...at around seven O’ clock in the evening that is due in two days, I receive an iMessage, then a Twitter notification, soon after I decide to check Instagram and Snapchat. Before I know it, the time is now past eleven thirty at night. Where did the time go to so quickly? We live in a technology based world, where communication and real relationships are diminishing almost entirely. People of all ages, especially the upcoming generations are completely relying on social media and handheld devices to basically communicate for them. Humans have become so reliant on technology that we have begun to socially isolate ourselves from face-to-face interactions. Communicating to one another in person is extremely important, users of technology know this yet continue to ignore that fact and decide to use technology as a quicker form of communication. In The New York Times op-ed by Sherry Turkle “The Flight From Conversation,” Turkle talks about how hand held devices are taking over face-to-face interactions and conversations. Turkle grabs the readers attention with her own narrative, then turns quickly to people she has studied and their personal experiences. Turkle believes that technology is completely taking over the way humans communicate entirely, I agree with this because looking around campus or on social media it is clear that this generation, and the upcoming generations are not only turning to technology to communicate and build relationships for them but they are causing themselves...
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...action taken by any agency to limit or hold back anything in music that a community may find offensive to its belief or values. Within the First Amendment the phase “freedom of speech” goes in hand with music. The term used to describe the act of editing, altering, or preventing the listener from hearing the music as the artist created it in order to either deny certain information. People have been censoring music all throughout the twentieth century. Censors were used to block lyrics during the earlier time. The rules and regulations have changed, but the basis still remains. O The benefits of music censorship is that people working in the music industry will always have the same goal of selling their music to the public. The only way...
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...Laughter from children and squeals of delight fill the otherwise empty streets of your neighborhood. An aura of love and togetherness bubbles throughout the town, and the crisp autumn weather sends a tingle of joy down your spine. Chocolate stained hands and sugar filled kisses are passed around, adding to the vibe that is full of creativity and wonder. It’s what everyone looks forward to year after year, and even when wrinkles appear on your sagging face and your features seem to darken, it will always fabricate pure joy. Halloween, also known as “All Hallows Eve”, is a tradition that you will find some form of wherever you go. Throughout the years, this holiday has caused controversy among the religious. Is Halloween really a celebration for Satan? Or simply an entertaining and creative way to show your true colors? People tend to focus on the fact that costumes are sometimes gory or frightening. Another way to think about it is that we are basically mocking Satan and showing him that we aren’t afraid of the monsters that he uses to...
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...where the middle-age is the past, my generation is the present, and the youth is the future. Each of these age groups have a different stake in the issue, but are all connected together within our society through the extended use of technology. As our society evolves, so does our technology. These technologies are made to make our lives easier and more enjoyable, but are they really just making us socially inept? While the advance in technology has been proven to be a benefit in communication, medicines, law, and education, maybe it is a curse within itself. Social media and texting offer ways for people to communicate globally, practically simultaneously, but our society is becoming completely dependent on these technologies, struggling to communicate outside of them, and it is ruining the social capabilities of the youth. Younger Generations The youth may have the most to gain or lose with the advance in technology. Their lives are beginning much different than those of their parents or older siblings. Kids are getting cell phones, social media websites such as Facebook, and video game consoles with internet capability at a much younger age. When used for education, the advancing technology is a huge positive influence on the brains of kids. While these are all ways that people communicate with each other in today’s age, the question is ‘how is this affecting children’s social ability to develop friendships or communicate in person?’ Wartella argues, “E-mail...
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...Alcohol causes many problems such as brain damage. Binge drinking can cause blackouts, memory loss and anxiety. Long term drinking also results in a variety of health problems like liver and pancreatic cancer, but worst of all it’s the effect it has on children. Most children of alcoholic parents become perfectionist to avoid criticism. Others fall short on their attempt to be “ideal” so they give up and decide to become irresponsible. Since the parent(s) are emotionally unstable so are the children. Alcoholism is a severe problem for Jeannette’s dad, Rex Walls in The Glass Castle. “He came home in such a drunken furry that mom usually hid while we kids tried to calm him down. He broke windows and smashed dishes and furniture until he’d...
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...global warming affected us. I was looking at the Greenpeace website and have read some interesting articles on how global warming changes our environment. It causes floods in the Midwest and droughts in the Southeast. I do know that the weather has changed over the last decade. When I was younger, I remember harsher winters and hotter summers. People are constantly complaining about the amount of snow that we get, but they should feel lucky that we are not living back when they would get 20 inches of snow and it would last for months. My parents used to tell me stories about how harsh the winters used to be. Fossil Fuels account for over 80% of the problems that we are having with global warming. I was stunned when I discovered that over 24,000 Americans have died from the pollution from coal burning furnaces. Greenpeace is working on phasing out coal altogether. Creating alternative sources of energy is essential to protecting our environment, and to create a safe stable place for our children to grow up. Lately, I have noticed that more people are using solar panels to heat their houses. More people are utilizing the use of windmills as ways to provide energy to their houses. There are a few solutions that everyone should consider in order to help the environment. The first one is Solution Revolution, the idea of heating our home with something that isn’t oil, coal or nuclear energy. The second , is Climate Legislation, this aimed at the Oval Office for them...
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...Personal identity is the identity we were born with to inform others we are whom we say we are. Personal identity is highly important for many reasons; for example: getting a job, filing taxes, and buying merchandise that requires credit checks such as cars, housing, etc. Without proof of our identity, we will most likely fail at moving forward. It is always important to protect our identities; Failure to do so could lead to it being stolen; Everyone is born with an identity but with a different one; Simply because we are all different people, with different assets and features; Which makes it impossible for anyone to steal our identity completely; Meaning that the suspect would be caught eventually for fraud. Ways our personal identity could...
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...bullying has come forth as a recent form of peer aggression in our society. As its name implies, cyber bullying occurs through the use of an electronic device with the purpose to harm others. Although research has already established a number of serious consequences of cyber-attacks, many questions remain unanswered concerning the impact of cyber bullying. Children are the most valuable asset in every town or community, regardless of religion, ethnicity or national origin. Given that technology is increasing rapidly, it seems important to assess the risks related to internet usage, and in particular the risks of becoming a victim of online grooming and cyber bulling .Todays kids and teenagers are living in a environment that is radically different to the time of their parents, also virtual environments have become more popular in both the habitat of our homes and also within the walls of our school districts. In today’s generation,social networking sites have become a trend and the amount of users altogher has escalated extremely high since the last couple of years, everyone seems to have one may it be Facebook, Twitter or any other site. It is highly uncommon to find someone without it. Children are forging their ages to get on to sites like these which can leave them open to cyber bullying and emotional distress. As a result of social networking less children socialize with each other face to face. Furthermore children have a lack of confidence when speaking to people and are...
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...In today’s busy society we are so accustomed to our fast paced lifestyle that we are forced, in a way, to consume an easily, available, and convenient meal. With this being said, it comes as no surprise that fast food restaurants try to attract as many people as possible in every street corner. Fast food has never been seen as a healthy way of eating, but with all of the propaganda and slogans found in today's society, which parent could refuse a kid a happy meal? The fast food industry does not really care about the health of its consumer; this can be seen by the advertisements targeting youths and children as their biggest market of sales. Wooing us with their propaganda while we shove poison down our throats. As they say, the rich gets richer while the fat get even fatter. When modern families opt out cooking meals and settle getting a pizza for dinner or a drive through at McDonald's not only are they ruining their health but also instilling the unhealthy lifestyle to their children. Parents don't prevent their children at all when they encourage them to eat processed fat in the form of a burger and fries. Upon growing up, many of these children will develop a love for this food that in turn they will pass on their kids and this vicious cycle will continue. A goal of marketing is to establish familiarity and easily recognizable symbols like the golden arch of McDonald's. Due to this, commercial ads only have to show that logo along with a burger to brainwash us into driving...
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...If the person’s needs are being met (food, clothing, shelter), there is no need to shoplift, rob, committing additional crimes. However, this is where the reform comes in. The way our welfare programs are currently run there is a huge and lack of accountability of where the money is being allocated, and it doesn’t seem be flowing smoothly. It’s ruining the chance for the very people it’s supposed to help, and providing short-comings in the process. We need to tighten up the process if there is an individual that is able to work and received government assistance, either work, prepare for work or at least be looking for a job. I believe our Welfare Receipts are becoming too dependent on their government paychecks. This assistance is used as a temporary measurement, but you will find people who have been receiving government assistance for 20 plus years. When you are out of the workforce for a number of years, your skills sets start to diminish, any valuable training you might of once had. Your children often follow in your footsteps. They will grow up to think it’s normal to sit at home all day and not provide a living for one’s family. Once they are old enough, they will end up requiring assistance from the Government because that is the “norm” to them, and it’s acceptable. We also need to restructure marriage in lower income neighborhoods....
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...television and he show the ways that it is being done He shows the impact that television has on the written word, education, and the youth in America. Postman explains how the way teaching has changed to make it easier for our youth to understand and how they aren't bettering the curriculum but making it more entertaining. Somehow the television has crept into the school systems of America and is now becoming, sadly, a vital part of the education of our youth. I consider it a huge problem because we are putting the thing that causes our minds to shut down in front of us in school! In what way does it cause our minds to shut down you might ask? At a very young age we are taught that the television is supposed to be used for fun and entertainment, so the first time that something does not catch our interests we change the channel. Postman talks about this and makes mention of the effects a show like "Sesame Street" has on us by saying that there are many things about these kinds of shows that catch our eyes and please us and serve as preparation for entry into a fun-loving culture (142). But in reality it turns out that not all learning is fun and that sometimes effort is required to learn. Postman also says this "Mainly, they will have learned that learning is a form of entertainment or, more precisely, that anything worth learning is a form of entertainment, and out to" (154) . Postman says, "You will find it is said by some that children will learn the best...
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...Did you know that in today’s society models weigh 23% less than the average women? Mass media use unrealistic models sending messages that in order to be considered attractive; you must be unhealthy, underweight and unnatural. Being surrounded with posters and magazines with unrealistic images isn’t going to help solve our society from this tragedy that is happening around us. I agree with models being a bad influence because the media is making the new generations feel so conscious and small about there appearance. Firstly, eating disorders are connected to social lives. As trained models, businesses and companies use models to promote their product or brand. This is the cause of 1.6 million people in the UK suffering from an eating disorder. The use of Photoshop gradually increasing is sending out fake images to the world which affects more and more people every day. By the media using average sized models it could make so many teenagers have a healthier and happier life. Furthermore, women are stereotypically known to be the weaker and more vulnerable sex which makes them easier to make money out of. By making women feel insecure, we are more likely to buy the...
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...Google reshaping our mind is a bad thing because we're not as reliant on our minds as we use to be. Back before we had smart phones or even the internet when someone had a question we would have to go the library to do research on it and find out ourselves, now all we can do is "google it". This is terrible because it reshaped our behavior and made us "lazier", we have all the answers at the tip of our fingers and made it so that we dont have to learn or memorize a thing. Google does not care or does not have any morals because their making money and promoting using their website and us reading books less and less. They may not say it directly, but the way their promoting it to young children is obvious, they're giving kids iPad's instead of...
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..."I believe one of the first signs of growing up is knowing the difference from right and wrong. As children we have to be told what not to do, and what we ought to do. As we get older we begin to develop a mental understanding of these limits, and this is what forms our moral compass. In this day and age, people seem to have gone out of control, especially with what they consider is their right to ""Freedom of Speech"". This was most evident after the inauguration of our president, Mr. Trump. Hating and hazing people for exercising their freedom of speech, completely contradicted the freedom of speech people were demanding for themselves. People openly shove their beliefs in your face, but have little respect for what anyone else believes....
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...This Road We Call Life Name School Class Teacher-word count Due date This Road We call Life Boy Meets World had so many great things going for it. It taught children life lessons without them having to learn the hard way and there being a possibility of ruining their lives forever. The show talked about real issues going on in the world, unlike many other television shows geared toward the same audience. The show even became emotional at times. Some people in the show were better off than others, but that did not matter to the characters. They all treated each other the same. This is an idea that should be instilled in all children across America. At the same time, the show could be funny and exciting. The success of the show, however, depended on the audience. It resonated so deeply with the generation that grew up with it because the characters grew and changed along with the audience. This Road We Call Life Colcord (1997) wrote, “When this Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Wandering down this road that we call life Is what we’re doin’ It’s good to know I have friends that will always Stand by me When this Boy Meets World” (ll. 1-7). This quote from the theme song of Boy Meets World demonstrates a good perspective to have on life. The themes of the show resonated with its audience because the characters face so many real-life situations and issues throughout the course of the show. Shawn, in particular, goes through many hard times and has to learn how to deal...
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