Haelin Roberts

10/17/17

Prof. Emerson

Short Sentences

 

Adults need to be able to shift their attention easily to be able to have a steady career and home life. The modern world moves at such a fast pace, that the average adult can no longer be unable to quickly change their attention, they are now required to be on top of ten things at once. This change in the attention of adults is best stated by Sam Anderson who states,  “The need for more education to survive in an information-based economy; fewer entry-level jobs even after all that schooling, young people feeling less rush to marry because of the general acceptance of pre-marital sex, cohabitation, and birth control; and young women feeling less rush to have babies given their wide range of career options…” (6)

 

With the fast pace of the modern world, adults need to focus their attention on multiple things at once. The average adult has to be able to focus on multiple things at once to keep up with the information essential to living in today’s world. Sam Anderson best outlines this in saying, “The need for more education to survive in an information-based economy; fewer entry-level jobs even after all that schooling, young people feeling less rush to marry because of the general acceptance of pre-marital sex..”(6)