My Digital Practice Analysis

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Meichen Qian Prof. Amrine 17th Feb Prompt#1 My Digital Practice “Happy Valentine’s day”, the buzzing of my phone reminded me of the just-received text. I know it definitely was sent from my boyfriend although he was just sitting on my left. It is an all-too-familiar scene that we just peck away at our smartphone checking our Facebook feeds or texts. As I called his attention, his head slowly lifted and reluctantly kiss me. Then, however, lower his head and refocus on his laptop games. It’s no surprise that lots of girls are complaining their boyfriend overlook their feeling due to over-addicted to visual games. Some girls, unbearably, finished their relationship. “According to …show more content…
Firstly, all my emails checked at once. Every morning, there are at least 30 new emails, but most of them are advertisements of the companies I have ever interested. There is no real emergency. Those daily-arrival emails sent one by one and interrupt my time into small pieces which seriously reduces my studying efficiency. Secondly, setting the rules control phones ‘abusing like the one who used the phone pay our bills. It is really useful. Before setting rules, when I dinner out with my friends, we are focusing on our phones without talking with others. Now, firstly we placed our phones on the desk and who touched the phone has to pay all our bills. Then we have a real fun during our weekend. Thirdly, turn my phone to airplane mode during classes. I cannot constantly focus on my course content if my phone lying on my desk because every buzzing divers my …show more content…
I remembered clearly that there is a heated debate in my junior high school about whether our student can use phone and other high technical devices on campus or not. It takes root resource of a horrible murder case that one of our school students was kidnapped by his father’s employee after classes and consequently he was cruelly killed by the murder with strong hate for being dismissed by his father. During that time, some people claim that if he has phone, he won’t be cheated so easily and may ask help. Nowadays, the smartphone is not only for communication, its functions contained GPS, calculation, dictionary, entertainment and online shopping. All my bank cards are attached with my phone, and there are lots of self and even my online dairy. Looking through my phone almost equals looking into my life. I am also mindful of the danger. Nothing can resist my personal information split out. The pushes show me the good I may interest in. They empty my pocket, and most of them are not really necessary in need or on sale. Much worse experiences are receiving fraud calls. They give me constantly harassing phone calls; they give my parents detestable distress calls like asking money to help me abortion, litigant and medicine fees for accidence. Those cheaters know my birthday, my address and follow my track clearly. And it is especially horrible since I am an international student and live aboard by myself. But

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