Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thyrston's blog
I posted a comment on Thyrston's blog post about academic advisors on college campuses.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Argument Comment
I posted a comment on Meghan's argument about Spring Break. It was a well written argument about why SMU students should not go to Mexico for Spring Break.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Texting Taking Over?
One argument that I hear a lot about and catch a lot of grief for taking part in is the debate of the importance of text messaging to our generation.
I know that if you are like me, sometimes when I’m texting my parents will say something like “Why don’t you just call them?” or “You are going to get carpal tunnel in your thumbs you text so much!” Most of the time I think they are kidding but at one particular family dinner last year my dad actually took my phone from me after I was caught texting under the table.
It’s kind of funny to think about how reliable we are on our cell phones for texting. I send at least a few texts when I wake up, all day during and between classes, plenty throughout work and dinner and I even sleep with my phone in the bed with me. We text while walking, talking to other people, and even when we drive. It's a major way that our generation stays connected.
Older generations claim that texting is impersonal, but is it really? I think that you can still put your personality into a text. Of course it isn’t the same as actually talking face to face or even on the phone, but it most situations I think texting is a valuable resource. Sometimes a situation can be handled much easier with a simple text and sending a text from Mexico is definitely much cheaper than calling. I personally don’t see this age of texting as a problem. Through text messaging we are able to stay better connected with people from everywhere at almost any time. So what if a little personality is lost along the way. For convenience sake, I think text messaging is a wonderful tool in our society.
I know that if you are like me, sometimes when I’m texting my parents will say something like “Why don’t you just call them?” or “You are going to get carpal tunnel in your thumbs you text so much!” Most of the time I think they are kidding but at one particular family dinner last year my dad actually took my phone from me after I was caught texting under the table.
It’s kind of funny to think about how reliable we are on our cell phones for texting. I send at least a few texts when I wake up, all day during and between classes, plenty throughout work and dinner and I even sleep with my phone in the bed with me. We text while walking, talking to other people, and even when we drive. It's a major way that our generation stays connected.
Older generations claim that texting is impersonal, but is it really? I think that you can still put your personality into a text. Of course it isn’t the same as actually talking face to face or even on the phone, but it most situations I think texting is a valuable resource. Sometimes a situation can be handled much easier with a simple text and sending a text from Mexico is definitely much cheaper than calling. I personally don’t see this age of texting as a problem. Through text messaging we are able to stay better connected with people from everywhere at almost any time. So what if a little personality is lost along the way. For convenience sake, I think text messaging is a wonderful tool in our society.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Arrested for Texting?
I posted a comment on Shuichon's blog about a girl who faced the consequences of texting in class.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
On or off campus? Which is better?
Something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is where I’m going to live next year. Yeah, I have someone I’m planning on living with… but we have no idea where that is going to be.
At first the choice to move off campus seemed obvious. Of course I wanted to move, dorm life is terrible, right? But then I started talking about it with my friends and we decided that there are definitely benefits to living on campus that will be missed.
For starters, it’s nice to be able to roll out of bed and go to class. I don’t think I’d make it to my 8 a.m. if I had wake up before 7:40. Besides that, parking for people that live off campus sucks. Plus, when else will I ever be able to live within walking distance of all of my best friends.. I have to admit, living on campus has actually been a pretty cool experience.
Are having your privacy and more space worth moving off campus? Ultimately I think so. I'm so tired of eating in Umph every day and getting sick all of the time. I guess moving into an apartment is just the next step in growing up though and as scary as that is, I think it's time.
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