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shared by Brandon King on 13 Aug 13 - Cached

As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined,
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Reading for pleasure, which has declined among young people in recent decades, enhances thinking and engages the imagination in a way that visual media such as video games and television do not, Greenfield said.
- Brandon King on 16 Aug 13
  
  Basically about reading for please is thing of the past most don't do it and technology plays a big role in our lives but weakens us in terms of reading,grammar, and writing skills.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Basically about reading for please is thing of the past most don't do it and technology plays a big role in our lives but weakens us in terms of reading,grammar, and writing skills.</div>
  
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shared by Danielle hall on 14 Aug 13 - No Cached

Americans sent 1 billion text messages in last December, up sharply from 253 million from the previous year.
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Increasingly, text messaging is boosted by tie-ins with television shows such as American Idol, major league baseball and pro football.
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Texting is eroding our children's ability to spell. Because becomes "cuz." Are you becomes "RU." Laugh out loud is now "LOL." Make no mistake, texting is really instant messaging with a wireless device and a whole new English syntax is developing. Problem is, texting is destroying proper sentence construction and turning writing into a series of fragments.
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The second area of concern is reckless texting ... what a distraction to look at or send a text while behind the wheel of a car. There should be a law!
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