Distraction

Sabrina Rodriguez Professor Thomas Korson English 1A 30 November 2017 Distractions Can Wait There has always been a reiteration on reckless driving over countless years yet there is still an incomprehensible amount of drivers that neglect to follow the laws of the road. Although while driving under the influence of any substance has been a spotlight issue, it has overshadowed the growing threat to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians that is disregarded by drivers and pardoned far too often…

(Our World of Electrons and Distractions) Every single day, we see and notice other humans. These people are wide, narrow, short, tall, happy and sad. There are a plethora of different types of humans, but in the hand of almost any human that will cross your line of sight, is a little device that can control even the most diverse of people. The cellphone has dominated our culture, from the oldest senior to the youngest toddler, but is too much of this technology hurting us rather than aiding…

How Technology In The 21st Century Become A Distraction? On a day to day basis the average person uses technology seven hours out of their day, including cell phones, television, video games, tablets, and computers. As technology advances over time, the time spent using technology increases. Stop to thank about the times you spent using technology when you are supposed to be doing something more productive such as homework, or even housework. The time spent distracted by the technology pile up…

dangerous to multitask with. Texting uses three distractions of the brain, visual, cognitive, and manual while talking just uses manual and cognitive. Texting on the phone had an average reaction time of 66.41 centimeters. Talking on the phone had an average reaction time of 64.65 centimeters. No distractions had an average reaction time of 47.50 centimeters. Therefore, the data does support the original hypothesis. In the brain, there are three distractions - cognitive, visual, and manual.…

Distracted driving is any activity or distraction that takes a driver 's attention away from their focus on the road (“Facts 1”). Distracted driving in the United States is becoming a huge and increasing problem. As many as 660,000 Americans are fiddling and playing around with their cell phones and other technologies while driving (Perry 1). Every day nine people die and 1,060 people are injured due to distracted driving (Halsey 1). To reduce the trend in distracted driving among teenagers,…

anything productive. Distractions in class can be really frustrating, not only for the students who actually want to learn and take something out of the class, but for the teacher trying their best to help you learn as well. Distractions do nothing more than prevent you from working, and should try to be prevented. Fortunately, it's possible to prevent being distracted and distracting others. First, I wanted to know what students find most distracting so we can…

general consensus is that technology can be a very useful tool in the classroom however it can also prove to be a distraction if it is used by students for things other than educational purposes. In the article “Can College Students Resist the Lure of Facebook, Twitter during class.” The author Barbara King uses several different sources to make her point that technology is a distraction to students and affects their learning. In the article she states that “…at the University of New Hampshire…

has soon become a daily habit for teenagers and young adults to go on sites like Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram. Social media is impacting the lives of teenagers and young adults in a negative manner because of cyber bullying, procrastination, distraction, and lack of communication. In the recent years, social media has been expanding, meaning that more people are using social media sites on a day-to-day basis. Social media can be used in a positive way by allowing people to use…

electronic devices during class time, some of which can be a distraction to their academic learning. he use of electronic devices in the classroom have increases over the past several years due to the electronic revolution. There are consequences involved with the increase in technology and the use of technological devices in classrooms. Some of the consequences related to this issue are dependance on the device, becoming a distraction to the user as well as those around the user, student…

College Students Should Use Technology Wisely Recollecting my first class in college, I saw many students carried laptops or tablets, taking notes faster than me on these devices. Interestingly, I found out they are also using them in class, escaping from the reality to a fascinating online world. That is how Millennials attend a traditional lecture based class. The characteristics of the digital era defined what they learn and how they learn. Millennial college students are facilitating and…