Despite my parents’ objections, I read Stephen King’s novels The Shining and Carrie when I was in junior high. The books terrified me; nevertheless, I couldn’t put them down. 6. We skimmed the chapter, looked quickly at the tables and charts, realized we didn’t know enough to pass the exam and began to panic. 7. After ears of saving his money, my brother bought a used car and then his problems started. 8. I discovered last week that my neighbors, whose friendship I had always treasured, intend to sue me. 9. Late yesterday afternoon, I realized that Dan was lying and had driven my car without permission. 10.
Although it can be annoying and frustrating, forgetting things usually isn’t an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, as many people think. 11. “Going to New York,” Maria said, “was like walking onto a movie set. ” 12. The long, pretentious report, used on May 11, 2004, neither analyzed the problem adequately, nor proposed reasonable solutions. 13. By going to a party alone, a single person stands a better chance of meeting someone and of having a good time. 14. Janet and Sandy, her younger sister, run three miles each day even in the winter. 15. Al pleader, “Let me borrow your notes and I’ll never ask for anything again, I promise. 16. Mumbling under his breath, the man picked over the tomatoes and cucumbers in the market’s produce department. 17. All too often these days, people assume that a bank statement is correct and that there’s no need to open the envelope, and examine the statement closely. 18. In the last two seconds of the game, the quarterback sized the ball and plunged across the goal line, scoring the game’s winning point. 19. After the uprising was quelled, numerous dissidents were imprisoned but an unknown number remained at large, waiting for the right moment to stage a revolution. 20.
Our psychology professor, who has and active, clinical practice, talked about the pressures and rewards of being in a helping profession. Journal #2 In David Crystal’s “2b or Not 2b,” he discusses and claims text messaging can prove literacy and reading comprehension. He also feels that text messaging is only a form of abbreviations, which we have been doing for many years. David Crystal “is a professor at the University of Wales and is known for his work in English language studies and linguistics” (Crystal 335).
With Crystal’s educational background, it’s safe to say that he is a well-educated man.
I find it difficult to comprehend his idea of how text messaging can actually improve reading comprehension because of his educational background. Crystal’s claim is completely false, seeing how text messaging is slang anyways, being beneficial towards reading and comprehension is nowhere relatable. Also, text messaging makes English teachers job more difficult, it’s a catalyst for poor writing skills, and weakens reading abilities. Text messaging is the act of typing and sending a brief, electronic message between two or more mobile phones. Texting is like highly concentrated soda, being watered down.
Without text messaging, the stronger literary skills are. With text messaging, the weaker the literary skills are. Basically, texting is weakening students writing abilities. Not only does texting weaken students writing skills, it also weakens students reading abilities. Reading and writing go hand in hand, failing to know one aspect negatively affects the other, which is why it is important to thrive in both. Text messaging is here, and it is here to stay, for many years to come. Crystal, David. “2b or Not 2b. ” They Say I Say. Eds. Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012. 335
