[DMEC] Essay Quotes: The only constant is change
While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of The only constant is change.
Emmanuel P., Kokomo, Indiana:
Technology has improved so much over the years.
- I remember when very few people had cell phones. Now a person is in the minority if they do not have a cell phone. The most you could ever do with your cell phone was talk to people and maybe play a game like Pong. Now a person can get on the Internet, play games, text message, instant message, write a book report, take pictures and make a video.
- I remember the best portable music players had to offer was probably a Sony Walkman. Now it’s an iPod that holds up to 15,000 songs and is also capable at showing videos.
- I remember a time when the best portable video games had to offer was a Gameboy. A Gameboy did not even have a color screen; it was played in black and white. Today the best portable video game device is a Sony PSP. This device is able to do what a Sony PlayStation can do and is at least 3 times smaller. A person can play video games, which have graphics equal to a Sony PlayStation and are capable of getting on the Internet, playing music and video.
- There was time not too long ago when video game systems limited a person to playing only with the friends that were in the same place as they were. Now you can play a person anywhere in the world.
Chelsea F., Belpre, Ohio:
Technology is being upgrade daily… When DVD players first came out, they were so expensive to buy… With that, video cassettes are slipping through the ages... I’m sure in the future there will be a substitute to DVDs.
Cassie T., Kokomo, Indiana:
I love the fact that technology is becoming more advanced and things that were not even imaginable ten years ago are slowly becoming the norm today. Without it, our society would be a much harder place to live in, but then again, maybe it should be that way.
Ryan B., Louisville, Kentucky:
Teens these days are becoming more educated to stay up with the changing trends around them.
Taylor D., Wheatland, Wyoming:
They would have never thought when the telephone was invented the computer would be invented and then when the computer was invented no one expected that there would be a phone that could do both things at the same time.
Tabassam C., Queens, New York:
Technology will keep on going... One may never find out where it will end.
Taylor D., Wheatland, Wyoming:
Technology is alive and well in American culture and it will continue to advance through out my lifetime, and I am really excited to see what may become of it.
Alisha D., Belpre, Ohio:
Digital media will surprise us all in the future.
