For Sunday, read the following piece about smartphone addiction and then write a one-page response that includes the following:
one paragraph that summarizes the main ideas of the article and then one paragraph that goes into what you think about the issue. Try to keep this response limited to about one-and-a-half pages.
This will be the topic of the first essay, so you'll have a chance to go into a lot more depth.
The Slot Machine in Your Pocket
Smartphone apps are addictive -- by design. They take advantage of human weaknesses to ensure your constant attention. But there is another way.