Pop Culture Made Me Who I Am : Altering A Generation

Techonolgy has changed our generations greatly and maybe its for the better. I was born around the era of when techonocal talk was starting so I dont know a time without it. Honeslty I wouldnt want to know a time without it, I can imagine myself dying of bordem without my cellphone already. My mother talks about how great it is that we have the world by our fingertips. The meaning of that to me is instead of asking for a ride to the library I can simply pull out my smartphone and search up what I want, no gas money needed there.

Technology seems to be the topic for debate these days. Is it making a positive or negative impact on humans? Another question, are computers smarter than us humans is the real question? In the reading, Is Google making us Stupid? by Nicholas Carr this author seems to states that the internet/technology affects many different areas in our lives and not positively, such as: cognition, reading skills, etc. with many reasonable explanations to support his theory. Yes, technology has made our lives easier and convenient, but are we becoming spoiled with computers? If that is even possible.

American culture is being remodeled by the technology around us. Television, radio, and the internet were once great mediums for news and knowledge, now the focus is almost entirely centered around entertainment. Technological expansion has been a marvel of human accomplishment, but we seem to use it for all the wrong reasons. Technology is constantly advancing and easing everyday life, but are we actually hurting ourselves?

I have grown more scared of the world now that technology is over running our life. German Theoretical Physicist, Albert Einstein once said “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction, the world will have a generation of idiots”. When we hear that we don’t really think much of it, a dead famous scientist words, they mean nothing right? Or do they? In the book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr makes the case that technology is inducing an intellectual decay in our brains. On the website fortune.com Bruce Friedman blogged It’s a provocative

My generation is one that has been privy to many advancements. I have seen technology transform in a way that I would've never imagined as a young boy living in America. We have done our part to try to diversify the world. We saw the introduction of alternate fuel sources being used for vehicles. We elected the first African American president of the United States. We all now carry devices with us that are both telephones and computers, small enough to fit in our pockets. There have been many of the world’s firsts that we have been able to be a part of and witness just in my short lifetime.Although we have seen modern society makes steps forward in major ways, there

Some look at technology as if has dumbed downed society but if we take a look at the past we see that it has helped to

Today's generation is based off the internet It's impossible to live without technology because the impact of social media on youth is extremely significant. Adults and children are growing up surrounded by several different devices and interactive social networking websites. Their entire life revolves around the Internet. As Jonah Lehrer suggests in his review, we robots, technology has ruined young generation in each and every way possible.

The peppery scent of Green Giant shrubs mingled with humid summer air, and I breathed a sigh of relief as a cool breeze lifted my shirt from my sticky stomach. Impatiently, I rustled through the bushes and the leaves with prickly ends. Casting an eye about, I saw a deserted landscape. Heart sinking with realization, I peered into the balconies of my friends to confirm my suspicions. The well-lit windows showed the unmistakable glow of the square television in every house. Disappointed, I trudged home with only four words for my mother.

Although both readings were enlightening, Wilson, B. (2013) “Popular culture: Shaping and reflecting who we are”, had more of an impact on me, as I can relate to it in my own life. How has pop culture and society played a role in the evolution of acceptance and the “American Dream?

There is a question that has been said or thought of thousands of times before by many different generations of people. It is a simple question, really, but one that requires much contemplation and debate. That question is: What legacy will your generation leave behind for future generations? It is no secret that this current generation, the generation that I was born in, has been gifted with substantially different technological endowments than every past generation. With that in mind, it must be asked: what consequence has this had on us as a society? In a sense, could it not be articulated that technology has been equally disadvantageous as it has been advantageous? Yes, we could connect with people from all over the globe right from our fingertips, but is that really relevant if we sacrifice our ability to communicate? The advancements that have been made thus far are only the beginning. Our

With technology advancements over the past decades life expectancy has increase to the age of 78 years in the United States versus the age of 47 in the 1900 in the United States. In 1886 Karl Benz invented the first car. Before 1886 no one was having car accidents, because there were no cars. Heart disease is more common now because people exercise less and eat fast foods. The heart is not able to get its adequate nutrition and exercise to be healthy at an early age. Violent crime has increased between 1985 and 1990 in America, and it is continuing to increase. All of these thing are a curse that technology has had on

It is said that every man is created same. It's the innovative and revolutionary concept at America's foundation. However, it was created during a time when much of the population were held in a state of bondage, and others had their ancestral lands taken from them. The question is, is how did American consciousness justify cruel treatment based on skin pigmentation and national origins? How did it try to fix that contradiction? America created a story of race in pop culture.

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.

Since the early 1940’s technology has slowly taken over our lives, it is in our schools, our works, our homes, it is also in our hospitals and police departments. Our generation relies on technology to keep us going. Before the modern day technology was invented people worked hard for all they did and had. If they needed to get ahold of someone they sent a letter and it got to them 10 days later. Now days if you need to talk to someone you simply turn on your phone and laptop and it reaches them the second you press send. People cannot live an ordinary day without using some form of electronics. You go to school and all of your assignments are online now. You go to work and everything you do is either on an iPad or a computer, nothing is done

Is technology changing our lives for the better? That question is debatable depeding on how you look at it. Technology has definitely changed the way we think, how we remember things and how we react to things and certain situations. Clive Thompson, author of “Smarter than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” thinks that we are “becoming less like Rodin’s Thinker (which is a statue of a man thinking) and more like Kasparov’s centaurs (a computer)”(pg.347). This means that we are relying more on the information we can get easily and quickly rather than the reading for the information. I believe that into today’s society we have become so used to how easy technology makes our lives that we don’t realize how much we rely on it. Thompson also states that technology “at their best can help us see more, retain more and communicate more. At their worst, they leave us prey to the manipulation of the tool makers” (pg.347). I think that quote relates most with the internet; because we are capable of so much, yet not all of what can be