...Friendship” and Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nowadays it can be considered a general fact that the internet helps people in various ways, not only at work, but also in their personal lives. Most people see the internet and social networks as an enormous asset to their everyday life. However, according to Diana Schaub in her essay, “Unfriending friendship,” and Nicholas Carr in his essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” the internet and social media also causes negative effects on our everyday life. Even though these two essays, both written around the year 2010, have different topics and there are certainly differences in the authors’ writing styles, they still have some similarities. These two essays share a similar theme: that the internet and social media diminish our human capabilities to think and make friends. Some differences occur in how Carr and Schaub approach their readers’, one author uses personal examples and the other shows differences in word meanings. In Carr’s article, he includes his own examples to show readers how the internet has changed his capability of reading longer texts; now his attention span has greatly decreased because he is used to short style of text on the internet. At the beginning of Carr’s essay there is a short part of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Oddyssey which Carr uses to show readers how far we have come with technology. Carr not only uses his own example of how technology changed him (for example, he is impatient and...
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...Effect of Social Media on Students Social media has evolved tremendously over the years. It has become nearly a necessity to people around the world. Why take away the social media if it helps us out so much and has made things more accessible? The truth is that social media has become almost as addictive as a drug and a use for chatting and doing things that are not important, when instead people could be out doing important things and building relationships. Social media distorts our views on society and the real world, affecting the way that people communicate and has made us more dependent on a screen than face-to-face. Social media is destroying the social skills of high school and college students for the following reasons including: it causes danger, social media includes cyber bullying, and it can cause personality and brain disorders. The first reason that social media has a bad effect on the social skills of young adults is that it can cause personality and brain disorders. A person on the internet can be everything that they think a person wants them to be to be the “cool” kid. This is a bad habit to develop because students might tend to show a personality that is not them. What will happen when they go out into the real world and communicate? It is plain and clear that they will feel tense and get nervous since being behind a computer screen does not require an individual to face that person and require an automatic reply. On the contrary, when facing a person...
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...because of poverty, problems related to drugs, alcohols, teen pregnancy, overuse of modern technology for instance cell phone, computer, internet and social media, and overspending money by taking personal loans, overuse of credit card and overdraft in bank account. Major issue facing adolescence is related to overspending and iGeneration. iGeneration refer to anyone born after 1990s. `ì` represent technology used by children and adolescents like iPhone, iPad, iTunes and iPod. Technology is very important for iGeneration. Young people in the 1960s had fewer option regarding education, career opportunities and entertainment compare to young people today. There are so many negative impact of technology and government overspending of money on children. First of all, Technology cause many health related problems in teenagers such as weak eyesight, obesity due to less physical activity, decreased memory power by using digital technology and back pain(. Technological device influence social relationship because children addicted to gadgets and social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. They don’t have time to sit with their parents and relatives. Technology have negative effect on education. Children waste their precious time on social media without worry about their studies. Technology effect writing skill of youngsters because children avoid hand writing and most of the time they use text messing. While messaging no body care about spelling...
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...Ivarsson English 100 – 19 Professor Fisher Essay 4 – draft one December 9, 2014 Intro: The world we live in today is far more globalized than that of our previous generation. Before social media and other instant forms of communication existed, people did not need to worry about speaking a different language or the way it was spoken. Dialects and accents had little meaning because of the barriers that surrounded each community prohibited the inhabitants of much interaction with people from other societies. Today however, people can speak with each other regardless of location, which emphasizes the importance of the power of language. The negative consequences that come from this is that those who do not master a language perfectly or differ from perfect speech are discriminated against in the general community. A phenomenon, which writer Gloria Anzaldúa, who wrote the article “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” calls “Linguistic Terrorism.” According to her, linguistic terrorism negates not only the speaker, but also the experiences and culture behind that person (Anzaldúa). Thesis: Although language can be used as a tool of power, the use of faulty and imprecise language negates the speaker and causes negative consequences. Body 1, Tan: An accent is an example of imprecise English, which causes people to make negative or positive assumptions about the speaker based on the information that accent reveals. Example: In Amy Tan´s essay “Mother Tongue,” she provides an example...
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...Essay One; HUMN 344 698 Essay One; HUMN 344 698 08 Fall 08 Fall Introduction Over the last decade, rapid technological advances affect every aspect of human life. Significant the most prolific technological advancement is the introduction of the worldwide web, more commonly known as the Internet. The Internet has provided mankind with luxuries such as; remote banking, distant learning for students, shopping for household goods and clothes, and countless other amenities. Therefore, just considering the technology of the Internet upon its own merits, the Internet demonstrates an evasive technology that is not only a luxury to some areas of industry it is an economic necessity. Also, considering the advent of social media vehicles such as; Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, technology enables anyone to have the potential to access to platforms for sharing their opinions. When one has access to a platform opinions and comments are created that can be both powerful and scathing for the good or bad. In extreme instances, becoming more commonplace, options and comments expressed can turn into threating harassment. In turn, many are experiencing a continuous pattern of “digital harassment” called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is determined to be a new cause of fear in our society, especially in younger generations and adolescents. The narrative of this paper will discuss cyberbullying, its negative influence through the use of modern technology, and the ethical/social...
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...Reflections of a Technophile: The Hidden Pit-falls of My Digital Life I usually view modern technology as a great boon to myself and society, however throughout this essay I will expose and document how my use of technology is often disruptive and hinders my daily life. My first example concerns the effect that Social Media has on my life, in particular its impact upon my social relationships. To clarify, when I discuss Social Media in this essay, I'm referring to an application utilising the internet as the platform of communication and therefore in my view it is a technology. My second and third cases relate to physical technologies, in these instances computer peripherals. I will focus on the often troublesome health effects I experience from their use, which range from headaches, to eye-fatigue and Repetitive Strain Injury. My first example of a personally disruptive technology is Social Media, in this case Facebook. I find Facebook to be very impersonal, by which I mean that once signed up, I had to create what is essentially a digital version of myself, to interact with other digital versions of various friends. This, in my view, leads to a feeling of disassociation from others and presents a barrier to the development of my social relationships. I believe other negative impacts of Social Media on my life arise from the reduced physical/real socialisation it generates. I find it disrupts my relationships by providing an easier outlet to socialise, rather than...
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...Cause and/or Effect Essay: Good Writer Writing is a mastery that may take years to develop. As one matures from childhood, they develop diverse communication skills, such as talking, listening, and writing. Writing is an integral skill that enables a person articulate their ideas in a commonsensical manner. Although I am not a good writer, as I would like to be, I have made tremendous improvements over the years. Several factors have influenced my writing ability to the level I have reached currently. My family background and school experience presented me with an opportunity to become an exceptional writer, while social influences had an insignificant effect in bettering my skills. Primarily, my family background has a significant effect in my mastery of writing. I saw people writing at home, as my parents read and wrote frequently. My parents have an inherent respect and value for writing. They regularly expressed a love for writing and implored us to read and write as much as possible. We had a small book library at our home, comprising of newspapers, novels, and research books. Home libraries have a significant influence on development of an interest in reading and writing (Bonci, 2010). Initially, I only read magazines, but it was only after I started reading longer books with chapters, that I developed the skill to organize ideas. For that reason, my family background has had a significant effect in the writing skills. In addition, my school...
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...Question No.: 1 & 3 Question #1: “With friends like these ...” Tom Hodgkinson article question(s): In the article written by Tom Hodgkinson, his clear intention was to convince the viewer/reader to deny, reject, negate social media specifically, Facebook. The writer focuses on the aspect that social media, specifically, Facebook, destroys people’s ability to connect with one another. He further states that the essence of social media is controlled by a select few whose sole motive is control and profit and their own agendas. (Hodgkinson 327, 328) It is obvious from the beginning of the article Hodgkinson, is opposed to social media. The writer attempts to narrow his thesis into specific principles or burdens, which is difficult. He supports his thesis and supporting arguments with the criterion or value premise of a moralistic or ethical intent of social media. The writer attempts to prove this in three ways. One, he demoralizes social media by stating it erodes the interaction of intrapersonal skills. Meaning social media takes away the person to person interaction. This results in antisocial behavior and desolation of verbal speech. He then moves on to disclose the unique background of the primary investors in the largest social media corporation, Facebook. The representation of the primary investors is very disturbing. He presents data that is very disturbing about the three major investors. The writer states claims of mafias, “The Pay Pal Mafias” (Hodgkinson...
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...“The Negative Effects of the Internet” is and interesting article written by Ryan Subong that talks about the positive and negatives effects of the internet. The internet has changed humanity no doubt about it. Some people might use it to learn new things that will positively further their knowledge, while others choose to commit frowned upon acts, and corrupt themselves. Pornographic material easily accessible to any curious child or teen with internet access can lead them down the path of corruption. Pornographic material and similar explicit content available on the internet tend to degrade humanity. Almost any song or movie you can think of can easily be pirated from the internet, making protecting copyright almost impossible. Albert Einstein once said “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots”, this quote is so precise, and it scares me. The internet is a great place for one to learn how to write an essay, but also the perfect place for someone to plagiarize someone else’s. Plagiarism and pirating copyrighted material cause very negative outcomes, this could ruin one’s reputation, or even worst, get them locked up in federal prison with 500,000 dollars bail (Pirating). P2P sharing sites like thepiratesbay, and kissasstorrents have successfully been taken down by the CIA, they are slowly cracking down on such websites while they remain lenient on the pornography websites corrupting our youth. With pornography...
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...Are the media the “terrorists’ best friends”? (Laqueur, 1976) This essay will propose that the media coverage of acts of terror occurs for the main purpose of reporting on the news, it heightens the public’s awareness of such incidents and aids in counterterrorism, thus having a detrimental effect on the terrorists and their cause. Laqueur’s statement that the media are the terrorists’ best friends implies that their coverage of terrorism aids the terrorists. We will examine and disprove the hypotheses that coverage of terrorism in the media, and the publicity and attention terrorists gain through media reporting of their acts of terror are beneficial to their cause. For the purposes of this essay media will be used as a “…generic term meaning all the methods or channels of information and entertainment” (P.Wilkinson, 1997:51) and as found within majority of the theories and concepts discussed, the term terrorism, and therefore terrorist, is used to describe violence carried out in the name of a political, ideological or racial cause by a person who wishes to influence the government and, or, intimidate the public. (www.mi5.gov.uk) Terrorism is a psychological weapon (P.Wilkinson, 1997:54), which is dependent upon communication of its threat. The easiest way terrorists can disseminate their messages of threat is through the manipulation of the media. When using the media, the terrorists’ have four core objectives; communicate propaganda; mobilise support from the public...
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...11/29/13 Eng 101 Argumentive Essay As technology has developed teenagers have the internet at their fingertips. Social networking has given teenagers the advantages of learning, socializing and endless entertainment. As years go by social networks keep growing, and proves to have many negative and positive influences on teenagers. While researching I learned that social networking is not just Facebook and twitter, social media is any web based platform that enables people to interact. Should parents limit the use of social media? Social networking has become very popular for teenagers to connect with friends from school and even meet new people. Networking has helped teens who are shy have a way to socialize by messaging and posting to people rather than an awkward face to face interaction. Families have reconnected and stay connected by sending emails and or posting pictures on Facebook when they live distances away or when going away on trips. Teens like playing video games that are web based because it allows them to interact with their friends even when there not sitting in the same room. There are many examples where the internet has negative effects on teenagers. Children no longer have the social skills to interact on a personal level because they’re so used to sitting behind a computer, on their smartphone or playing video games. Social media has been shown to affect the way people communicate face to face and teenagers are becoming accustomed to the use of coded...
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...Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in. Social media has many positive effects on the society. The introduction of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have increased communication among individuals. These websites serve as an important medium, keeping individuals socially active. For example Facebook, allows people to communicate with each other, comment on people’s statuses, join different organizations, play games, and even instant message. This site allows for millions of people to keep in touch with each other, and ultimately acts as a source of entertainment. “Social media also allows contact with people from around the world.” (“ProCon”) Using these websites can also increase a person’s computer abilities. Using social media can also help people who have difficulty socializing in person. Sites like Facebook allow “People who have...
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...Social networks and effect on society People don’t realize how social networks are negatively affecting our professional life and social life. Now days everybody is on some kind social networking, whether its FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter, or Instagram, etc. Have any one realize that the negative effects of social networking is extending to people private, professional, and social lives. Social networking is affecting areas of life such as social activity, low productivity, and the loss of privacy. Some people don’t realize that there isn’t any privacy on social networking sites. A lot of people may not beware that the information they post is public, along with photos and texts that can be retrieved after its been deleted. Consequences such as being vulnerable to sexual or financial predators and it can cost you your job or potential employment opportunites, because now days most jobs check to see if you’re on a social network site, embarrassing photos or comments can really hurt your self image. On most social networking site, they don’t have a way to verify who people say they are. This leaves people more vulnerable to solicitations from sexual predators who covering their true identity. In February 2009, MySpace identified over 90,000 accounts on their site that were sex offenders. Facebook didn’t reveal how many they found on their site. The sites can remove sex offenders, but they cant identify all of them or stop them from creating new accounts. The public nature...
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...Examine and asses the usefulness of a theory of crime and deviance in terms of explaining crime and or social problems in modern society. This essay is going to examine and asses the usefulness of labelling theory in our understanding of crime and social problems in modern society. This essay is going to firstly look at what labelling theory is and also look at the key writes that have influenced and help to develop the term labelling theory. The essay will then go on to look at empirical research that has been carried out such as Jock Young’s study of marijuana users and their experience of labelling which in turn led to further deviance and also different examples that will help illustrate the key points being put forward in the essay. Finally it will look at some of the criticisms labelling theorists face. This essay will draw information from academic books, websites and articles to illustrate and support the points of few being put forward in the essay. Interactionist generally sees society from the point of view of individuals. They believe that individuals are creative free thinking people who are able to choose their own behaviour and the also believe that behaviour is self-directed based on the interactions we have with one another. The labelling views on deviance is generally grounded in what is now known as labelling theory which emerged in the 1960’s from the work of American sociologist Howard Becker. Labelling theorists are mainly concerned with how and why certain...
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...Global Warming A. Temperature 1. Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change B. Contributing factors 1. Green house gases -Environmental Protection Agency 2. Particulates 3. Human activity C. Effects 1. Natural Environment 2. Ecosystems 3. Social/Human systems III. Opposing Viewpoints A. Natural factors 1. Climate change 2. Deforestation 3. Natural Disasters B. Impacts 1. Human activity 2. Beneficial effect C. Media IV. Conclusion V. References Global Warming Global Warming is a universal concern that has gained worldwide attention. As members of Congress, we have heard and learned new and different facts about the process of Earth. Some causes and effects of global warming are easy to understand, with substantial evidence, yet there are still unanswered questions and reasoning as to why global warming is occurring. This essay is to outline the background of global warming and to display opposing viewpoints. Since there is not enough evidential research to connect global warming with natural factors, human activity, and its impacts, we might take advantage of its beneficial gain to our environment, economic, and social system. The facts and fictions of global warming will convince members of Congress that there are opposing viewpoints to global warming and its effects. According to the Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change, global warming is the increase of Earth’s average temperature. “The Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international...
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