The disadvantages of social media would be when it’s used inappropriately. Hackers can get personal information such as your name and address if it’s available on the site. It also makes it easy for child predators to interact with our kids. For example, child predators use these sites every day to connect with children. Social media can even affect job opportunities.
With the option of having an unlimited amount of friends, there is nothing really special about posting these messages for the public to view. Social networking websites not only hurt the idea of a real friendship as networkers often conclude what they think about someone just by viewing a page of information about them, but they pose many social problems and threats that are easy to encounter. One real problem that social networking websites have is that they give users the ability to manage their friends by importance by ranking them in numerical order. Rosen explains how “social networking sites also encourage the bureaucratization of friendship” as teenagers are now able to “manage their friendships” (233). The fact that teenagers can now manage friendships directly shows how these networking sites ignore real friendship.
They may become so used to communicating via internet that they lose basic communication skills and can’t hold a face to face conversation. Prior to social media, people were able to have secret affairs. But now, it has become so much easier to trace foot prints that are left behind, which in turn makes it easier for couples to spy on each other. Sharing passwords, setting rules as to who your significant other can and can’t have on their friends list, or even going as far as making them delete social media all together will cause many problems between insecure couples. In general, relationships can be greatly affected both positively and
Go for What Hurts”, this title will engage the young readers because they can recognize the word “liking” from facebook. This will catch the young reader right away, because facebook is something almost all young people know and use. In general this subject is just super relevant to almost all young people. The 51-year old author wants to put the young people’s daily internet habits into perspective. He focuses on the bad consequences of what they are doing online.
These are quite of few social media sites I know of, which Face book, Twitter, Instagram, and snap chat. Social media is a technology of internet based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations that allow us to create and exchange user- generated writings. Social media, on the other hand, is a two-way street that gives you the ability to communicate. They offer great changes to communication between businesses, organizations, communities, and individuals. In Josh Roses’: How social media is having a positive impact on our culture, in Current Issues Page.612.
Texting has become the number one distraction while operating a vehicle. According to most adults, teens view themselves as being invincible which would make them non attentive to a PSA regarding the subject of distracted driving. The law in Florida states that texting and driving is illegal, but most of today's youth chooses to disregard that law. By properly informing the adolescence about how risky and dangerous this act is, we can help reduce the amount of accidents caused from distracted driving. One reason a Public Service Announcement serves as an effective means for awareness against distracted driving is because of the impact that social media has a on today's society making it very beneficial for attracting attention to the subject.
There are major and minor characters in literature as in life. Aside from the family members and friends who have been highly influential, the major character in my life is myself. As a seemingly confident individual I often mask my insecurities by not being completely honest with others and myself about how I truly feel. In this respect I can relate to Amanda in For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls who puts on an act in front of the world to make her life seemingly ideal. Extending on that, Maggie in Everyday Use does not voice her opinion due to her insecurities, which I am also guilty of.
Curley’s wife is definitely not evil. Being lonely, not respected and carrying around an unfulfilled dream takes a toll on her life. Being lonely can often have a positive and negative effect on a person’s life. Although Curley’s wife sometimes may corrupt a situation, she is not evil. Curley’s wife explained to Lennie about being lonely and how difficult it is on her.
#25 David G. Moody English 1 10-25-13 TEXTING AND ITS EFFECTS ON TEENS (Ethos) When texting first came out it wasn’t very popular, but now it seems that we can’t go a day without sending text messages. Text messaging is a very useful way to stay in communication with people, friends, and family. Although texting is useful, it can harm our social lives, it can affect our speech patterns and grammar. We see this change especially, but not limiting to teens. Teenagers have adopted texting as if it was natural.
Social networking online gives people with the opportunity to meet with other people withe the same interest from the whole world. Negative Sharing your information on the internet makes it easy to steal your identity. Meeting old girl-/boyfriends can lead to problems in your current relationship and of course you risk getting addicted to facebook Comment on the statement from text 3 ”...Spending time online is essential for young people to pick up the social and technical skills they need to be competent citizens int he digital age.” In the digital age you have to be able to navigate online.