The brain is an incomplete product of the human body. According to recent discovery, prolonged experiences of intensity have possessed the ability to rewire the neural networks upon which various forms of intelligence depend. Among said occurrences has proven the constant stimulation provided by multiple varieties of digital technology. Due to such devices having dominated society, the infinite consumption of entertainment has been perceived by many as beneficial to life, resulting in widespread reduction in concentration and loss of memory. Such events have been predicted by Ray Bradbury, the author of a novel in which diversion has replaced achievement throughout society, entitled “Fahrenheit 451”. Despite having been identified as a fictional …show more content…
According to Paul Barnwell, an English teacher at Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Kentucky, maintaining the engagement of students has become increasingly difficult, having noted “Even when I know I’ve created a well-structured and well-paced lesson plan, it seems as if no topic, debate, or activity will ever trump the allure of the phone”. While some have argued of the use of portable electronics in an educational setting having increased the relevance of academics to society, researchers at Kent State University have revealed the correlation between the use of mobile devices and the depletion in grade point average. Such has likely proven factual due to the relevance to a society in which stimulation is held in high regard having distracted students from academic performance. In addition to having impacted the potential of learning among children, the insatiable desire of diversion has resulted in the devastation of social relations amongst one another. Through Mildred having failed to remember the location in which she had met her husband, “Fahrenheit 451” has explored the detrimental effect of the oversaturation of digital technology on marriage. The reasoning as to why the rise of such devices has resulted in such consequences has been explained by Sherry Turkle, the author of “Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age”, noting “In work, love, and friendship, relationships of mutuality depend on listening to what might be boring to you but is of interest to someone else. If a moment of a conversation is slow, there is no way to know when things will pick up except to stay with the conversation.” Through support between multiple individuals, the ability to establish importance of oneself is an undoubted possibility. Unfortunately, combined with the fall of academic achievement, the social calamity created