Students are influenced by their teachers, and therefore are very influenced by who their teachers are voting for. For this reason, teachers should not be allowed to state their views on political issues. In a recent non-scientific poll, 57% of about 250,000 kids voted to put Obama into office. The reason for this result was because of teachers stating their opinions to their students. Schools are not a place for politics. They are only a place for education.
In the text messaging article, I was surprised that texting was just an accident when it was launched. However, it does make sense that more teenagers use text messaging to interact with others because it is fairly cheaper. I do not believe that text messaging is making our society less academic because of the abbreviations used. People still know how to spell just as well. Scholarly articles are helpful because they usually show two sides of an argument, and are not biased to one side. They are very useful when writing papers or looking up important informationWelcome to 32nd and Chestnut...
This is the blog for 75 or so Drexel students, most of whom are new to college and new to Drexel.
We'll document the strangeness of college life, try to translate our experience for diverse readers, and chronicle what it means to be a college student during these crazy days of economic turmoil and political battle.
That's it for now; I have to go an play Spore.
We'll document the strangeness of college life, try to translate our experience for diverse readers, and chronicle what it means to be a college student during these crazy days of economic turmoil and political battle.
That's it for now; I have to go an play Spore.
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