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The first year of university is a struggle for many students because their perception of university is not always the reality. High school classrooms were small with engaging conversations, lots of free time in and outside of classroom, less homework given by the teachers. Expectations being that of high school where if you do really well there, then your guaranteed success in university. High rates of students who got good grades in high school are experiencing a drastic average drop in their…

In today’s society, technology is important in many parts of life. People can now do almost anything from their computer, tablet or cell phone. The biggest use for these technology devices is communication. Texting, social networking and emailing allow people to have an additional form of communication other than the traditional face-to-face setting (FtF). Computer mediated communication (CMC) has created a new form of communication that allows people from all over the world to talk and form a…

Technology too plays a crucial role. You think that you will be in constant contact with each other since either you are Facebook friends or have a WhatsApp group, but talking face to face is a lot different than chatting online or writing to each other. Words on the computer screen can be changed innumerable number of times, but words released from one’s mouth hold greater significance and value. A similar thing happened during my graduation. While leaving the school, all of us made promises…

“Today nearly two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone” (Smith). Cell phones are a part of everyday life in the twenty first century. Society uses them for everything from checking the weather conditions, remaining in contact with people, personal entertainment and so much more. With so many individuals in possession of this convenient device, it is no surprise that countless people use them at inappropriate times. This ad, released August of 2012 in the United Kingdom, implies that texting…

Valentine’s Day Fun Facts Here at Lady Luck Black Hawk, we just love the month of February. It’s home to one of our favorite holidays, Valentine’s Day. No matter if you’re single or in a relationship, Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to show the people you love just how much you care about them. We’ve even got some fun promotions of our own to show our guests just how much we love them. With V-Day just around the corner, we thought it’d be fun to share 10 interesting facts about this day of…

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people. In his work the competitions were funded by the players of Dota 2 whenever they made an in game purchase such as emoticons. He sees this as a win-win situation because the players get in game items as well as contributing towards the competition and the company gets a cut from the purchases. He explained that part of the money from in game purchases were for the…

Like, Share, and Send! Millions of eyes runs across the screen, seeking information, entertainment, and daily gossip every second of the day. Facebook is a worldwide network that is used in today’s society. Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook first launched his network, initially the membership was only for Harvard students but then later expanded to the college students in Boston. Then gradually to anyone who is older than 13 years of age. Facebook is an online social…

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Our messages are very simple and very short, because we must write fast, and understandable. The language in which we write becomes increasingly poor; furthermore we use symbols and emoticons instead of words. Following further smartphones are embedded vocabulary which is what causes us to forget spelling and grammar. For all these reasons we become illiterate secondary. I hope that finally we come to our senses. But this not all, we…

Priority/Action (Data Call) and requires a response within 2-3 days maximum. A ***F/A indicates Flash/Action (Congressional Inquiry) and requires a response within a few hours and backed up with a phone call. Not too often is nonverbal communication or emoticons used within the Department of Defense, I have seen words all capitalized which mean Yelling. Acronyms are widly used such as “BZ” which means Bravo Zulu or good…