Xbox 360 Research Paper

At the age of thirteen, I was introduced to the game console Xbox 360. I fell in love with it the minute I started to play it. The game console was a Christmas present. What I did not know at that point of time was that it was the worst present for me in the long run, and that there are much better and useful things to do instead of watching a screen.
I had several Xbox 360 games, but the first one I started to play on the Xbox 360 was Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It is a first-person shooter. I played it every single day for hours with my friends and had endless conversations about random stuff. I stopped studying, doing my homework, and classwork. I started to flunk all my classes. I honestly couldn’t care less what grades I was getting because all I really thought about was playing video games.
Before I got the Xbox 360 I did very well in school. Every day when I arrived home after school, I would eat a snack. Then I would do the homework that was assigned that day, and an hour later I would review the notes I took in class. I would spend my weekends studying everything that was taught through out the week. During my free time I would skateboard around my block. At the end of the quarters, I would earn A’s and B’s. …show more content…
Before the meeting I was completely flustered. I was not sure what to expect and what the outcome would be. The meeting lasted an hour. “What’s the problem? … Is everything okay? … Why aren’t you completing the work that’s assigned to you?” asked my counselor. After explaining the reasons why I was not doing very well at school, she gave me great reasons why what I was doing was incorrect and why it was not good for my future. Furthermore, she explained that if it continues, I will be