Zapped, By Dr. Ann Louise Gittlem Chapter Summary

Technology is all around us and will not cease to keep growing. Walking into a high school or college class, chances are, a good percentage of students might be on their phones.

Over the years technology has slowly become an important part in people’s everyday lives. We live in a world where technology is constantly updating as society becomes more dependent upon it. Everything around us is made using technology or discovered through technology. With each day that goes by society gets closer to solely relying on technology to function. In many aspects technology is a very useful tool.

Technology is something that we can’t live without in this fast paced world. It is essential in our everyday life. For instance, we use it as a way to communicate, to check up on social media and for work. Many tasks are done with the help of technology. It is such a big part of our lives that we change the way we live, in order to complement with it.

Technology aids us in almost every task, from doing to work to traveling to distant worlds. It’s an interesting set of advancements that have produced some pretty amazing results. Much of this information is available for the taking, free of charge. Never before has humanity had such unfettered access to such a wealth of information. But it’s really the everyday gadgets and gizmos that impact our personal lives the most,

Technology has become the backbone of society in this day and age. People seemingly cannot live without technology as it helps them backup data, plan their days and even drive their cars. Despite all its good uses, technology like most things has of adverse effects.

We rely on technology for everything in our lives today. It is hard for us to be more than ten steps away from our phone. Dependence on technology is even evident in Fahrenheit 451. In the novel, the TV is everything to some people. It becomes their friend their family and even their life. They even have technology that butters their toast and medical procedures. We use technology everyday whether it is our phone, laptop, or ipod. We use them every single day all day long. If something was not to work for a single day our society would crash with the absence of technology.

When one reflects on the past century, it is astonishing how much technology has evolved in every sense. From light bulbs that lasted only ten hours, to bulbs that can now last over ten thousand hours. From a simple cellular phone only capable of making phone calls, to today’s smartphones that have effectively changed the way we interact with one another. Although there will always be opponents of technology, there is no denying that is has positively impacted modern society, and the way we live, work, and communicate.

Technology is very essential in our everyday lives because it makes work and day-to-day activities easier. With technology, people can travel to different places and communicate with people that are not close by. Technology is used to help advance our daily lives. Having technology is a privilege but when you abuse the privilege you bring forth a dreadful outcome.

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 1860’s, people have rapidly improved people’s lives with technology. The first generations of computers started the base of computers and their system. These generations were influenced by inventers like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniok facilitated the computers, tablets, and smart phone we use today. With tablets and smart phone being so accessible it is no surprise that computers are not as popular as they used to. Many people would prefer to have an item that can fit in their back pocket or bag, instead of having to carry a big, space consuming item. They would rather have a hand held tablet and can fit almost any where somebody needs it to. Everywhere there is technology;

In the modern day, we use technology to every benefit we can and I am not ashamed of that; my opinion on the use of technology (specifically computers) is that in quantities of moderation, technology can exponentially expand the growth of our civilization. For my second cultural object, I chose my home computer because I can spend upwards of hours upon it each day, primarily doing work or visiting recreational, social websites and games. The renowned scientist Carl Sagan once said, “We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” This quotation blatantly applies to modern day society, where it is nearly impossible to communicate with people without an email or cell phone. The laptop is also an immense part of my culture regarding schoolwork, where I need the laptop to access the websites teachers use. With so many hours per day enveloped the laptop, it has grown to be a large part of my daily routine and culture overall.

However, as technology has become such a huge part of our lives, we have learned to rely on it for too many things. Whether it’s using it for navigation, looking up different restaurants,

If you were to ask somebody what a computer was sixty years ago they would look at you look at you puzzled. Now days it is hard to find a household or office in America that does not contain at least one personal computer. With all of this information at our finger tips, we have to ask ourselves if we are becoming too dependent on technology. Imagine if we were to wake up tomorrow with all electronic devices disabled. Everybody’s life would be impacted in one way or another. We would lose what has become the largest portal for communication. We would also lose countless information that has

Technology has, since the primitive years, always been used to invent tools in order to solve problems. This would, in turn, simplify and make man’s life easier. Through advancements in the field, man has become more efficient on both the macro- and microscopic level. Anything nowadays can be attained with either the flip of a switch or a click of a mouse. One particular technology that came about in this time was the smartphone. Since 2008, the smartphone, a device that combines a normal cell phone with a computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, e-mail capability, etc. all in your hand was deemed as ground-breaking technology and created one of the largest and most competitive market in terms of

Some firmly believe that the advanced devices of the modern era will improve the overall health of the upcoming human generations; however, that is untrue due to technology's transformation into an unhealthy, psychological dependence: an addiction. Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, head of the Technology Addiction Team at Nightingale Hospital, London, specializes in bodily dysfunction and reveals to BBC news its long-term detriments: "The thing many of my patients have in common is the fact that they are in front of screens all the time, even when they try to sleep at night. It has become so pervasive. A recent patient was a 17-year-old who had suffered a seizure partly [because] he had been up most nights playing computer games" (Ramlakhan, n.p.). She concludes the interview with her research-confirmed study by stating how "We see a decrease in memory and a decline in grades; teens especially are not developing the part of their brain that's a muscle that needs to be developed for singular focus" (Ramlakhan, n.p.) Ramlakhan also recently conducted a survey in a high school that showed 95% of students owning smart devices and keeping them on hand almost 24 hours of the day, 50% of them showing obvious signs of sleeps struggles and mood abnormalities; such an attachment and dependency therefore worsens physical body conditions, such as loss of eyesight

During his lecture on April 20th, Dr. Joel M. Moskowitz presented his perspective on the effects of wireless phone radiation risks on human health. Moskowitz explained the challenges within the scientific communities in viewing wireless phone health risks. According to Moskowitz, through International EMF Scientist, 220 scientists petitioned for precautionary health warnings and stronger regulation of electromagnetic fields to the WHO and UN. These scientists provided evidence suggesting cell phone health risks and protested the fact that government regulations fail to protect human health. Also International Agency for Research on Cancer working group press