Digital devices, such as laptops, can be used to reveal the likes and personality of the owner. In other words, a laptop case or skin can be personalized with stickers that represents what the person appreciates, and is interested in. In two of my classes one day at Kent State University, I decided to observe students to get insight into what they may enjoy based on what was displayed on their laptops, and I noticed that some students seemed to enjoy expressing themselves through the exterior of their laptop. Furthermore, they use the outside of their laptops to convey what is important to them with stickers and decals. These people and others like them, who use their laptop for expression, provide a spectacle for society to see who they are. Among the four laptops that I analyzed, I only personally knew two of the owners. Knowing these owners and not the other two, allowed me to observe their laptops differently. This is because the forms of writing that I saw on my friends’ laptop cases and skins were somewhat predictable based on what I already knew about them and their interests. However, the forms of writing and designs that I analyzed of the people that I …show more content…
The first piece of writing that caught my eye was “settle down with me cover me up cuddle me in.” Which is a song lyric from her favorite artist Ed Sheeran. She also had two stickers that represented places she has traveled. One said the, “Adirondack” and the other said, “Relax and enjoy Breckenridge, Colorado.” From this, I can infer that she likes the mountains. In addition, she had her favorite show, Friends, on a sticker in bold font, and her favorite restaurant “Chick-fil-a” written on a to-go cup decal. All of the stickers that she had, corresponded to who she is and what she likes. If I did not know Abby previously, then I definitely would have learned some aspects about her just by analyzing her laptop
I view the world from the sociological perspective of social interactionism, which uses symbols to view human interaction (Henslin, 2013). A symbol can be anything a person assigns a meaning to (Henslin, 2013). For instance, the symbol of a bed might conjure an image the person’s bed at home. My world is defined through a series of symbols and how I perceive those symbols. For example, in my mind, the symbol of a smart phone equates to an image of an iPhone. This view of a smart phone is influenced by popular culture and my own personal experiences. In the United States, I observed that many people have an iPhone for a smart phone instead of a Samsung Galaxy or another type of smart phone. For a while, even I had an iPhone. When my dad informed me that my new smart phone would be a Samsung Galaxy S4, I was upset. I did not want to learn how to use the Samsung Galaxy. I also argued that it would be too big to fit in my pocket. Eventually, I got used to my Samsung Galaxy but I still feel sad that I did not have the latest
But in [using] … iPads or laptops [the] retention rates skyrockets to 90%.” In using the revealing statistics, the author challenges the traditional rationale on early exposure to technology. The author’s statements erase any doubt from the reader’s mind that the author’s attitude is valid. This also furthers her line of argumentation that the usage of technology early in a person’s life is
People are perceived and judged based on material possessions, socioeconomic status, intelligence and even political prowess. The author used third person narrative to make the claim that he is indeed an ordinary person; however, society seems to think otherwise. “‘That is so dope,’ the college student says… There’s something else he wants to say. It’s as if the man with the classes has some form of mastery…” (Shteyngart 1). The author explains how people seem to have elevated his status to some form of celebrity, due to his possession of a brand new device. It is quite ironic, that the author tries to show that he is just an average person living an average life, however, society thinks otherwise. The use of irony furthers the author’s argument that technology’s effect on society is evidently visible. Whenever, people see someone with technology, they become interested to find out what it is and how it functions. The author uses irony again, this time much more indirectly. He explains how he is on a video call with a friend using the Glass and uses his phone to take recordings of the museum exhibits. “…my Glass darting around the sociopolitical extravaganza… I snap a picture of it with my iPhone…” (Shteyngart 5). It is quite curious whether or not this was intentional, but it seems as if the author was connected and disconnected at the same time from the reality he
This reflective essay will demonstrate the concept of reflection. The model of reflection by Driscoll, 2007 has been followed in this essay to reflect the clinical skills that I have studied and practiced in week 7to week 9 of this unit which assisted me to get prepared for the practical experience which I will commence at the end of this semester. I have practiced numerous skills during the practicals class, but this essay will be a focus on taking care of bedsore and wound management.
In this article, Kieffer describes the concept of the whole "Bring Your Own Technoogy" initiative that schools are leaning towards in our society today. Basically, as schools are adding more technology, they are considering allowing students to bring their own devices to save money. Later on in the article, Kieffer pulls examples from schools in the northeast Mississippi area that have already banned students from using cell phones on campus. This article suits my topic well because it provides a good proposal for why schools should allow personal devices on campus.
“My Laptop” by Annalee Newitz is about a young woman who talks her profound fondness for her laptop. Newitz relies heavily on her laptops capabilities because she thinks of it as her “it’s practically a brain prosthesis” (Newitz 44). Newitz 's laptop has traveled to multiple countries.
This reflective essay will lay emphasis on one of the learning needs I have developed during my two week taster placement in hospital. Reflection helps an individual build upon their skills and makes room for self-criticism as he or she can contemplate upon actions and make relevant changes (Taylor, 2000). I will be applying the “What”, “So what” and “Now what” model of reflection by Driscoll (2000) in this piece of work because it is a more coherent and comprehensible approach to follow when writing a reflective account and is also an easier guide to writing reflections. The learning need I chose to reflect on from my learning plan is having a better understanding of diabetes and the 6 basic medications used in treating the condition since it is a common illness on the ward I am have been allocated on for my first placement. The timescale set for achieving this objective was by the end of my two week placement that is from 27th January to 9th February and I achieved it with the help of a host of factors. In this assignment, all the names of the patients and wards have been omitted and indicated with letters and numbers for confidentiality reasons as stated in the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct (2008). The paper will primarily touch on the type 2 diabetes and furthermore on the achievement on my learning need.
My report is on the company Hewlett – Packard (HP) which was founded in 1939. I mainly focused on the Personal Systems Group (PSG): business and consumers PCs mobile computing devices and workstations which is one of the major industries of HP. In order to succeed in the business industry a company needs to understand its customer’s needs and create wants for them. HP found out that the customer needed light weight, useful notebook PCs through its Research & Development (R&D) centre. Hence, it created a want; a New Commercial Notebook PC Compaq Evo Notebook N1015v which packs the power and performance necessary for mobility into a stylish design for only $899(US $). HP also finds out about its customer needs through online feedback forms and survey. Via that, HP was also able to understand that not everyone are able to use their products hence it has created this HP accessibility products which can be accessed by anyone including people with disabilities and age – limitations. Example of such product under the PSG industry is the Mobile Speak Pocket which was specially made for the visually impaired people. ( Refer To Exhibit 1a – 1c )
Hegeman, J. (2008). The Thinking Behind Design. Master Thesis submitted to the school of design, Carngie Mellon University. Retrieved from: http://jamin.org/portfolio/thesis-paper/thinking-behind-design.pdf.
In Renee Wilson’s article, “In Defence of the iGeneration” (2013), she explores her belief of the iGeneration being the smartest generation yet. Through the use of many anecdotes, Wilson reflects on her experiences of teaching the iGeneration and their ability to ignore negative criticism and still show their full potential. In her article, Wilson discusses the iGeneration’s reliance on technology and social media; however, she does not engage the disadvantages of technology, in particular laptops in the classroom, which, as I argue here, is in need of more study. In this essay, I argue that the use of laptops by students in a university classroom is distracting not only to the student, but also to surrounding students. Inevitably, multitasking
Ever since I was little I remember playing games where I would fight the bad guy and win the girl in the end. This never seem to affect me or make me wonder what small effect it had on my thought process. In games such as Zelda, call of duty, assassin creed, gears of war, Mario, and even halo you play as a white heterosexual male. The idea of playing this way never seemed to phase me as a young child. As I grew up and became more aware of the difference of people and the need for other as well as myself a need to be able to connect and find one 's self in different place such as games, movies, and TV shows. I became aware of the one sided views that video games seem to have. Then I realized that it was seen as acceptable to only have the one sided displayed due to the lack of speaking out on the need for change.
Technology is changing how we think and act at younger ages. The term “technology” doesn’t only mean manufacturing processes and equipment necessary for production, it also defines a social space and could be a social problem which makes a real impact on social reality. Different types of social software affect a variety of aspects and have both positive and negative impacts. It's important to be aware of how a digitally-driven life is changing our education, sense of self, relationships, social interaction, consumerism, and ways of doing business around the world.
Older generations would tell stories about how the technology one now has, did not exist in their days. Currently, it is something one cannot live without; especially for students who use their laptops for registering online for classes, written assignments, taking notes in Word documents, doing researches now that databases and libraries are available online, and viewing the PowerPoint slides along with the professor when he is lecturing. Because personal laptops are not being monitored, professors have little control of what a student is doing on their laptops while sitting in his or her classroom. An article by Carrie B. Fried entitled, In-Class Laptop Use and Its Effects on Student Learning, she stated that out of the participating surveyors that she surveyed, “64.3% reported using their laptops...
This lesson is designed to review and reinforce a few important concepts about plants (e.g. Needs, parts, sequence of planting) and to also guide the students through applying a few scientific inquiry (e.g. Making observations, experimentation, discussion, reflection, reporting results etc.). The students have previously planted corn and bean seeds and today’s lesson has provided the students a chance to see the results of the planted corn and bean seeds. Additionally, seeds have been planted under and growing under the following conditions: without water, and without soil. The students see the results of these seeds planted under these conditions for the past week. Two plants in particular have already been grown their growth has been
Technology is one of life’s most impressive and incredible phenomena’s. The main reason being the shockingly high degree to which our society uses technology in our everyday lives. It occupies every single realm, affecting people both positively and negatively. There are so many different forms of technology but the two most often used are cell phones, and the internet/computers in general. Today’s younger generation was raised alongside technological development. Kids now a days learn how to operate computers and cell phones at a very early age, whether it be through their own technological possessions, a friend’s, or their parents. They grow up knowing how easily accessible technology is, and the endless amount of ways in which it can be used. This paper will be largely focused on the effects of technology on the younger generation because your childhood is when these effects have the largest impact. I am very aware of the subject because I am the younger generation. Aside from major effects on study and communication skills, there also exist the media’s effects on teen’s self-esteem and mental health. Maybe more importantly, there is our world’s growing problem of over priced and unnecessary consumerism. Over time, our society has created a very unhealthy form of reliance and dependency on technology as a whole. People essentially live through their devices. Cell phones are always with people making it nearly impossible to not be able to reach someone at anytime, day or night. In 2011, there were 2.4 trillion text messages sent, and 28,641 cell phone towers were added across the US. 1 We use our phones and Internet for directions, communication, information, self-diagnosis, games, movies, music, schoolwork, work, photos, shoppi...