An essay titled "does Texting Affect Writing?" was published by Michaela Cullington while she studied to gain her masters degree in speech and language pathology at Marywood University. In her essay she claims that texting and texting language neither benefits or harms a students academic writing. Michaela Cullington asserts that a conspiracy has been going around concerning how texting can limit a students writing ability in ways such as not being able to convey emotion in writing, forgetting how to write a formal English paper and use correct punctuation, and most of all a decline in spelling.
My lazy American students by Kara Miller, address her experience and her opinion about American students. Kara takes a position when analyzing how she views American students comparing to international students. Kara explains and show different experiences she had with different American and International students to justify her argument about how lazy are American students. Although she gives a unique argument about her believes but I don’t agree with her believes. Kara believe that all international students are better than most of American students.
Through trial and error, college students are having to figure out what constitutes as acceptable writing for every one of their separate classes all on their own without their ethnic backgrounds taken into consideration. While although Dave was considered privileged because of his years of experience in classrooms that consisted of teachers and students who shared similar social backgrounds, “students from diverse communities may need… teachers in the disciplines… [to] provide them with assignments and instructional support appropriate for first steps in using the language of their community” (262) McCarthy’s findings contribute to the notion, “learning to write… is not only a developmental process that occurs within an individual student, but also as a social process, that occurs in response to particular situations” (236). Although McCarthy only documents Dave as he takes this “journey across the curriculum”, her study is addressing the college student body as a whole. She declares that the success of a student is determined not only by their intelligence, but also their ability to adapt to a wide range of social and academic settings without any negative interference towards their
“Americans aren’t good readers”-Daniel Willingham. But are they? Daniel Willingham wrote the article “How to Get Your Mind to Read” to inform people about a problem in American schools: reading comprehension. He uses reasoning to explain that people don’t comprehend what they are reading because they don’t know anything about what they are reading.
In her essay "Does Texting Affect Writing?", Michaela Cullington presents her argument that texting does not impact formal writing written by students. She discusses the concerns presented by many people about how texting language can transfer into writing, but through the use of personal experiences and credible sources she discusses how this is not true. Her use of multiple different studies and situations help boost her argument and allow the reader to truly see how students actually do formal writing. She presents a strong argument as to why those who believe students don't have the control and knowledge to write formally, instead of with text speak, are wrong.
The influence of textspeak on teenagers' writing is a polarising concept with both fans and critics of texting weighing their opinions. In her essay, "Does Texting Affect Writing?", Michaela Cullington, a previous student of Marywood University in Pennsylvania, outlines her investigation into whether or not texting affects writing. Cullington analyzes the critiques of texting and why critics believe that texting has a detrimental affect on teenager writing. Along with the critics,
Michaela Cullington was a former student at University in Pennsylvania when she wrote the essay of “Does Texting Affect Writing?” Have you ever thought if texting truly effects our writing style when it comes to college levels? Cullington did research of her own from different people group asking this question. Her thesis sentence was “IT TAKES OVER OUR LIVES” (…). The way that she capitalized all the letters is something that can engage the reader and the curiosity of knowing what is taking our lives?
All of these factors combine and work well together to form a well-executed argument within Cullington’s essay. Cullington begins her essay by addressing her opposition: “It’s taking over our lives” (pg. 361). She cites studies done that suggest that a decline in the quality of students’ formal writing has occurred since the advent of text messaging, and she also cites teachers who believe that their own students’ works are influenced for the worse by the students’ being accustomed to texting and using textspeak. Cullington then proposes her opposing position that the writing of students is unaffected by their use of texting and text speak. She also cites studies that support her thesis that text messaging and textspeak do not have an effect on
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out wrong words” (Mark Twain). A writing assignment, smiles disappear and are replaced with looks of terror. A million thoughts are racing through mind. Who said writing was easy?
Being the sibling to embrace and honor your culture or being the one to assimilate your own culture either way both has a different view on their culture. The short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker portrays the differences between two sisters and their view on their culture or what their culture is represented by. The personal essay “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee portrays both sisters lives in America but has a different viewpoint on either keeping their original culture of modifying it to both Indian and American. Maggie wanted her items from her descendants because they meant something to her. Maggie knew that she herself represented her own culture.
Alexie states that he doesn’t remember much about what he read, but he remembers one important detail. He remembers when he learned to read. The panel that first taught him how to read was a scene of Superman breaking down a door. I believe this detail is important because Alexie is beating the odds, or breaking down a barrier, when he learns how to read so well. Because of his love of reading, Alexie wants to share the art of words with other Indian children.
As I was reading Melissa Duffy’s “Inspiration, and Craig Vetter’s “Bonehead Writing,” I found myself connecting with Vetter’s paper more than Duffy’s. I found that the presentation in “Bonehead Writing” to capture my attention, and that Vetter’s feelings about writing was similar to my opinion on writing. Through his wording and humor, I think Craig Vetter wrote the best essay. I find that the wording and presentation of an article or essay influences my opinion of the writer, and it affects how I receive the idea they are trying to present to me. Craig Vetter uses a blunt approach to convey his idea that writing is nearly impossible to teach, and describes writing as “A blood sport, a walk in the garden of agony every time out.”
Howdy, y’all, I’m Suzanne, and I hail from big, beautiful Texas! Thanks for stopping by to check out my photos. I trust you like what you see? From the gorgeous golden waves bouncing around my shoulders to my sparkling blue eyes, I’ve been told more than once I’m the epitome of The All-American Girl. But, I think that moniker extends far beyond just the physical, don’t you?
Literacy in America The United States of America is made up of different types of race, religion, and people of all kind. This wide spread of culture results in children whose first language isn’t English, struggling with reading and writing. There are over 300 languages spoken in America, meaning half the countries children have trouble with literacy when it comes time for school. Nowadays in college when a literacy test is given most kids fail.
Writing has always been an issue but yet interesting subject of mine. As hard as I try and write essays, and papers I just can’t get the hang of writing. But after taking this class, I did learn different writing technique and improved my writing proficiency, material body of formatting, and how to uncovering and properly use sources. Through class exams, essays, and a research paper, I was able to learn new writing skills. Although I have learned a variety of things, my writing still needs improvement.
