Big Moments

Whatever happened to everyday bike rides through the ‘old road’ with friends during summer? Playing in the mud and getting dirty, swimming in river banks and lakes, having water fights with water balloons and bottles, drinking cold homemade lemonade and sitting on the edge of the road eating 50c ice blocks as the days got heated? These are just a few of the many fun activities I did as a young child from the ages of 6/7 until the age of 13, when I was introduced to my cellphone. They are also things which have now become rare, boring and have been made a second option in the minds of the generation of today. Kids these days have dropped using their imaginations, going on adventures and

We live in a time considered to be the “Age of Distraction”, although this age has many opinions on the effects it has on the people. Technology seems to be the main point of discussion when coming to terms with “distraction”. Some authors, such as Alina Tugend and Abigail Leichman, have written articles explaining technologies negative effects on people. Tugend claims that people who multitask with technology the work they produce is usually of lower quality. Leichman focuses more on the fact that people disconnect from one another when they put their focus into things like iPods. However, Jordan Kramer claims in his article that technology hasn’t made people less social. Even before people had accessible technology such as phones and music

This generation is also hidden behind social media and technology. With all of the new inventions such as smartphones, Twitter, Snapchat, etc., it is much easier have quick, meaningless interactions. No one has the guts to talk to each other anymore. Communication is almost solely based on texting, Snapchatting, or direct messaging. On the subject of social

2050 is the year, and nothing is like it was when I was my kids' age. Instead of them playing outside with friends, they stay inside and play games on their high tech tablets, commuters, and phones; children have now replaced skateboards with hover boards, and toys with electronics! My husband, Alex Turner, and I miss the days when people would actually interact with each other. Nowadays you never see 2 kids playing soccer in the front yard or riding bikes down the street; all you see is flying cars and motorcycles speeding down the roads. Today talking to virtual friends is more important than talking to real friends it seems like. When I was young, phones and social media were still a huge part out our lives, but not like this.

This generation is also referred to as Generation Y, Nexters, Echo boomers, and the “Me” generation as well who are well-educated, multitalented, open minded, confident, outgoing, and influential (Berkup, 2014). The focus on children is the highest with attention-giving parents involving their children in all kinds of multiple activities (Twenge & Campbell, 2012). Technology has had the biggest impact on this generation since they were children labeling them as the “digital natives” (Berkup, 2014; Twenge & Campbell, 2012). This high tech environment has allowing them to communicate globally utilizing e-mails, Facebook and text messaging rather than picking up the phone to talk (Stein, 2013; Twenge & Campbell, 2012). Because of the advancements of technology this generation has the most and is the most educated compared to the other generations. They welcome challenges, yearn to learn new ideas and do not hesitate to change their career to find their own sense if identity or feel fulfilled (Stein, 2013; Twenge & Campbell,

My grandma stated that her generation was “normal” compared to ours. She said that a lot of the things they did were real. She thinks a lot of our lives incorporate a lot of fake and unnecessary things. Her generation also seem to be more active in her mind. My grandma thinks that we sit around and doing nothing compared to what they did. Growing up she said they played jump rope stayed outside all summer and never sat around the house. Even in the winter time she said they played in the snow and never complained about the temperature because they were having so much fun. In today’s time she thinks we say it’s too hot or it’s too cold way too much. In her time as a kid it was never too extreme on weather for them to not be outside, an adult would have to tell them that they couldn’t go outside for their safety. She also thinks that technology has changed children. We are always on our phones, iPad, Tv and computers. She says that we can never get off them and it has made social interactions in person awkward. She has also said that it has had some positive things into it. We are now able to know where everyone is and what everyone is doing. We are able to connect with people and our networks are huge. Although technology has positives to it she may be right because it is very hard for me to not be on my phone even in class. I am a person who can admit to being addicted to their

Smartphones, the internet, and media in general, have been known to create division and controversy among different age groups. Some older generations look down on these newer innovations, finding that their negative aspects outweigh their positive ones. Researchers continue to study media, searching for definitive proof as to whether media is good or bad for young people. Jean Twenge, a psychology professor who studies generational differences, wrote an article in September of 2017 titled, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” (citation). In it she claimed that members of iGen, born between 1995 and 2012, spend more time hanging out with friends on screen than in person (citation). While I do agree with some aspects of her article, I find that overall, it is much too simplified. I would argue that young adults my age are not a part of iGen as Twenge states in her article, because instead of using media to replace our in-person connections, we use it to foster interpersonal relationships both in-person and online.

Every year technology becomes enhanced and catches the eyes of many in an instant. For example, the first iPhone was released around 2007 and now Apple is currently working on the iPhone 8 when it has only been ten years. There is a large amount of advanced technology nowadays for example, there is the smart phone and even now society has a smart refrigerator. Teens are the ones who depend too much on their phones or any form of technological device. The reason as to why adolescents are the ones who are more tethered is because they are growing up in an era where they are surrounded by all sorts of electronic devices. This is less likely to happen with older people since they did not grow up with the easy access to these luxury items. Society

Everybody has a memory that they wish could last forever on repeat. My favorite memory that I have is the memory of me going to Cedar Point Amusement Park with all of my best friends. I picked this memory as my favorite memory because this was the trip that brought me and my best friend's the closest that we had ever been before. Going their with all of them really made me appreciate the fact that I have such kind people in my life and that I wouldn't want to be surrounded by anyone else. It also made me realize how important it is to have friends in your life. I feel people really underestimate the importance of having a strong social life and that trip made me reflect on how important it really is to have people who are always their for you

Technology has changed a lot throughout the years. Although our generation would more likely find more pros than cons, there are many downs to the tools we have today. Many of us have fallen into the technology craze, myself included. You see people feel they have to buy whatever is new, the same day it comes out because they want to be up to date with today’s society take I phones for an example, there are people who will wait outside for hours just to get a phone. When I think about it my generation probably does not even know what it was without technology. Before technology people would get around by using horse and buggies now we have numerous options which has made all aspects change. Technology has changed how we communicate with one another, how we are entertained and how we get around.

Memories are like a storybook that is embedded into our heads filled with the good, bad, funny, and unforgettable moments that has happened to us through our journey of life. Looking back at moments that has happened in my life I never would have thought that moment would become a memory that will stay with me forever. The day I did archery for the first time at East Elementary has made so many memories for me.

The middle-aged group of society are the ones who greatly reminisce on a time with fewer forms of technology. (ButtePatil, screen 2) They grew up in a time where there was technology such as house phones, televisions, and microwaves; all of which their children take for granted. This generation is used to hearing that they should not spend so much of their time on social media. Childhood is a short time in life that we will be missed in older age; therefore, a cell phone with a precious twitter account should not take away time from

The question asked by many professionals is if technology has inhibited human interact, more so looking at social interaction face to face. Society has gotten to a period where teenagers, or even young adults, have never experienced a time without technology. Todd Link, a writer for the Telegraph – Herald in Iowa, communicates in his article mainly about the effects of technology and what the older generations think in this technological era. “The older generation [is] venting frustration over the work habits, social skills and lack of face-to-face communication skills of other generations”

Technology caused various of changes in this world. In the article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” the author Jean M. Twenge discuss how technology has caused a different effect on teen. “I called them iGen. Born between 1995 and 2012, members of this generation are growing up with smartphones...” Many teens now are dependent on texting then having a group conversation as compared to generations we can see the differences. The generation after 2012, which Twenge calls iGen, rely more on smartphones than earlier generation. iGen use of social media, like Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, began before they even started going to school. These kinds of uses have caused health issues, and teens are going out less to parks and using less outside resources. While it be safer that kids stay inside, they are more likely to go into depression. Smartphones have made teens less able to communicate, caused a higher risk to their health, and become too much in a iGens life.

As I sit here and recall my last nineteen long years on this planet and my various interactions with different mediums of technology, it has become very obvious to me that I, like most people where I am from, have had really no major interactions with technology compared to others in my age group. I sit in coffee joints at night and watch people become more introverted than a turtle, ducking into their little shells of technological safety. They look at you through their faux, so-call trendy DKNY knock-off glasses, dressed in their Abercrombie clothes, hiding behind nothing but the glow of a laptop or in the corner talking to someone on their cell phones which just happens to match what they are