The New Millennium Response And The Internet

Ever since smartphones were created, they have changed teenagers’ lives entirely. The article Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? by Jean Twenge, shows the ways the invention of the smartphone has changed recent generations. The article mentions the rise in teen depression and suicide, cyberbullying, and teen safety. It also mentions the decline in our social abilities, dating, and sleep. Smartphones have had both negative and positive affects on teenagers, but the negatives significantly outweigh the positives, which points to the need to put down the smartphones, as the article suggests.

“Put down the phone, turn off the laptop, and do something-anything-that doesn’t involve a screen” (Twenge 63). It is astonishing the amount of time teens spend on phones. Jean Twenge 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 between generations. According to Twenge, today’s

Today Teenagers of the world have a new addiction. This new addiction is known as smartphones. Teenagers between 15&17 nowadays are using smartphones without limits. Everywhere you turn you see teens bending down or swiping or clicking their phones screen or sleeping with their smartphones under the pillow. Day after day smartphones are becoming more central to teenagers lives. A smartphone could be well-defines as a portable phone that has additional functions parallel to personal digital assistance devices. Smartphones simplify communication and offer fast and easy access to almost every single information needed in teens everyday life. But the fact the smartphones took place over other devices such as cameras, clocks, library books, and computer games make them more and more important, which also makes teens dependent to them. The benefits could be severely undermined if mishandling and over use are not kept in check and under controlled. Although older teenagers would disagree their use of smartphone should be monitored by parents, because smartphone are distracting teenagers, causing them health problems, in addition to encouraging them sexually.

Sherry Turkle shows her disapproval for the dependency that teenagers have with their phones in “Growing Up Tethered”. People have become too involved in the internet world, and it could end up hurting them.

In the article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” Twenge discusses the negative effects of smartphones and social media on today’s teenagers. She delves into a case study citing examples from a girl she refers to as Athena, who gives Twenge insight into this generation of teens. Twenge suggests that smartphones have become the main cause of increased depression and suicide rates for teenagers. Ever since 2012, with a majority of Americans owning smartphones has led to both the levels of happiness and independence to decrease.

In society today, almost everyone is guilty of spending too much time on electronic devices, cell phones in particular. Teens and parents alike can’t go for five minutes without checking for new notifications. According to Kelly Wallace in her article “Half of Teens Think They’re Addicted to Their Smartphones,” cell phone usage has become a real problem which affects not only teens, but adults as well. Within the article, it is stated that, “Sixty-nine percent of parents check their phone at least hourly compared to the 78% of teens who say they do that” (Wallace). Considering these alarming statistics it's no wonder that people have begun to admit to the over usage. Parents in particular worry about their teens over usage and have even gone

Everywhere you go teens seem to be glued to their phones, tablets, or computers. Technology is an addiction that does not seem to be going away any time soon. According to the Washington Post, teens can spend up to seven or more hours on their digital devices a day and the usage is still increasing. Not surprisingly enough, more than a third of all teenagers own a cellphone, ranging from a smart phone or just a plain old-school flip phone. But can spending all that time on their computers and smart devices be such a bad thing? Today’s easy access, always on world presents a wealth of opportunity for teens as students, but also challenges them to retain them essential humanity and unique personalities.

As of the twenty-first century, a growing trend in the usage of technology in daily life activities has become more apparent. Our increasing appetite for speed and convenience has propelled us a hundred years closer to the stars. Technology as a whole has opened up countless opportunities for social advancement and innovations, but at the same time created a void that swallowed many of its “followers”. Danah Boyd’s viewpoint in “Whether it’s bikes or bytes, teens are teens,” illustrates an opinion that rejects the idea of parents shrouding their children from the internet in attempt to retain their innocence. Wholeheartedly agreeing with Boyd, my experiences in life have persuaded me to believe that allowing a child to formulate their own personal

Everywhere I look, I see a person grasping onto their phone. Leaving the house in the morning with a cell phone has become as important as eating breakfast. The article, Half of Teens Think They’re Addicted to Their Smartphones, written by Kelly Wallace describes the feelings of teens and adults towards their cell phones. “Two-thirds of parents -- 66% -- feel their teens spend too much time on their mobile devices” (Wallace). Unfortunately, these teens would prefer to communicate through a screen rather than face-to-face.

Today, the Internet is the center of attention for businesses, governments, schools and individuals around the world. It has produced new industries, transformed existing ones, and has become a global cultural experience not only for adults but for children as well. It is a learning tool used to educate in schools and within our homes. The surfacing of the Internet as another means of electronic communication has had a transformative influence on social interaction.

In today’s world, most young people are not self-reliant. We conform to societal standards, not being our true selves. Many factors contribute to this, the most powerful one being social norm. Emerson says, “Society everywhere is in conspiracy against of the manhood of every one of its members.” (Emerson). Technology goes hand in hand with the influence of social norm. With social media and our handheld technology, we stare at the ideals and expectations we have to live up to, all day every day, discouraged to go against these standards. Consequently, 91% of teens aged 13-17 go online from a mobile device like a cell phone or tablet. Lastly, traditions hold people back from being self-reliant, including myself. Often times, I find myself trying

Teens have many different uses for phones. In the article "Teenagers and New Technology " it says that cell phones offer teenagers "new worlds of opportunity." The article also says that new technology are essential to success in Today's world. It says that tools like texting and social media can help needs to all teenagers like defining personal identity and establishing independence. Cell phones are new and exciting avenues for teens to do what they want to do, for example flirt, boast, gossip, get news, complain, and tease. As well, cell phones today can take and share pictures, play games, listen to music, swap videos, and access the Internet

Throughout the day college students, high school students, middle school students and increasing number of elementary school students are constantly found on cell phones, lap tops, ipod, and ipads. They constantly text, email, instant message, instagram, and facebook, looking for anyway to become

There are many aspects of technology that have contributed to society’s advancement, and many people refuse to accept and realize the threats technology exposes us to. One of the main advancements, technology has enabled is communication around the globe. For example, “Many teens join online groups or communities in which members share a particular interest, such as music, movies, games, sports, or politics” (“How Online Social...” 3). Although this allows people to communicate easily, it also weakens the skills needed to communicate face to face. Many also argue that technology provides online sources of information that are useful in everyday functions. For example, technology is used to “alert travelers to transportation delays, warn groups of people of weather and other emergency situation, advertise product and services, lend money and let you know if your bank

Technology is altering the landscape of the world at a capricious pace. Computers are a mainstay in most homes and internet connections occur daily. Family members from across the web connect through video chat services such as Skype and social media sites (Jenicus & Sager, 2001).The usage of smartphones and social media has increased undeniably in the past decade. Children bring smartphones with them to elementary school and learn on computer tablets in class. Communication technology has seen advances on the internet, newsgroups, chat rooms, email, video conferencing, text messaging and other computer-based learning (Negretti, 2001). No longer is information limited by the local library, but instead individual have access to all the information on the internet.