The Texting Issues

   Texting has became so popular in the last years, but it has some disadvantages in my opinion. I think texting can mess up communication and cause misunderstandings.

   The text "We never talk anymore: The problem with text messaging" says "The number of text messages sent monthly in the US exploded from 14 billion in 2000, to 188 billion in 2010." That shows how much the rate of texting is going up. I agree that we, as in the US people, text more than what is necessary. This can cause bad communication skills and can be bad for relationships. The text says, "Habitual texters may not only cheat on their existing relationship, they can also limit their ability to form future one since they don't get to practice the art of interpreting nonverbal visual cues." If you have hurt somebody in some way all you do in type "sorry" then send it. That is not a sincere apology. If you need to apologize to someone it needs to be a real apology that is sincere. I think people have gotten so used to texting about their problems that they are scared to talk about them in person. Also just texting "Happy Birthday" does not have the same meaning as actually calling them and telling them happy birthday so they can hear your voice. By texting them you are just talking the easy way out, but calling or visiting them has much more meaning.  

   I think texting does have some advantages but over all I think texting causes communication skills to lower and causes thing to not have as much meaning.

WTC

The new World Trade Center is lager and better with more to offer. Even though its not the twin towers it still is great. Sadly then twin towers are gone but this is also safer.

The new WTC is "1,776 ft tall. That reperesents the year we got freedom." The WTC cost 3 billion but hopefully it will be worth it in the end. This is the tallest building in the US.

The new building is much safer. "They are incredibly strong structurally." The building is built alot stronger this time. "You have three foot thick concrete walls, and you see them right in front of you, that encase all of the safety and existing systems of the entire building- the stairways, the elevators, all of the standpipes that bring water, communications." Even though some people will still be scared to work there it is much safer and built for emercency exits.

Savages by Don winslow
I saw the movie of this book and I loved it! I heard the book is even better than the movie so i decided to read it. The movie was very suspensful and I love suspense. I also love cali and thats where most of it takes place.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Many people have told me this is such a good book. I like reading about relationships and this is relationships with action. I didnt see the movie but i heard it was really good too. Thats why i want to read Hunger games.

Alphas by Lisi Harrison
I like reading girly books or books about being a teenager because i can relate to it. I wanted to read this book because I have read other Lisi Harrison books and really enjoyed them.

City of Quartz by Mike Davis
Savages was one of my favorite movies and so far favorite book, which was about a drug cartel. That is why I picked this book because is is similar and that subject is interesting and entertaining to me. I like learning about it bevause its crazy things like that go on.

The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
I want to read this book because when i was little I watched this movie over and over again. It was my favorite. I want to read the book to compare it with the movie.

Grease
Grease is a really old movie and its a love story. The movie was great and I like watching movies and then reading the book to compare the two. This is why I want to read Grease.

TTYL
TTYL is a book that looks like text messages throughout almost the whole book. It even uses all the texting acronyms. I would like to read a book, I think it would be more interesting than just reading paragraphs all the time.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Since I want to read Hunger Games I also want to read this. I have heard its just as good as the first one and it sounds interesting.

Mocking Jay by suzanne Collins
I want to read the whol hunger games series and this is the last books so I want to read it. I have heard the whole series is great.

Some Like it Better Dark
Again i like reading girly books and this is girly so thats why i want to read it. Its about girls in high school going to prom so i can relate to it. I have liked her other books so I think I will like this one too.