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Week 3 Graded Discussion

Week 3 Graded Discussion

Q Impact of the Internet and smartphones – Two Arguments The Situation: Imagine you are in a relationship with someone who, after getting home from college each evening, spends 5 hours on the Internet via his or her smartphone. You believe the smartphone is a total waste of time and has a negative impact on the world. Your partner thinks the smartphone is super useful and has made the world better. 1. Write a list of all the arguments defending your opinion that the Internet and smartphones waste time and have a negative impact on the world. 2. Write a list of all the arguments your partner could use to defend the opinion that the Internet and smartphones are super useful and have made the world better. 3. Use your textbook to support and expand your arguments. Put the page number from the textbook chapter 4 or 18 next to each argument you found in the textbook. 4. Thinking of the videos you watched on the class website this week, add any arguments based on the videos and mention in which video you saw each one. 5. What's your favorite smart phone app? Why do you love it?

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Arguments why internet and smartphones are a waste of time I think the main reason why internet and smartphones can get on the nerves is because of the amount of time it demands from us and we as a result have to lose out because never find time for the real things in life. Whether it is time for one’s partner or time for that once cherished hobby or that long-awaited bucket list, here is just priority for them because we cannot live without our gadgets.