Kapitel 196: Taking the Lead
Devon looked at the judges a bit indignantly and said aloud, "How many of you plan to make more than five friends in this life? To be honest, for many, friends don't exist, and that's okay."
"I can't understand the drama of the absence of people when many will end up filled with hatred... As individuals, we'll know when we need someone else, and that's when that person will seek interaction in one way or another. Long-distance relationships through the internet are more common than you think and have been a little-known trend for a long time."
Devon adjusted the microphone and said, "And to be honest, the digital universe affects us all, whether personally or professionally. New technologies and their applications have evolved at lightning speed. They have allowed progress in fields as important as education, science, or medicine. And they have come into our lives to solve many problems but also to create others, and that's true."
"But the positive things outweigh the negatives, and one of them is easy access to information." Devon took a deep breath and asked, "How many times a day do you access a browser to solve your doubts? Nowadays, libraries are less frequented, and the positive side of this is that we don't need books to access knowledge."
"Thanks to the reach of technology, information processes are automated and accelerated, all thanks to innovative technologies like broadband internet or user-generated information access applications on social networks, as in the case of YouTube, one of Google's most popular services."
"The amount of information circulating on the web is easily accessible to users looking for entertainment, analysts, or researchers. Mobile devices facilitate access to the network."
Devon smiled a bit and pointed out, "Let me read you some positive points... Thanks to the advancement of technology, the use of free software programs and systems is facilitated. Thus, we can choose between free or private software."
"We have the ease of collaborating with communities, greater ease of response, or advances in science and medicine."
After saying that, Devon looked at Kim and said,
"Technological advances have allowed solutions in crucial fields such as health, science, or education."
"Technological advances today overwhelm us with the speed at which they occur. They are essential to make our lives easier, work more productively, and generally improve the quality of life wherever technology reaches."
"If we take a look at advances in the engineering and industry world and go, for example, to the year 1903, we will discover that it is at this moment when an airplane with stable flight is first achieved. Yes, just 120 years ago, and since then, advances have occurred to allow thousands of daily flights between all countries in the world."
"In the transport industry, innovation is daily. It is enough to visit the page of any provider in the automotive or railway industry sector, for example, to see the variety of solutions that exist today to solve similar problems. If we visit this page dedicated to train impact protection, we will see different train stops, which have nothing to do with those installed 100 years ago in the USA, at the time when the railway industry was at its peak."
Looking intimidatingly at everyone, Devon said, "I yield the rest of my time."
Everyone fell silent as Devon returned to her seat, and Kim, who still had a minute to try to gain a bit more advantage, also fell silent.
"I can't deny that everything you've heard so far is very attractive, but excessive dependence on electronic devices will eventually turn everyone into brainless monkeys," Kim said, trying the last thing that came to her mind at that moment.
After a pause, Kim adjusted her voice, and she said, "This misuse and excessive use of technology are causing significant health problems such as addiction, depression, social isolation, anxiety, hearing damage, or eye diseases."
"This dependence on digital devices means that we don't work as much with our heads. An example of this is the use of the calculator; no one does mathematical calculations to solve a simple operation anymore but instead relies on this tool."
"Your time is up. Please, let the last participants go to the podium and explain the closing of this debate," one of the judges said, stopping Kim's explanations, who seemed very focused.
Dash didn't speak with Devon and looked at Liam, who seemed very nervous. "Until the closing, don't fall into repetitive topics, and this belongs to us."
"Yes." Liam stood up and walked to the podium to begin his debate.
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Kapitel 197: Something Unexpected
"That's insane; for a moment, I thought Devon would hit that blonde girl who was looking at her without any fear," Hawk said, sitting beside Miguel, who seemed very calm since the trip began.
Demetri, who seemed indifferent to the fact that he had recently had a fight with Hawk, looked forward and said, "I heard that the girl named Kim likes to do everything and is practically involved in many activities at school, but I guess this time, she'll lose to us."
Hawk smiled and said, "Obviously, Devon's responses were annihilating; they won't be able to do anything against us."
Miguel looked confused at his two friends who had a fight and asked, "Didn't you guys hate each other or something?"
"We're in a silent truce; you wouldn't understand," Demetri said, ignoring this fact.
While the debate still continued, Hawk looked around and said, "I have to go to the bathroom; watch my spot; I won't take long."
"It's better not to go too far; you might get lost, and the people here might kick you out of school for your exotic hairstyle."
Miguel looked to the side and said, "Better that one of us follows him. Anyone up for going to the bathroom too?"
"We're not in the mood..."
"I have a cramp in my leg..."
"I need to watch this debate."
Demetri looked at all the uninterested guys, and in the end, he said, "Fine, I'll go. I admit that Hawk is trying to be himself again, so maybe he won't kill me when we see each other in the bathroom."
Miguel smiled but didn't say anything; maybe this trip would change some things.
...
While leaving the auditorium, Hawk passed through the halls of this huge school and admitted that he got lost at first, but after carefully searching, he could find where the men's room was.
As he walked casually, he saw a group of guys bullying a boy who didn't seem to be more than a year into this school.
Hawk was trying not to cause trouble, but he knew that if he interfered, things could get a bit messy, so he walked past them.
"Please, leave me alone."
One of the guys lifted the shirt of the bullied boy, and one of them said, "Oh my God, how disgusting. Why didn't you tell us you had a horrible scar on your stomach?"
When Hawk heard this, it was as if a part of him ignited, so he turned around and said, "Leave the kid alone, and I won't kick your asses."
With intimidating eyes and fearlessly, Hawk looked at those three guys bullying the little guy among the group.
"Get out of here, and you won't get involved, damn idiot," one of the guys replied while waving his hand.
Hawk looked at the boy who seemed to be crying and, after understanding a bit what happened, took a step forward.
"You asked for it, blue-haired idiot."
Boom!
Two of the bullies took a step forward to hit Hawk and keep him away from these problems that didn't concern him, but as soon as they advanced, they encountered a flying kick that hit one of the guys in the face.
"Damn idiot."
"Now!"
As the two made their move, they showed truly admirable coordination, but for someone like Hawk, it wasn't a threat, and he responded to the blows with even more brutal attacks.
Hawk was focused on his defense but even more on his attack, so receiving the hits from those two people—the impacts that weren't weak at all—could be heard clearly. This time, he had made contact and quickly knew where to hit.
Boom!
"Ahhh!"
Hitting a point where he could cause a lot of pain to his enemies, Hawk moved his right hand and, dodging a blow, forcefully attacked the stomach of one of the guys who was taller than him.
"The first one out," Hawk said with a smile, looking at the remaining guy.
"I'll break your face, damn meddler."
The guy still standing threw a quick punch, but Hawk, who had more experience, dodged it and attacked the forearm of that person within seconds. With this advantage, he quickly kicked the last remaining guy to the ground.
"Ahhh!"
Hawk smiled slightly and walked toward the remaining guy, and quickly, this person began to curse him with rapid blows.
In the distance, many were watching the fight; no one dared to approach, much less call a teacher, so everyone stood watching this fight with great interest.
"Are they intimidating Julio?" A guy named Eddie Jones looked at the fight and quickly saw how a guy with spiky blue hair was hitting some students, and among them, he saw Julio, who seemed to be being protected by those guys who were now on the ground.
"Oh my God, did you see that kick?"
Eddie, who knew this was Karate and of very high level, took a few steps back, looked at the crowd, and said, "I have to warn Jack; I'm not good enough to beat that guy."
Knowing that someone was intimidating Julio, who was one of the guys interested in joining the dojo, he knew him, so seeing that he was being bullied by a blue-haired guy, Eddie quickly ran to warn Jack, and he did something about it.
"Wait, Julio; no one can beat Jack."
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