are encouraged to believe that faster‚ more complex and superior technology will be beneficial to us in some way. Technology has many positive aspects but‚ in the wrong hands‚ it can become dangerous. Technology is a valuable tool but is somewhat misused by today’s teens. The two main forms of technology affecting teenagers – cell phones and the Internet – have brought about major changes in our lifestyle. This technology has allowed teens to have inane communications and in doing so‚ contributes
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damaging today ’s society. Addictions are a fast growing concern‚ it has branched off and caused many problems whether it be related to drugs‚ alcohol‚ gambling‚ sex‚ Internet‚ or eating. Addictions are something society faces everyday. Although there are many reasons behind why addiction are growing‚ and where they stemmed from‚ today ’s society has focused primarily on how someone with an addictions problem can seek help. Also the many Gaps and Barriers around addictions are enabling people who wish
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The Dangers of Technology Addiction In modern society‚ technology is almost unavoidable; but what are the costs of becoming addicted to technology? Dr. Mark Tremblay voices his scholarly opinion on the dangers of excessive technology usage when he states‚ “the intrusive seduction of convenience technology provides is controlling our lives and killing us” (Morris 19). Technology addiction will more often than not end negatively for humans. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Victor becomes so obsessed
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The Filipino Youth : Coping With Modern Technology We have come to an era where everything inconceivable for the past 50 years has been made possible and actual. Once a dream‚ now a commodity. Once a prospect‚ now outdated. Once a thing of imagination‚ now an item of sensation. We can say that everything‚ I mean‚ everything‚ is now made available and accessible. Man is the only living specie with boundless needs‚ but thankfully‚ with immeasurable capacity to invent things and satisfy his
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PRESERVATION The youth is the light of the darkened society Teenagers are people who have a figure still considered very young age and still have a long future. Therefore it is important to be aware and be a record together that following adolescents in the nature preserve since adolescence is very important and very big influence to the development environment‚ now and future. In order for teens to be involved actively in the care of our environment and a good environment‚ youth must be adequately
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people being irreparably damaged by the development of technology? It is amazing that a website like Facebook‚ which enables social networking‚ has gripped the teenage spirit in such an unprecedented way. Indeed‚ Kurt Cobain would probably agree that nothing smells more like teen spirit nowadays than the lower case white ‘f’ imprinted upon the light blue background. Yet social networking does not encapsulate the spontaneity and energies of youth‚ or even the always fluctuating hormones which determine
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Addiction The Tabers medical dictionary defines drug addiction as a compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a drug that produces adverse psychological‚ physical‚ economic‚ social‚ or legal ramifications(5). In the U.S.‚ the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a growing problem. In 2007‚ for example‚ the CDC reported that more than 27‚500 Americans died of drug overdose‚ an increase of more than 100% in the preceding
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that their health is suffering due to their addiction to exercising and is in need of medical attention‚ right? Well this battle‚ as well as others‚ is one that many individuals are faced with in their day to day lives and without seeking medical attention their addiction will continue to thrive. Addiction is a disease that should be medically treated not a habit that is chastised due to personal choices.
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Addiction Addiction Abstract Addiction knows no prejudice; it does not care what race‚ religion‚ sex or orientation. You can be addicted to drugs‚ gambling‚ x-box‚ shopping and eating. Addiction is an illness that requires‚ for most‚ professional help and that once you are an addict you are always an addict. Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling
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The Cause of Addiction COM/156 Each year‚ there are more deaths and disabilities in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. In the United States alone‚ it is reported that roughly 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; 5 to 6 million have drug problems‚ and more than 9 million children live with a parent addicted to alcohol or illicit drugs. Drug addiction continues to be a growing concern‚ prompting medical and scientific research on a global scale into the possible
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