Outlines: Attitudes to the use of smartphones

In this part, you are invited to give an outline of the various attitudes to the use of smartphones portrayed in Texts II and III.

II: “What Happened When I Gave Up My Smartphone for A Week”

Author: Michael Grothaus
Genre: Article
Year of Publication: 2016

Text II was written by Michael Grothaus and it was published on the website of Fastcompany in 2016.

The text presents the writer’s experience after realizing he was addicted to his smartphone and deciding to give it up for a week. The writer is aware of the negative consequences of smartphones in people’s lives.

After giving up his smartphone, the writer admits to feeling disconnected from everything happening around him. His attitude reveals how reliant most people are on their smartphones in their day-to-day lives.

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III: “Stop Telling Me to Put My Phone Down”

Author: Bobbi McDowell
Genre: Article
Year of Publication: 2016

Text III is written by Bobbi McDowell and published on the website Odyssey in 2016.

From the beginning, the author of the text reveals a defensive attitude when it comes to the use of smartphones. She states that teenagers and young adults are unjustifiably being criticized for using an important piece of technology.

Then, the author of the text displays a critical attitude towards the older generations who complain about younger people using their smartphones, arguing that every generation worries and complains about the habits of the next.

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