Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Angry Letter Draft (Critique Ready)
My address
Mililani, HI 96789
December 5, 2010
T-Mobile Customer Relations
P.O. Box 37380
Albuquerque, NM 87176-7380
Dear T-Mobile Customer Relations,
My parents have been satisfied customers of T-Mobile since 1996, back when it used to be called Voicestream. They’ve been with you guys for so long because they like your value and service. Every year they’ve stuck with T-Mobile and not once did they ever think about changing cell phone plans.
Throughout the years, my parents got the family plan. At the time, only my brothers were able to get cell phones because I was still too young. But when I finally turned eleven in 2006, I got my first phone ever and my own line was added to the plan.
My favorite phone after my first one was the Blackberry Pearl Flip, which I received two or three years ago. Although I didn’t have any internet service or data plan, I still loved my Blackberry. Unfortunately, when I was eligible for a full discount upgrade this year, I was unable to upgrade to another blackberry phone unless I subscribed to a monthly data plan, which is not affordable for a student like me.
Smart phones, not too long ago, didn’t require data plans to be purchased with it. It doesn’t make sense to me why, only now, the company made it mandatory to get the data plan with the phone. Many of my friends and family had smart phones from the past without the data plan but ever since the new “rule,” quite a few of them never got another smart phone.
I love T-mobile and so do my parents but I feel that you guys should reconsider changing the policy about having to subscribe to a monthly data plan with a smart phone. I feel that you guys should offer a full discount upgrade on smart phones without having to purchase the data plan, just like how it was before 2010.
Sincerely,
Kristen Monico
Mililani, HI 96789
December 5, 2010
T-Mobile Customer Relations
P.O. Box 37380
Albuquerque, NM 87176-7380
Dear T-Mobile Customer Relations,
My parents have been satisfied customers of T-Mobile since 1996, back when it used to be called Voicestream. They’ve been with you guys for so long because they like your value and service. Every year they’ve stuck with T-Mobile and not once did they ever think about changing cell phone plans.
Throughout the years, my parents got the family plan. At the time, only my brothers were able to get cell phones because I was still too young. But when I finally turned eleven in 2006, I got my first phone ever and my own line was added to the plan.
My favorite phone after my first one was the Blackberry Pearl Flip, which I received two or three years ago. Although I didn’t have any internet service or data plan, I still loved my Blackberry. Unfortunately, when I was eligible for a full discount upgrade this year, I was unable to upgrade to another blackberry phone unless I subscribed to a monthly data plan, which is not affordable for a student like me.
Smart phones, not too long ago, didn’t require data plans to be purchased with it. It doesn’t make sense to me why, only now, the company made it mandatory to get the data plan with the phone. Many of my friends and family had smart phones from the past without the data plan but ever since the new “rule,” quite a few of them never got another smart phone.
I love T-mobile and so do my parents but I feel that you guys should reconsider changing the policy about having to subscribe to a monthly data plan with a smart phone. I feel that you guys should offer a full discount upgrade on smart phones without having to purchase the data plan, just like how it was before 2010.
Sincerely,
Kristen Monico
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Pro/Con Subtopic Essay Draft: Family Stress
Teens nowadays get stressed out by everything. 78 percent of teen stress is caused by parents. When members of the family are facing problems or parents pressure their children to do well, teens stress out. Sometimes the stress from families help teens do well in school or other activities. Most of the time however, stress hurts teenagers more than it helps them. Stress caused by family members is bad for teens.
True, too much stress from the family is bad for teenagers however, it can do some good to them. When parents tell stories of their past to their children, it can cause some of the teens to be the same or exact opposite. In short stories about peer pressure, a teenage girl named Ashley explains how she is pressured to do her best and go to a good college. The reason she feels pressured is because her parents didn't graduate from college and she wants to make her parents proud.
On the other hand, teenagers who stress out because of their family can cause a change in health and personality. When parents fight or stress out because of finacial problems, their sons and daughters also stress out and are affected by it as well. When teenagers notice thier parents are stressed out, they start having mood changes or go into depression. In a study based on kids and teens who stress out over their parents stressing out, 33 percent of teens say they feel sad, 43 percent say they are worried, and 38 percent say they feel frustrated. Some teens also become overweight because of stress caused by family members' problems.
The pressure parents put on their children also cause teenagers to stress out. In an article about parental pressure on teen athletes, Joe, a fourteen-year-old boy, loves playing both basketball and football. His parents however, discourage him from playing football and force him to only play basketball. Joe stresses out because he loves playing football but he doesn't want to disappoint his parents. The stress teen athletes get from parents can also cause injuries. When parents push their children to play sports, sometimes teens have overuse injuries on their young bones, which can be a lifelong problem.
Teenagers shouldn't have more stress than they can handle. Stress causes teenagers to change their ways of thinking and of living. Stress causes teens to go into depression. Stress also causes teens to be unhappy and do things they don't want to. In conclusion, teenagers who get stressed out by their parents can be hurt for life.
True, too much stress from the family is bad for teenagers however, it can do some good to them. When parents tell stories of their past to their children, it can cause some of the teens to be the same or exact opposite. In short stories about peer pressure, a teenage girl named Ashley explains how she is pressured to do her best and go to a good college. The reason she feels pressured is because her parents didn't graduate from college and she wants to make her parents proud.
On the other hand, teenagers who stress out because of their family can cause a change in health and personality. When parents fight or stress out because of finacial problems, their sons and daughters also stress out and are affected by it as well. When teenagers notice thier parents are stressed out, they start having mood changes or go into depression. In a study based on kids and teens who stress out over their parents stressing out, 33 percent of teens say they feel sad, 43 percent say they are worried, and 38 percent say they feel frustrated. Some teens also become overweight because of stress caused by family members' problems.
The pressure parents put on their children also cause teenagers to stress out. In an article about parental pressure on teen athletes, Joe, a fourteen-year-old boy, loves playing both basketball and football. His parents however, discourage him from playing football and force him to only play basketball. Joe stresses out because he loves playing football but he doesn't want to disappoint his parents. The stress teen athletes get from parents can also cause injuries. When parents push their children to play sports, sometimes teens have overuse injuries on their young bones, which can be a lifelong problem.
Teenagers shouldn't have more stress than they can handle. Stress causes teenagers to change their ways of thinking and of living. Stress causes teens to go into depression. Stress also causes teens to be unhappy and do things they don't want to. In conclusion, teenagers who get stressed out by their parents can be hurt for life.
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