article Smoke Signals by Alessandra Potenza‚ electronic cigarettes are healthier than traditional cigarettes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ shows that the share of young people using e-cigarettes doubled in 2012. Some doctors believe that electronic cigarettes can help people that use traditional cigarettes quit. The CDC found that 1.8 million middle and high school students said that they have tried e cigarettes in 2012. Electronic cigarettes are proving to be healthier than traditional
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such as the television‚ radio‚ newspapers‚ movies‚ magazines and most notably‚ the internet‚ have impacted heavily on the youth. The media not only serves as a source of information but also provides a source of entertainment. Media sources have relentlessly worked on creating appealing images that entice the youth to their content. Although these may be informative‚ the youths have been coerced into consuming more time reading or browsing for such information. Recent advancements in computers and
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The Effects of Technology on Youth Video games on any console‚ whether it is PS3‚ XBOX‚ or on a PC‚ are very popular in today’s world. The genre that is obviously the most popular in games is about war. Now many people (especially moms) badger‚ and constantly criticize these games‚ saying that they are ruining their kids’ lives and may even be leading them to become killers. Which is the most common reason of hatred; if you know what to look for‚ games can be a powerful tool to teach kids certain
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Modern gadgets have made us complete slaves to machines. There is no work which cannot be done without the assistance of machines and there is not a single area of human activity where machines don’t have to be used. No one can deny the fact that gadgets have not only simplified our lives but also made them more comfortable and luxurious. But on the contrary man’s dependence on them has increased so much that we just cannot do without them at all. If cabs go off the road we cannot reach our destinations
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knowledgeable and convenient. Today‚ the world has turned into a world of electronic gadgets. The electronic gadgets have advanced in various ways. Today‚ you will find gadgets that fulfill your everyday needs. These gadgets can be anything from a grinder to a camcorder to a laptop. The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as a placeholder name for a technical item whose precise name one
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Electronic games are beneficial to humankind Electronic games (video games)‚ are defined as games played on visually-displayed screens (Helicon‚ 2016). Nowadays‚ electronic games are becoming increasingly popular in our daily life. 90 percent of school-aged individuals play video games (Bavelier‚ 2012). And as a matter of fact‚ the average age of gamers of PlayStation is 33 (Bavelier‚ 2012). Since video games are entertaining and addictive‚ there are a considerable amount of criticism about the
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Modern gadgets have made us complete slaves to machines. There is no work which cannot be done without the assistance of machines and there is not a single area of human activity where machines don’t have to be used. No one can deny the fact that gadgets have not only simplified our lives but also made them more comfortable and luxurious. If electricity fails‚ life for each one of us comes to a standstill as all gadgets are operated with it be it AC‚ TV‚ computer‚ a telephone‚ or any other modern
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The Effects of Modern Technology on Youth Everyone has seen the moody‚ withdrawn kid with music blasting out of his white ear plugs‚ or the girl rapidly texting on her phone. The youth of today are constantly engrossed at technological advancements e.g. cell phones‚ laptops‚ iPods‚ iPads.etc. Technology has dramatically changed the way we live‚ affecting everyone; taking its hardest hits on young ones. Technology has its good points but not everyone uses it in the right way. It depends on each
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PAGE NUMBER INTRODUCTION CONTENT CONCLUSION REFERENCE INTRODUCTION The original of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is not necessarily true evidence for the use of "gadget" as a place holder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s log of a
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