Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
Growing Up Digital
According to a 2009 study, children ages 8 to 18 spend an average of 7.5 hours per day using electronic media (cellphones, computers, video games, TVs, etc.)
1. In 2004, the average was about 6.5 hours. Why do you think young people spend so much of their time on these activities? I think that young people spend so much of their time on these activities because they are trying to communica with other people.
2. How much time do you spend per day texting? On Facebook? Web surfing? Do you think these activities interfere with other parts of your life? Why or why not? No,I think that these activities do not inerfere with other parts of my life because I try to communica with my friend in Miami.
3. At what point does cellphone and computer use become a problem? What might the warning signs be? Cellphone and computer use become a problem because they are people spreading rumor about other people.
4. How might using cellphones and computers affect your ability to focus?Cellphones and computers affect my ability to focus is because i might have a test to do the next day but my cellphones ring and it throw me off.
5. What kinds of “instant gratification” do electronic media provide? Is this good or bad? Why? I think its bad that "instant gratification" do electronic media provide drama between friend and other people.
6. What important skills can people learn from using computers and the Internet? The important skills that people learn from using computers and the internet is nothing really because you're just going to yourself in trouble by people that you dont want to start things.
7. What conversations are better had through texting? Which are better done in person? The conversations are better had through texting is a lot because you can tell how the person is when he writing back or they can be done in person. Its the same thing.
8. What limits does your school place on cellphone usage? The limits that my school place on cellphones usage is a lot. We cant have cellphone out because they will take it away for a week.
1. In 2004, the average was about 6.5 hours. Why do you think young people spend so much of their time on these activities? I think that young people spend so much of their time on these activities because they are trying to communica with other people.
2. How much time do you spend per day texting? On Facebook? Web surfing? Do you think these activities interfere with other parts of your life? Why or why not? No,I think that these activities do not inerfere with other parts of my life because I try to communica with my friend in Miami.
3. At what point does cellphone and computer use become a problem? What might the warning signs be? Cellphone and computer use become a problem because they are people spreading rumor about other people.
4. How might using cellphones and computers affect your ability to focus?Cellphones and computers affect my ability to focus is because i might have a test to do the next day but my cellphones ring and it throw me off.
5. What kinds of “instant gratification” do electronic media provide? Is this good or bad? Why? I think its bad that "instant gratification" do electronic media provide drama between friend and other people.
6. What important skills can people learn from using computers and the Internet? The important skills that people learn from using computers and the internet is nothing really because you're just going to yourself in trouble by people that you dont want to start things.
7. What conversations are better had through texting? Which are better done in person? The conversations are better had through texting is a lot because you can tell how the person is when he writing back or they can be done in person. Its the same thing.
8. What limits does your school place on cellphone usage? The limits that my school place on cellphones usage is a lot. We cant have cellphone out because they will take it away for a week.
Cancer Sticks
The event or issue that inspired in this picture is smoking can kill you.The people or objects in this picture are a camel,the title cancer sticks,and it's in the dessert.Three things that I might infer from this picture ais that smoking is bad,people should stop smoking, and cancer can kill anybody who smoke.The message of this picture is people should stop smoking and you will get cancer from smoking.People who will agree with this are people who have a heart or people who have family members who had died from smoking.The artist's for it because he or she is trying to convince smokers to stop.No,because some smokers dont care if they died or not,
She's got your eyes
The event or issue in this picture is a baby has a tv for an eye because we need it to stop watching tv.The people or objects in the picture are a baby, and a little tv as her eye.Three things that I might infer from this picture is,that watching to much tv can bad for you,people should stop watching tv and go read a book.The message of this picture is people should start reading a book instead of watching tv.People who will disagree with this picture are producers that makes show because they don't want to lose viewer that are watching it.The artist's for ti because he or she is trying to convince people to turn off there tv,like my brothers.
Dead Animal Combo Meal.
The event or issue that inspired the picture is trying to say people need to stop eating animals.The people or objects in the cartoon/picture are a hamburger,French fries,coke,the title says dead animal combo meal.The three things that I might infer from the cartoon/picture are to try and save animal,not to eat animal,or be a vegetarian.The message is to stop killing animals and to stop eating them.Groups of people who will agree with this picture would be all vegertarians,because they don't eat animals.The artist is for it and the artist is maybe a vegetarian.My example is thatit says animal combo meal.Yes,because so people will change there minds about eating animals.