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Cell Phones, social media, television, spending nights watching movies and shows, whether with friends or alone, it feels like society have been doing it since forever. Has it become too late to quit? Television has become a huge heavy in families lives, preventing communication and even making ideas all blend into one. Two authors, Ellen Goodman and Ray Bradbury have been looking into this issue in their own style. In Goodman's factual article, “Primal Screen”, she explored how simple it can be…

A Day of Unplugging from the Digital World I accepted the bold challenge of unplugging myself from the usage of any electronic devices over a time span of 24 hours during the last Saturday of April. Initially, I was hesitated to conduct the study as I have become progressively more reliant on technology for its great efficiency and convenience brought to my life. Therefore, I chose the option of 1992 in which telephone and cable TV still within the option of entertainment to increase my chance…

Making Life a Little Extra One Stick at a Time Often times people find themselves going home after a long day of school or work and relaxing on the couch, turning on the television to our favorite show. In the United States, Americans watch an average of five hours of television a day. In the average hour of television there are around fifteen and a half minutes of commercials and advertisements, which mean an American watches about an hour and a half of commercials everyday (Flint). The…

Watching TV Makes You Smarter Thesis: “I believe that the Sleeper Curve is the single most important new force altering the mental development of young people today, and I believe it is largely a force for good: enhancing our cognitive faculties, not dumbing them down.” Thinking Outside the Idiot Box Thesis: “In other words, if I understand correctly, watching TV teaches you to watch more TV—a truth already grasped by the makers of children's programming like Teletubbies, which is essentially…

The Generation of TV Influenced Doctors Over the years, TV shows have become an outlet for many people across the country, but what some people don't realize is that during the process of watching these, shows you are actually learning too. Take the show Grey's Anatomy for example, which is an inspiring and educational show on the uprise. Medical TV shows across America have increased awareness for different medical problems and influenced a new generation of doctors. One of the major pros of…

Children in today’s society need to be encouraged to watch less TV and use their imagination more. Kids are developing bad habits and with limits they won’t be prone to developing those habits.Young kids need good role models and it is their responsibility to make sure that if they decide to watch shows then they should be appropriate.Television is very harmful to children everywhere in the world and kids are suffering because of TV at a young age. Today in our society young kids ' enjoy…

Should screen time for young children be limited? Today’s generation of young children are growing up submerged in the media, including program and social media. A young child is a human being younger than 12 years old. In other word, young children spend too much time staring at the screen of an electronic device. Should screen time for young children be limited? Many parents are under the belief that technology, and electronic devices are essential for a child’s development. They want their…

During the two days I unplugged myself from technology was very interesting. I had already known I use my cellphone and internet more than other technology. I do love watching movies but on an average I only watch maybe once a week. I love playing video games but I have to be in the mood. I always find myself on my cellphone connecting to the internet to check the site very often at multiple hours of the day. Instead of wasting hours on the internet looking for new stories because I already read…

We should participate in shut off your screen week because it will help your health,I know I wouldn't want to do that I would rather be outside that's why I want shut your screen off week.When you shut your screen off it helps your health.Also it helps your health and helps with not being distracted. Helps your health.People get addicted to technology.That does not help your health because your always on your electronics and not learning a lot of new stuff.Also it can really gets you off…

Not many people look beyond the statement that “T.V. is an idiot box” but writer Steven Johnson does and in result he makes you second guess your own opinion. Steven Johnson’s article Watching T.V. Makes you Smarter first appeared in the New York Times Magazine in 2005 it was an excerpt from his book Everything Bad is Good for You. In this article Johnson aims to convince his audience that certain video games, violent television dramas, and juvenile sitcoms can be beneficial to the human brain…