Ray Bradbury, the author of “The Pedestrian,” writes, “And on his way he would see the cottages and homes with their dark windows, and it was not unequal to walking through a graveyard where only the faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows.” According to Kathiann Kowalski, most college students in America use cell phones for 9 hours a day on average. The “Primal Screen” by Ellen Goodman is an editorial that gives specific facts and information about how much time technology is used daily. “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury is a short story about a man who is thought to be insane because he does not own a “viewing screen” or television. These pieces have similar messages, but the authors have different methods
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“Two-thirds of teenagers said they listen to music every day, and 58 percent said the same about watching television, the study said. By contrast, 45 percent reported using social media every day and only 36 percent said they enjoyed that activity "a lot"; twice as many said they really enjoyed their music.” On average, teens are involved with media somehow for at least 9 hours a day. That is just over one-third of their day. This leaves less time for face-to-face conversations, schoolwork, and even sleep. In a study, many teenagers said that they watch TV or use social media while they do homework. Of those teenagers, 76% said they listened to music while doing schoolwork. 6% of these teens thought that the music made them work slower or distracted them too much; half of them said it helped. “‘As a parent and educator, there's clearly more work to be done around the issue of multi-tasking," said James Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, an organization that monitors youthful media use and gives recommendations to parents. "Nearly two-thirds of teens today tell us they don't think watching TV or texting while doing homework makes any difference to their ability to study and learn, even though there's more and more research to the contrary."’ If the fact that teens distract themselves with media while doing homework is not horrible enough, most of them do not even realize they are being distracted.
All things considered, Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian” is more powerful because the story shows the reader how technology use looks in everyday life, and it gives the reader an idea of how life may be in the future if technology use continues to increase. “Hello, in there," he whispered to every house on every side as he moved. "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9? Where are the cowboys rushing, and do I see the United
“Two-thirds of teenagers said they listen to music every day, and 58 percent said the same about watching television, the study said. By contrast, 45 percent reported using social media every day and only 36 percent said they enjoyed that activity "a lot"; twice as many said they really enjoyed their music.” On average, teens are involved with media somehow for at least 9 hours a day. That is just over one-third of their day. This leaves less time for face-to-face conversations, schoolwork, and even sleep. In a study, many teenagers said that they watch TV or use social media while they do homework. Of those teenagers, 76% said they listened to music while doing schoolwork. 6% of these teens thought that the music made them work slower or distracted them too much; half of them said it helped. “‘As a parent and educator, there's clearly more work to be done around the issue of multi-tasking," said James Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, an organization that monitors youthful media use and gives recommendations to parents. "Nearly two-thirds of teens today tell us they don't think watching TV or texting while doing homework makes any difference to their ability to study and learn, even though there's more and more research to the contrary."’ If the fact that teens distract themselves with media while doing homework is not horrible enough, most of them do not even realize they are being distracted.
All things considered, Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian” is more powerful because the story shows the reader how technology use looks in everyday life, and it gives the reader an idea of how life may be in the future if technology use continues to increase. “Hello, in there," he whispered to every house on every side as he moved. "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9? Where are the cowboys rushing, and do I see the United