American popular culture hinges upon the concept of redemption — the idealized principle that the past can be forgotten and the future changed. Society embraces the concept because it forgives transgressions made before wisdom had caught up with action, and it soothes the wary soul, releasing it from the suffocating shackles of guilt. Ralph Waldo Emerson found himself upon this bandwagon as well, arguing that the past and future “pale in comparison to what lies inside of you,” implying that only the strength of an individual’s current character should hold any authority in their public perception. However, though this idea is echoed by the media, it fails to hold truth in life because, ultimately, our culture values reputation over redemption. …show more content…
For example, today’s parents and teachers speak with vocabularies filled with cautionary tales and phrases, and one of the most common ones is “the Internet is forever.” Today, the importance lies to only in not making bad decisions, but in not publicizing them when they are done. Only last year, a boy at my school was reprimanded for drug and alcohol use because of deleted photos he had posted on his Instagram weeks ago. Because he had deleted them, he had been under the impression that he had effectively erased them from his past, redeeming himself on his social media platform at the very least. Screenshots proved to be the bane of his existence, and his mother eventually learned about his substance abuse. Still, examples of the effects of past social media posts on the future do not hold importance only in monitoring behavior for paternal purposes. College admissions officers and potential employers reference social media posts to gain input about the type of person to hire, and a post implying the underage consumption of alcohol will diminish acceptance whether it was posted three days or three months
For instance, Edmond asks his audience to consider the concept “public vs. private” before sharing anything on social media (Edmond Jr. 134). Encouraging the audience to think, rather than just follow what others in society do, causes them to feel like the author, Edmond Jr., is looking out for their best interests. Edmond’s statement supports his purpose by reiterating that the Internet is not safe, and truly private details should not be shared. Overall, he succeeds in convincing his audience of the general public that they should be cautious in regards to what they post on the world wide
Social media and technology plays a huge part in today’s society. People do things and post them up thinking it won’t affect them in the future. Once something is uploaded onto the internet it never goes away. In his essay, “The Web Means the End of Forgetting,” published in July of 2010, written by Jeffrey Rosen, a Professor at Law at the George Washington University Law School and a graduate from Harvard College and Yale Law School. Rosen argues that the issue of social media sites in the new era we are living in is getting hard for us to forget the things we post on the internet like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Instagram, etc. Rosen states, “... the Internet never seems to forget which is threatening, at an almost existential level, our
It has become comfortably accepted, without any regard to tact, to divulge even the most sensitive information to a complete stranger. For example, in her article, “Friending: The Changing Definition of Friendship in the Social Media Era,” Xinran states, “I think I know most of them, but I actually don’t,” after thoroughly examining her many cyber relationships (Xinran 208). With no consideration of discretion for public reveal “social media relationships take place on display” forsaking all privacy (Vatel 2). The cloak of social media has allowed for these interactions to take place in our own comfort zones; thus, falsely allowing the sense of protection from damaging or even dangerous
Jeffrey Rosen from The New York Times says “ How best to live our lives in a world where the internet records everything and forgets nothing”(Rosen). A Young woman was so close to graduating for her teaching degree, but when her professor looked back on her old myspace and found a picture of her drinking at a party a few years back, he had told her since she was in fact promoting alcohol and partying she would not be graduating. Larry also states “ And because the data is digital it can be forwarded, archived and searched pretty much forever”(Magid). We all get caught up in the moment, thinking about what's happening now over what could make our future. If everyone thought more carefully about the things they post online they could have more chances and opportunities up the road. So don't let a fight being posted online determine your
“Three stories…about one story,” that is how Quentin Tarantino, the director of Pulp fiction, describes the movie. At first glance, it appears that the story uniting the three stories is the narrative of the movie, however upon further analysis it becomes evident that the true story uniting the three stories is the search for redemption. Tarantino highlights this by fragmenting the narrative so the movie ends with three characters, Butch, Jules and, Vega, having a chance at redemption.
Lily Huang author of Protect the Willfully Ignorant states “An increasingly urgent question of privacy or how best to keep your public plot walled in” (474). Most internet users savvy or not, are aware of the potential risks. Most people know the potential risk for permanency and of the pictures or information we put out on social networks or other sites and the content being seen. We have all heard the warnings since grammar school from everyone about the internet and how to use it. Teachers, parents, librarians and school inundate our children all throughout school about information on safe usage. To be aware of predators and such is common knowledge. Why the need for laws to protect childrens’ privacy, and usage against exploitation? Similar reasons to why we wear seatbelts while driving and it is enforced by law. We all want our freedoms not to be infringed but at what cost and to who? We are aware of the statistics and outcomes of auto accidents without seatbelts and the need “to protect the willfully ignorant” (Huang). Lily Huang discussed consumer’s lack of expertise for making the best privacy decisions and how important default privacy settings are on social networks (475).
“I couldn’t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made… I shook hands with him; it seemed silly not to, for I felt suddenly as though I were talking to a child” (187-188).
Now, it is to be approached the redemption aspect in Hard Times. The main character, which will be in redemption, is Grandgrind. He is introduced at the beginning of the novel as:
Over half of the applicants found on search engines and nearly two-thirds of the applicants found on social networking sites were not hired as a result of the information found on the sites. (Source H) Things found on the internet or social media are almost always taken out of context and doesn’t show what the person applying is actually like. Admission offices and employers are more likely to start and use social media to look up applicants. This can make it harder to get into a school or business if you have a social media account. According to and NACAC article, Eighty-eight percent of admission offices believed social media were either “somewhat” or “very” important to their future recruitment efforts. (Source B) Colleges now a days always look to see if applicants have a social media account that means that if they get access to the account there is a 38% chance that, that person does not get accepted. One-fourth of colleges surveyed indicated that they used Web search or social networking
Redemption is a word that contains various meanings. It could be referring to forgiveness, or recovery. Perhaps an escape from something. It is something that everybody yearns for, but cannot quite grasp in their hands. It is not something that we can look for and find. In fact, redemption often comes our way on its own when we expect it the least. Three characters from three stories go through different conflicts and redeem themselves in ways they never would have guessed. Some even found redemption with the help of others. Guy Montag from the novel Fahrenheit 451 finds redemption through freedom and liberation. The lawyer in the short story The Bet redeems himself by way of recovery. Edmond Dantes achieved his redemption through deception. These three characters redeem themselves in different ways, but something they all share is that they all go through the process of redemption and become reformed in some way.
Lastly, students who use social networking applications very little or do not use them at all can be positively affected because they have a lot more time to complete homework, study, sleep, and practice good eating habits. These same students can be negatively affected because they usually don’t receive information pertaining to global issues and pop culture without the direct access to social media.
Using computers and hand held devices for relationships, reading, writing, and entertainment, turning them into introverted and socially inept individuals. Current trends resonating from our educational institutions to our workplace can be examples of how technology has altered the way younger people communicate. This tragedy transcends from youth to adulthood, affecting the workplace. Social networking sites have begun to take hours away from employers. How do students understand ethical and moral dilemmas if they are allowed to make mistakes and work through a particular problem?
Even though people have different opinions on whether social media has a positive or negative impact on society, it can be said that social media has a positive effect on society as a whole because it lets people communicate with each other easily, it has been said to improve education among children, and has helped improve the economy in the world. One of the main reasons why social media has positively affected our society is because of how it has made communicating with people much easier. “Today, four out of five active internet users maintain at least one social media profile” (Moe, 3). Using these websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and etc., people talk about everything with anyone from what they are planning to do, to what they are eating and much more (Moe, 24). We can also send private messages to other users of these websites about personal matters that you just want to discuss with them.
Social media and the internet has become apart of the culture of this generation. Many people turn to social media for various reasons such as news, networking, games, and other time wasting activities. Social media and the internet has affected the development of people of our generation by contributing to less social interactions, strengthening communication skills, and online harassment.
Furthermore, social media can have various impact on our life, a major, impact can be seen on couples relationship, for instance, focus on social media can lead to less communications and interaction between couples and after a while they become detached to each other due to neglect and lack of interest to one another. Another impact of social media can also be seen on religious beliefs and practices, for example, addiction to internet can eventually stop teenagers from attending their ritual and religious events where they participate in groups with other believers and gain more insight about their