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Firstly, this paper does a good job of explaining her topic. She eases the reader in with a decent hook, then introduces her personal issue to tackle. She explains elaborately with outside sources to show that it is a valid problem to fix for herself, and it would be beneficial in the end for others to follow what she did as well.             She also explains what she will do in her experiment fairly well. Although the instructions are simple – not to tell white lies and fight her impulse to – she recounts her difficult experiences that had trouble telling her complete truth.             One of the things I mainly liked was her story telling ability. Additionally she was able to recall an atypical situation that you wouldn’t think of, such as when she ended up being completely honest with her ex, and decided to room with him. Like, no one, including her, would expect that...

      The first day I went without my phone was excruciating. My phone habits become even stronger when I do homework because I become the most distracted and bored then. I would instinctively reach for my phone when I want a mini break, but I would have to stop my mind and my hand from reaching it. The thing is, I would want to take a mini break quite often. If I was stuck on a question, I would want to scroll through my Instagram. If I answered a question to my heart’s content, I would open my Snapchat and reply to my streaks.       According to the CNN article, “Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain,” it elaborates the different ways your phone could be affecting your brain. At one point, Dr. Max Wintermark, a Stanford neuroradiologist, “Altogether, this means that if you are too dependent on your smartphone, you are basically damaging your ability to be attentive.”       If I had read this article earlier before the expe...

Instagram. Snapchat. Twitter. Facebook. Admit it. You have at least one of these, and you probably spend way too much time on them. Whether it be giggling at a funny meme or watching a video on how to make galaxy donuts, you know you could be using your time more wisely. But do you? This is a problem I tackle daily. My hand instinctively reaches for my phone when it blinks alive, notifying me that my friend sent me a text. It got to the point where I couldn’t pay attention in class unless I checked my messages at one point. I knew this was becoming unhealthy and wanted to change for the better. So, I wanted to test it out. Can I limit my phone usage to only checking it a few times a day when I’m college? Could it be beneficial for me to have less screen time and use that time more wisely, such as for friends and homework? If I can resist constantly checking my notifications, then I’m definitely not addicted. This shouldn’t be too hard. Right? In this paper, I will explain...

I fiddle with my fingers and I turn my head to look over to my roommate, who is sitting on her bed. “Hey, Aiman?” “Yeah?” She pulls out her white earphones and makes eye contact. “Do you think I’m on my phone too much?” She pauses for a second, thinking the number of times I pick up my phone when it buzzes. Her lips press together as she looks around the room, as if she can find the answer hidden in our belongings. She gently pushes up her glasses and her eyes meet mine. “Yeah.” She nods and smiles. I look straight ahead, stone-faced, half expecting that answer but also half in disbelief. I slightly realized my addiction to my phone, always craving for the vibration that tingles my desk. I never wanted to admit it, but my roommate’s confirmation brought me back to my senses. If I asked her the same question last year, she would have said no for a fact. For the past year, my phone was extremely slow. Scrolling through Instagram would be painful because the page would move...

https://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/25/tech/mobile/oms-smartphones-boredom/index.html This article talks about how cell phones kill the state of boredom. People no longer have their mind wandering when they’re bored, or pulling out a notebook to jot down ideas to pass time. Essentially, people have forgotten the old ways to spend your bored time and turn to their phone to pass time.             An interesting think I found is that I didn’t completely realize that I take out my phone when I’m bored, I just thought I take it out whenever it’s convenient. And I have to admit, I took my phone to the bathroom sometimes because I was that hooked to my phone. Also, when I use my phone, I mainly use it for not educational purposes, so like social media and videos. One thing that caught me by surprise is that you can definitely use it to read articles and use that time effectively to learn something new. Due to my proper use of my phone, I...

The purpose of writing an inquiry essay is to explore a topic you are not previously informed about but are interested in learning more about it. It is supposed to delve deep into areas you never knew existed and write about the ideas and brand-new concepts you come across. In all, you demonstrate your learning experience in which you approach the topic from all sides. Boyd attempts to write an inquiry essay by answering the question throughout – “Can Social Media Resolve Social Divisions?” She goes about interviewing social media users – which are mostly teenagers – and ask them how they feel about their community and their atmosphere in social media racially. The interesting part is that she only includes the perspective of students who feel like their surroundings is racially divided, whether they know it or not. Each point she brings up is about boys and girls who are inclined to spend time with people from their own racial background because it gives them a sense of familiarit...

When I was at home, my parents would always yell at me that I’m on my phone way too much. But to be honest, I really wasn’t, I would check my phone three or four times to just check my notifications. Furthermore, after college started this year, my four-year-old phone started lagging and stopped supporting older versions of my social media apps which discouraged me from checking my phone. Once I slowly started dropping hints to my parents that my phone was preventing me from communicating and having access to some key apps, they surprised me with a brand-new phone that I instantly fell in love with. And because of that, I couldn’t take my hands off the slim, curved reflective device.             I noticed myself getting a little out of control and my parents had a gut feeling that I would. So, before I left to come back from Labor Day weekend, my dad told me that the best way is to have control over your phone and not have the p...

Wallace does an exceptional job of describing his experience at the Maine Lobster Festival, the history, anatomy, and the ethics of cooking a lobster. Not only does he just state the events, but he describes in such detail that can leave you disoriented, perhaps thunderstruck, after reading his whole article. Throughout his narrative, he demonstrates qualities of a good narrative essay, such as including many details, varying sentence structure, and maintaining clear narrative order. In each situation he describes, he illustrates a visual with a variety of words, leaving the reader feeling as if they’re watching a movie. When he goes to the festival, he describes the area having, “There are lobster T-shirts and lobster bobblehead dolls and inflatable lobster pool toys and clamp-on lobster hats with big scarlet claws that wobble on springs.” The repetitive use of lobster emphasizes the importance of lobster there and to demonstrate its prevalence. When trying to depict the anatomy o...

In this chapter, “The Unitasker”, the author AJ Jacobs talks entirely about his personal experience with trying to focus one activity at a time instead of diverting his attention between multiple situations. He begins the chapter with him describing the scene of him working on this story, and then delves deeper into why he is trying to put his attention in one thing he is working on. He then includes dialogue, descriptions and the characters around him to bring his experiment alive when telling it to the reader. He also includes his thoughts along the way to add a more personal touch to the story. Even though this chapter in his book seems more story-like, almost like creative fiction, he is still able to add factual details that validate his point of conducting the experiment on himself. By referencing credible sources such as The Times and books by Maggie Jackson and Nicholas Carr, Jacobs proves the ethos perspective of his writing. Additionally, by quoting those sources he ment...