An Argument Analysis of “How Facebook Ruins Friendships” In August 2009 Elizabeth Bernstein wrote an article called “How Facebook Ruins Friendships” for the Wall Street Journal. She mentions in the article that social network help people got back in touch with friends from childhood and help them become better acquainted. In contrast, she states, “Here’s where you and I went wrong: We took our friendship online.” She believes that social networking is ruining friendships rather than making friendship closer. Bernstein’s argument also claims that “the problem is much greater than which tools we use to communicate. It’s what we are actually saying that’s really mucking up our relationships.” At first brief look, Bernstein’s argument is effective because she gives good examples that support her argument and most people can empathize with.
If “Generation Q” does not approach and pay any attention to some of the issues from the past generation, people in the youth are going to waste most of their lives “digging out from the deficits” left behind from the previous generation (Friedman 8). Thomas L. Friedman conveys that “Generation Q” needs to be aware that there present actions will be the outcome of the future. One point Friedman addresses in his article is that the youth is “too online”, and needs to approach things physically like his generation did in the past (Friedman 8). For example he says, “Activism can only be uploaded, the old-fashioned way” (Friedman 8). The Internet is a major part of society in today’s generation, and is used to accomplish many things.
In Sherry Turkle’s chapter No Need to Call, she argues that choosing technology over peers is eventually going to lead to isolation. Texting versus calling is a growing concern for today’s society. Soon human interaction will be a foreign concept. Hopefully topics in discussed her book will be influential to the readers. What are we doing with over 3000 friends on the Facebook?
Jena Saucier 3/5/2013 Negatives of Love Online In today’s society, more people are choosing to find love over the internet, whether it be a dating website or Facebook. There are many negative consequences to looking for love online. Such as no visual communication, false identities and how much time it takes up from one’s personal life. One reason why people shouldn’t find love online is because you never really know is on the other side of the screen. There have been cases where teens meet people over the internet and have an online relationship, but when they end up meeting it isn’t exactly who they thought it would be.
She also states that handwritten letters are much more important than a text message via email or cell phone. To keep up with the rapidly changing times, email seems to be the preferred method of communication but there is a vast difference between email and handwritten messages. Wiring letters by hand has a very unique and personal touch to it, while an email is just another form of electronic communication that you can only see. The joy of a handwritten letter is palpable. This is also an important way to show that besides being able to see what is written, you can touch the letter and feel it.
A good solution might be to block the access to websites such as Facebook, so that technology can continue to be a tool for knowledge and intellectual advancement, rather than socialization. Many friends of mine use Facebook on a daily basis for several reasons: to chat with other friends, to see what other people’s lives look like, or to keep in contact with people that live far away. All five of the friends I asked said Facebook is a very useful website, but it is also addicting and a waste of time most of the time. Works Cited Bugeja, Michael. “Facing the Facebook.” The Arlington Reader: Contexts and Connections.
Literacy Narrative Essay Growing up in New York City was hard for me because my mom and dad split and we always moved all over the place. First I lived in Harlem then i moved to Brooklyn then moved to the Bronx. It was hard for me to work on my reading and writing skills because nobody taught me how to read and write at the time. My Parents separation was hard for me when i was young because the only thing i knew was everybody parents are together but i learned at the time it wasn't for everyone. My Mother and Father went to court and my my mother got
Montaigne also wrote, “those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship”. That same act, which was once a good and genuine jester, is now perceived as a displeasing act towards a friendship. Another reason for the lack of genuine friendship in today’s society is the development of social media sites. Social media sites, such as Facebook, allow us to connect with a larger mass of people with ease. Sites like Facebook and Twitter have made it easier for people to share how they’re feeling or what’s going on in their daily lives.
Summary of “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr argues in, “Is Google Making us Stupid?” that the internet is changing the way we think. The internet looks to be slowly taking away the ability to focus very long, and is becoming the most widely used medium for information. Carr has the feeling that he no longer thinks like he used to. Reading a long book or article is no longer enjoyable to him. He attributes this feeling to the extensive use of the internet and computers, even though this usage of the internet has been to help him write.
Nicholas Carr and Clay Sharkey debate whether or not the internet is actually making us smarter or dumber. “Never has a communications system played so many roles in our lives- or exerted such broad influences over our thoughts, as the internet does today. “that is one of Carr’s viewpoints. Shirkey believes that “every increase in paperback book to you tube, alarms people accustomed to the restrictions of the old system, convincing them that the new media will make young people stupid. This fear dates back to at least the invention of movable type.” I tend to agree more with Sharkey because there are a lot of learning toold we can gain from the web.