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    Technology has become a staple in everyday life in our society. From entertainment to medicine, technology has given us an extraordinary opportunity to learn and progress. Throughout high school I used computers to take notes in many of my classes. Furthermore, Smartboards and other technology were standard equipment in every room. With how technology dependent schools are becoming, it is easy to turn a blind eye on small problems. These issues are addressed in "Why Students Should Take Notes by

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    "Sports is by far one of the fastest growing pass times in the United States" (Rainer 1987). Even if people don't take it to the professional level, sporting events are happening in our backyards, and at all of our local schools around the country. With the growing popularity and the increasing competitiveness of the sports, it will take more than just a physical advantage to compete at the highest level. This is where the psychology of sports comes into play. In my research I will

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    continuously refuse to ban and create laws to prevent it. The statistics back up the hazards of distracted driving yet the government refuses to prevent the danger. However, this is not the only reason drivers are distracted. A few examples of distraction could be anything from changing the song on the stereo, setting up the GPS, or setting up the Bluetooth headset to answer calls. The Majority of Car manufactures are putting high resolution big screens with the ability to navigate the web, and an

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    deal with these feelings in different ways, even children. The narrator, being a small child, naturally uses distractions in her surroundings and her figurative language to start to understand death at the end of the poem. People deal with grief in different ways. As a small child, the way the narrator handles uncertainty and pain is distressing, yet also expected. She finds distractions in the furniture and decorations. The child notices a

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    limit according to Dictionary.com is “The final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure”. The definition of distraction as stated by the Psychology Dictionary is “An interruption to attention or anything that draws attention away from the primary task”. While time is the enemy of a procrastinator, distraction is its best friend. One of the main reasons as to why procrastination is more popular among college students today than it was fifty years ago is because

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    blocking traffic due to the fact they are oblivious that they are going under the speed limit. When they are in a city traffic setting, often times they will run red lights, and make other fatal traffic errors. They would be decent drivers, if the distractions were removed from the car! Different drivers have different personalities, and these were just some of the most annoying ones I have found. Having such people on the roads though makes driving scary. You never know what may happen next. Annoying

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    Driving On The Road Rage

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    Drivers come in many different types, and each has their own characteristics. When you are driving, you can encounter a lot of different types of drivers. The four most known ones are the aggressive driver, the speeder, the kind driver, and the multitasker. All four of these characteristics are very different so you will be able to tell which drivers fall in which categories. Every driver has a destination they are trying to reach and these four characteristics of drivers have a different way of

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    it is beginning to deteriorate our society’s social skills and social life. Teenagers in today’s world are too digitally connected, and this brings along the negative effects of a decrease in real-life conversation, increased laziness, and more distractions in a number of different environments. The increased use of technology in modern society is leading to a decrease in real-life conversation. In “The Negative Impacts of Social Media on Face-to-Face Interactions,” it states, “Since it has become

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    multitask between using technology and trying to pay attention to a lecture show how technology negatively affects the way we think. 2. The “division of attention” encouraged by the internet limits our concentration because the internet is filled with distractions. The internet does not allow us to focus on one thing because while we can be doing our homework on the internet we can, at the same time, use multiple social media outlets which render our attention span. Limits on our concentration effect “our

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    Technology Technology is always continually advancing. The impact that technology has had on individuals and on society is negative. This negative impact is driven by technology’s ability to worsen social interaction and provide a source of constant distraction. Technology worsens social interactions by taking away real communication and relationship boundaries. With the rise in popularity of phones and social media, people are having less real communication. In Glennon Doyle Melton’s essay, “6 Reasons

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