Memory span

Journal #5 Riley Parsley said “um” a lot and did not have good pronunciation or talk loud enough. I could not understand him at times and he did not have good posture. He explained the process of becoming a game warden well and he was talking to the audience, but he did not express his transitions clearly. Heather said “um” and “stuff like that” a lot. In the beginning of her speech she was banging on the podium which was distracting. I think her transitions were rushed but she clearly stated…

How does a person characterize an attention span? People may reckon that someone having a decent attention span is attentive and a person who is inattentive has a short attention span. In “The Attention Span Myth,” the author Virginia Heffernan debates on whether attention spans are real or not. “Heffernan is a national correspondent for Yahoo News [and a] former editor at Harper’s magazine” (Heffernan 113). She uses certain strategies to inform the reader on her information and certain types of…

Should school get rid of sport? In Pro-Sport articles, the author always puts up a picture of children or teenagers winning something and they all are smiling from cheek to cheek. What is doesn't show is the other half of the calculation - the losers. More than 20 nations have better high school graduation rate. Americans are distracted by sports, and it has gone too far. Advocates of school not getting rid of sports claim sports are an American beloved tradition. However, sports are…

is needed. But for whatever reason one may do multitasking, it is something we do and that is important to our lives. Some people may not realize how harming and negative this practice is. Multitasking can cause social problems, it can affect the memory, and it does not save time. One may assume that multitasking is saving time because they are doing multiple things at once, but it’s actually the opposite. “First, the assignment takes…

Technology: Not So Bad After All Many educators and parents have complained over the fact that their students and children have very short attention spans and technology is to be blamed. They claim that in the classroom, students’ phones can be continuous distractions that impede effective learning (Barnes, Raymond, and Sharmila 2-3). At home, parents lament over the fact that their children are constantly watching tv or using their phones while simultaneously completing their schoolwork…

Toys Cause for Distraction Education refers to any experience that creates an impression on the mind.(citation?) One of the best ways of learning is through experience. Experiences leaves an impression on the mind that shapes an individual’s general character, attitudes, and habits or skills. Essentially, experiences influence how someone perceives certain material. How someone learns is unique to the individual, but distraction effects everyone commonly. Distraction is anything that prevents an…

I have a hard time being successful in school because I have my phone to distract me, and the second thing that distracts me is I don 't really understand what the professor is saying. The third thing is my family. I 'm easily distracted by small things. I promise myself every time that I will turn off my phone while I’m studying or trying to do my homework, but I turn around and look at my phone and and my messages. The second reason why I 'm easily distracted is I don 't understand what the…

Baseball is one of those sports with multiple boring moments and a wide attention span followed by the need for immediate action with a narrowed focus of attention while running and jumping to make an amazing catch against the wall with flow and auto-processing or fielding a ball and having to throw it a long distance with accuracy while…

Distraction, which is preventing someone from giving their full attention, is part of being a human being. Humans are constantly being distracted from anything from social media and entertainment to a flying insect. We seem to be focusing on more of entertainment and distractions instead of listening to a lecture. Lecture are quite exhausting as students have to divert their focus onto lecture, while taking notes to study for exams. Thus, distraction is a key role in negatively affecting…

Snapchat Thesis Statement: Snapchat is a distraction that prohibits productivity and hinders personal time management. We all heard of the social platform known as Snapchat, who has a millions of users worldwide, but college students spend more time on snapchat than they actually study. When classes start, we are not used to the rhythm of school, and it takes a while to adjust. Maybe on the second or third of school, we get a homework load that looks overwhelming. Snapchat is a distraction…