Shut Out

tasks once again, so she suggests that they take a “vacation” and shut off the home for some time. “Why don’t we shut the whole house off for a few days and take a vacation?” Lydia thinks it’s a great idea to shut off the house because it is best for her family so their brains can refresh and focus on what’s really going on with the real world and trying something new not just having technology do it all. Lydia feels really left out that her children don’t call her mom. The family really needs…

Imagine you are in class, and various students pull out their phones while the teachers are giving a lesson.What do you do? This situation has become a constant and teachers have proposed “Shut Down Your Screen Week” for the better of students and their peers. Some people may believe that this idea is a good and beneficial event, but others may argue that it is bad and hopeless. Both teachers and students will have to decide if “Shut Down Your Screen Week” is a profitable event for everyone.…

In recent news, it is said that schools across the country are to partake in a national "Shut Down Your Screen Week". This can have many benefits to children all across the country, educationally. I am in agreement with this idea and I believe that it could help increase their knowledge without the use of phones. Children often use most of their time using some sort of technology. This time could be used wisely to study or to do something productive. In the article, "Kids Still…

and suffering. Chapter 24 (pgs 452 -472) The chapter focused back on the Joads and the night of the camp dance. Tensions are high with the knowledge that the Farmers’ Association plans to infiltrate the dance and start a riot and have the camp shut down by the police. A complex plan is devised to end…

Shut Off Your Screen Week According to Ritchel, “As skeptical as it sounds, video game players actually develop better visual activity.” (Ritchel). Relevant to said information, I think that our school should volunteer in the “Shut Off Your Screen Week. It is important for us to focus on school and not the technology that surrounds us. In school, students are more focused on the technology around them than per say, a lecture given by a teacher. The students technology is too distracting, and…

home. A sump pump provides your basement or crawlspace with a line of defense against flooding. The sump pump sits in or over a sump pit where water collects. As the water level in the pit rises, it triggers the sump pump to start, pumping the water out and away from your home…

teenagers for numerous reasons, one being multitasking. When allowing a student to plug their brains into a environment they are not naturally evolved into we are allowing technology to rewire their brain in a blink of an eye. Participating in National Shut Down Your Screen Week would encourage intimate relationships that have decreased over the past 20 years. Technology can have its advantages like receiving information quickly, getting things done promptly, and/or having an increase in…

relationship. The two ideas I found most interesting was the questions she posed along the lines of “What draws you most to your partner?” such as at their work, when they are far away etc. The second question she mentioned that I found interesting was “what shuts you off and turns you on?”. While watching this TED talk I actually thought about my own relationship. My current boyfriend and I are going through a very rough time in our relationship. While watching this talk it made me reflect on…

What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. I will make those that are against you stumble and fall. If you have kept My command to endure…

causes for why people bully others. For example, trouble at home, parent or family issues, or unpaid expenses. Many children have these problems, but they don’t know how to handle it. So they take out their anger on others who seem different. Causing the victim of the bully to get angry, making them lash out on someone else. It’s just a big chain of violence that never stops, unless you do your part. Here are a few ways that you and I could help solve youth violence. If you see someone being…