Category Archives: Education

Immigrants risk a lot, don’t you think?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by cevans37

Immigrants risk their lives, and families to be under paid and overworked, The Southern Poverty Law Center has found that from 2004-2006, the average personal yearly income for women farmworkers was 11,250. For men it was 16,250. With weakened laws, … Continue reading →

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Progression of the Human Brain with Modern Media

Posted on April 3, 2013 by eduardo rolon burgos

Are internet search engines like Google and Bing changing the way we think? Nicholas Carr delves into this issue in his article, “Is Google making us Stupid?” Referring to media he states that it supplies “the stuff of thought, but … Continue reading →

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We Are Not So “Tech-Savvy”

Posted on April 3, 2013 by brimacnaught

Some elders would call our generation “spoiled” before they called us “tech-savvy”. Part of me wants to agree with them. However, I would not go as far as spoiled but privileged. Everything is a lot more accessible nowadays because of … Continue reading →

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Who Prefers Nature Over Technology These Days?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by sterlingshortall

With technology at the touch of our fingertips, it is easy to revolve your life around it. Millions of kids, students, adults, and grandparents use the computer every day. Yet, many people seem to believe that my age group is … Continue reading →

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Could Google really be the root of all evil or is it the best thing to ever happen?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by kayleighladerman

Many people feel that Google is the best thing to ever happen to the world. I personally agree. I use Google for everything. When I need any little bit of info or any large amount of info, I turn to … Continue reading →

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The More Facebook Friends We Have, The More Alone We Really Are

Posted on April 2, 2013 by khathaway

The lives of today’s youth revolves around Facebook posts, instagram uploads, and twitter updates. Thus proving that when we are by ourselves, we are interacting with more people than ever before. The constant need for virtual attention has become the … Continue reading →

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Is Our Generation Really Technologically Savvy?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by srice

I’ll be the first to admit that I am not as advanced in technology as most people my age today.  With all this talk about us being in the “digital age”, I am thinking I am not quite alone.  I remember … Continue reading →

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2 + 4 = Search: Effects internet searching has on the brain’s memory

Posted on March 29, 2013 by tyler milliken

Twenty-five years ago, no one had any idea how involved computer technology would become in daily life. Computers are everywhere and they are limited only by the software that they operate. But what exactly is software anyway? Do we as … Continue reading →

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Technology and its Effects on Human Relations

Posted on March 27, 2013 by katdelorme

Technology, like anything else, has its good and bad qualities. People can rave about the greatness of technology in one breath, and in the next breath complain about its horribleness. One must think, since technology is ever advancing, how does … Continue reading →

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“The importance of Hip-Hop/Rap music in a new evolving culture”

Posted on March 27, 2013 by nsc

Rap or Hip-Hop music is truly an American minority artist creation of which African Americans need to be proud of. In the early years rap music was primarily African American and a small amount of it was from the Latino … Continue reading →

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