Now it takes as much time as if the person to whom we send a letter / photos / audio and video files, sits in front of you. Internet creates a very convincing, albeit an illusory, lack of distance between people. I think I walked away from the topic, fascinated by describing the benefits of the web. So what about the children of the present generation? Does the Internet render a detrimental impact on growing and getting to know this world creature?
Jenee Buchwalder Mrs. Leirssano Seminar Advanced English 1, 2 13 April 2010 The Effects of Media with Character Restrictions on the English Language Text messaging abbreviations tend to have a negative connotation to them, based on irritated English teachers who have witnessed various errors due to them. Nonetheless, there have always been people trying to “up the ante” by taking it a step further. Take IMO, for instance. These words have been transformed into IMHO, IMCO, IMHBCO, and IMNSHO (in my humble/considered/humble but considered/not so humble opinion, respectively) (Txtng 53). David Crystal indicates, “This is a form of language play... [the desire to] outdo what has been done before.” This type of minor changes of words are a prime example of the effects of text messaging media on the English language.
And the person who is on their phone, checking their emails or reading a text is not even aware of the social catastrophe they are causing. In today’s society more and more people are communicating behind their screens rather than having face to face conversations. Addiction to social media via smartphones and computers is a serious problem. We must make a conscious effort to step away from our screens and interact with one another and start to live more productive lives. (Reveal Topic) III.
This is just one way text messaging is negatively impacting society. It is not surprising to see grammatical errors while messaging. Texters today use timesavers and acronyms on a regular basis, testing this group’s obvious laziness. These shortcuts cause people to become illiterate. In the article “The Disadvantages Texting Has Brought Upon Society”, by Rob Hausler, he states, “Not only are
Swearing became more frequent and i also noticed that i became more judgemental of people i had never talked to before. I would also judge people who didn’t have Facebook, saying things like “You don’t have Facebook? How can you not have Facebook?” I judged anyone that didn’t have Facebook, seeing them as weird and introverted. It was simple and minor things like this that changed my personality completely; however, it was not all the media’s doing. Society’s view on what is “the norm” showed me that having
However, when the phones are demanding too much time and attention, like the children, they have to go into time-out. There are several reasons for the phones to be sentenced to time-out. Playing Flappy Bird during homework time is one of them. Some of the other negative effects of the smartphone are growing addictions to technology, altered sleeping patterns, decreased family communication, loss of productive time, and sometimes death. Stan Cox’s essay, “The Case against Air-Conditioning,” speculated about how the lives of the people of Washington D.C. would change if there was less air-conditioning.
Internet at home has help children’s to have a completely different personality while using the internet. Taking pictures of them, posting videos dancing or just talking to someone online and not be shy or afraid of what they will be thinking. Internet at school has been distracting for kids while in school. When the teachers are trying to teach, the students are searching on the internet instead of paying attention to class, Internet/social media has created fights and disagreements between friends because the posting on Facebook or my space. They record the fights or arguments and post the video on you tube.
Their “addiction” to constantly being connected has disconnected them from society and kept them from obtaining their full potential (“The Negative Impacts… n.p). Many teenager spend most of their free time surfing the web, posting online, obsessing over their likes and comments, or scrolling through Instagram, instead of doing productive activities such as homework or exercise. Smith says that social media restrains her from finishing her homework or doing her chores quite often (Smith). This obsession has proven to be a major cause of procrastination and low motivation. Having an addiction to social media can be emotionally and physically
TRUE FALSE 9. My work or school performance has suffered due to too much Facebook use. TRUE FALSE 10. My relationships have suffered due to too much Facebook use. TRUE FALSE 11.
Most teenagers in a European or western country owns a smartphone or a computer. This will automatically result in the victims not being able to escape, from the hate and the discomfort they are being put into. Also the bullies are hard to find, as they have this online mask or username, so they remain anonymous. Aleks writes that he thinks, the problem with cyber-bullying is the fact that you are anonymous. This digital mask, which the writer mentions, is the biggest problem.