Just as the social media has changed the way we live, it has also affected the way we interact. Social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook let you connect with almost everyone from old school classmates to colleague and neighbours. Engaging in those kinds of networks makes you feel more con-nected. Should people feel connected through the use of social media? In fact, this question has been raised in many ways and the movement towards having more control over these networks is gaining momentum (Oakes). The main concept behind social networking is to allow people have healthier connection with their friends and relatives (Stafford). In conjunction with the increase in online activity, there are three main concerns that come with the excessive use of social media; addiction to social media, less self-esteem and cyber bullying. Although excessive use of social media will not kill you but it will ruin your life. Some people keep checking their facebook status updates continuously, some others keep stalking profiles for many hours, this can truly kill your day. Spending countless hours a day surfing the internet for some random tweets from people we don’t even know can be the cause of undiscovered behavioural disorders. In fact, behaviours combined with extreme use of social networking websites have been recently an encouraging area of re-search and discussion. Some of these behaviours describe social media addict as the person who is continu-ally using social media means to a point that intrudes other regular activities (Stafford). Spending this much time can come at the expense of your hard earned cash and the time for actual work. This social me-dia addiction can cost people their jobs. There are many ways in which you... ... middle of paper ... ... Centre, One million children were harassed, threatened or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook during the past year. The number is huge and action has to be taken by parents regarding this lack of supervision. One other way of cyberbullying is that some politicians or celebrities are threatened because of different political or social views. Without well-organized use of social media, it can have its negative effects on people while they are not aware of it. Social media changed the way we interact and it can a powerful source of knowledge only if used in proper way at proper time. It can be very helpful for students in their studies although it can very distracting to them if they did not keep track the time spent online. A conclusion is here, social media can have both its positive and negative effects. Use it properly or use it at your own risk.
According to Oregon’s Public Health website, since October 27, 1997, 1,173 Oregon residents have obtained lethal prescriptions to end their lives using the Death with Dignity Act. As of 2014, only two states have legalized this controversial procedure. The states of Oregon and Washington allow their terminally ill residents to choose whether or not they have to suffer. Religious beliefs, moral beliefs, and ethical standards should not be forced upon a patient by anyone other than themselves. Every citizen has the right to autonomy and should be able to decide on their own how they want to live their life. Therefore, the Death with Dignity Act should be legalized in all 50 states.
It is known that people change the way they speak depending on whom they are speaking with and in what situation they are in. Personally I think teenagers do this the most as they use very informal structure and slang when speaking to fellow teenagers, however they will switch to much more formal and standard structured dialect when speaking to adults like their parents or teachers. These changes in dialect are induced by public attitudes. To explain, the older generation see the use of slang and teenage dialect as being a sign a stupidity. An example of this public attitude is highlighted in Nick Brittens article titled “Street slang makes youths ‘unemployable’”. In the article he explains how terms such as “fix up” and “what’s guan” are making youth unemployable as they go on to use these slang terms in job interviews and exams. He describes modern day teens as “virtually unemployable” as they “can’t speak good English.” This attitude of the use slang showing low intelligence has lead youths to change to formal language when they are in a situation in which they need to be taken seriously. In this essay I will explore the ways in which teens speech changes according to the context they are in, with the help of two transcripts.
“Social media: form of electronic communication (such as web sites) through which people create an online communication to share information, ideas, personal message” (Merriam- Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary, 2016). Social media affects students more and more everyday. While some students are taking notes by hand, others with higher technology devises are getting distracted by social media. While some students are taking care of their homework, others prefer to make new friends through social media. While some teenagers are asking their parents about a personal matter, others prefers to research on the Internet to find answers their questions. Everything is changing because of technology and social media. The excessive use of social media is causing problems for students.
Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media website article positively included that it helps businesses to promote advertising and giving the advantage to grow. Review My Thing website said that, “People today, rise up every morning and immediately look on the net for information instead of inquiring the newspaper.” However the Negative sides can be addicting. The after affect of the addicting part of social media is stress, lack of sleep, and laziness. This article doesn’t have much to talk about and the author is anonymous. The article said it talks about the positive and negative inputs of social media. The point of this is get others to read and to be informed about the positive and negative parts of social media. Teens between the ages of 13 and 17 are more likely to be more affected by social media than adults. Should Social Media Play in education most say that it would be beneficial other said it wont be beneficial. It depends on who believes on what. Social Media can be a distraction in the classroom. A complaint from teachers say that Facebook and Twitter Redirect the students focus
Purpose of Study Individuals should understand that the use or nonuse of social media has negative and positive effects on their lives, whether they recognize them or not. Students who excessively use social networking applications can be negatively affected because they are spending too much time on these applications rather than paying attention in class, completing homework, studying, sleeping, or focusing on their own health and condition. However, these same students who are excessive users are often times the students who are more aware of global issues and updates in pop culture through the use of social media. Students who moderately use social networking applications spend a good amount of time on these applications and are still able to manage time for sleeping, practicing good eating habits, homework, and studying. These students are usually just as aware, or slightly less aware, than students who excessively use social networking.
Social media has impacted the lives of students from every perspective. The ability to use social media does in fact enable accessibility and communication, but does not take into account that negative effects it has on the ability to focus and its ultimate result.This underlines only a few of the many impacts social media can really have on students. Social media is a platform to interact with people, but can always easily distract you.“Distracted from distraction by distraction” -- T.S. Eliot. This quote explains how easily you can be distracted in life and how social media is a key factor pertaining to that.
Although teachers utilize homework to reinforce lessons and other out-of-class activities, an argument is growing in which homework is on the losing side of the debate to remain within schools. Despite being a long-standing concept, a plethora of reasons to ban the process are being pushed more often now than ever before. One location in Tucson (Arizona), known as the Kino school is paving the way with its implemented ban on homework altogether. Within this location, students are given the right to decide what parts of school they want to take home. Amazingly, some kids are “continuing to write in journals, practicing music with their friends, and taking experiments home to show their parents.” (The Homework Debate) In addition, Kino graduates have written short stories relating to their experiences while exclaiming that “the early control over their education continues to serve them well into college.” (The Homework Debate) After reviewing both sides of the argument, experts believe that the right decision is to ban homework altogether.
People who are against Social media claim that social media has a lot of negative effects on students particularly their academic level. Although social media lead to the improvement in academic performance as through social media students can communicate with their teachers and colleagues who can help them in their studies, if a person wants to learn about a specific subject he or she can add people who have done masters in this field so if the person have any problem in the study he or she can ask them for their help and people on social media are very helpful. Students can also join the pages of the universities which they are planning to enter and adding their students and professors so they can inquire about the university and about its teaching techniques or whatever they want to ask about because people probably won’t turn down their request for help. Another academic benefit of social media is that social networking sites like my space, twitter and Facebook improve our writing and the English language in general as if any one posted a status on Facebook or a tweet on twitter with a spelling mistake people will probably correct it and social media also has raised the interest in short story telling which definitely develop the language a great evidence for the role of social media in the d...
Social media is commonly known as online platform that are used by people to share information and communicate with other people. Social media is warmly welcomed by all people specially the young generation since its creation. It has significantly affected our societies in terms of communication and increased public awareness. Though social media greatly benefits the societies, there are many concerns that result from it. Negative effects on mental health and personal relationships and cyberbullying are the major problems resulted from social media.
Several studies have shown that many forms of social media are often used excessively and can become addictive (Social Media Addiction). Roughly 10 percent of respondents reported disordered social media use in a 2014 study by the University of Albany, SUNY (McGrath). Another study found “disordered online social networking use was present in 9.7% of the sample surveyed, and significantly and positively associated with scores on the Young Internet Addiction Test, greater difficulties with emotion regulation and problem drinking” (Hormes). The likelihood of a person who has an addictive personality of developing an addiction to social media is especially high because these people most likely possess a “cluster of symptoms of poor emotion regulation skills and heightened susceptibility to both substance and non-substance addiction” (Hormes). The compulsive use of social media websites may result in “the same kind of changes in people 's brains as those caused by drug addiction” (Social Media Addiction). There are many examples of people who become addicted to social media, such as a 15-year-old social media addict named Krishnan (name changed) who spent nearly 16 hours a day on Facebook (Beware). Krishnan “developed an obsessive personality profile and was neglecting priorities of life, including education” (Beware). Dr. Sameer Malhotra, director, mental health and behavioral sciences at
Social networking sites have become a source of daily consumption for Internet users. On average, adults spend twenty hours a week online, while teenagers spend a hefty twenty seven hours a week online. This amount of time has doubled over the past ten years due to the increasing use of smartphones and tablets. (The Telegraph) Social Media can have both a positive and negative impact on society. Positive effects can be found in political mobilization, business, and communication. However, negative effects include cyberbullying, distractions from working, and over sharing personal information. Each user must learn to use the Internet wisely to enhance their professional and social life, and also to be cautious so that they do not fall victim
However, this can prove to be a huge problem for many persons especially students because the use of social media could have a negative effect on students’ academic performance. Some of the ways that social media can have a negative effect on academic performance are that social media can cause procrastination meaning students will spend time on Social media instead of getting their work done in a timely fashion. Also, social media can make students depressed which will surely have a negative on their academic performance. Furthermore, social media gives a wider form of plagiarism that will definitely have a negative effect on students’ academic
‘’There have never been more ways to communicate with one another than there are right now’’ (Baym, 2010, p.1) Today we have many innovations for interaction. In this fast innovation time, it’s very normal to be worried about its negative impacts. There is no doubt that the Internet has completely changed the way we communicate. Nowadays, billions of people use social networking sites. Since they are already sharing everything about themselves on social media, when they get the chance to see each other, there is nothing else to talk about. As a result, social networking sites damage relationships and make people antisocial.
Social media is very influential for life today. Social media helps us in many impossible circumstances. But social media can also adversely affect its users. The adverse impacts arising from social media are anti-social.
Since the social media is new, there are many affirmatives and negatives from it. However, the most users of social media are students, and because of this, they are the most victim group of social media. Also, students might be affected their academic performance by using social media.