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Multitasking has been proven to be ineffective in many cases. Russell Poldrack went so far as to say it “changes the way people learn” making a person’s new knowledge “less flexible and more specialized” (qtd. in Rosen 376). The term effective, however, is used very loosely, largely depending on which exact process you wish to be effective. For instance, no one would say that a Big Mac is an essential ingredient to a person’s health. Be that as it may, it is useful in regards to satisfying a…

Like the typical teenager, my phone is glued to the palm of my hand, at all times. I am guilty of texting and driving in the past, like most young drivers confess in their early years of driving. Once one uses a cell phone while driving and survives the car ride, it automatically becomes an unbreakable habit. One might claim he or she is “good at texting and driving” and are incapable of the serious risk of accidents caused by distracted driving. They are wrong to think it will never happen to…

Thousands of years ago, ancestors used horses to deliver the message to other tribes when it is necessary. Chinese warriors used fire to light up the great wall passing signals to camps from hundred miles away. Nowadays, thanks to the technology that people no longer have to waste time on the trip for one message or a letter. After the mobile phone has published to the public, it becomes one of the necessities that people use and carry every day. The message is one of the most efficient…

Today everyone is glued to their phones and it is no surprise the urge to pick up your phone in the most unappropriated situation is so common. It is a primary law in New Jersey and many other states, that the driver is prohibited from using any hand-held devices while driving. Nevertheless, people will continue to peek at their phone at any chance they get. Theoretically speaking, if an accident was to occur and the driver was texting the driver should be held liable for any resulting injuries…

Today in America, there is a silent epidemic of internet behavior that is leading individuals to feel unfulfilled in their daily lives. With speed being the internets greatest quality it is surprising to many that it takes so much time away from one 's life. Along with the speed of the cell phone and internet it is no wonder individuals get impatient to check their phone while driving. This quick check is enough to cut in line on death row. The internet has many names another would probably be a…

“Today nearly two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone” (Smith). Cell phones are a part of everyday life in the twenty first century. Society uses them for everything from checking the weather conditions, remaining in contact with people, personal entertainment and so much more. With so many individuals in possession of this convenient device, it is no surprise that countless people use them at inappropriate times. This ad, released August of 2012 in the United Kingdom, implies that texting…

Losing your face The article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” by Sherry Turkle explains to concerned educators and adults how technology and multitasking is splitting our attention, hindering our ability to properly communicate, and express empathy for one another. Using logos and ethos, Turkle promptly displays a concerning amount of evidence of the degradation of our face to face communication skills; however, by immediately countering any arguments for cell phone usage Turkle leaves the pathos of…

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MELLODY ROHRER OCTOBER 2, 2017 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EASILY OBTAINABLE INFORMATION? Although there are probably a ton of advantages and disadvantages in this area, I can only name a couple. First of all the advantages to being able to get information easily on the Internet are not having to look through a ton of books or paperwork just to find the information that you need. On the Internet you can pull up…

As young children, everyone is told how to cross the street safely, but what happens when phones are brought into the picture? From children to adults, everyone is wrapped up in their phones nowadays, whether it's at home or even crossing the street. Texting while walking might not seem like that much of a problem, but in 2016, more than 6,000 people have died from it, in the U.S. alone. As more and more people are becoming more addicted to their phones, more people are becoming susceptible to…

Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone in 1874. From this generation on, the evolution of the phone has impacted our society immensely. Phones have gone from a simpler way to communicate without travel or write a letter, to everyone having them as a daily item in their pocket you can't forget. If something were to happen to your present day phone, it's easy to freak out, especially if you forget it at home, or drop it to the ground (or break it with a discus). However dependent…