Technology Dumber The People Analysis
Greater the Technology, Dumber the People
Technology has been humans help since the beginning of time. We rely on technology to do the hardest and the simplest things for us. In the film “Idiocracy” the people in that city was so consumed by technology they allowed their city to become a disgusting waste land full of trash. They have become fat, lazy people that just sits on the couch and watch violent television shows all day long. But the question is “Is technology good or bad for the American people?” I would not say that technology is either good or bad for the people because it does prove good advances in the medical world. But they do have their downs as well.
In chapter seventeen of the book “They Say, I Say,” there is a section titled …show more content…
“Text messaging or texting, as it’s more commonly called- is the process of sending and receiving typed messages via a cellular phone (Graff, Birkenstein and Durst).” It is a common source of communication now because teenagers use it frequently and business people use it as well to communicate to other people without having to get on a phone call with another. Many people when their typing use abbreviations to stop from having to write the whole word out, but some people believe that using it hinder writing abilities of students. But others believe that texting has a positive effect on writing. Then again it is likely that texting has no effect on teenager’s writing. “A September 2008 article in USA Today entitled “Texting, Testing Destroys Kids’ Writing Style” summarizes many of the most common complaints about the effect of texting (Graff, Birkenstein and Durst).” It said that only 25% of high school seniors are good writers. A former teacher, Jacquie Ream, blames the use of abbreviations and acronyms in text messages for students not being able to write and spell. Some teachers are starting to see a decline in writing skills with their students. They also complain that their students are neglecting to use the punctuation, commas, apostrophes, and capital letters because when they text they neglect their simple writing skills. Texting has become a second nature language for
Technology has been humans help since the beginning of time. We rely on technology to do the hardest and the simplest things for us. In the film “Idiocracy” the people in that city was so consumed by technology they allowed their city to become a disgusting waste land full of trash. They have become fat, lazy people that just sits on the couch and watch violent television shows all day long. But the question is “Is technology good or bad for the American people?” I would not say that technology is either good or bad for the people because it does prove good advances in the medical world. But they do have their downs as well.
In chapter seventeen of the book “They Say, I Say,” there is a section titled …show more content…
“Text messaging or texting, as it’s more commonly called- is the process of sending and receiving typed messages via a cellular phone (Graff, Birkenstein and Durst).” It is a common source of communication now because teenagers use it frequently and business people use it as well to communicate to other people without having to get on a phone call with another. Many people when their typing use abbreviations to stop from having to write the whole word out, but some people believe that using it hinder writing abilities of students. But others believe that texting has a positive effect on writing. Then again it is likely that texting has no effect on teenager’s writing. “A September 2008 article in USA Today entitled “Texting, Testing Destroys Kids’ Writing Style” summarizes many of the most common complaints about the effect of texting (Graff, Birkenstein and Durst).” It said that only 25% of high school seniors are good writers. A former teacher, Jacquie Ream, blames the use of abbreviations and acronyms in text messages for students not being able to write and spell. Some teachers are starting to see a decline in writing skills with their students. They also complain that their students are neglecting to use the punctuation, commas, apostrophes, and capital letters because when they text they neglect their simple writing skills. Texting has become a second nature language for