Nicholas Carr believes that smartphones distract and give negative impacts on millennials’ minds. He uses several rhetorical devices to prove his point. In the article there is diction, appeals, and imagery present to convince the readers that he is correct with a valid point. When I read this article, it did change my view on how smartphones affect me. It makes me consider reducing the the time I spend on mine.…
In the article “Have Smart Phones Destroyed a Generation,” the writer discusses how the new world of technology has affected Millennials. The writer explains that millennials are highly individualistic people, but individualism has increased significantly since the Baby Boomer years arose. With this intention, the cause of such dramatic shifts in teen behavior was after the Great Recession and when most Americans started to own smartphones. The appearance of smartphones completely changed the form of of a teenager’s life. They are on the verge of mental-health catastrophe.…
Many writers post articles about this new generation destroying department stores, diamonds, golf, and more. Jean M. Twenge’s article titled “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” appears to take on the same point of view. However, she focused on behaviors and emotional health. She avoided bashing the post-Millennial generation (referred to as iGen) and instead studied the effects of the smartphone. Twenge completed research to show that, while physically safer, the new generation of teenagers is suffering mentally.…
I stared ahead into the darkness. I could barely see a faded black and white picture of my best friend on the ceiling along with a sticker from the musical group we were in. Lost in my nostalgia I failed to notice the male hand approaching me. I snapped out of my reverie when the cold hand forcefully lifted me from my bed and gripped my throat. My arm was temporarily forgotten, but I didn’t particularly care for that model, it was just a cheap plastic one.…
The Case of Jeanette M. and the Phone Call The Case of Jeanette M. and the phone call describes a situation as follow. Jeanette, an 80-year-old widow, early in a morning called her physician because she had shortness of breath. The physician was busy and Jeanette explained her condition to the receptionist. At the time of the call, the elderly woman did not have any other health problems so the receptionist said she will pass the message to the physician.…
can we live without phones? A family consisting of four brothers that never talk to each other, and we know nothing about each other, no doubt it’s going to make my father mad. A week might pass and we never see each other, even though we live in the same house. Being close to each other is the most important thing to my father, and he always consider this as a major problem in our house.…
Under my blankets, I felt safe and secure. As if nothing could touch me here. The silk from my bed sheets was soft and smooth across my skin, hugging me in its warm embrace. Terrified, I couldn’t move and heard a knock at the door. Heart pounding in my chest.…
My ten year old brother has had a smartphone and a tablet since he was seven. All of his friends have a smartphone and some form of social media as well. Almost every child now is born around a technological device. I do not think it is fair that he got a smartphone and a tablet when he was at such a young age. I did not get a phone until I was twelve years old.…
Annotated Bibliography Twenge, Jean M. “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 4 Aug. 2017, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/. The author Jean M. Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State. The article was about smartphones and the effect that they have had on society as a whole. It pointed out that people feel more comfortable behind a screen then they do in real life and the problem that it is creating today. This article was really helpful to me.…
My eyes unbolted from my slumber. I slowly pulled the warm, soft, heavy blanket off my heated body. My feet hit the ground and the cold air struck through me like a knife slashing away at the heated film that had surrounded me. As I walked to the window my feet tripped over the piles of laundry that I didn't bother to pick up. I peeled open the blinds and there it was.…
Smartphones will remain for a long time. These little computers we all bear in our pockets throughout the day, consistently presenting new updates and newly design features every year, which means new users will be "hooked" to buy a smartphone. This is uplifting news for Apple, Google, Samsung, HTC, and the various companies profiting from smartphones. Over the past couple years, the number of people who uses a smart phone has been expanding rapidly. As indicated by the Pew Research Center, “about 64 percent of Americans owned smart phones in October 2014”…
Now a days everybody has a pet: dog, cat, hamster, turtle, fish, etc. and those who have one, usually love them. This is a story of a girl that really loved her pet, and a struggle she had because of a distraction called: Cellphone. The story goes like this: Not long ago lived a girl named Sophie, she was 15 years old. She lived in a small and beautiful town near the beach, full of people from all around the world.…
Many people are concerned about the dangers that cell phones pose, and they are told that keeping it a greater distance from their heads and using devices such as headphones can diminish much of the radiation; all of which is true. Unfortunately, since the technology industry has made the invention of wireless headphones, if people use their cell phones in conjunction with these devices, the radiation dosage can be even greater than normal. Using Bluetooth, the main type of wireless communication between devices, can have just as much electromagnetic radiation as talking on the phone. One team realized this and began to test the power density rating and the specific absorption rate (SAR), both of which measure radiation dosages. This team…
Throughout the years, phones have had modifications and improvements that have changed the world. The phone was invented in 1876 by a man named Alexander Graham Bell. Although the phone was simply used for communication, the fact that technology could send sound waves through an electronic device was unbelieveable. Slowly, as the years went on, more advancements were made. The phone became portable and smaller, texting was invented, cameras were conjoined with the phone, and the internet was accessible.…
Throughout my day-to-day life I am able to constantly keep in touch with friends and family through my mobile phone. This form of communication is essential on how I construct my day, as it is a tool in coordinating group events or even communicating with work colleagues. It becomes very difficult to imagine my life today without being able to easily communicate with someone by pushing one button. The device I use now allows me to communicate through different platforms such as FaceTime, text messaging, phone calls, and Emojis. Cellphones help enable me to communicate with others in a very interactive and creative way.…