less physically fit and mentally sick. One of my main concerns about phones is that it is generating a whole generation of millennial and teens to suffer mentally. According to the The Atlantic: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation,“The more time teens spend looking at screens, the more likely they are to report symptoms of depression.”Just disappointing to see how the smartphones that people are buying to be happy is making them depressed. This means that if you spend a lot of time on your
development of generation “iGen” in the article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”. In the article Twenge talks about post-Millennials and how they are generally safer and cleaner then past generations have been. The facts Twenge provides are enlightening to the problem areas that need improvement in this generation. Generation “iGen” has become more dependable of technology and has been spending time with technology more than ever before. This generation has become powered by their smartphones; it
discusses the negative effects smartphone usage has created among the young and past generations in the article, “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation”. The purpose of Twenge’s article is to aware readers about the many issues the smartphone usage has created on generations. Twenge narrates different stories about young teen’s experiences with phones and social media. Twenge also provides readers with statistics and some studies of many effects caused by smartphones. Twenge gives emphasize to differences
The article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation” written by Jean M. Twenge viewed the role of technology only in the lives of teens and excluded a large amount of the population. Adults are equally affected by technology if not more so than teenagers. Technology has revolutionized our lives as we can get access to information in a matter of minutes from anywhere in the world. This access allows us to connect with people and events in different countries. We are more aware of our surroundings
The article Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation written by Jean M. Twenge viewed the role of technology only in the lives in teens and excluded a large amount of the population. Technology has revolutionized our lives. We can access information in a matter of minutes from anywhere in the world. This access allows us to connect with people and events in different countries. We are more aware of our surroundings. Technology has made us more efficient while reducing our costs for work and production
Have Smartphones Really Destroyed a Generation? In September 2017, Jean M. Twenge articulates the development of generation “iGen” in the article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”. The emphasis Twenge provides in the article directs to post-Millennials and how they are generally safer and cleaner than past generations have been. Twenge provides various enlightening details about generational problems and how they need improvement. Generation “iGen” is dependent of technology and uses
presents a convincing argument in the article “Have smartphones destroyed a generation”. This article goes in depth about how smartphones are destroying a generation. The generation which the article is particularly focused on are iGens. Twenge explains how differently teens spend their time compared to other generation. The text focuses on three key points which alter from other generations; independence, depression and social interactions. Smartphones are at the hands of over millions of people and
around smartphones since they were born. They depend on them and are more attached to phones than actual people. We see in everyday life that teens are glued to their smartphone screens. There are many effects that smartphones are causing on teens now. Jean M. Twenge persuades people to see that smartphones are affecting people negatively by traumatizing young teens. “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” by Jean M. Twenge on The Atlantic in September 2017 are changing people generation by generation
by technology. Truly, the members of older generations, including millennials who have had themselves split off from the apparent technology obsessed generation of the youngest millennials, have expressed their concern as to whether or not these vast differences in generations have to do with the unhealthy use of technology. Among those to have analyzed this phenomenon is writer Jean M. Twenge who in her article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” utilizes the study of a modern 13 year old
factually accounts for the brisk changes in “Generation Z’s” ways of living as compared to generations before. The article, entitled Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation, propels valid evidence justifying that the release of smartphones and tablets has procured an entire generation to develop unfamiliar habits. An iPhone or Android in the hands of a child who has yet to reach the middle school level is becoming increasingly common. Twenge explains how Generation Z, or ‘iGen,’ grew up with technology