“I need to pay my cell phone bill,” “I need to lie down for a bit,” and “I want to beat this game by next week” are all sentences that are commonly said, but by who? Teenagers. Teenagers are so highly impacted by technology that they spend a lot of time with, or on, it, they spend their money on it and their health is affected by it.
You guys spend way too much time with technology. If you don’t believe me, then think of the last time you were on your way to school. You were probably listening to music on your MP3. Some of you eat while sitting in front of the television, some listen to the music throughout the day and some even talk on the cell phone or MSN for hours each and everyday.
A teenager in Rowlett, Texas had actually sent 33,000 text messages to his friends and family in just about a month. That’s about 1100 everyday, which is way too much. Also, according to the article, ‘Teens Are Wired … And, Yes, It’s OK,’ the last thing and the first thing that most teens do is leave a message on Facebook. Even as I raise my head and look around the classroom, I see many of you listening to music, watching videos on your iPod or playing games on a portable gaming system.
I know that it’s very convenient and fun to be able to listen to your favourite tunes while on your way to somewhere or even talk to multiple friends online on MSN, but should technology really consume this much of our time? Not only time, but should we also spend hundreds of dollars each year on it?
You don’t realize it, but what we spend on technology builds up to form a massive amount. Think about the cell phone that you just bought a few months ago. The cell phone itself may have only taken $50 on a three-year contract from your Tim Horton’s paycheck, but when you add up all the bills of one year, additional charges such as The System Access Fee and additional features’ costs, it will cost above 1000$. Even if you cannot relate to a cell phone, think about the iPod that you bought recently. Yes, you can get it for about 50$, or more if you were to get the cooler and better ones, but think of its accessories, like the headphones or its charger, that you would have to buy if they were to break.
Wouldn’t it be better if you could save all that money for something better like university or college? Even if not all, you could save half of the money you spend on technology for something better? But, you can’t because you are so used to technology that you can’t give it up for something that it still distant in future.
Yes, I know that life should be lived at its fullest because you don’t know how long you will live and that life can be a bit boring if you were to give up your hobbies, such as listening to music. But, does it really make sense to spend a lot of money for your hobbies?
Moreover, technology just doesn’t impact you guys by taking using your time and money; it also impacts your health. In the article ‘MP3s May Threaten Hearing Loss,’ it informs that recent studies have shown that listening to music for long periods of time will affect your hearing ability. You will not be able to hear softer sounds! Listening to music for hours a day can also lead to a disease called Tennitus, in which you hear an annoying high pitched continuous whining noise. Do you really want to hear that irritating noise for the rest of your life just for listening to music for long periods of time in your teenage years?
Watching a lot of videos can also affect your eyesight and causes headaches. Now you know why you get those headaches at random times.
Yes, Tylenol can give you a relief from those headaches, but it can’t be too good if you keep on getting headaches, right? It’s like keep on repairing a broken computer. Would the computer perform like its brand new after each repair or will it just get slower and slower?
So, teenagers spend a lot of time with technology, spend money on it and go get their health affected by it. Isn’t it funny how you guys are so careless that you don’t care about what happens to you in the future as long you are happy with what you have now?
The person who replied first, I used that language because it’s a persuasive essay. You should look into learning some English to know the differences between types of essays
If this is a persuasive essay, you need a clear and persuasive first sentence. State your case, your opinion, right up front, then go on to defend it.
As it stands, I’d make a few changes–
It’s just not persuasive. You ask way too many questions, providing no answers "should technology really consume this much of our time? ", "does it really make sense to spend a lot of money for your hobbies?"…
State your case, and give me some reasons why I should change.
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