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The CHAT program provides wide ranging direct services to children (ages 0 –18) through Human Services Agency of Merced County. As stated by “Merced County “CHAT” program”http://www.mercedwib.com/youthcouncil/archive/111407_7b_YC_CHAT_Operational_Agreement.pdf they receive many referrals community wide from schools, law enforcement, child welfare, doctors, domestic violence programs, churches, and the community at large. The CHAT services are especially focused on children who are dependents of…

Text Messaging: A Blemish in Society Years ago before cell phones, a person could walk down the street and hear the chatter of local gossip and conversation. Now days, no one has the time to talk face to face because they are too busy engulfed in their phones, social networking, but mostly, texting. This phenomenon has taken over the lives of the younger population in America. This would not be as large of a problem if it was only done in free time, but it is done for the larger portion of the…

Lian Wolfe Professor Salazar ENC 1102 2 February 2014 Kohmann Dressage: A Discourse Community When a community comes together with a common interest and goal they are considered a discourse community. Our whole life we have been part of some discourse community and have not even realized it. Discourse communities are all around us in different forms; from businesses to schools to clubs, we see a discourse community everyday of our life. Even though discourse communities are everywhere we go…

text and communicate with friends is at its highest peak, while the intellect level washes downstream. Instant messaging, and Social networking has gnashed its teeth on our children’s flesh, it strives to kill the intellectual, prosperous ways of our young individuals. The cyber world has become a drug to young minds and provides them with an intense high to gain access to these websites and instant messaging for communication. Adolescents are the future and educators must prepare them to hold…

I always wake up first thing in the morning excited to see who had texted me the night before or what people were up to on social media. But, I never realized until now how often I am on my phone rather than interacting with my friends and family in person. Have you ever thought about what life would be like without all this technology that we consider an enormous part of our lives? In today’s world, technology has become very popular among a majority of the population. From the old generation…

multitasking and academic performance in students (Lepp, Barkley, & Karpinski, 2015). In one study, the influence of multitasking was measured by the use of an array of electronic instruments during class lectures. Functions such as emailing, Facebook, instant messaging, texting have all been investigated in the context of multitasking. The findings reveal that multitasking using any technology is associated with lower academic scores. Students who multitask report significantly lower scores…

Recent advancements in technologies such as the ever evolving iPhone, smart TV’s and computers have created new mediums of communication. With the advancements of technology in the area of communication, people can now instantly connect with friends, family members, and even strangers. Texting, tweeting, emailing, and social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have all but replaced face-to-face communication as a means for interpersonal communication (Keller 1). Digital…

2. Methodology This paper will look at the topic through a symbolic interactionism perspective. This sociological perspective centres on the symbolic meanings that people create and use in social interactions (Blumer, 1969). The symbolic interaction theory examines society by focusing on the subjective meanings that people attribute to behaviours (Blumer, 1969). Therefore, society is theorized to be socially constructed as a result of human interpretations (Blumer, 1969). There is meaning…

days. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, etc. are all used by people all around the world. The constant need to be connected goes beyond social media. Businesses use numerous social networking sites for communication and advertising. This instant access to other people makes staying connected very easy and the desire to steer clear of social networking is a characteristic inhibited by a small percentage of the…

States over ninety percent of Americans own a cell phone, while seventy two percent of Americans use their phone for text messaging. (Miller 1) That equates to a little more than two hundred million people who use their cell phone for some sort of instant messaging. Automobile accidents are one of the leading causes of death in the United States today, texting and driving is one of the biggest reasons why. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration eighteen percent of all…