Analysis Of Kristen Lewis 'Article Is This You?'

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In the article" Is this you?" by Kristen Lewis, with Carolyn Gregorio, there is a relationship between technology and stress. The more students are using technology, the more stress is being put on them. The article states " Technology allows kids to be on 24/7, sharing, posting, and tweeting with legions of people. This stops kids from doing their work and may cause stress." In this case, the kids are not doing their work and only on their electronics. Even though there could be good in using their electronics they should do their homework first. One way that may work is that, kids should do their homework first and then set a time limit for how long they get to use their electronics. Another reason there is a relationship between

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