Every one‚ it seems‚ has a mobile these days‚ even children in kindergarten. Billions of text messages fly around the world every day‚ and computers and call centers run every aspect of our lives. But is all this really life better? Here are seven good reasons for you to hate technology. It doesn’t save you time. Many people make the mistake of thinking that technology is there to save you time. Wrong. It is there to give people new ways for filling their time. Take personal computers. Learning
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I agree with Steve Almond’s statement. Text messaging has greatly impacted modern communication in many negative ways‚ however‚ I also believe there are several positive impacts it has. One of the negative impacts text messaging has had on modern communication is its ability to distract communicators from listening. Text messaging acts as psychological noise. During a conversation‚ the communicator is thinking about all the people he/she needs to text or could be texting‚ or wondering what
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Vu 1 Thao Vu Instructor Gianunzio ENG100 September‚ 5th‚ 2014 Texting: Is it A Linguistic Evil? According to the Nielsen survey‚ which was conducted in December‚ 2011‚ a teen sends teens send an average of 3‚417 texts a month. Nowadays‚ texting has become the most preferred form of communication among people‚ especially the young generation‚ because of its convenience. Meanwhile‚ as texting is becoming more and more popular‚ it touches off a worrying issue that our society is really concerning
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WeChat and Friendship When I went to primary school‚ the telephone or computer were not popular in my area. I did not even know what telephone and a computer was or how it works. Therefore‚ when I graduated from primary school‚ I did not have any communication with my friends. Today‚ the technology becomes stronger and stronger. Everyone probably has a telephone or computer so people have various communicating software to connect with their family‚ friends‚ or other colleagues. Some software‚ such
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HELL OF AN EXPERIENCE University of the Philippines Visayas—it never occurred to me that these words would actually make a mark in my life‚ not to mention college life. I guess it was fate which brought me here but sometimes when I look back and think‚ I tell myself‚ “Maybe this really was meant for me”. Thus‚ my story begins. The only reason why I took the UPCAT was because majority of my batch mates took it and just because I somehow thought it would be worth the experience. I never treated
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Why Fight Traffic Tickets? What are traffic tickets besides expensive and annoying? Too many of them and they can become a serious problem. We don’t just mean financially either. We are talking about can’t legally drive for three months‚ calling your friends to drive you around level serious problem. Each state handles numerous traffic violations differently. Here in Florida‚ a point system is used for violations. Different kinds of traffic violations have different point values‚ ranging from 3
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The Great Seattle Windshield Epidemic reflects the collective delusion that can exist in society. In reality‚ approximately 4‚000 cars had their windshields pitted. The media influenced everyone to believe that it was an issue‚ by drawing their attention towards it. Pitting of windshields is common‚ therefore should be expected. The questions arises as to how one can know‚ without looking. By drawing attention to the already pitted windshields‚ people witnessed damages they’ve never seen before
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Is Texting Better Than Talking? Because texting provides an easier and less personal way of communication‚ people often use it to avoid awkward phone conversations or personal interaction. Although texting has not been around long enough to study how it affects communication long-term‚ there is a great amount of proof that shows how quickly it alters the way we communicate in person or through text. It can be beneficial in many aspects‚ but some argue that it discourages traditional methods of communication
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Texting and driving is a very wrong thing to do. If you are texting and driving there is a serious risk you are taking. There is great possibility that something very tragic could happen. It is against the law and you should not break that law. That law is trying to stop us from doing it. Do not text and drive. Texting and driving could end in a horrible accident. For example‚ if you are driving and you get a text‚ do not answer it. If you happen to answer it‚ pull over on the side of the
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Technologies Distract Drivers The popularization of advanced technologies today leads to the distracted driving directly. As smartphones and other electronic devices are getting more popular nowadays‚ more and more people use their phones while driving. As Sarah Doody proofs the fact in her article‚ Incentivize People to Ignore Their Phones while Driving‚ there is a shocking number of people use their phones while driving‚ their eyes were off the road because they paid attention to the screens (Doody
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