Welcome 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.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Voting

I read the article about the election coming up. It was titled Cast off cynicism and Cast your vote. She is a college professor so she is immersed in the collegiate atmosphere where she has made many realizations about the importance of voting. She sees the voter registration and people campaigning on the campuses trying to bring peoples attention to the issues. The fact that we have the right to vote gives us need to. No matter who you are voting for the important fact is that you are going out to vote. I believe that this article is true. The idea that people would not vote when they are given the right is just stupid. In order to have a say in the government, and the world, you need to take the time and make the effort to go out and place your vote. The text messaging articles were interesting because they all had different view points. The first one was saying the USA is finally making an impact in our culture. It has even made teenagers spend their money on things other than cigarettes. This article shows the positive points of the new text messaging movement and the way that American's can and have been benefiting from this. It is only going to get more advanced and make a bigger impact in our world. The second article was about the language of the texting messages. It is condensing words and causing english to used in many different languages because the english words are simpler. The third articles is about the IM type of communication. It allows emotions and it is an instant conversation mode that is easy for both sides. These articles are informative and have a side. Their arguments and examples make the articles convincing and interesting. 

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