The Tubes

Most people don’t know what the internet really is. In his book Tubes: a journey to the center on the internet, Andrew Blum goes all around the world to finally put an answer to the question. Blum acknowledges how we are becoming a more internet dependent society, and questions why the world inside the screen seemed to have no physical reality. Blum battles the public’s conception of the internet as a “nebulous electronic solar system, a cosmic cloud” (Blum 6). The internet is not some ethereal…

hospital, I told you she was getting tests and all that fun stuff done, and she was. But she also had surgery that day. It was nothing big and it only lasted about 20 minutes. They put something called a G-Tube in. It’s a feeding tube but it’s located near the stomach area. She has had feeding tubes before but not like this. The doctors would like…

Personal Electronic Devices are a blessing and a curse to society. Some people believe that Personal Electronic Devices will spell the downfall of humanity as we know it and while I don’t personally agree with that statement I can see where people would come to that conclusion from. Personal electronic devices are more addicted to people in today’s society than any other addiction in human history. No other time in history has there been one sole thing that near every human has and uses…

“Twenty two percent of teachers have access to the right level of technology in the classroom.” (PBS, 2011) In this research paper, I will look at technology and the effects on students and teachers; specifically, in a language arts classroom. The problem will be examined over time as technology has changed. In addition, how technology has been integrated into the classroom. There are many facets to technology use in the classroom. The first is how technology is use has changed over time.…

The Impact of Screen Time on Sleep As the Internet develops rapidly in today’s dynamic world, it is extremely hard to imagine how our lives would be without electronic devices. In 2014, an investigation from The National Sleep Foundation found that 89 percent of adults and 75 percent of children have at least one electronic device in their bedroom (Scutti). An child health survey in Australia conducted by the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne reveals that almost half of all children (43%) use…

In the article, Watching TV Makes You Smarter, Steven Johnson argues that many of the shows that our population considers unhealthy are actually relatively healthy for our brains. On the other hand, Dana Stevens argues in her essay, Thinking Outside The Idiot Box, that Steven Johnson’s thesis makes absolutely no sense and that television in no way gets our brains thinking or makes us smarter. Johnson starts by explaining what he calls the Sleeper Curve. He does this by comparing older TV shows…

I. Have you ever spent too much time watching your favorite TV and lost sleep over it? A. You know you’re supposed to do your homework, but the TV programs have your favorite celebrities so you cannot stop watching them. B. According to the author Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, most recently accessed on December 3, a normal American’s average time of watching television is 4 hours per day. This may not seem like a long time, but it really adds up. C. Too much media may also affect in a…

1. List and describe 3 key points made in the video “The Story of Electronics.” • Designed for the dump – products are designed to be hard to repair, breaks easily, and difficult to upgrade. These items led to more devices going to the landfill since it is cheaper to replace them. • Product Takeback – Companies would be responsible for devices and products they produce including their disposal. This could lead to much better designs of the product and devices, which might last longer, have…

With all of the advances that have been made in respiratory care, it leaves us with a number of different therapies and equipment available to suit the needs of patients from any age, disease, and demographic. Though these different options are accessible to most acute care hospitals, there is not enough education being done for the proper implementation of these resources or protocols to help drive them. In terms of neonatal non-invasive ventilation, there are several methods of helping…

Purchase Decision – Lase Tube Cutter Business Case Tejaswi Pinninti (TPINNI6348) Executive Summary: The Primary issue that is faced by Precision Steel Fabricators (PSF) in this case involves whether we should be purchasing a new industrial laser tube cutter or should we continue using the same equipment’s that are being used currently. The final decision is on the hands of Tripper Hawthorne, the CEO of the company. The in-depth knowledge about new laser tube cutter and…