one random day about a year ago my mom
was out and my brother and I were on the
computer in TV all day we tried to do
something else but it just seemed like
nothing was as appealing as going on the
computer it was like our brains were
dead we sat around and waited until
finally my mom came home then she took
us to the movies not exactly knowing how
much we have been on technology that day
I never realized how bad it could be
that I was relying so much on technology
the thing was I didn’t and I still don’t
always realize it and that worries me
the technology just started overtaking
my daily life hi I’m Caroline IV and I’m
in seventh grade I’m going to be talking
about how much I’ve noticed technology
overtaking not only my own life but all
of those around me lives have you ever
been ignored by parents on the phone or
siblings gaming have you ever stayed up
late at night watching videos have you
ever felt bored and resorted to the
computer whether you’re a parent a
teacher a child a student or grandma you
may have noticed technology overtaking
your life a great example of this is my
dad my dad always says that he feels
like our family is living on opposite
ends of the house my mom’s upstairs in
her office working I’m in my room on my
computer my brother’s downstairs on his
xbox and my dad’s 20 minutes away
at his office and he really got me
thinking I want to get away from
technology and vivia be together more
easier said than done
I saw a tiny house on TV once and this
family would tune into a tiny house so
they could grow closer and be together
more maybe we should ditch technology
and move into a tiny house but you don’t
have to go that extreme so who cares I
mean why does it matter that technology
is taking over our lives it definitely
matters time is short and when you think
about it we lose connections and our
relations are being damaged because we
were spending less time together I feel
myself constantly being pulled to
technology for squirel canned answers
and just entertainment in general and I
see these things on Instagram and people
seem to be always on their phone
and always posting the lure of pointless
entertainment and dangers our potential
to grow and build relationships my mom
always says that she’s nervous because
there’s no prior research about all this
technology being in our lives because
we’re the first generation to have it
all here’s another thought I’ve had my
dog Lucy is just the sweetest most
forgiving thing you’ll ever meet in your
entire life I love her so much but
lately I noticed her just lying around I
look down at her and those heart-melting
eyes just gaze right back up at me
questioning play with me unfortunately
usually Oh their homework don’t have
time or just play don’t feel like it
also I’ll go into my parents bedroom to
watch TV
Lucy will chop behind you with ears
perked and tail wagging because this is
where I usually go when I play with her
feeling guilty I’ll throw toy a few
times and play with her for a few
minutes but soon enough I’ll get
comfortable watch a movie or something
shall I around looking disappointed and
I’ll put her head in my lap and play
with her during commercials but soon and
she’ll mope out my brother repeated to
me something he’d heard once saying your
dog is only one part of your world in
life but you are your dog’s world so for
the sake of all the blue seas in the
world and the little brothers wanting to
play ball and the grandmas wanting to
spend time with their grandkids please
get off technology look up and see the
world
come on a nature walk want your sunrise
and spend time together get away and see
all the wonders that God has given us
thank you
[Applause]
was out and my brother and I were on the
computer in TV all day we tried to do
something else but it just seemed like
nothing was as appealing as going on the
computer it was like our brains were
dead we sat around and waited until
finally my mom came home then she took
us to the movies not exactly knowing how
much we have been on technology that day
I never realized how bad it could be
that I was relying so much on technology
the thing was I didn’t and I still don’t
always realize it and that worries me
the technology just started overtaking
my daily life hi I’m Caroline IV and I’m
in seventh grade I’m going to be talking
about how much I’ve noticed technology
overtaking not only my own life but all
of those around me lives have you ever
been ignored by parents on the phone or
siblings gaming have you ever stayed up
late at night watching videos have you
ever felt bored and resorted to the
computer whether you’re a parent a
teacher a child a student or grandma you
may have noticed technology overtaking
your life a great example of this is my
dad my dad always says that he feels
like our family is living on opposite
ends of the house my mom’s upstairs in
her office working I’m in my room on my
computer my brother’s downstairs on his
xbox and my dad’s 20 minutes away
at his office and he really got me
thinking I want to get away from
technology and vivia be together more
easier said than done
I saw a tiny house on TV once and this
family would tune into a tiny house so
they could grow closer and be together
more maybe we should ditch technology
and move into a tiny house but you don’t
have to go that extreme so who cares I
mean why does it matter that technology
is taking over our lives it definitely
matters time is short and when you think
about it we lose connections and our
relations are being damaged because we
were spending less time together I feel
myself constantly being pulled to
technology for squirel canned answers
and just entertainment in general and I
see these things on Instagram and people
seem to be always on their phone
and always posting the lure of pointless
entertainment and dangers our potential
to grow and build relationships my mom
always says that she’s nervous because
there’s no prior research about all this
technology being in our lives because
we’re the first generation to have it
all here’s another thought I’ve had my
dog Lucy is just the sweetest most
forgiving thing you’ll ever meet in your
entire life I love her so much but
lately I noticed her just lying around I
look down at her and those heart-melting
eyes just gaze right back up at me
questioning play with me unfortunately
usually Oh their homework don’t have
time or just play don’t feel like it
also I’ll go into my parents bedroom to
watch TV
Lucy will chop behind you with ears
perked and tail wagging because this is
where I usually go when I play with her
feeling guilty I’ll throw toy a few
times and play with her for a few
minutes but soon enough I’ll get
comfortable watch a movie or something
shall I around looking disappointed and
I’ll put her head in my lap and play
with her during commercials but soon and
she’ll mope out my brother repeated to
me something he’d heard once saying your
dog is only one part of your world in
life but you are your dog’s world so for
the sake of all the blue seas in the
world and the little brothers wanting to
play ball and the grandmas wanting to
spend time with their grandkids please
get off technology look up and see the
world
come on a nature walk want your sunrise
and spend time together get away and see
all the wonders that God has given us
thank you
[Applause]
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