What would the world be like if cars didn’t exist? What would the world be like if smartphones were never invented? These utilities that American’s use in everyday mundane life was thought up of from kids who would rather tinker with motherboards or engines than play football with their friends. Despite their future achievements, these children have been labeled as ‘nerds’ or ‘geeks’. These geniuses are discriminated against for being able to bring amazing technology to the hands of an average…
Texting and driving could cost you your life, or someone else’s. The Public Service Announcement (PSA) “ Don't Text and Drive PSA” shows a car full of teenagers listening to music and chatting, but the driver gets a text from her mom asking when she will be home, instead of waiting until the car stopped, the driver proceeded to text her mother back. While the driver is texting back her mother, she swerves into a lane with another car. The other car had a mom with her three kids in the car as…
Life can change in an instant. Driving on the back roads in Falmouth, Massachusetts may seem like a casual drive for John Busby, until one day he is shot in the jaw. The windshield broken, glass everywhere, and blood pouring out uncontrollably on the wheel. J. Busby experienced this life changing moment that not only affected him, but his whole family. John and Cylin Busby reach out to readers using a unique memoir structure, effective poetic devices, and flashbacks. These specific attributes…
Over the course of time, my use of technology has gradually increased. However, unfortunately, I’m not the only person that’s struggling with the same problem. According to the article “Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid?”, Christopher Bergland states that everyone around the world is engaged with some sort of technology. Technology ranges from phones, computers, television, tablets, etc. therefore, it’s almost impossible not to use it. However, there is always improvement for everything. In the…
to writing letters, making phone calls and meeting face-to-face, today 's business people can send text messages, leave social media posts, send instant messages or email their recipients. Therefore, employers need to draw up policies that mandate how communication media should be used. For instance, employers need to establish if there is some information that should never be communicated via text messages, such as firing or disciplinary action. Employers should also make a decision whether all…
that the use of a cellphone is considered appropriate? What about in the classroom? Research carried out by the Human Subject Committee at Wilkes University found that “95% of students bring their phones to class every day, 92% use their phones to text message during class time, and 10% admit they have texted during an exam on at least one occasion” (Tindell and Bohlander 1). One must keep these statistics in mind when analyzing the negative impacts that cellphones have in school…
Does the use of modern technology differ from those of your parents? There are 6.8 billion people on the planet and 4 billion of them use a mobile phone. Only 3.5 billion of them use a toothbrush. There are vest differences between my generation and my parents generation. The long term affects will be critical. Developing games have changed from generations to generations. Parents in the USA use more hand on games to develop the brain,but the way this generation 's use developing…
Etiological understandings of famine in the bible justify the presence of famine in the modern setting and often delay efforts to rectify the issue. The bible has been one of the most influential books throughout history due to the Christian fellowship’s infallible commitment to their faith. The bible is used as a tool to teach Christians a standard of living a good and ethical life. Story telling is one of the most infamous ways of teaching these essential life lessons, because when the bible…
IPhone, electronics, and technology has become the norm of today’s world. Communication has dramatically changed over years. We can communicate faster and more cost-effectively, we have access to more information, and we have more choices of how to communicate. In the short essay “The limits of friendship “by Konnikova she speaks on Dunbar number and questions whether having more virtual friends/relationship will influence us in a positive or negative way, also for the future generation. In…
Imagine not knowing why one was afraid to open the trunk of their car. Forgetfulness is a sign of an unreliable narrator. According to www.nownovel.com, an unreliable narrator is a character who tells the reader a story that cannot be taken at face value. In “Strawberry Spring” by Stephen King, the narrator is a serial killer who kills students on campus and attempts to portray the infamous Jack the Ripper. In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the narrator has postpartum…