Mobile phones- a term from which everyone is familiar with, from young ones to the older people. In, 1973 science developed the first mobile phone with the motive of connecting people to their nearer and distant ones. However, with the passage of time several changes were made in this gadget which brought everyone just a click away. As per the tradition, this gadget also brought several pros and cons along with it. So, a matter of broad and current interest among the parents is “How young is too…
Technology is something that seems to bring people together, but in reality, can bring people farther away when technology not optimized for certain people. Various groups are left out of new technology, especially the deaf, hard of hearing, and elderly. These groups deserve technology just as much as the normal demographic. Technology is meant to bring people closer together not isolate them. However, despite the technology historically not been fully optimized for these groups, it has had some…
Technology has changed the world in many ways, shapes and forms. Over the years we have become so relied on what technology is given to us. That it’s made us lazy and makes us feel that we wouldn’t be able to live without it because that’s basically all we rely on. It has given us many opportunities to try new things throughout the years. Having the advanced technology that we do has made eve4rything a lot more easy and simple. Although now everything is becoming all computerized it is making…
Are Teens Addicted to Their Cell Phones? Is your teen addicted to his/her cell phone? Most teens are addicted. In a study 15-19 year olds described themselves as addicted. They said they were depressed without it. I’m not addicted anymore although I used to be. The majority of teens are addicted to their phones. Most of that majority will deny that they’re addicted.When i'm walking down the corridor here in school I can’t go 10 feet without seeing another teen on their phone. I’m…
The Truth About Technology Is technology ruining the world or making it better? Technology has changed throughout the years. Technology has a positive effect on humans because people can communicate, helping kids education, and advanced medicine. Communication is the number one thing people use technology for. The technology today allows the people to communicate worldwide for a cheaper price than it was 20 years ago. In an emergency people are able to immediately contact first responders…
In modern day, a person can see a random child under the age of thirteen have a phone, tablet or gaming device. Cris Rowan, a Pediatric Therapist, implies “Children use 7.5 hours per day of entertainment technology, and 75% have a device in their bedroom.” With all this technology around young children, one wonders how technology can affect their behavior, development, and learning abilities. By the age of three months to two years old, children are exposed to their first two…
She is driving down the highway going to her mother’s house. They haven’t seen each other in months. The girl gets a text from her mother, “Where are you?” In a matter of time, the girl picks up her phone and reads the text, taking her eyes off the road. Replying, she types, “Almo-”. The text doesn’t send. The car smashes violently into another car with such high power which causes both cars to skid off the highway forcefully slamming into the brick wall standing high off the ground. Airbags pop…
Companies track everyday interactions with consumers to better there advertising and products. They should not be allowed to do this with out the permission from the consumers, it is an invasion of privacy. Many people try to avoid the outside world and keep a low profile but with big companies tracking their every move they are no longer able to live the life the want. People walking into stores and around town do not want to be watched for things they like and dislike if companies want to…
“Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation,” is an article written by Jean M. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University. Twenge has been studying generational differences for 25 years. Jean M. Twenge likes to call babies born from 1995 to 2012 “generation I” because of I phones, or smartphones. In this article, she states Generation I babies have grown up with smartphones, and because of that, they have some distinct differences that previous generations do not possess. Some of…
One of the main reason kids are to come to school, is to learn, but phones are holding students back. As a result, ninety-four percent of high schoolers are on their smartphones daily throughout school. This situation is getting worse and worse everyday, kids are focused on being on there phone in class instead of learning. How are kids ever going to set good life goals, whenever there more focused on what’s going on in there phone, then what’s happening around them at school. However phones can…