Out of all the places that have shaped me and impacted me, I feel that there is one that has impacted me greater than any of the others. This place is the first home that I ever lived in. This house is a meaningful place that has helped to shape my life and also helped to impact my life as it allowed me to learn about my heritage, shaped my views of technology and made me value the importance of family. The first home that I ever had was actually a two-bedroom apartment located on Belmont Avenue in Chicago. I lived in the apartment on the top floor with my parents during my years as an only child. When I think about it now, the apartment wasn’t really that big but to my five-year-old self, the apartment seemed large. While I lived there with my parents I had the slightly bigger room due to all the toys that I had. All the rooms were painted a bright white and there was a light grey, fuzzy carpet on the floor in every room. White tile that was cold to my bare feet was laid out in a honeycomb pattern in the bathroom. The U-shaped kitchen was …show more content…
During the first five years of my life that I spent in that apartment, I barely used any technology. I did watch some television shows but that was about it. I didn’t play on a computer or any other digital devices that my younger siblings used when they were younger. Most of the time I had was spent outside in the big and colorful park or playing with some of my toys. This was due to the size of our small and cozy apartment. There are many examples of how this has impacted my life such as being the last person to get a phone in my class and barely having any social media in comparison to the amount that my sister or some of my friends have. I still today don’t really spend as much time on electronic devices as my siblings do. I would still rather spend time with my friends or do something outside such as playing basketball with my
Living in an apartment building it’s like you have to share with other people and you can’t keep any noise because the people next to you or downstairs can hear you. Also you can’t have a barbeque or a party because there is no space to have it. When you live in an apartment building this view is high because you are sitting on the balcony of the 10th floor. Living in a house the view is nice and it’s right there because you can just step outside whenever you want. You can decorate it and if your house is big enough you can have a get together or a party. When u step outside or look out your window you see all these beautiful houses and the pretty flowers that my mom planted. It’s kind of hard to explain the feeling when I stepped into this house; it was like stepping into a mansion. I was so happy and I enjoyed the house because it was such a perfect place to be for when it got warmer. My mom and I would just sit outside our porch whenever we felt like it and we would just sit and have a nice conversation, sometimes I would read a book or listen to music outside instead of being in the house all day. Living out here is a comfortable place to live and to be in because we feel like we didn’t have
I’d never been in a house like this. It had rooms off of rooms, and in each of them were deep sofas and chairs, woven carpet over polished hard-wood floors, tasteful paintings on the walls. She asked if I was hungry, and she opened the fridge and it was stuffed with food-cold cuts and cheeses, fresh
“One family. One Room. Four Screens. Four realities.” When he made this point I automatically thought about my household and how the statement compared to my family. In my house we do not interact with each very often. We are either always on our phones, watching TV, or on the computer, which is not very good when you think about it. This is something we have gotten accustomed to doing. I strongly agree that electronics have their effects on families, so much that is to the point where small children have and can function iPads, iPhones and other devices. According to “PEW Research Centers” and the “Internet and American Life Project” research shows that “60 percent of American families with children own 2 or more computers”. Dr. Koepnick states how technology has changed the quality time shared by families. He also states if you go back 200 years, there were valid complaints about the future with technology devices but the main focus back then was reading books which kept everyone busy. Back in the day families seemed to be much more family orientated, they were reading books, outside engaging in activities, and doing typical family things. Now everybody can be found just dazed on their phone and looking at the television screen. I feel like it would be a little less of a problem if families took the time out their day to see how important family bonding and interaction really is and just put
People use technology in everyday life. Without phones, they wouldn't be able to call. anyone. I'm not sure what to do. Without iPads, children might not be able to check social media or watch Netflix.
One day I had my phone taken away. It honestly seemed like the end of the world beings that it was my “whole world.” I used this device to communicate with my friends, watch ridiculous youtube videos, listen to my most favorite songs that was basically a part of my soul, and I even had it as an alarm. A part of me was gone I thought to myself, then it hit me. Undoubtedly, I relied too much on my phone to assist me, to entertain me. To be frank, I acted selfish, like a 4 year old who doesn’t get that stuffed animal after their mother said no a million times, when I had it confiscated. I know another particular story where two children rely too much on technology, an entire family actually. The story is called “The Veldt” and it stars two children,
Our modern day society depends on technology for everything, can anyone imagine a life without their phone or computer? Probably not, social media and other popular applications have become so ingrained into our daily lives. Not only can we connect with people anytime throughout the day but we also have so many useful applications that help us on a daily basis. Thinking back to when I was eight years old, I couldn 't wait for sixth grade because my parents had promised to get me a cell phone, I remember counting down the days till the summer of fifth grade was over because I already knew which cell phone I wanted. Once I got it I couldn’t stop showing my mom all of the cool things it could do. Which looking back at it today, it really couldn
Because of some of the circumstances that make me who I am, it is hard to say I have any one definitive home. Instead, I have had two true homes, ever since I was a young child. What makes this even more of a conundrum is that my homes have always had little in common, even though they are only a few hundred miles apart. Between the big city of Houston, Texas, and the small town of Burns Flat, Oklahoma, I have grown up in two very different towns that relate to one another only in the sense that they have both raised me.
Technology has changed our world dramatically over the last several decades. Several generations before us did not have air conditioning, telephones, television much less internet. However, today we have access to all of this and more. Technological advances have not only made changes in how we communicate, but also in how everyday tasks are done. The New York Times explains how social media affects children’s behavior and academics, and how the concept of dating has been altered while Louis C. K. explains how the 21st century takes little things for granted and YouTube channel charstarlineTV shows how daily activities can no longer be done without the use of cellphones.
This is where I wanted to be as a child. Looking back there was not a specific place in reality that I can say was important to me. My room? It's not my room that I remember, but the object in the room. The television!
How much can technology impact your social life? Who would of thought that technology would affect life in such a major way? Little did people know that technology can impact the way humans interact with each other. While listening to music and playing games on their mobile devices, how many people actually get to know one another while standing right next to each other? A small ride on a metro or bus ride will show you just how little interaction goes on in a humans life do to the amount of use on their mobile devices. The role technology plays in socializing has a great impact on people’s interaction. People can be standing right next to each other with out saying one word to one another. While waiting for the next class to start or even during the class, people tune out the rest of the world and this can lead up to social isolation. Technology has had a bad impact on the way humans socialize because it causes people to be less interactive. Social isolation is a health condition that can become very severe and lead up to depression, anxiety, despair and many other things. Social isolation can be avoided if technology is limited to use at only appropriate times as when bored, alone or incase of an emergency you would use cell phones.
The fleeting changes that often accompany seasonal transition are especially exasperated in a child’s mind, most notably when the cool crisp winds of fall signal the summer’s end approaching. The lazy routine I had adopted over several months spent frolicking in the cool blue chlorine soaked waters of my family’s bungalow colony pool gave way to changes far beyond the weather and textbooks. As the surrounding foliage changed in anticipation of colder months, so did my family. My mother’s stomach grew larger as she approached the final days of her pregnancy and in the closing hours of my eight’ summer my mother gently awoke me from the uncomfortable sleep of a long car ride to inform of a wonderful surprise. No longer would we be returning to the four-story walk up I inhabited for the majority of my young life. Instead of the pavement surrounding my former building, the final turn of our seemingly endless journey revealed the sprawling grass expanse of a baseball field directly across from an unfamiliar driveway sloping in front of the red brick walls that eventually came to be know as home.
I think that technology has had both positively and negatively impacted the family life in our society. But I think the positive effects out way the negative ones. In this term paper I will focus on how cell phones, internet, and home security systems. These are only a few of the technology that has affected family life. I will first talk about the positive effects then I will explain the negative effects.
The location of my birth, where I grew up, and where I currently reside has molded me into the person that I am today. I was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and lived in Madison Heights, Michigan until I was 4 years old. My family then moved to Warren, Michigan where I have resided for 16 years. In my childhood home, we spoke English. Likewise, in my current home, we speak
...r phones update our minds suffer another loss. People are slowly losing their independence to think for themselves and the ability to rely on their own intelligence instead of a computer`s. When this happens, it can endanger the proper development of the personality and hamper the social relationships needed for life together in society. The more we succumb towards technology, the less personality we are capable of retaining. It`s come to the point that the smaller our devices get, the smaller our brains get as well. Technology has vastly improved over just a short amount of time, and societies` dependence on it is strengthened more and more with every day that passes. Yes, it makes life "easier", but the easy way out isn`t always the best way. People don`t just depend on their technology for help anymore. It has come to the point where they depend on it to survive.
A place could be significant to somebody because that’s where they found the inspiration to do something they never dreamed of doing or where they won their first race. My Mema’s house is important to me because it’s one of the few things, besides memories, that I have left of her. Though I still have her clothes and her jewelry, those things aren’t of as much value to me as the memories and emotions attached to her home. One of the greatest reasons her house means so much to me is it was the place I learned many skills, and life lessons that I will use for the rest of my life. I learned to sew, garden, embroider, and most importantly how to cook since that was her area of expertise. The fact that all of that knowledge was taught to me at that house from one of my biggest role models makes it a very special place to me. That very reason is why her house will always stay near and dear to my heart, no matter where I