Technology has had a definite impact on the changes in language. As a child the majority of my comic routine came from the language use of individuals in movies or television shows that I found to be amusing. If it weren't for technology I would have had to make up my own stuff from scratch and certainly wouldn't have had so much fun or as many laughs from my friends and family. But in all seriousness, because of the movies, television, the internet and cell phones/text messaging we have many fronts from which we can observe and mimic the use of language that we have noted in these various fashions. A new style of slang or a new slang word pops up nearly everyday through these uses of technology.
I really appreciated the comedy and concern that Amy's mom demonstates in the messages she leaves for her. Her concerns came from articles that she has read, friends that heard things and told her, etc. Technology has provided Amy's mom with information that causes her to worry and tell Amy about every little piece of information that she finds out.
Technology has become a very useful tool in aiding diverse peoples in expressing their views. For example the gay/lesbian community has expressed their demand for equality in gaining domestic partnership and other issues through news reports, internet sites, blogs posts, newspaper articles and so forth. This is an issue that honestly never would have left the ground whithout all of the technology helping this issue become apparent to the public. There are many other examples, I just decided to choose that one because I've seen newspaper articles, stories from the news and even a story on the MSN homepage regarding this issue all within the last two weeks or so.
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I think you’re completely right when you say technology gives awareness to the public about issues such as gay/lesbians. It allows them to express their feelings and make it known that they want to be equal in many different ways such as blogs, newspaper etc. And like you said it could be any group or community. New technologies let us speak our mind and get our opinions out there in many more ways than we could have ever thought of before.
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