During the Christmas season, Christmas commercials dominate television stations. You won't often see an advertisement for a scooter, a basketball, or sidewalk chalk. It's about the latest and greatest mobile phone, tablet or movie. Whether it's an adult, a teenager or a child, the audience has something technological in their face. In your twenties it's hard to remember the time when cell phones, GPS and On Demand didn't exist. I vaguely remember my mother carrying her pager with her and answering the "house phone." Kids these days prefer playing video games to riding bikes, and teens document their daily routines and experiences to the world on Twitter and Facebook. American society uses technology to function. Smartphones, coffee makers, microwave ovens, cars, computers – they are all part of everyday life and most require electricity. Technology has brought our world vast discoveries that had remained a mystery for thousands of years before and has helped create processes that are faster than manual ones. Technology certainly makes life easier, but does it also make society lazy and dependent? I often see inspiring photos posted on Twitter by my peers, some of which say “Live in the moment” emblazoned with teenagers raising their hands to express freedom. However, my generation is not living in the moment. We always think about how the current moment will influence the next moment, for example will this photo get a lot of likes? Technology is having a negative impact on younger generations, demolishing awareness and creating a sense of laziness and constant dependence on everything but ourselves. Apple releases a new phone every year, encouraging consumers to abandon their yes... middle of paper... ....://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadgets-electronics/stories/7- signs-we-are-too-dependent-on-technology>.Kaleidoscope-UABkscope.com. August 17-12. University of Alabama at Birmingham. 23-3-14 .Kelsea Burns. “Teenagers are too dependent on technology.” May 20, 2013. Green Pride. 3-23-14 < http://www.dhsnews.org/opinion/2013/05/20/teens-are-too-dependent-on -technology/>.Robert Hart. “Technology: a dangerous addiction?” The Cambridge Student 2013. Publication/revision date. 24-3-2014 .Jason Schmitt. "Download IQ, load Apprehension." TED Weekend. Posted: 12/29/2012 1.20pm Updated: 12/29/2012. Huffington Post. 24-3-2014>.