An author by the name Christopher Morley writes to us an essay called, “On Laziness”. Within his essay he uses the styles of allusion and diction to engage his readers and achieve his purpose. Morley speaks on how people should be lazier; it gets you more in life. The more lazy you are the less people are going to ask from you he says.…
Although there are those who do not fit this description, most of the youth in this generation are so dependant on technology that they begin to become extremely lazy. Now, if a computer takes longer than 5 seconds to load a webpage, we think to ourselves, “I need a new computer, this one is too slow”. If a task is placed in front of us and we have to actually put effort into it rather than to use technology, we simply don’t want to do it.…
These build pressure to us in the need of having the latest either phones or computers. Journalist Quester claims, “Technology has infiltrated its way Into our personal lives, our jobs, and into all aspects of business at an alarming rate forcing us to move up with it.” Keeping up with Market Research Technology. We are trying to stay on the same track with the technology today because, it helps us live a more efficient and healthy life, in the business sector and also keeping in touch. Even though, technology can help us discover the three things to happiness, we are convinced that, by going this direction we have the freedom we are seeking, but in real sense, this only hold us back, not giving us the freedom we thought we had. Meaning it is a failure if we continue relying on this notion and we have become dependent to technology which is opposite of…
Many things in life seem to change the way people live their daily lives. Technology changes a society, and in Ubik, by Philip K. Dick, the author reveals how technological dependence shapes the individual feelings and attitudes of people. Many believe that technology seems to make humans lazy. One reason it makes humans lazy is that they sit in one particular spot with their eyes glued to the piece of technology that they are on.…
In today’s modern society, technology plays a central role in the lives of most people. In the past, people enjoyed healthy, active lifestyles; however, the increasing dependence and reinforcement we receive from using technology has negatively impacted on the amount of time we spend active. (Epstein, Roemmich, Robinson, Pauluch, Winiewicz, Fuerch, & Robinson, 2008; Epstein, Roemmich, Saad, & Handley, 2004). According to behavioural economic theory, in order to successfully increase time spent exercising; time spent on the undesirable behaviour should be substituted with the more desirable behaviour. (Epstein, Saelens, & O’Brien, 1995)…
According to the author, our generation has managed to go from a tumultuous enthusiasm about the various devices that save time and greatly extends, to the desire to get rid of them - often in order to return back to the time currently. The more there is to stay in touch, the more of us want to be "out of range". Like teenagers, we first knew nothing about the world, and suddenly found out too much overnight.…
15. How has the historical development of exercise science influenced physical fitness in today’s society?…
Today, you can’t walk into a room without seeing someone who is either talking on a cell phone or texting, checking their email. Today’s smart phones allow us to be “instantly” in touch with anyone who has a cell phone. You can talk, check your email or carry on a “conversation” without ever hearing the other person’s voice. In the 1950’s, there were only a handful of cell phones with embedded computer technology(1), today so many people have them we have become a society of instant gratification. Our solutions for being out of touch then, have created some of the problems of today.…
“We do not ride the railroad; it rides on us,” Henry David Thoreau once stated in a caveat that, unfortunately, the majority of the population has failed to heed. Thoreau’s “railroad” represents modern technology and he believes that people indulge themselves in technology so greatly to the point that it essentially dictates their lives and actions. Similarly, in “Burned Out and Bored” Ronald Dahl reflects upon how the increased use of technology, among many other factors, has caused people to become overly dependent and stimulated that one can argue that, in a way, technology is actually setting us back rather than moving us forward.…
Technology has greatly changed our character, being it has improved our social life and made thing easier for ourselves. In Unpolished Gem, Alice’s parents didn’t have the technology in their own country, but when her parents moved to Australia, they came a across a street light and had no idea what it was. After understand what it was, they feel much safer because they didn’t have to wait for cars to run by, but instead press a button. With technology, we have things known as ‘Facebook’, which help us come in contact with our friends every day. It allows people to make events without needing to see each other in person. However, our technology becomes better and more efficient, because of this new change, people start to become less active and energetic. Back in the day, people without technology wouldn’t stay home and set back doing nothing, they would had to go outside and become active as it was the only thing they had. Now in modern times, people seat back in their chairs in front of their computers and T.Vs. Technology constantly improves following society and because of society; it changes our sense of self.…
Think of the days when there were no computers or televisions, when all modern technology didn’t exist; society and life was utterly different. People depended on themselves and used all their common knowledge; people lived a simple, but efficient life. Not all technologies or innovations have had a positive impact on us. Technology negatively affects us by perpetuating the mindset of immediate satisfaction. The creation of various portable technological devices has slowly ingrained the idea of instant gratification. Cell Phones let us keep in touch at all times virtually anywhere, it has created a mindset of instant gratification and that whenever we want pleasure it should be put immediately in from of…
There are many factors that perpetuate obesity. Over the years, there has been a reduction in the amount of physical activity that an individual undertakes in a day. This is mainly due to much technological advancement that has lessened the need for physical movement. For instance, one does not need to shuttle across a room to switch television stations; there is a remote to do that. One no longer has to take the stairs to a certain floor of a building, elevators do all the climbing. There is no doubt that technology has made life easier, but at what cost to our bodies? A simple task as climbing a flight of steps reduces cardiovascular complications significantly. When done routinely, it could be the difference between coronary thrombosis and the lack…
One of the particular scenario in which a digital device impacted its user negatively was the case of a young lady who started using Fitbit band to reach her exercise goals. Although this may seem like a normal fitness technique, however, the person using this digital device had an extensive history of various eating disorders from an early age. The same issues were now threatening this particular individual who had seen a therapist for one year to help her get over such devastating concerns. It took one week for this young lady to be physically addicted to such digital device, which…
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Moreover, there are always side effects to what may seem perfect. In this scenario, technology’s effect is that it can harm your health. People spend hours online surfing through the web, on social networks, etc. Technology becomes very addicting once you start using it, then it becomes very difficult to stop. An article in Men’s Health noted, “Seven ways high-tech gadgets could be hurting you.” Examples found in this article describe seven side effects caused by the use of technology. One of them is obesity a problem being faced by many Americans across the U.S. ”Basically, the more TV you watch, the heavier you are,” says Jason Mendoza, MD (High Tech Gadgets)…