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The headphones have become common in the everyday life of everyone in a long time, and it also brings lots of arguments. In an article in The New York Times Magazine published on January 7, 2011, titled "Against Headset" by Virginia Heffernan, Heffernan is an author of New York Times, an American journalist and also, a founder of the Screens blog, which eventually became the Medium blog, said that people should resist headphones. In addition, I chose this article to analyze because I liked the way the author use her rhetorical techniques in order to convince parents of teenagers to restrict the use of their child’s headphones and how well does she use ethos to build some trusts and credibility to her audiences, how well does she provides statistic facts and reasons to convince her audience, and how well does she uses pathos to create emotion to sustain argument as well as building bridge between her audiences and she.

The city council is considering banning the use of cellphones in privately owned businesses at the discretion of the owner, subjecting those who violate with a fine. I stand against them on this issue. Although the proposal entails benefits,, it violates the rights of the consumer, and many businesses would not even institute such a policy.

In the article” Is Anything Wrong With This Picture?” By Lauren Tarshis and Kristina Lewis. They explain that technology these days is changing how we use our manners. Because it talks about how we block people out with our headphones and music it, also how we not paying attention to your surroundings and that we our using our phones for EVERYTHING. The article “Is Anything Wrong With This Picture?”

For centuries, persuasive literature has used a variety of tactics to sway the audience’s thoughts. From appealing to emotion, to appealing to logic, authors have devised a way to not only change what a reader thinks, but how they think. In the article, The Argument Against Headphones, author Virginia Heffernan discusses both the advantages and disadvantages to the usage of headphones. However, she predominantly stresses the drawbacks of said usage throughout the writing. Heffernan repeatedly uses the main tactic of fear to influence how the audience thinks of headphones in a negative manner.

(Russell, 2011) Also, another weakness that Skullcandy has been getting major negative feedback on the durability of the headphones and needs to fix it as soon as possible. (Russell, 2011)

I can't hear! Technology is ruining our hearing and vision. Studies have shown from listening to music to loudly can cause permanent hearing damage. Many people are experiencing this problem because how easy we can access technology these days. Technology is not only hurting our hearing, but also vision. Studies also show all the hours we spend with our eyes up close to technology is also causing serious eye strains and discomfort to the eyes. Technology is ruining our vision and hearing at a very young age.

“The digital revolution has clearly produced a large number of innovative products and services. Some of them have become multibillion pound companies and transformed a significant part of our lives” (Document 9). “Technology deserves some credit for lifting the institutional and bureaucratic barriers that often limit creative talent. In any area of creativity, creative products tended to be judged mostly by formal experts on the subject-matter. And as sensible as their views might be, they will also be affected by biases, politics and errors of judgment” (Document 9). All of this, when you boil it down means that cellphones are useful tools and should be treated as such and otherwise maximize your

Who will be our next President? Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Neither of these Presidential candidates are fit to become next president, but if I had to decide which of those to should be our president, I would Choose Hillary Clinton

ENG3U (Macbeth Essay) As the old saying goes:"Ambition is the path to success.'' If one's desire is greater than its fear of failure, and he has the courage to pursue his dream, then he will succeed. However in the play Macbeth, Shakespeare uses imagery to reveal the theme that ambition, if unchecked, leads to the compromising of one's own moral integrity and, ultimately, the destruction of soul. Undoubtedly, Through his skillful use of imagery in reference to darkness, disguise and blood, Shakespeare develops his characters by showing us the process of degeneration of their moral soundness.

The second ethical dilemma is related to Apple's failure to disclose the fact that the battery needs to be replaced after 300 to 400 charges and that customers must surrender their iPhone to Apple for replacement. The iPhone is not a just mobile phone; it is a power hungry device equipped with a touch screen, colorful user interface, portable mp3 player, web browser, PDA and more. Owners of all other mobile phones can purchase and replace their batteries themselves and without risk to the device. By contrast, iPhone owners find it is extremely hard to open the iPhone case. The iPhone's battery is glued to the unit, and the wires from the battery to the circuit board are soldered. This clearly shows that Apple does not appear willing to provide a battery replacement option unless design changes are made in future models.

Rather than dwell on how much technology, and cell phones in particular, have destroyed our society and individuals, we should start to look at the benefits of cell phones.

Headphones are a necessity for many people in today’s society. Headphones allow a person to listen to music without disturbing others; therefore people are listening to music all day while they eat, sleep, or work. In Derek Thompson’s essay, “How Headphones Changed the World”, Thompson addresses the problem of why workers use headphones even if studies have shown that it interferes with their productivity levels. Thompson effectively uses precise language and organizes his essay in a way that shows a breakdown of his thoughts on this topic. These two elements make the essay easy to understand, which enhances the audience’s reading experience.

With 87 percent of American adults owning a cell phone (Jerpi, 2013), it becomes obvious that cell phones have become a staple device in today’s society. Although cell phones offer convenience, they arguably come with negative affects. Cell Phones have become one of the fastest emerging technologies (Campbell, 2006). With 87 percent of American adults and teenagers owning a cell phone (Jerpi, 2013), it becomes obvious that cell phones have become a staple device in today’s society. Since the release of the first cell phone, they have immensely evolved and some would say, have become an essential to everyday life. Although cell phones offer convenience, they arguably come with negative and impactful effects on our social

Did you know that the cancer government, the federal communications commission’s says that hundreds of millions of Americans uses cell phones, and cell phones can cause you to have brain tumors? Did you also know that both adults and children spend most of their time on phone? When using your phone, it might give you a neck problem because in respect to cancer, concern focuses on whether cell phones might increase the risk of brain tumors in the head and neck area. But let me tell you something, as many of us use our phones daily, do we ever stop and think it might affect our body? No because we are so into social media and playing games that we don’t have time to think that it’s going to affect us. People say that phones are safe and other say they aren’t. I say that they can be safe at some time it can also depend what you do, and how long you use it for. Therefore, many of us get distracted easily and it’s pretty hard to get back on track. In 1973, the first portable cell phone was discovered, due to the cause that cell phones may not be safe at some time cell phones are also very important because in case of an emergency you will have a device with you.

Are ear buds, causing people to get deaf or are headphones making people go deaf or both? Science has proven that headphones are not bad nor good for hearing headphones help listening to music more responsible. It is not likely that if you have your music up to loud it could tear through your eardrum, and cause you to go deaf. Hearing loss is caused by nerve damage in the ear.