HW for Wednesday 9/17. Drig TV/Media Control.

                       
                               Drug TV/Media Control


   What do we choose to store in our personal computer - brain, maybe better to say - memory, is up to us. We are living in the 21st century, where everything is electronical. If someone would decide to live without computer equipment, it would be almost impossible (if he/she is living in the city). Almost. There are so many benefits from using computer, cell phone, TV, or radio. There is a world of knowledge at the fingertips. Just Google any question and you will get the answer(it doesn't necessary mean that it's all correct and true information), but still it is a fact that you can find much more stuff then you can imagine.  Even to write this page I used internet to get the knowledge I needed to start with.
    Here are some things, for example,  that are proving the point that social media is a good sores of information. 1.Increased criminal prosecution because of social media. Some people are stupid enough to brag about their crimes.  2. Social networking creates new social connections. People get new friends. 3.Social media as a source of employment. (More info in my previous post)
   And here are the negative side of social media. 1.Too much misinformation. 2.Pupils spending too much time on social media sites have lower academic grades. 3. Social media sites to blame for lost productivity. 4. It's very addictive
http://www.toptensocialmedia.com/social-media-social-buzz/10-pros-and-cons-of-social-media/
  Many people understand that the number one drug in the world is television, it's destroying our society! Since all there is on TV is controlled by 5 or 6 corporations, we will never get the whole truth about our real situation. People are "eating" mostly garbage: shows, gossip about movie stars. And, as Thom Hartmann point out in his book, "Few of us could survive two months if the supermarkets suddenly closed" (127). "People no longer know information that's vital to sustain life..." (126). Men and Women would rather set in the front of the screen and not worry about what is going on around them. It's easier, they don't have to strain their brain, someone else is thinking for them - TV, and entertains them. After a work day, people come home, they want to relax and forget about their problems, they turn on TV, or get on internet, and problem is solved. It's so addictive that if it's taken from them, they could go crazy. I have seen one video on YouTube where one teenager started screaming and banging his head on the bed, going totally crazy, just because his sibling deleted his account on some sort of internet game! He looked like possessed by demons. What I am trying to say is that TV/internet/cell phones are getting into our life not by force , but by our own will. And if we don't control it, it will control us, as we all ready see it all around us.

Now they even have a medical center for internet addiction, where people can get help to get back to the real world from virtual world, they created for themselves.