benefits of technology‚ people become more addicted to modern machines and the virtual world than their real life. And because of attaching to technology‚ people seem to lose their respect for human beings. I completely agree with Turkle on this argument about the issue that being strongly dependent on technology could affect or change our morality negatively. Specifically‚ I have the example of my neighbor’s son. He is just twelve years old‚ and he is addicted to violent games on the internet. Thus
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they have become addicted to it as well. People depend on technology for a lot of things. It would take people a lot longer to travel without the use of technology. People would have to write letters instead of just taking out a laptop or cell phone and texting or emailing someone but that too would take a lot longer to get to people because the lack of fast‚ modern transport. Also many people are addicted to technology. For example computer games: because they are so addicted to the game they
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over 6 Billion mobile subscribers worldwide‚ which accounts for 87% of the world’s population. Over the past two decades cell phones have come a long way in terms of technology. Cell phones have gone from only being able to make and receive calls to texting and surfing the internet. Millions of people feel that they can’t go a day without their cell phone being in their possession. The effects that mobile technology has on today’s population involves a variety of issues such as weakened bonds between
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LOLs‚ WTF’s and several other abbreviations‚ most of the texts between my friends and I are very casual and straightforward. The use of “textspeak” plays a significant role. Michaela Cullington highlights the use of “textspeak” in her paper called “Texting and Writing‚” where she discusses the use of textspeak and formal writing based on pre existing research as well as research of her own. Although Cullington’s sources don’t come across to be credible‚ I do agree with her findings to the extent that
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One in four crashes are caused by distracted driving by a cell phone in the United States (Texting). In April of 2014‚ a woman was killed in an accident caused by cell phone use. At 8:33am on her way to work she updated her Facebook status saying “The happy song makes me HAPPY!!” At 8:34 am‚ a minute later‚ a 911 call was placed reporting the crash
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SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT [SBA]- YEAR 2011 NAME OF CANDIDATE: NATOYA C. GONZALES SCHOOL: BISHOP ANSTEY HIGH SCHOOL EAST CENTRE #: CANDIDATE NUMBER: TEACHER: MR. MCLEAN TITLE: AN EXAMINATION ANALYSING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AFFECT THE STUDENTS AT BAHSE. TABLE OF CONTENTS • Acknowledgements • Introduction • Statement of problem • Method of investigation • Instrument used to collect data • Procedures
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average of 5 times a day. We send and receive numerous texts regularly throughout the day‚ how many of those texts are relevant? What is so important that we have to text back and forth numerous times throughout the day. Some phone junkies are so addicted to their cell phone that if they do
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communicating continue to become more effective. We have the ability to communicate through cell phones and the internet. The advancement in technology has invented the way of texting on a cell phone or using the social media on the internet. Lynne Truss‚ the author of The Joy of Texting‚ gives a great example of what texting is by saying “texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication-its like passing a note…” Using the example of passing a note is a great way of interpreting a text because no one
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Cell Phones in American Society By: Nick Levatino Cell phones are a key essential for almost everybody today living in the twenty first century. Cell phones have effected American society in many positive ways‚ but also many negative ways. Cell phones and its industry has allowed the United States to be the biggest and leading country in the cell phone industry. From extensive research there has been many positive effects from cell phones and many negative effects from cell phones. Cell
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people communicate‚ using abbreviations in texting has become more popular than ever as a quick and convenient choice to exchange information. Yet‚ there remains some disagreement as to whether this useful and powerful tool of communication has been positive or negative on literacy in the long-term. According to the article “Text messaging and the decline of the English language” published in The Fulchester Times on 25 August 2012‚ Louise Dite states that texting can lead to reducing students’ literacy
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