If you’re an internet computer user, you are likely familiar with this internet slang -lol, which means laughing out loud. Internet slang along with internet related terminology known as Netspeak. Netspeak is the special language, abbreviations, acronyms, keyboard symbols and shortened words and expressions used by people when communicating on the Internet(Macmillan Dictionary),and it makes language more diverse. With the proliferation of internet, most the netizens are young people aged from 18 to 35 who tend to be creative, efficient, and rebellious, the language they used to communicate in the cyber space features as a vivid, interesting, simple, and become a symbol of representing their personality. During past 20years, Netspeak made its way became a widespread practice outside the virtue world, and has been exerting an influence upon the application of language. In this essay, firstly, I will analysis its advantage and drawbacks of netspeak, then discuss the possible problems it may have on people and our language, in my view, netspeak as a new and interesting linguistic form, it can revitalize our language that used in our daily life.
Reference: Laccetti, the Lost Art of Writing
Lisa Shaw, How Netspeak Affects English and the Way We Communicate
David crystal, the language and internet, second edition, Cambridge University Press 2001
John Brandon, FWIW -- The origins of 'Net shorthand
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Renie's essay plan.
Nowadays, people on the internet tend to use the Netspeak instead of proper words to communicate with each other, some people think it will cause bad influence on people and our language, while other disagree, what's your opinion?
Title: Netspeak is the product of internet
Introduction
1. Background
-definition (Internet related terminology, Internet slang- abbreviations, acronyms, keyboard symbols and shortened words)
-how it developed (the proliferation of internet, it’s easier as can save keystrokes and time, huge netizens are young people who are tend to be creative, etc)
-characteristics (vivid, interesting, simple, personalized)
2. Structure
-analysis the advantages, drawbacks on language and people
3. Thesis
-Netspeak as a new and interesting linguistic form; it can revitalize our language that used in our daily life.
Body
Para2 People in favor of Netspeak think
- Netspeak is vivid, humorous, expressive language
- Netspeak as another communication carrier can enrich our language
- Netspeak can vent the pressure; make people happy when they communicate on the internet.
- The change of the language is an inventible trend of society development
Para3 Some people disagree, for it has drawbacks
- It will have negative impact on formal language norm and change our traditional language,
- People’s ability of using formal language will decline, posing threat to the language development,
-Some students influenced by netspeak can’t write well which is not so good for study,
- If a language is hard for people to understand, then it loses the meaning in communication
Conclusion: from historic aspect, every big event happened along with the introduction of new words, such as immigration wave, globalization, and internet, the emergence of netspeak is in accordance with the rules of self-development and social development, and it will enrich our language and make our language more dynamic.
Reference: Laccetti, the Lost Art of Writing
John Brandon, FWIW -- The origins of Net shorthand
Lisa Shaw, How Netspeak Affects English and the Way We Communicate
David crystal, the language and internet, second edition, Cambridge University Press 2001
Title: Netspeak is the product of internet
Introduction
1. Background
-definition (Internet related terminology, Internet slang- abbreviations, acronyms, keyboard symbols and shortened words)
-how it developed (the proliferation of internet, it’s easier as can save keystrokes and time, huge netizens are young people who are tend to be creative, etc)
-characteristics (vivid, interesting, simple, personalized)
2. Structure
-analysis the advantages, drawbacks on language and people
3. Thesis
-Netspeak as a new and interesting linguistic form; it can revitalize our language that used in our daily life.
Body
Para2 People in favor of Netspeak think
- Netspeak is vivid, humorous, expressive language
- Netspeak as another communication carrier can enrich our language
- Netspeak can vent the pressure; make people happy when they communicate on the internet.
- The change of the language is an inventible trend of society development
Para3 Some people disagree, for it has drawbacks
- It will have negative impact on formal language norm and change our traditional language,
- People’s ability of using formal language will decline, posing threat to the language development,
-Some students influenced by netspeak can’t write well which is not so good for study,
- If a language is hard for people to understand, then it loses the meaning in communication
Conclusion: from historic aspect, every big event happened along with the introduction of new words, such as immigration wave, globalization, and internet, the emergence of netspeak is in accordance with the rules of self-development and social development, and it will enrich our language and make our language more dynamic.
Reference: Laccetti, the Lost Art of Writing
John Brandon, FWIW -- The origins of Net shorthand
Lisa Shaw, How Netspeak Affects English and the Way We Communicate
David crystal, the language and internet, second edition, Cambridge University Press 2001
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Nick's essay introduction
Topic: Should it reduce a penalty for juvenile crime?
In recent years, the juvenile crime has become a social problem. The number of juvenile delinquency keeps increasing rapidly. In all the crimes of personnel, juvenile delinquency occupied the highest proportion. Especially, comparing with the past, there are some changes which contain the crime types, properties and damage degree. Obviously, this kind of phenomenon is very serious. In most of countries, the penalty for juvenile crime should be reduced by law. The juvenile before age 18 is still experiencing a significant level of physiological and emotional development. These juvenile offenders are allowed to get less punishment than adults. It leads to less scruple while crime. In fact, it is the main reason for the result. In my essay I will talk about that whether it should reduce the penalty for juvenile crime.
Ref:
http://crime.about.com/od/juvenile/i/juvenile_death_2.htm
http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/focus/juvenile.pdf
http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Articles/FO3020630076/
In recent years, the juvenile crime has become a social problem. The number of juvenile delinquency keeps increasing rapidly. In all the crimes of personnel, juvenile delinquency occupied the highest proportion. Especially, comparing with the past, there are some changes which contain the crime types, properties and damage degree. Obviously, this kind of phenomenon is very serious. In most of countries, the penalty for juvenile crime should be reduced by law. The juvenile before age 18 is still experiencing a significant level of physiological and emotional development. These juvenile offenders are allowed to get less punishment than adults. It leads to less scruple while crime. In fact, it is the main reason for the result. In my essay I will talk about that whether it should reduce the penalty for juvenile crime.
Ref:
http://crime.about.com/od/juvenile/i/juvenile_death_2.htm
http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/focus/juvenile.pdf
http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Articles/FO3020630076/
Nick's essay plan
Should it reduce a penalty for juvenile crimes?
A) Introduction:
-Background: The number of juvenile crimes keeps increasing rapidly. The phenomenon becomes very serious.
-Why does it happen like that?
-Whether it should reduce a penalty for juvenile crimes.
-My thesis: it should not reduce penalty for juvenile crimes.
B) body
1. Argument for: it should still reduce penalty like before.
1) the benefits for reducing
2) give a small conclusion
2. Argument against:
1) the disadvantages for reducing
2) give a small conclusion
C) conclusion
Give the response and opinion
REF：http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Articles/FO3020630076/
A) Introduction:
-Background: The number of juvenile crimes keeps increasing rapidly. The phenomenon becomes very serious.
-Why does it happen like that?
-Whether it should reduce a penalty for juvenile crimes.
-My thesis: it should not reduce penalty for juvenile crimes.
B) body
1. Argument for: it should still reduce penalty like before.
1) the benefits for reducing
2) give a small conclusion
2. Argument against:
1) the disadvantages for reducing
2) give a small conclusion
C) conclusion
Give the response and opinion
REF：http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Articles/FO3020630076/
Monday, 10 May 2010
Kamran's Essay Introduction
Physical Punishment:
Is it a good way to discipline children?
Physical punishment is an act of hitting, beating or using some other ways that cause someone to have physical pain. It is usually enforced to some one due to his/her wrong doings or unacceptable behaviour. Physical punishment exists in my forms in our society. Some times it is legal and at the other time it is illegal. For example law enforcement agency are legally allowed to give physical punishment to criminals at some extent, while punishing children in schools or at home without any strong and unavoidable reason is illegal. Parents usually give physical punishment to their children in order to discipline them. It could be in many forms, such as spanking, slapping, grabbing, and shoving a child roughly with intense force (Wauchope and Straus 1990).
In this essay, I am going to look at physical punishment used in schools by teachers and in homes by parents. I shall look into the effects of physical punishment on the lives of children. Finally, I shall conclude this essay to say whether it is a good way to discipline children through physical punishment or it is an old formula not working any more.
References:
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Introduction ----Iris
Topic : Can money bring happiness?
Introduction:
The pursuit of happiness is an everlasting human endeavor in all societies. Whether money can buy happiness or not , this is a controversial issue arouse a heated discussion. Some people say that money can bring us a lot particularly we are now in the world with greater material wealth. Therefore, they hold that material possession are very useful in bringing us happiness because money can cover your physical needs, improved your life level. As well, with money , you may own a high social status. That’s the very reason why the accumulation of wealth becomes the single most important goal in many people’s lives. However, the other people hold that only contribution can bring you large happiness rather than acquisition. They firmly believe that only contribution, to help others, and to achieve dreams, share with friends can brings you large happy. According to survey, money can affect people in some extent, research shows that income has a positive relationship with happiness, although it is not straight line. ( Christopher Peterson, 2008). This essay analysis the relationship with money and happiness, how it affect people, is it that true money bring large happiness in our life.
Reference:
1. David Futrelle (2006) Can money buy happiness ? CNN. Money
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/08/01/8382225/index.htm
2. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2010/04/12/trading-happiness-for-money-a-bad-bargain/
3. Christopher Peterson (2008). Money and happiness, The good life positive psychology and what make life worth living. (June 6, 2008)
Introduction:
The pursuit of happiness is an everlasting human endeavor in all societies. Whether money can buy happiness or not , this is a controversial issue arouse a heated discussion. Some people say that money can bring us a lot particularly we are now in the world with greater material wealth. Therefore, they hold that material possession are very useful in bringing us happiness because money can cover your physical needs, improved your life level. As well, with money , you may own a high social status. That’s the very reason why the accumulation of wealth becomes the single most important goal in many people’s lives. However, the other people hold that only contribution can bring you large happiness rather than acquisition. They firmly believe that only contribution, to help others, and to achieve dreams, share with friends can brings you large happy. According to survey, money can affect people in some extent, research shows that income has a positive relationship with happiness, although it is not straight line. ( Christopher Peterson, 2008). This essay analysis the relationship with money and happiness, how it affect people, is it that true money bring large happiness in our life.
Reference:
1. David Futrelle (2006) Can money buy happiness ? CNN. Money
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/08/01/8382225/index.htm
2. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2010/04/12/trading-happiness-for-money-a-bad-bargain/
3. Christopher Peterson (2008). Money and happiness, The good life positive psychology and what make life worth living. (June 6, 2008)
Sue's introduction
Topic: Are women better parents than men
(1) Introduction
Being parent is hard work but can bring fulfilling and memorable experience. In fact, both genders are capable of looking after children but they have various responsibilities. Traditionally, the majority of females were housewives who were responsible to do housework, childcare only and fathers were the pillar of economics who worked outside. Unfortunately, nowadays, the single mothers and fathers have been increased in modern life .Thus, females can be more important role and independent in their families due to they have to instead of father’s role to have reliable income and take care their children simultaneously. Basically, women are good at looking after children if compare with men. This is because women have innate female aptitude who are willing to stay at home or desire to come back home immediately even they have their own careers. They are also comparative know how to distribute their time for the time between their job and families .However, most of men prefer having some entertainments to release their stressed after working rather than go home. Men may think children always make noise and annoying lead to less participate in communication with them. They may also believe that communication which is mother’s responsibility. Therefore, men may easier to neglect their children than women. This essay will focus on psychological and biological factors to discuss the argument for women may be better parent than men and the argument against men can be good parents rather than women. I will also give my opinion at the end of the conclusion.
References:
Laura Sabattini and campbell Leaper,'The relation between mothers and fathers parenting style and their division of labour in the home: young adults retrospective reports", Sex roles,vol.50,nos.3/4 February 2004
(1) Introduction
Being parent is hard work but can bring fulfilling and memorable experience. In fact, both genders are capable of looking after children but they have various responsibilities. Traditionally, the majority of females were housewives who were responsible to do housework, childcare only and fathers were the pillar of economics who worked outside. Unfortunately, nowadays, the single mothers and fathers have been increased in modern life .Thus, females can be more important role and independent in their families due to they have to instead of father’s role to have reliable income and take care their children simultaneously. Basically, women are good at looking after children if compare with men. This is because women have innate female aptitude who are willing to stay at home or desire to come back home immediately even they have their own careers. They are also comparative know how to distribute their time for the time between their job and families .However, most of men prefer having some entertainments to release their stressed after working rather than go home. Men may think children always make noise and annoying lead to less participate in communication with them. They may also believe that communication which is mother’s responsibility. Therefore, men may easier to neglect their children than women. This essay will focus on psychological and biological factors to discuss the argument for women may be better parent than men and the argument against men can be good parents rather than women. I will also give my opinion at the end of the conclusion.
References:
Laura Sabattini and campbell Leaper,'The relation between mothers and fathers parenting style and their division of labour in the home: young adults retrospective reports", Sex roles,vol.50,nos.3/4 February 2004
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