Maria Kern
Dr.Greene
English 1102
20 February 2015
RRR
Reaction for Cheryl Brown’s Book Review on The
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
My reaction to Brown’s Book Review
was quite strong. I was angry for Lacks and the treatment she was given. Brown
was able to portray the key elements in the book. I am happy for the medical
advances that the HeLa cells contributed to; however I am sad and angry for
that poor woman. It upset me as I read about how she was used and neglected.
Lacks’ human rights were violated and her cells illegally stolen. Rage is the
emotion I felt in reaction to this literacy piece at the injustice of Lacks’
story. I feel sadness and empathy for her family as well, because not only did
they lose her, but their wishes were not adhered to nor did they receive and
restitution for the contribution that her cells gave to the world. This piece
evoked strong emotions within me on the matter and captured the essence of the
book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
.
Maria Kern
Dr.Greene
English 1102
20 February 2015
RRR Analysis for Cullington’s Paper on Texting and Writing
Cullington analyzes the debate in the paper Texting and Writing on how students have lost fundamental
writing skills due to the convenience of texting or how it may be helping students with their writing skills. Textspeak is the language created by short abbreviations used in texting; a few examples are : (LOL) laugh out loud, (2) too, (AM) morning, (gr8) great, (c) see, and (dat) that.
The author supports the part of the debate that is con on that texting is not helping students with their writing skills, in that students are not as well versed in grammar “Teachers say that their students are forgetting commas, apostrophes, and even capital letters to begin sentences. Proper usage of grammar rules is necessary for writing effectively.” (91). Cullington also supports the pro side with a quote from David Crystal's book Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 that explains texting actually may help people, "sharpen their diplomatic skills...[because] it allows more time to formulate their thoughts and express them carefully" (168) Cullington then decided to conduct her own research into this controversy. First she surveyed seven high school and college students on their opinion on the matter, then questioned two high school teachers on the matter, and finally she analyzed student writing samples for textspeak. Cullington's findings on her research suggests that texting has a minimal effect on a students writing. In conclusion many experts and students have reported of no negative or positive effects on their writing due to texting. Teachers and parents are bias and should look to real evidence on this controversial debate; that texting has no effect on one's writing skills or abilities.
The author supports the part of the debate that is con on that texting is not helping students with their writing skills, in that students are not as well versed in grammar “Teachers say that their students are forgetting commas, apostrophes, and even capital letters to begin sentences. Proper usage of grammar rules is necessary for writing effectively.” (91). Cullington also supports the pro side with a quote from David Crystal's book Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 that explains texting actually may help people, "sharpen their diplomatic skills...[because] it allows more time to formulate their thoughts and express them carefully" (168) Cullington then decided to conduct her own research into this controversy. First she surveyed seven high school and college students on their opinion on the matter, then questioned two high school teachers on the matter, and finally she analyzed student writing samples for textspeak. Cullington's findings on her research suggests that texting has a minimal effect on a students writing. In conclusion many experts and students have reported of no negative or positive effects on their writing due to texting. Teachers and parents are bias and should look to real evidence on this controversial debate; that texting has no effect on one's writing skills or abilities.
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