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This highly informal, written conversation on Facebook messenger is between two cousins, James and Natalie, with the audience being each other. The function of the text is to arrange and discuss Christmas plans and to intend to see one another. The informal register reflects and supports the social purpose to consolidate their relationship and familiarity. The jovial and relaxed tone also shows their close relationship. The primary function of this text is to inform each other about their…

ascertained by science (Judaism 101. Calendar. Numbering of Jewish Years). Jews use the abbreviations C.E. (Common or Christian Era) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era), as do scholars today. In reference to the civil calendar, A.D. refers to “the year of our Lord and B.C. to Before Christ. The Biblical calendar also uses the abbreviation A.M. (Anno Mundi) meaning Year of the World (Hebrew Calendar. par 4). The "first month" of the Jewish calendar is the Spring month of Nissan, when Passover…

Regenstrief LOINC Mapping Assistant (RELMA) which assists a user with the mapping of local test codes to LOINC codes by returning a limited number of likely matches. Updates to the search pages included an optional search terms page and a query for unrecognizable terms which asked the user for additional information about the observation for clarification. In 2003 the LOINC database contained 30,000 observation records and was being used internationally in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia,…

Medical terminology eases clinical proceedings and enables everyone involved in the process of treatment and care to perform more efficiently for the patient’s benefit. Very often within the clinical environment, medical terminology is composed of abbreviations and understanding them makes documentation much faster and easier. Although it seems scary at first glance, medical terminology is not rocket science. The majority of terms are derived from Greek and Latin and the science-based vocabulary…

movement. Critical Assessment The biggest problem that I have with “The State of the Eco-Union” was that Salatin wrote as if his intended audience consists of his peers or those who understand the agricultural industry. As I am not familiar with the abbreviations CSA and ADM, and the terms: indemnify (this one made me angry), irradiated, feedlot, and extruded; I found the article difficult to understand without constantly switching to Google. He is also very biased when referring to…

When reading the articles, I thought that a few of the topics were interesting, and that I need to improve to become a great writer. Also, I found there were a few writing skills I like in addition to some that I dislike. A couple of concerns that might happen in the future came to my attention while reading the articles, and hopefully those concerns never happen. Writing is an area where people need to improve on. A couple of the areas I must improve on are clarity, completeness, and changing…

As technology advance, so does our way of communicating. In Michaela Cullington’s “Does Texting Affect Writing” Cullington answer the effects of textspeak, a language used in texting that is often composed of abbreviation, acronyms, and emoticon. In her essay, she addresses the concerns, her experimentation, and findings on the effects of textspeak. Using several rhetorical contexts: logos, pathos, and ethos, Cullington puts forth a convincing argument against textspeak impacting formal writing…

in language, grammar, and writing skills that can be almost impossible for a teen to conquer when they transition to adulthood. As of a 2013 study published by OnlineCollege.org, an astonishing 64 percent of teens admitted they had used texting abbreviations and/ or cyber slang in school writing assignments, likely because they have trouble reverting back to traditional grammar rules when it is required (Piombino, 2013). Interestingly, the same study found that middle school aged students were…

English 101 and section, 09.10.2014, Paper 1 For this assignment, I decided to choose the two writing genres: essay writing and instant messaging (such as Facebook and MSN when that was still around). I chose these two types of writing as they are what I have spent almost all my time writing. However, they are so different that they are close to being opposites of one another. There are many reasons for these distinct differences, one being the interest in the act of actually writing the piece,…

Texting (or should I say txting), has it gone too far? Did you know that the first ever text message was “Merry Christmas” all the way back in 1992? According to Charles Arthur, of The Guardian it’s true. The text message technology has significantly grown over the years and it shows! Since then, cell phone companies have expanded to allow apps, create an entire group conversation via text messages and so much more. From sending one text message, to the modern day, where millions of people…