Exploratory Essay

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“Young people are now much more likely to prefer to read on a computer screen rather than a printed book or magazine, according to a UK survey,” Coughlan, 2013. The screen has become a part of people personal, social, and education and is used in daily basis. The word screen is referring to computer, laptop, hand phone, and tablet which is used widely today. According to the media diet log that was shared by the students in class shows that the usage of computer and web browsing exceeds the usage of print media. Students spend most of their time on electronic media. While there is a lot of technological improvement in term of printing systems, young adults still prefer to use screen as their main source to obtain information as it reduces the cost for education, it reduces …show more content…

According to American Occupational Therapy Association, a student should not carry a backpack weigh more than 15% of his body weight (Sessoms, 2015). A heavy backpack can also result in neck pain, shoulder strain, headaches, and a general exhaustion (Rai & Agarawai, 2013). Carrying a textbook to school can be a burden to students as they have to carry two or three thick textbooks to school, which will only be used for one or two page. This routine repeats everyday which will put pressure to their shoulder and neck due to the backpack straps. However, electronic books can hold up to 2000 books, but still weigh less than an exercise paper book. This phenomenon leads student to change their studying method of carrying every subjects’ textbook in their backpack to just bring a tablet to school. The students will not complain about having to carry a heavy load on their

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