Instant noodles

Imagine this: you are walking on the street, texting your best friend, and then an older lady is trying to get your attention. You are too involved on your phone, so you completely ignored her. People who are engaged with their phones on a daily basis are slowly failing to communicate with one another. In the TED talk by John McWhorter, “Txtng is killing language. JK!!!”, McWhorter discuses that texting signifies an evolution in how language is being written down in a different form. Language is…

People have started to use email and text messaging (instant messaging as well) to contact each other rather than calling on the phone, or having an actual face to face meeting. Is it possible for people to feel more comfortable behind a screen than being seen in person? Sherry Turkle author of the essay “No…

When a web page doesn’t load after 3 seconds most of us give up on that site and move on. As our yearning for instant results heighten, we start to look at our lives and only aim for that. A lot of people who want to work out and don’t most likely suffer from this, I speak for myself and some of my friends. We all go out to the gym and we want to instantly lose the…

Since time has gone by, has the romance culture change a bit? Like in those 80s movies how the guy prepares himself to ask a girl on a date, then later picks her up at her house and actually goes up the door and knocks on it to get her. What happen to the traditional courtship? Nowadays it is just like people date each other just for fun. They do not really look into the future for a life-long relationship. Too many things have changed for the worst as we progressed throughout time and that is…

Relationships are not what they used to be fifty years ago. Fifty years ago people would go on dates or go grab some coffee and just sit and talk and get to know each other. The internet can be one of the powerful tools that can help people with their relationships, but the internet can also be harmful to relationships. Some people who are busy and do not have time to be with their spouse or even if their spouse is away on a business trip can use the internet to help with long distance…

In the news article “Northern B.C. town deprived of internet for at least a month” by CBC news is describing the situation of a small town called Stewart, in British Columbia, which will not have internet connection for a few weeks, due to the fact that the only internet provider in that town has shut down, and the new provider is unable to get things running until a few weeks. In which the reality for the town would be that they would have no access to internet, which would put a halt to…

With social media and the internet being a big part of our lives as teenagers and young adults today, there’s no limit to all the possibilities and opportunities you can come across with just the click of a button. My cousin, Kayla, and I have watched and witnessed people on Youtube and Vine become movie stars, just from their supporters and fans never giving up on them. The internet can be a wonderful place for people to connect and help each other become successful, but it can also be a way to…

to imagine a world without Twitter or Facebook because most of people use these networking sites every day. Facebook and Twitter both have their differences and similarities, although Facebook is better social media because it has many features, instant messaging, games, and more languages. There are several differences between Facebook and Twitter. First, Facebook and Twitter have different features. Facebook has more features like news feed, apps, pokes, wall, gifts, messaging, groups, polls,…

The language of Facebook Context: There are many different types of ways that language is used that some people don’t understand, for example, in sports umpires have their own sought of language such as basketball; jump ball, travelling, technical foul and so on. I will be focusing like on the language used in Facebook. What is Facebook? Facebook is free to sign up for and is a social networking site that allows you to chat to your friends and family. It keeps you up to date with what your…

will be taken against her. These rumors have been going on for about a month prior to the instant message being sent to Jane. Conflict Resolution- Process My aim was to resolve this conflict in a positive manner due to…