Persuasive Essay Two Samuel

Stephan Ziccardi

Professor Becher

English 1101

September 21, 2015

Essay Two: Samuel In modern day society, the use of technology has become a part of everyday life. In fact, most people rely greatly on technology in order to assist their everyday obligations. It has come to the point where technology is no longer an amenity, but a necessity. Being able to connect with family, friends, coworkers etc. has truly created a more engaging environment socially, and has also enabled us to access information of any sort in only a matter of seconds. It is no argument that technology does in fact make our lives easier, but with each advantage we gain, we also are exposed to potential risks. There is a fine line between using technology as an essential

According to Samuel, “Unplugging doesn't require you to quit Facebook or throw out your iPhone. What it requires is careful attention to the sources of our discomfort...” There is nothing bad about dividing your time between the two lifestyles, but there is a line that needs to be drawn between these two separate lives. It’s acceptable for people to post pictures of themselves, their hobbies, and their interests online to share with other people, and it’s also acceptable to communicate with others via electronically. After all it may be their only way of keeping in touch with family members and friends that live great distances away from them. Although technology rapidly shifts our focus and attention away from the world in front of us, according to Restak, it is still a crucial resource that people depend on for communicating. “Sometimes the screen -- with that crucial email, inspiring video, or enlightening blog post -- is exactly what you need to focus on.”(Samuel). Technology helps create a “smaller world” in that it binds individuals around the globe to access important information with ease and enables us to communicate to whom ever wherever. Technology is a creation of human beings, and like anything else, when abused it can consume our lives. The problem people are facing isn’t technology itself, but the addiction and yearn we have towards it. We don’t need to unplug entirely but it is beneficial to moderate the

Technology is suppose to aid the human race to make things easier for us but has grown so exponentially beyond our brains capacity that we are now too reliant on it. With the immense amount of information that is “thrown” at us on a day-to-day basis, people are attempting to absorb everything at once, instead of focusing on one task at a time. When we multitask we are not accomplishing things to our true potential. “With each switch in attention, your frontal lobes…must shift goals and activate new rules of operation,”(Restak) and because of this shift, people are giving up the ability to think about materials at a deeper level (Deloatch, 2015). According to Restak, we are actually rewiring our brains every time we plug into a device. People are now Google’ing what they need to know at a particular time, and in result we are becoming good researchers but we are not taking the time to remember what we learn (Deloatch, 2015). It seems as though that our cognitive functioning and exposure to technology have an indirect relationship to one another. The more we consume technology the less we will use our brains.

Society is now primarily based on networking, and to completely segregate oneself away from it means one has to sacrifice all the benefits it has to offer. “Unplugging” every now and again can enable us to stay connected and enjoy the beauty of the world. It is critical for us to moderate the amount of technological