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Dream Essay By: Shivam Patel Due: 10/15

I have many goals and dreams in my life. Some people may not accomplish all of their goals but I will. Some major goals I have are to go to Stanford, get a job as a lawyer, and to go skydiving. Some people’s goals are related but I’m trying to do different things. Everyone has a dream school or a college. I have one. It’s Stanford Law School. I want to go there to study to become a lawyer. Stanford would be a fun place to go because it is across the country. Getting away from your family and friends is good because it teaches you to live on your own and how to handle different situations. Going to college away from your family is a beneficial building block to controlling your own life. Then there is becoming a lawyer. I’ve always wanted to become a lawyer for the money. As I grew up, I learned what lawyers actually do. I think it would be interesting representing a criminal or a victim. It enables one to see what they have accomplished and how it has affected another person’s life. There could be some peculiar or gruesome cases. Lawyers have become very interesting to me. Skydiving is one thing I’ve been waiting to do for a while. My aunt has done it and said it was spectacular. I think skydiving would fell like you would be flying. Wind rushing in your face and you are plummeting downs thousands of feet per second. That’s how I think it would feel. In conclusion, I think you should follow your dreams. I really hope I can accomplish all of mine. I think my goals and dreams are achievable if I try.


 * Limiting Screen Time **


 * By: Shivam Patel **

Do you think limiting screen time for your children would be beneficial? I think screen time should be controlled in the use of adolescents. Overexposure to screens can cause an Internet addiction. Too much screen time can also affect the person’s body with the loss of brain cells and them becoming less active. In addition, it has a negative impact on the skills needed for academic success.

Some people are so addicted to the Internet that they even have a disorder for it. It’s called Internet Addiction Disorder. 17 people who have the disorder participated in a study that observed what the illness would do to you. The people that have Internet Addiction Disorder cannot control themselves at all. They would skip school or work just to sit at home all day staring at a screen. The sufferer of this disease would even lie to their friends and family about what they are doing. Internet Addiction Disorder can also cause loss of brain cells and make a person less active.

The loss of brain cells and becoming less active can have a huge outcome on a person’s life. The loss of brain cells makes the brains reaction time longer. That means that it slows you down. The person also becomes less active. I don’t know how a person can live without moving around and just sitting in one position. I can barely sit in one spot for a short time. The article states that the loss of brain cells and becoming less active are similar to the changes in the brain when someone demonstrates a gambling problem. But not only does overexposure to screen time cause an addiction to the internet and causes a loss of brain cells and activity, but it also has a negative impact on the skills needed for academic success.

Overexposure causes negative impacts on the skills needed for academic success. Do you really want your child to fall back in school because they watch TV too much or stare at a computer screen all day? I’m pretty sure my parents don’t want me to. Some negative impacts are decision making, organizational tasks, and cognitive control. All the websites and things they see on TV change them. It slows the people down and chops down the skills they have learned. I wouldn’t want that happening to me.

To sum it all up, my opinion is that screen time should be limited for adolescents. Overexposure to screen time can cause an addiction that may result in serious repercussions. It also affects the human body by the loss of brain cells and people becoming less active. Finally, overexposure has negative impacts on the skills needed for academic success. It’s okay if your child plays with their phone or watches too much TV but just remember, LIMIT IT!!