Monthly Archives: January 2013

Lives in the 21st Century Wrapped around Technology

It is uncommon to be more than an arms length away from a technological device in our lives today at any given time. Walking to an appointment or class has turned into a time where you are also checking e-mails, …

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Ipad or Knitting Needles: A Technological Struggle for the Elderly

This year I journeyed out on black Friday as shoppers pushed their way through Target’s electronics department. As I walked swiftly past it, I can tell you that the first item on my personal shopping list was definitely not an …

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Information Overload: Technology Affects Decision-Making

In Article 5, “I Can’t Think!”, it is made clear that the more we use technology, the more difficult of a time we have when it comes time to make a decision.  In the process of making that decision, we …

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Mass Media Rules The World Around Me

After reading the assigned articles for this week, especially article one written by Christine Rosen entitled “In the Beginning was the Word” it made me rethink my life and how consumed I am with electronics. In the article Rosen discusses …

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Feminism..How far have we come?

Feminism..Have we really made progress?

Women should strive to be equal to men, why should women be content to assume the role of a stay at home mom and let the man be the bread maker after all it is …

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Long Live the Days of Face-to-Face Communication

With so many distractions among us it has become difficult to have a conversation without the buzzing of a phone or even checking your phone to ‘Google’ something. The Internet and social media have given people the ability to multitask. …

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What is Mass Media and Why is it Important?

Mass Media is becoming one of the most used form media around. It can be in varies different forms and is intended to reach large amount of people around the world or just in the a specific area. Mass Media …

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Information Overload: Too much of a good thing?

In our increasingly technology-driven society, we receive information at unbelievable speeds without even realizing it. In any given hour, the average person receives texts, emails, phone calls, and communication through social media sites. One would think that this increased amount …

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“So Much Information, So Little Capacity.”

The old saying “you learn something new every day” seems to be shifting to “you learn something new every minute.” Between Facebook, Twitter, Email, Google, and the other countless amounts of information that can be accessed within seconds with just …

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Children and Television: Educational or Detrimental

Children and the amount of television they watch has always been an ongoing issue. Just like video games, many people suspect that both provide an easy access to violence and unfamiliar concepts. Is that all television is? Mindless violence? Or …

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