Ray Bradbury The Pedestrian Summary

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When was the last time you haven’t procrastinated? How many times have you said you’d study and do your schoolwork but ended up watching or scrolling through technology for hours? The Pedestrian is about a man named Leonard Mead, who goes on walks every day for hours but nobody’s ever outside. ( he has been doing this for ten years now) Everyone is always inside their homes glued to their screens and watching T.V. Technology is distracting because students tend to procrastinate in their schoolwork and are overstimulated with technology. Technology is distracting because students tend to procrastinate on their schoolwork and instead scroll on social media. In the story, The Predestine written by Ray, Bradbury talks about a man named Leonard …show more content…

Students tend to procrastinate on their schoolwork because they're always home and on technology. It seems like they take up all their time procrastinating on social media. There's barely any time to do any of their schoolwork. Students are overstimulated with technology, In the Pedestrian a story is about Mr.Leonard Mead, who takes long walks outside every day, in which there's nobody outside. As he passes the house he can hear TV channels and the news as he walks by so Mr.Leonard Mead would be talking to the house’s TV, saying things like what channel is it? As he passes by, he sighs. Bradbury: This provides evidence for my topic of students being stimulated by technology because they never go outside. They are always stuck at home watching TV and nothing else, they don’t socialize, have hobbies, or even smell the fresh air. Many like to talk about the positives of social media, especially when it comes to the communication aspect. In a study of teens' social media usage organized by the Pew Research Center, a 14-year-old girl stated, “I think social media has a positive effect because it lets you talk to family members far away.”(Anderson & Jiang) This 14-year-old girl makes a point of social media allowing you to talk to family members who are far

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