How Texting Has Changed The World

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Brielle Auler
10/17/2017
Journal #5
In this world a lot has changed. Things change from day to day from the way the earth looks, to the cars we drive, to the way we paint our houses, and even the way we communicate. Our lives have changed a lot since technology has upgraded. Technology has changed the way we even talk to each other face to face every day. The main thing that has changed the way we talk to each other is texting. Texting has changed the world for the worst but possibly also for the better. People rely on texting to communicate their feelings, so they don’t have to talk face to face. Emotions and words get mixed up more with texting then talking face to face. Texting has impacted younger generations and older generations. Kids

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