to situations that can have a huge impact on our life. Yet, they are different in many ways such as the situation, target audience and the length of effect. The first ad that caught my attention was a commercial about the effects of texting and driving. The “AT&T TV Commercial, 'It Can Wait: No Post is Worth a Life” was about Two cars getting into a terrifying accident when one swerves into the other lane. The scene freezes right after the collision then started to reverse. It showed everybody reaction to the incident and how the mom got a notification of a picture she posted...
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...M**** S******* Engl 1201 Chapter Five Paper November 1, 2013 The Death of the Paragraph We live in a new world filled with technology including computers, cell phones and more. One of the most common forms of communication today is cell phone use. In “Rule of Thumbs: Love in the Age of Texting,” Natalie Moore talks about a serious relationship that she spent most of the communication texting. Before texting came along, talking on the phone was a lot more heartfelt. With the new inventions of email, texting, and instant messaging, it seems more and more people would rather just be a face behind a screen. No face to face interaction, or to even “hear” what your loved ones have to say. That was Natalie’s point that the new ideals of constant texting are killing the communication between people. People who text seem to have a harder time saying what they mean and feel it easier to write it, but is that okay for both parties? This is a question that one should ask the next time we’re about to hit send. This ruined Natalie’s relationship so maybe “texters” should take a lesson. Young people today are in a constant state of socialization. They are never out of reach from anybody that has their number and today's smart phones constantly bombard them with updates from social networks and email. While this has increased the speed and frequency in which we communicate, it has also given rise to some very disturbing trends. One example is how so many young people now...
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...Wilson, Emily McPeake ENG 1A September 21, 2013 How Is Evolution Killing the English Language? Texting has become one of the most common forms of communication in modern times, especially with the younger generations. As the times and definitions of “modern” continues to change, many people are having troubles coping with this concept and the fact we are and will always continue to evolve. Just as growing up is the human body’s way of changing, language is societies way of changing. There is no set definition of what the English language is supposed to be composed of, forever. The English language is not negatively impacted by texting; it is simply evolving through new forms of communication, entertainment, and learning. Our way of communicating with each other has been transformed with the help or “txtspeak.” It is a very common way of talking, whether it’s in person or through SMS. If we compare what we considered to be the language of English from a few hundred years ago to now, there is an obvious change. As we evolve as a society, everything around us does as well. Abbreviations are being entered into the dictionary and many people are going crazy over it. One of the most common complaints about our overuse of abbreviations is the multiple meaning of them. Humphrys claims that, “as it has developed, its users have sought out increasingly obscure ways of expressing themselves.”(Humphrys, 187) Even though this seems to be true, the trick to figuring out the meaning...
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...today we call our world as busy world or multitasks world and with the rush-rush-rush mentality most people have these days; it's no surprise that more and more people are driving while distracted. Eating, talking or texting on a mobile phone, making adjustments to the radio, talking with passengers -- all take a driver's focus off of the road. Imagine this, it's a beautiful day for a drive, the sun is out, windows rolled down, the music in on softly, just a perfect day. Then you look down at your cell-phone, just briefly, quick enough to remove your eyes from the road, then you BAM you made an accident!! How many of you have cell phones? How many of you drive? Honestly, how many of you use your cell phone and drive at the same time? I have been the passenger in the car while the driver was texting. To be honest I don’t really want to put my life in the hands of someone who is not caring paying attention to what is going on around them. I chose the topic of texting while driving because many people and especially we young and teens do this continuously. Today I am hoping that I can show how dangerous texting while driving is and what to do in order to stop this phenomenon. According to a Nationwide Insurance study in 2008, 66% of drivers between the age of 18 and 24 send or receive text messages while behind the wheel. Text messaging while driving leads the list as the biggest distraction while driving. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that...
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...and constantly messaging have completely taken over. So now answer this question, are teenagers really growing up tethered? According to Sherry Turkle in her essay Growing Up Tethered she mentions interviews and studies many teenagers about the impact of media on their lives. Many admitted to texting and driving, saying they love to be interrupted by...
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