H.W # 10

http://healthmad.com/addiction/cell-phone-addiction/

This article mainly focuses on the addiction to cell phones. The addiction to cell phones affects teens more than adults or younger kids. Just as discussed in class this addiction is because of the handiness of it all. All these things in one simple devise. It also talks about the unhealthy part of this addiction. Such as cancer and possible brain tumors.
I thought what was interesting was the fact that the said the signs on being addicted to cell phones were feeling empty, anxious, even depressed with out your phone. I really that even though not to that extreme, many people I talk to, including myself, do say that when there not with there phone they feel very different. Also interesting was that even though we know this is an addiction going on everywhere, there's no way known to stop it or even help it.


http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/sexting-poses-risk-to-teens-health-warns-expert_100190519.html

This article focuses on "sexting." It is a new trend going on with many teenage girls, in which they send nude or semi-nude pics to male teens. This new trend is even more likely in the younger teens and goes on more that what we may imagine. What is interesting of this article is how teens say that "sexting" is actually helping them in person. They seem to be more forward, having a new found confidence. Many teens do this with out any fear of these pictures being exposed to others, which in almost all cases males will show their friends these.
What I believe is worse is that due to "sexting" some people even consider suicide. Its sad to see how technology and our normal lives collide to make such a disgusting trend.


http://www.csudh.edu/psych/tnp55.htm

This article focuses on Myspace. Based on some studies done we see the down side of myspace. It affects our life at home and schoolwork negatively. People are constantly on it, and its become one of the most popular internet sites.I found interesting the fact that myspace is a place where you can show off your self in many ways, and even though this is so, it causes more and more people to be ver insecure. Maybe its the fact that you have people constantly checking out your profile for new pictures, songs, thought. I guess that could be intimidating to some.