2) "Things As They Really Are..." -David A. Bednar

In a society where technology is everywhere, we must stop and ask ourselves, What role is technology playing in my life? Recently, I was assigned in my Writing class, to read the article 'Things As They Are' by David A. Bednar. This Article reaches out to me and makes me think twice about the world I live in. How much of my life is being consumed within the technology that surrounds me everyday? This is a hard question to answer. There is no fine line as to know when technology is overpowering your life. It is only in extreme cases when people really understand that they have a problem. These cases are what really blow my mind. There are people who engage themselves so deep into the pixeled world that they become that created figure. They forget their physical self, and depend on the fictional life they have created themselves. We become these online gods and believe that we can make what ever we want and control things without consequences. But there are consequences. We are caught under the swell of power and control. At times I feel as though I am being caught in the undertow along with the rest of the earth. Don't drown in the worldly aspects of technology, instead rise above it.