Personally, I believe that technology is not good for younger generations. It really is not the best for any generation. While I realize that that can be a very bold and controversial statement, I believe it wholeheartedly, at least when speaking about cell phones. The social media on these cell phones is a huge problem. … [Read more…]
The article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation” written by Jean M. Twenge really struck a chord in me. Too often have adults and older generations talked about how we are ruining society and the use of our technology is hurting us. Most of them talk about how it is all our fault, but in reality, … [Read more…]
While Sam Anderson makes many valid points about both sides of the issue regarding society’s ability to maintain focus in a distraction driven world, he lacks a central argument that he sticks to throughout the paper, making a solid stance on either side of his ghost-argument impossible. Therefore, I can take a stance either way … [Read more…]
In this article, Sam Anderson begins with a quite potent beginning paragraph telling us to quickly check our electronic items and contacting that last person. While this could be true for many people, it was still quite harsh considering without even knowing the reader, Anderson thought that everyone was addicted and distracted to the internet. … [Read more…]
Social Cohesion is a great idea for society; however, it is difficult to make it achievable throughout the different age differences around a community without having a common bonding idea. For example, in Uganda, Helen Epstein in her article “AIDS Inc.,” mentions “but while Uganda was terrorized for decades by a series of brutal leaders, … [Read more…]
Helen Epstein, who wrote the article “AIDS, Inc.” based upon her time in Africa during one of the biggest HIV/AIDS epidemics, brings about the thought of society needing better social cohesion. Epstein claims that social cohesion is, “the tendency of people to talk openly with one another and form trusted relationships” (pg. 116). In other … [Read more…]
When I read Martha Hall’s artist books, I could feel the pain and suffering she was going through. She was able to capture the audience that cared to take a deeper look at her work. I have known a great deal of people who have suffered from cancers of all types and ages including a … [Read more…]
In a world with so much technology that can solve so many of the world’s problems, it is amazing to think about a disease that even after our advancements, it is still just as detrimental. AIDS is a virus that causes so much hurt and suffering for everyone involved, not just the victim, but the … [Read more…]
Like many people around the world I too have struggled with letting people into my life on a deeper than face value connection. It always seems so unsafe to let anyone in when everyday on the news you see something going terribly wrong and the response towards it. Nine times out of ten, there is … [Read more…]
