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can 't just decide to stop and go cold turkey because you would suffer from withdrawal. Technology addiction is a big problem according to a 2012 study that 66 percent of people would fear being without their phones (Carolyn Gregoire, The Huffington Post). The iphone is by far the most popular phone there is in america. Teens misuse the technology of these devices. Today 's cell phones have more computing power than NASA used in the apollo moon rocket in the 1960s ( Thomas Dalton, Knope…

People are addicted to their smartphones and the apps that come with it. Whether it’s to see how many followers they can get on popular apps such as Instagram and Snapchat or having the highest score on the new app game. Because of this additive trend about a million people are rather on their phone instead of having a conversation with one another. Since the breakthrough of smartphones, people rather spend time on their phones than have a face to face conversation with another person.…

special effects utilizing techniques like multiple exposure. The editor is one of the greatest combinations of art and skill. The editor delivers the message of the director and screenwriter. With the increasing use of special effects, the amount of post-production only grows. Film editors are responsible for every major motion picture ever consumed.…

Gender divides nearly everything, from colors to toys. The simple mention of the color pink conjures images of numerous ideas and stereotypes associated with girls, while blue creates the same for boys. In her article for The Huffington Post, Sarah Aoun discusses the extension of this division into the sector of technology in higher education and beyond. The opening of her article works to establish the presence of a pronounced lack of women in the tech field, Aoun then takes the reader through…

Laughing has been proven to assist people in becoming healthier both mentally and physically. Americans have come to crave this happiness, especially when it comes to the humorists that people listen to. These humorists create this happiness through their critiques of ideas by stating ideas that people don’t always say directly according to author Alain de Botton. It is clear that it is the job of humorists not merely to entertain, but to put a positive spin on events that subsist as serious…

of exerts from letters and documents drafted by Paul Gauguin. The letters were initially conceived between the years of 1885 and 1901 within varying parts of the world. In these manuscripts he writes to his friend Emile Schuffenecker, who was also a Post-impressionist painter, as well as Emile Bernard, and Daniel de Monfried, who was also an art colletion enthusiast. The letters were often depicted as being comprised mainly of debates about what is and is not considered art, and one must go…

The vast estate I own now is a result of all my hard work. I some from a very humble background which motivated me to make something out of my life. I am a great believer in saving and investments which helped me to consequently achieve a steady flow of income. My wife passed away ten years ago. I had to raise our four children on my own and consequently work hard to support them. It was very challenging for me but I had to do all I could to ensure that they grew up in the right path. After my…

Thrive Global Thrive Global is a consumer wellness start-up that seeks too change how people live and work (Crunch Base, 2016). The stat-up has 16 investors who have contributed $7 M in total equity funding (Crunch Base, 2016). Thrive Global has a big market opportunity when one considers the customers, competition, company and technology. It targets a wide segment market consisting of men, women, from different social economic backgrounds and lifestyle values (Thrive Global, 2016). It also…

and the work place has changed. The ability to function without technology has become so common that using the brain to think is puzzling. A journal writer from News24 had a very interesting response to one of her post. The writer states how her brother-in-law responded to her post, which said, “We are becoming too dependent on computers. His response was “I disagree, computers make the brain smarter. Remember too…

A new artistic movement that materialized in the late 19th century was given the name impressionism. One of the founders of the French impressionist movement was Claude Monet. Impressionists depict in their art what they see and feel at that very moment. It is a painting style that concentrates on the general impression made by a scene or an object. The main reason Monet’s The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil, 1881 attracted my attention is because I have a great fondness for flowers and gardens. The…