After spending some time as a sports reporter, I’ve had the unique opportunity to witness how technology—usually social media—can become an obsession for some fans. In a stadium with 110,000 others, some spectators choose to watch the game in front of them secondhand through the screen of their iPhone.

 

This happens at more than just sporting events, though. Today, some people choose to interact with their electronic devices rather than the people around them. But is this necessarily a bad thing?

 

This Minor in Writing portfolio consists of three creative nonfiction short essays, written from my perspective, and a research report that analyzes the usage of technology in lieu of communication with others.

 

It is important to society today to think about the impact that our attachment to these devices has on the people around us. Does it encourage communication, or does it stifle it?