What Dillon shows us is that reading in smaller bursts are slowly hurting our ability to comprehend information and texts. Dillon shows us that there is a huge difference between reading online and reading a physical copy. He finds it funny that we have not noticed this sooner, we rely so much on digital information, but we have not paid attention to how much it has effected us (Sullivan par 6). One of the earliest articles I found that discusses the decline of reading is The Death of Reading…
1955, and passing away on 5th October, 2011. Steve Jobs was Chairman, co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs impact for technology, entertainment, advertisement and pop cultures was vast, he leaves behind an empire that changed the way we all live and work. It started with three men – Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula – together in the late 1970’s designed and marketed the Apple II series of computers. In 1996, Apple were still a niche computer platform. Windows-based PCs were…
doctor’s office, restaurant, or park, for instance, lives are not endangered. The dangerous aspects of cell phone use have become a huge part of our lives since people are willing to do all these things while driving. How scary is that? Driving alone is already dangerous. When cell phone use is added into the picture, the danger level rises tremendously. Cell phone usage while driving is a huge distraction, causes accidents, and threatens lives. Cell phones behind the wheel are a big…
focus toward a more and more ubiquitous learning developed by community interactions. Social media has become one with the fabric of society and while it may undergo constant evolution over its lifespan, it will remain part of the world in which we live for the foreseeable future. Social media provides many different outlets for society today. Healthcare organizations and physicians use social media for networking purposes to inform the public about different diseases and trends in healthcare,…
sisters Leah and Gabby had a similar situation going back and forth between their father’s and our mom’s houses. They decided that they didn’t want to live with our mother anymore. I wouldn’t know until I was 20, but apparently my mom had conversations about being suicidal with them. There must have been other reasons too, but they didn’t want to live in an environment with someone like that. Presley and I idolized Leah and Gabby. It seemed that they were always having a good time. And they…
HIV is the Human immunodeficiency virus. The virus was recognized in a chimpanzee by scientist in Africa. They believe that it is the same cause of HIV infections found in humans. The type of infection found in chimpanzees are called the simian immunodeficiency virus that was spread to humans and also mutated into HIV. There was a time when human hunted chimpanzee for meat and was in contact with their blood that is infected. In past studies it showed that HIV have showed up in apes and…
The pricier studios are usually found in the larger areas associated with the music industry, like New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, or Atlanta. Smaller areas, such as Montgomery, Birmingham, and Mobile tend to stay under $100 per hour, but usually cost more than $50 per hour, depending on the quality of the studio. Around Montgomery, the least expensive professional studio that advertises regularly offers digital recording services for as little as $50 per hour. The Cage will offer studio time…
How Music Affects Who You Are When I was twelve years old, my dad bought me my first guitar. I had no idea what I was doing when I began, but within a matter of two weeks, I already had the basics down and could play full songs. To me and my teacher, that was incredible, because it takes most people at least a month. He had even told me that he thinks I was “born to play.” Along with learning guitar, I taught myself how to play piano within a year. I began to realize that no matter what mood I…
Peanuts is a classic comic strip that was created by an average, everyday man, debuting in 1950. Charles Schulz created the strip based on his own emotions and personality. The comic strip slowly became more popular by the year and over sixty years later, it is the one of the most famous and influential comic strips ever created. Originally, Peanuts was a gag strip, or a single-paneled strip with a caption beneath the drawing, with typical characters and childish situations. (Walker, 407).…
terrible,” however, Brown creates a generalization of all farmers and, what Moby points out, “not liking a solution does not mean that at some point you don’t have to choose the solution.” Moby compares this to the music industry’s denial of change when CDs were becoming obsolete. Not only does Moby protest to Governor Brown, but also deem alfalfa, almonds, cotton, and beef as “the worst water offenders.” Beef uses about 800 gallons of water only to yield one pound of beef while other crops,…