EDible News: Brooke Solnik, Contributor Boxes in 2-D Phones, computers, and TV screens They increase, multiply, take over The new way replaces the old But is it really “new and improved”? Leaves on trees crumple with the change of seasons Just as the pages of a book grow faded with age Only the screen is […]
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The Degradation of Literacy
EDible News: Nadine Wyczolkowski, Staff Writer Our ability to read and write seems to be declining. There is a plethora of reasons why this may be so, yet one seems prominent in my mind: technology. Over time, our attention span shrinks to accept only what can be encapsulated in a mirage of a high sensory experiences […]