Social media helps teens advance socially in the world, but it seems a side effect of social media is depression. Lara Devgan, a plastic surgeon in New York City and writer of ABC news, writes in her article, “Facebook May Be Making You Sad,” that a study from the University of Michigan shows that the more people use Facebook, the more unhappy they become. The study showed that users of social media sites were dissatisfied with their lives after they got off their social media site. People may get more friends on social media sites, but the more they see their friend’s lives, the more they are unhappy with their own lives. This is just a natural human action.
He also says that through this idea the value of the word “friends” since nobody could have more than 500 real friends. He basically claims that through new technology the important value of solitude and privacy gets lost and that teens don’t learn the important values. He also claims that the value of the word “friend” gets decreased through new technology. His main audience is teenagers and students who grew up with the new technology and therefore didn’t witness the “old” education that was more about values and the importance of privacy and solitude. He also wants to address teachers and parents
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Jon Elorriaga Dr. Patrick Muana English 1301 Reading Response 3 25 May 2012 A Critical Reading of Michael Bugeja’s “Facing the Facebook” In “Facing the Facebook” Michael Bugeja discusses the various problems associated with the use of Facebook especially in educational institutions. Many educational institutions invest increasing amounts of money in technology with the idea of enhancing learning through research. That students actually waste their study hours on Facebook and get distracted in class because of Face book is an indication that those institutions are wasting their money. Although many professors have yet to find out about Facebook and about its impact on students, educational institutions as a whole are looking for ways to stop students from accessing it, especially during school hours. Another important downside to Facebook, Bugeja notes, is that it creates an egocentric environment – what he mentions as “egocasting” in his essay.
This means that “responsible, educated” 18-20 year olds are binge drinking, which is bad enough, but add into the mix our inexperienced 16 year olds who are highly influenced by peers and often make bad decisions and it is a recipe for disaster. Many high school and even middle school students are also binge drinking and partying, and underage DUI’s are at an all-time high in our country. However, it stands to reason that if you were to send a 16 year old out of state or even just a few hours away it would be much easier for them to drink without their parents finding out. Sending a teen off to college is a symbol of passage into adulthood. You cannot expect to send a 16 year old to college and still have full control over their curfew and monitor their social life.
Sarah Kliff, author of “Facebook: Why I Hate it…” writes, “I have no idea how many hours of my life I have wasted on Facebook.” I agree with this statement because it is true. We have wasted so much time on Facebook and other forms of technology that we have lost time for other, more important things. Facebook and its counterparts do help us in many aspects like staying connected but we forget that we have real things in life that are right in front of us to stay in touch with instead of wasting time with cyber friends or a cyber-community. Technology does have a good side. It can assist us in many ways.
A chilling fact has recently been discovered that by the age of fourteen, seventy-seven percent of teens have been contacted by an online predator. (FBI) Parents can help protect their children by becoming more educated to the dangers of the Internet. The computer should be kept in an area of the house that can be easily visible to you are aware what material is being looked at. A lock can also be placed on the computer to regulate the sites visited, that way there is no way to visit chat rooms or social networking sites. By being aware, parents can help their kids avoid being victimized by internet
They tell the neighbors that she has a tragic disease but the neighbors don’t seem to care more than to send an occasional food item over to the house. I had a hard time sympathizing with her family because they could have put lots of more effort into understanding this person that they had created, instead of planning her own death. This story was not one that I felt happy while reading at all, but I liked the ending and the plot. Something I did not enjoy about the story was how open ended it seemed to be throughout it’s entirety. There weren’t any simple answers to the questions in the readers mind.
53). Many illiterates cannot read or understood documents well, and tend to often sign things without fully understanding what they have signed. The author discussed how illiterates have a hard time teaching Their child and often do not go to their child’s school afraid of embarrassing their child and themselves. Their children face hard times as well because they cannot rely on their parents for guidance or help in solving certain problems or homework assignments. One woman describes what it is like to be illiterate in today’s society.
Don’t Cross the Line Not knowing where the line is, can really drive people to the edge, literally. Bullying has become a part of everyday teenage life. Some people think of it as a joke and just mucking around until the victim decides they’ve had enough, and believe suicide is their only option. Kids don’t realise how severely the words they use can harm the people they aim it at that they cannot persuade them that they mean nothing. Social networks and websites have made it easier for kids to bully others anonymously and harshly.