I worry that Americans have become so warped by this technology that they think this way: why call when you can text? Why go and visit if you can just call? Why call or go visit if you can keep in touch over email or facebook? That way I can still sit and watch my favorite teleu can just call?

I actually wrote an essay on this topic my freshman year and I talked about an experience I had. I was driving in the car on campus at William and Mary and I literally could have hit about 4 or 5 students because they didn't even see a car coming because they were too busy checking their email on their phone or texting to even look up. It's just not safe! Not to mention texting and driving! I am so glad that laws are being set in place to stop that.

To answer the last question, I am very worried about where our future is going. I can't even imagine the type of relationships my children will have when I'm older. Will they even attend school or just do everything online, so they don't even have personal relationships with others there age or their teachers? I know I may be assuming to the extreme, but think about, look how much our generation has changed in comparison to our parents. My mom told me her family would sit down for family dinner every night, and on special occassions watch TV together as a family. I think of the modern family now, and the kids have ipods in their ears and are texting on their phones, every one's rushing to go watch one of their shows, or to work on their computers. It's really almost sad. But my family has always made it a priority to sit down together and build those personal relationships.