The Importance of Being Literate

Many people use social media to communicate--whether Twitter or Facebook. I have noticed that there are a plethora of people who seem not to care about how they present themselves to others. When I went to elementary school and junior high, we were expected to know the difference between an adjective and an adverb as well as to be able to diagram complex and compound sentences. I am in love with the English language. I find it impossible to text without using proper grammar, so posting on Facebook "c u l8r" will never happen! My composition class, in combination with most other classes at South University, has helped me to better appreciate proper grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

I just returned yesterday from my vacation to the Bahamas on the Disney Dream cruise ship, and I wanted to share a picture of my children and me with our dolphin Atlas at Atlantis.