Why does punctuation matter?

Punctuation matters for many reasons. Punctuation is important because when there are punctuation errors in the text, it leads the reader to believe that there are errors in the writing, as well. Although it may not be true, punctuation errors show immaturity and lack of knowledge, and readers lose respect for authors that contain those simple errors. Punctuation is also imoprtant because it should be common knowledge. Punctuation is something that has been taught almost every year in school, yet some people cannot seem to grasp it. In school, high school especially, if there were too many gramatical errors in a piece of writing, students would start to lose points and their grade would lower. Students should have learned their punctuation for just that reason, but it just didn't seem to happen.

School might be like ________

School might be like home to some people. To people with a rough home life and who try to work hard in school, school might create a home-like atmosphere for them. School might be like home to the one girl that has everything at school - sports, academics, friends, boys; but at home she lives a very different life. To her, school is where she rules, and where she feels strong. While home is considered warm and comforting to some, school might be considered warm and comforting to others.

School is not like ________

School is not like home. It is not a place that makes me feel happy. School here is not like high school. College is not like a sunny day - it doesn't make me feel warm, nor does it brighten my spirits and put me in a good mood. Actually, it does just the opposite. School is not a place filled with freedom and fun; there are a myriad of rules that must be followed, and the fun you do have is constantly interruppted by work, teachers, and homework.

School is not like a sunny day. Those days always make me happy and eager to go outside to embrace the beautiful day. School makes me want to climb back into bed and sleep for the rest of the day. School is also not like a sunny day because those sunny days give you energy to get up and do things and to have fun. School makes me extremely tired, which makes me not do my work because I am exhausted and would much rather take a nap in my warm bed than write a paper or read a book. School is not like a sunny day because on those days, the sun can be seen from many different areas. In school, however, there are many rooms that contain no windows, like a prison cell, that block the students off from the outside world.

Home is like...

Home is like a warm place that you can always go back to and always turn to. It contains memories, family, and is filled with laughter and fun. It has your dog, your room, pictures of our past, and always has open doors for you.

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Newer media and technology are becoming more and more advanced. Media is very cyclical; one technology is always being replaced by something that claims to be better (Bolter 26). The cycle is always in motion, so new technologies are constantly created to replace the old ones. These new technologies attempt to remmove interazction between non-media, but that is virtually impossible. There will always be a connection between media and the unmediated world (26). Apple, for example, is constantly trying to achieve this by coming out with a new IPhone and IPad every year and claim it to be better than the previous one. They are trying to get rid of that interaction with non-media. Advancements in media and technology attempt to get us in contact with the unmediated world, but this task is something that cannot be achieved. Hypermediated media presents itself as something immediate. This is why digital writing cannot completely replace written text. This remediation process will never be fully complete.

Group 3 Argument

This group did not have that stong of an argument, but I think what they wanted their argument to be was that there will always be a battle between print media and online text. This group wanted to convey that the differences between the two are very large, and that there will always be a competition between them. This group also believed that eventually, the two mediums have to coincide and work together. Because there are people who strongly believe in both mediums, for anything to succeed, the two types of writing have to meet in the middle and have to create a bond or friendship to make the readers and users happy.

Taylor Mali

The poem, "Like You Know," by Taylor Mali differs in many aspects from the spoken word and the print text. The spoken word can be said in different tones, which adds meaning to the text and poem in general. The spoken word also has laughter and comedy in it because the audience listening can recognize the tones and sarcasm of the poem, which is an asset to the poem. The written word of the poem, which is considered to be unconventional, is not as essential to the peom. It does not add meaning or any additional feeling or emotion to the poem. It also does not add the sarcasm that the speaker says when he reads the poem out loud. The writing space does not benefit the writing in any way. This shows that the writing space is essential to the peom.