Is Technology Killing Friendships Research Paper

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Kaili Fitzpatrick
“Is Technology Killing Friendships?” When was the last time you got into a fight with one of your friends because you use your phone to much, even if, did that destroy your entire friendship? I don’t think so. This is a question that has been argued lately. The 21st century is known as the technology era. Teens, kids, and adults are raving over phones. People use phones for organizing events, keeping dates in phones, texting,tweeting, calling, FaceTiming, posting on instagram, posting on Facebook, staying within all social media, and playing games. Phones play a large part in anyone's lives that have phones. Because phones are so addicting to most, some people think that children are on it a little too long and start acting …show more content…

In the article, “Is Technology Killing Friendships,” it says, “You can keep up with your friend who moved to Texas” (Tarshis 18). As long as you stay in contact with a friend, it can keep the friendship lasting for a very long time. If you do not keep in touch, the friendship has a greater risk of dying out. Also, in the article, “ Don’t fear the Network: The internet is changing the way we communicate for the better,” by Seth Masket, it says, “More recently, though, the rise of personal cell phones and social media have allowed us to stay in touch with other individuals regardless of location.” This means that no matter where in the world the other person is, you can always keep in touch no matter the distance. Because of this people use their phones to text people out of the country all the time. Not only does technology help friends stay in contact, but it also saves lasting …show more content…

Even if some people say that technology is destroying friendships, I believe that it is not even close to destroying it. Technology is not destroying friendships because it helps distant friends and family stay connected. As long as you stay connected there will always be a bond and friendship between the distant friends. Technology is not destroying friendships because it helps to save lasting memories. The more pictures there are, the more memoires, the more memories the more inside jokes, with the extent of inside jokes, there will be more laugher and the more laugher that with holds between the two, the better the friendship. And lastly, technology is not destroying friendships because it helps friends become more open to each other. If the friends are more open to each other, there will be a greater and string trust and with all of this trust the friendships with be so much stronger because trust is the base of all friendship. Without trust, there is no or little friendship. Now with the information given, which side do you

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