Works Cited
Alphonso, Caroline. "Rough It? Not in This Wired World." Globeandmail.Com. 12 Aug. 2006.
Summary of Article: “More and more of the city is coming to the cottage country.” It shows how families go away to the country to relax but they still bring their electronics along.
Relevance to Argument: You cant really “rough it” no matter where you go technology is around you no matter what you do to get away from it its there. It shows how people have adapted to it.
Ferraro, Susan. "Tv Diet." Daily News 15 Sept. 1998.
Summary of Article: Talks about children arguing with parents about TV and hw. They say that parents should have their boundaries and it’s the childrens job to yell and argue while it’s the parents job to say no and stand their guard.
Relevance to Argument: Its causing more unnecessary fighting in the home
Fynes-Clinton, Jane. "The Box or the Books." Courier Mail (2003): l04.
Summary of Article: This also talks about causing endless fights between parents and children. But its also mentions that children get too much hw but also watch too much TV so it’s a constant struggle.
Relevance to Argument: Once again it causes unnecessary fighting in the home.
Holahan, Catherine. "Google is Watching You." Business Week Online. 25 June 2007.
Summary of Article: This man found pictures of himself smoking on the internet and he had no idea how they got there and this caused problems at home because his family didn’t know that they he was smoking.
Relevance to Argument: Technology causes privacy issues.
"Homework Websites Encourage Laziness." The Toronto Star 24 Oct. 2005.
Summary of Article: “Most parents would not want to see their 12 year olds with training wheels of their 15 year old wearing water wings.” Showing how the internet is babying them by giving them exactly what they need to know rather then showing them how to get the answer.
Relevance to Argument: Yes the internet is making things easier but is it making this too easy?
Jin, Foo E. "When Technology is Bad for Health." New Straits Times 22 Oct. 2007.
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Johne, Marjo. "Video Games are a Pain in the Neck-and Hands and Wrists;." The Globe and Mail 26 Dec. 2006.
Summary of Articles: All the video games and internet usage (like playing with the controllers and typing on the keyboard) causes painful problems in the long run. Its causing pain in the neck hands and wrists.
Relevance to Argument: They are causing health risks
Mandel, Charles. "TV-Watching Kids are Homework Slackers: Tube Creates Boobs, Study Con-Firms; Television Proves Even More of a Distraction for Students Than Video Games." The Gazette 28 Sept. 2005.
Summary of Articles: Talks how TV causes a major distraction for students even more so with then video games.
Relevance to Argument: They basically agree with my argument and they even state which one is worse. They even state statistics of how students behind in school are more likely to have a TV in their rooms.
Marron, Kevin. "Web a Homework Helper More Than Ever But Using Internet Not Without Dangers." The Globe and Mail 19 Oct. 1999.
Summary of Articles: even though internet helps with homework there is actually dangers because of irrelevant information popping up that children don’t need to see.
Relevance to Argument: shows how the internet isn’t censored and safe for children even if they are using it for homework.
Millat, Caitlin. "WII Therapy a Hit with CIty Seniors." Daily News 4 Feb. 2008.
Summary of Article: The physical aspect of the WII is benefiting them mentally and physically because of the movement.
Relevance of Argument: If more games were made like the WII games it could possibly be a step in the right direction.
O'brien, John. "Remote Control." The Courier Mail 18 Oct. 2006.
Summary of Article: they talk about the changing of technology and that it gets better and better.
Relevance of Argument: does it really get better and better? Or does it cause laziness?
Proudfoot, Shannon. "More Gadgets Mean Less Family Time; Vanier Institute Study." National Post (F/K/a the Financial Post) 16 Oct. 2007.
Summary of Article: Like the title states the more technology we have the less interaction we have with others including family that is living in the same house. Also gives statistics of the amount of electronics the average household has and how much they communicate.
Relevance of Argument: Technology is causing a loss of communication with family.
Proudfoot, Shannon. "Technology Leaving Canadian Families Wired - and Isolated." The Gazette 16 Oct. 2007.
Summary of Article: Talks about Canadian families also having problems with communication which leaves families with no interaction.
Relevance to Argument: This could tear families apart and cause people to not “know” each other anymore
"Study Links TV Viewing and Lower Test Scores." The Washington Post 9 Apr. 1978.
Summary of Article: the article is about a study between test scores and TV. The two can be linked together. Since kids watch too much TV they don’t study enough so they failing their tests which isn’t good for their future.
Relevance to Argument: This shows how the distraction of TV is affecting the school work of students.
"Video Game From Humana Aims to Make Couch Potatoes Healthier." Business Insurance 17 Sept. 2007.
Summary of Article: This Article is about this company is trying to make video games a lot healthier by getting kids active. They don’t want anymore couch potatoes they want kids moving around instead of sitting on their behinds only moving their tongues.
Relevance to argument: this is showing a change and step in the right direction.
Wylie, Katie. "Consoles Gives Residents a New Swing At Exercise; Electronic Games." The Press 30 Apr. 2008.
Summary of Article: This article is about video games giving senior citizens a new way to exercise causing them to be happier and healthier.
Relevance to Argument: this again shows how this would not only help children but it helps senior citizens as well.
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