It goes without saying that social media has tremendous effects on people nowadays. Several researches have pointed out that there are several advantageous features as well as drawbacks of social media coupled with the specific reasons for bad effects on young generations. Undoubtedly, social media is now a new concept of the modern era, as seen in Shahjahan and Christy’s research study (2014, V, para 1): “A new platform, social media, has taken the power of the word to new levels, transforming…
would usually hop on his computer, secluded in his room, and use the internet on a daily basis to either play video games or chat with his friends via Skype and other various forms of…
everyone excels at certain aspects of academics and has deficiency in other facets and I am no different. The flaws that sometimes create an obstacle for my educational goals are as follows: I'm a procrastinator and I get distracted, I seem to get some sort of thrill from having to rush everything. The strengths that help me as a student are the facts that I grasp concepts and formulas pretty quickly. I've already taken the proper steps to mitigate the effects of my flaws. At the beginning of…
Even though the film is two decades old, the quality and the camera works of it is something comparable to today’s film industry. In fact, it was awarded for “best picture” for the 67th Academic Awards hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The cinematography of the film was very well programmed. A great example of this is at the beginning of the movie when Forrest first appeared on screen; the cinematographers used of the technique of zoom shot to shoot from high above and…
succeed? I am good at maths and science (especially biology) comparision to other academic skills. Memorizing as well as understanding is required in most of the biology classes, and I have that ability. I am good in analyzing the problems and finding solutions. If one methods does not work, I try other different ways to solve the given problems. It is not my habit to give up easily. Trying several methods improves my creativity, which will help me to analyze and solve the problems quicker. I am…
Causes and Effects of Sleep Deprivation Sleep can be defined as an obligatory period of physical and mental relaxation, where consciousness, thought, and voluntary movements stop and sporadic dreaming occurs. No one knows why or how humans and other animals sleep, but it is certain that the type of sleep influences quality, quantity, and the effectiveness of wakeful mental and physical activities (Thompson 1). Daytime languor, due to sleep deprivation is a major complication for fifty percent of…
different way to be a successful student. During my time of education, I learn one thing that there is not a single way can make student success in very short period of time. It takes many steps to do so. In the article “Guidelines and Thoughts for Academic Success”, Larry Ludewig makes a list to tell people what successful student usually do. While I was reading it, I found out that there are many things I never did before. The three main characteristics of successful student that I want to try…
determine any correlational or cause and effect relationship between eating breakfast and doing better in school. Hypothesis: Eating breakfast really help student improving their academic performance. Correlational Study In a correlational research, we observe without manipulating two or more naturally occurring variables to find a relationship between them. The operational definition of the breakfast is a meal made of eggs, bread served with a fruit juice. The academic performance is defined…
The effects of gaming on the brain. While gaming has become quite the fad, researchers disagree on whether gaming damages the brain or boosts the brain. While gaming is widely used on computers, consoles, hand held devices, and cell phones, people of all ages find themselves involved in one way or another. Some studies show that action games have behavior benefits such as enhanced low level vision, visual attention, processing speed and statistical inference. (Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw,…
From calculators to computers and iPads to smartboards, there is no limit to what technology can be used for or to what it can do. In classrooms, textbooks are a thing of the past. Within the education system we have begun saving more tress by incorporating the use of technology…