Technology of Tomorrow

As of lately, I have been doing more and more assignments on a computer since I got into high school and even in the 9th grade. We do essays, projects and daily assignments on them and it’s a lot different from having so many papers to keep up with. After all, computers are the technology of tomorrow. They save trees from being processed into paper; they can save, upload and grant access to vast amounts of information that's easier to look up than going book-hunting in libraries. Resources are limitless, like being able to keep up with documents, save videos, quick (though maybe not always) accessible information on anything world wide. We might even in the near future get rid of heavy textbooks to carry around and read out of textbooks online.

Computers; Center stage Tells that if children in elementary start learning about computers and technology, they become accustomed to them and help prepare them for use of computers in the future. With hard work, they grow comfortable around technology and its mind-boggling uses, even the kids who have no computer access at home. I remember my own English teacher saying that her two-year old daughter has already learned how to scroll through and use an iPhone. It just goes to show, the earlier kids learn, the better they can use technology which will help greatly as kids go through their school years and even later on in life. (Goldstein)

Computer uses and dependability are increasing more and more each day and its essential now to be able to use them properly. It would greatly help students in having these skills so they may use technology to help themselves complete assignments.

Goldstein, Zac. "Technology takes Center Stage: Schools Incorporate Computers in Education." Ebscohost. Sun Journal (New Bern, NC), 17 Dec 2006. Web. 23 Feb 2011.

Everything is permitted, but not all is beneficial

Have any kids out there felt trapped? Do you sometimes ask, "Why so many rules?" like your parents might be too overbearing. Many rules are set out for us and we have few things that we are in control of, but haven't you ever thought about the meaning of them? I know most rules or morals probably don't portray a meaning but some actually do. Rules aren't meant to hold us back or ruin our lives. They are put in place to keep us from doing things we'll regret later and prepare us for the real world. The world today is in its chaotic state because people started breaking or bending the rules. And that doesn't just mean laws written by the Judicial Branch of government. Rules include morals and codes of honor. They just can't be enforced. Here is a few that may be familiar:

• Treat others the same way you want to be treated (respect)
• If you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all (gossip)
• Don't take something that you know is not yours (stealing)
• There's no use crying over spilled milk (regret)
• Don't lie for personal gain

I myself have broken everyone of these rules among countless others I can't think of at the moment and I regretted every one of them. Sadly, many others have done the same. We take for granted rules set by our parents and wish that we were free to do as we please. Try to see it from our parents view. All of the rules we obey and break in our lives determine the way we live in the future.

Violent acts

Last week, I witnessed a fight in my cafeteria, and the two people showed no restrain, pushing, shoving, and hurling perverse language at each other. Why are kids so violent these days, and how is it caused? There has been some debate over what we can point at and say is a problem. Blame has been put on our media and what it shows, but if the media is the problem, wouldn't we all be aggressive and violent? I mean, haven't all of us watched our fair share of violent shows? The blame should be placed with the ones who are responsible with the behavior of the children: the parents.

I myself have watched many upon many of violent shows and movies and despite that, I'm not aggressive at all. So, putting blame on the media for violent children is irrelevant. Children may get their ideas of violence from the media, but it all boils down to how they were raised. Parents should take a stronger hold of what their children watch and for how long because if not, the television and computer start raising the children instead of the parents. Parental abuse on the children also increases the chances of the kids themselves to be violent in ways, be it toward their own children or their peers. Peers that are violent or aggressive may spread their behavior to their fellow peers or at least their friends.

It's time to stop blaming the mass media and start looking at the real influences of the kids violence. If we start addressing the real causes of violence, like bad or lack of parenting, we can begin to prevent it. And a quote to remember for readers, "The moment we raise our voices to start a fight, we've already lost."

Our Rise and Downfall

    Technology. Some people say it has led to our downfall as the human race. Others may think it's the boon of the world. I say it's both. I say its led to the our downfall mainly because we use technology for the wrong things. Though without technology, we wouldn't have medicine or many of the luxuries we have right now.

We try to make day-to-day actions too easy. We try to make it where we don't have to put in as much effort into our actions while still trying to get the same results. For example: social networks like Facebook and Twitter make it to where we chat online with multitudes of people instead of actually going out into the real world an conversing with people face to face. My very class does most of its daily activities on computers and internet. The only bad thing about education and computers is, if we do too much, we become more reliant on it. If something were to go wrong and we went without computers, my class wouldn't have much to do because basically everything we do is on computers (or a good chunk of it anyway).

Despite all the ways technology is abused, without it, our mass media would still consist of newspapers and messengers if it wasn't for the invention of television, internet, and cameras. We wouldn't have any of the medical treatments like prescription drugs, surgeries, or antibiotics.

I could go down entire lists of the ways technology has affected society, but that would take too much room. Technology is great like any other luxury, but it can be dangerous if it is abused by its user, much like in the way people drink alcohol or gamble.