Technology Is Distracting In today’s society Americans have experienced the growth of technology: A new Iphone emerging every year; additional softwares for any running computer, and even social media booming and being available for any device capable of retrieving internet. With the growth of technology, society is becoming attached to their phones, computers, tablet, etc by using them every where. Sherry Turkle states, “ he couldn’t imagine not being in continual contact with the office” (382). The growth of technology is establishing a strain on necessities. Are people amplifying the technological world? Yes. The average adult uses the internet daily, and young teens use the internet for entertainment and work; however, the internet is disrupting lives. It is true that the growth of technology creates
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When texting a friend a person uses lingo such as lol, omg, brb (laughing out loud, oh my gosh, and be right back), however, someone is typing a college paper about diseases and he or she cannot be using such abbrieviations if the student desires an exceptional grade on the paper. According to Michaela Cullington, “teacher’s say their students are are forgetting punctuation…” (363). The writing skills are unimpressive because the student is relying on spell check and auto correct on devices. Teachers are starting to worry about students lacking the writing skills and wondering if the problem will become permanent with attractions to texting every day (363). There has to be an invisible switch for using texting lingo or else bad habits may stick.
Furthermore, Technology adjusts how people speak, write, and now even learn. Nicholas Carr wrote the article Is Google Making Us Stupid? and it is a valuable question in today’s society because it is true. Students depend on unreliable sources for information like wikipedia where anyone can go in and
James
When texting a friend a person uses lingo such as lol, omg, brb (laughing out loud, oh my gosh, and be right back), however, someone is typing a college paper about diseases and he or she cannot be using such abbrieviations if the student desires an exceptional grade on the paper. According to Michaela Cullington, “teacher’s say their students are are forgetting punctuation…” (363). The writing skills are unimpressive because the student is relying on spell check and auto correct on devices. Teachers are starting to worry about students lacking the writing skills and wondering if the problem will become permanent with attractions to texting every day (363). There has to be an invisible switch for using texting lingo or else bad habits may stick.
Furthermore, Technology adjusts how people speak, write, and now even learn. Nicholas Carr wrote the article Is Google Making Us Stupid? and it is a valuable question in today’s society because it is true. Students depend on unreliable sources for information like wikipedia where anyone can go in and
James