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Herzog's Film: From One Second To The Next

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We live in an age ruled by technology and though there are many benefits to this technological leap, there are also several consequences. In Herzog’s film, “From One Second To The Next”, and Paul’s article, “Students can’t resist multitasking…” the consequences are brought to our attention. Paul’s article focused on student life and how technology affects it. Due to the mass production of laptops and iPhones, students tend to be multitasking more than they have ever before. The article consists of several observational studies on multitasking. Researchers would observe lectures and watch over “42%”(Paul) of the students would be on their phone or on some type of social network on their computers. Even though social media is almost second

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