The internet and technology as a whole, has had an enormous effect on American culture. It has been such a great way for people to let our their true selves and opinions be heard.. Some people say “it's a way for people to express their true thoughts, beliefs.” While others say “it can cause conflict between two different parties.” The internet provides people a sense of privacy and security. You can be someone who you’re not in the real world, for better or worse, and that choice is up to you. The internet acts as a virtual reality to which you can escape and feel better in. In my eyes, if we didn’t have the internet today, we would be missing out on all the wonderful things that it encompasses.
Some people believe that children should not
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text using abbreviations such as “u” to mean “you” or “lol” to mean “laugh out loud”, but when you look at it deeper what is truly being said? You are just expressing yourself in a shorter, more condensed manner. People say that this will force kids to use this type of language in school, and on standardized tests. I myself have never run into this issue, because I understand the difference, between professionalism in school and casual conversations out of school. Rarely will you see a student write a paper, with abbreviations in it, and that's due to the fact that everyone knows when to and when not to use them. In the “Source B” document it states “although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood”. The main reason people use abbreviations is to make their lives easier. If someone knows something, why wouldn’t they use it to their advantage? If you have something that will make a task faster you always use it. Blogs are a means of escape for many people. It’s like a vacation into a person's own body, and figuring out their true identities. People will share their entire live stories to influence someone else on how to do things better and/or in a more positive way. A pilot study was done by “livescience”, and in this study it showed that the majority of people used blogging as a way to “nurture relationships with their peers and build a sense of community.” People are blogging to build their self esteem and find friends with the same ideals and morals as they do. This allows them to feel accepted and not be alone. They also stated that “blogging could be used therapeutically to help troubled teens express themselves.” Blogs are like medicine to people. They help them get through tough times, the flames of hell, and if needed, all of it can be anonymous. In school today many kids are bullied and picked on, on a regular basis, and for a variety of reasons.
It can be from being a smart intellectual student, all the way to being an outsider who does things differently than the “norm”, or how most people do it. These are typically the people that will use the internet to let out their frustration that they have been withholding for so long. The can finally be who the truly desire to be and not be that kid who’s always made fun of. The can be the “cool kid’ or be the person that everyone admires. It is their own virtual reality in which life has just begun again. People believe that this is the very means where “cyberbullying” takes its effect. There is a very simple solution to this issue. All the person has to do is, click the big “X” button and that’s it; The message or comment has vanished, gone, nowhere to be seen. Cyberbullying is easily preventable, as long as you are smart, and listen to what you were told when you were a little kid. Don’t talk to someone, you don’t know or …show more content…
trust. The internet and technology has become an everyday means in schools.
Many schools have begun giving out I-Pad’s and laptops to their students, to ensure that they have some means of a technological device that they have access to. Many studying tools and class assignments are done and turned in via the internet and technology. The big question surrounding this is, “is this going to lead to more kids cheating on school assignments and tests?” Cheating in school has been around for ages. It began way before technology was introduced. People would always find a way to make sure they got that “good grade”, or “100%.” Nothing ever stopped them and it never will. So what's the difference with technology. I personally believe it's even easier to spot someone cheating nowadays than before because when somebody is using their phone, or iPad during class you can easily
tell. The internet and technology as a whole has many negative connotations that go with it. But doesn't everything? Look at the wonderful things it allows people to do. Its their second chance at living life how they wanted too. They can finally do or be someone they can’t in the real world. The internet opens a new door for people to walk through, and be happy. It's a new chapter in their lives. If we were to get rid of everything in the world because it bares negatives, the only thing left in the world would be air. Look at the positives and opportunities that come with the internet and technology.
The media has been a part of the daily life of the American people for the longest time, because of this fact, the media influences the decisions and views of how people should live. One big part of the media that tends to start to develop a sense of how the day-to-day American should live is Disney. Since kids are the main source of Disney’s billion dollar industry children have become an important dimension of the social theory (Giroux 1999: 65). “Within this context, television emerges as a consumer-oriented medium that reflects advertisers’ desire to reach a young, upscale, and primarily White audience” (Goodale1999; Henderson and Baldasty 2003: 100). As a result other races and ethnic groups other than white Americans are often put aside when it comes to the social media view of how Americans should live.
As capitalism runs its course and develops new technologies, society is left to pick up the pieces and figure out where these new technologies will lead them. Ever since I learned to use the Internet as a child, I have become accustomed to seeing more and more fascinating technology developments that have changed the way I communicated as the years went by. Now that the Internet has infiltrated more aspects of human life, it has become necessary to reflect on how this critical juncture will continue to affect our society. In Digital Disconnect, Robert McChesney provides an analysis of the arguments that the celebrants and skeptics used to express their views of the Internet. McChesney then moves past these arguments to explain how the PEC plays a key role in determining the direction that the Internet is heading towards. By assessing McChesney’s views, I hope to develop my own interpretation of the Internet’s impact on society.
Media has had many changes in the past years. Growing up I remember my mom saying that we were lucky to have color televisions now. She would say that when she was younger she would have to hear her stories and games over the radio because back then there was no televisions. Another way of getting entertained was reading stories. The newspaper and the radio was the only way of getting news back then. I thought it was funny when my mom told me that since they were one of the few families that had a television in the neighborhood, she would charge the kids 10 cents to watch television in her house. This was actually a pretty smart thing to do.
Since the Internet has emerged from society, access to information has been made readily available for anyone to discover. The Internet connects us to the world everyday, whether at work or at home. It helps us communicate with others; via email, social networking, or blogging. With the absents of the Internet, our society would be missing out on a vast amount of knowledge. Therefore, the Internet is unmistakably beneficial for society to use as part of their daily lives. Also, cell phones have evolved from being solely in place for emergencies, to searching the Internet and paying bills. People of all ages are using cell phones, whether for work or pleasure. There are so many technological devices in our society; however, this technology can be misleading. People voice numerous arguments, both beneficial and non beneficial- concerning technologies in our world.
Nicholas Carr says, as our work and social lives come to center on the use of electronic media, the faster we’re able to navigate those media and more adroitly we’re able to shift our attention among online task, the more valuable we’re likely to become a employees, and even friends and colleagues. When using the Net most seem to lose focus on others and can seem disrespectful. The Internet has so much on it besides information that can be very distractful. The practical benefits of the web uses are many, which is one of the main reasons we spend so much time online, and why so many have trouble paying attention and not being social. “The internet has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we learn about the world and the way we conduct business.” -Ron
As an amateur reporter for the school newspaper, I have had the opportunity to interview quite a variety of people on many different topics. One of my favorite questions to ask is, "What do you think has had the most influence on American culture?" Why do I like asking this particular question? The answer is simple: the variety and range of responses. While some answers are more interesting than others, I must say that I've learned quite a bit from all of them.
The convergence of media is a great thing if everyone uses it properly, and ethics are employed. People can be anywhere and find out what is going on the world. This ability is especially important in the business world where something affecting another country can also affect your business. Whether people realize it or not, the happenings in another country do directly affect us in the United States. Events around the world affect the value of our dollar, our economy, and the stock market which in turn affects our personal retirements. A person does not want to wait until the 10:00 news to find out that something happened in China, and their stocks are now worthless. They want that information as soon as possible so they can decide to sell it while it still has value, or ride it out and see if it regains value.
One of the problems with social contemplation on this subject, though, is that this situation is relatively unknown to history. Though the power structure of the internet has been compared to centralized government, decentralized government and social anarchy, Jess Holbrook, in a discussion on November 24, accurately cited the internet as being "unlike anything else we’ve ever seen." So perhaps time should be taken to evaluate the effects of the internet on not just the nation’s youth, but the nation in general. While the evaluation is taking place, the presence of these social poisons on the internet must be recognized.
There are weapons, such as nukes, that can kill a number of innocent people. Also, many people and soldiers are killed because of the advances in weapons. As a result, weapons have really helped us, but it has also affected us badly by hurting our nation in numbers. Also with weapons advancing they can be more dangerous. Also, weapons have negative impact, like other countries have chemical nuclear bombs that can affect people.
Growing up in America I never seemed to notice the culture around me. Whenever I did notice, I just assumed that it was normal all over the world. As I went to school; however, I learned that this was, in fact, not the case. Because of my ‘child-like’ ignorance, I was able to enjoy learning about the diversity of other cultures without taking my own into consideration. As I now enter young adulthood though, I see how important culture is to people even if they do not notice it themselves. Technology plays a gigantic role in American Culture everyday and always will till the end of the days of humanity. American technology is Advanced, taken for granted, used for good, and sometimes hard to learn.
First, the internet has put many lives in danger from kids, to adults. The internet is a place where many killers hide themselves in. Many adults and teenagers never know who is hiding behind the internet. Many people chat on the internet to meet someone but
Because cyberbullying is a relatively new phenomenon, there is some degree of variance in its definition. In its early inception, cyberbullying was thought to be limited to the internet. However, the rapid creation of new technology tolls has expanded the boundaries to include cell phones, instant messaging, chat rooms, and email (Campfield, 2006). Campfield (2006) conducted a study of middle school students to determine the incidence rates of cyberbullying. She found that nearly 70% of students were involved in cyberbullying in some capacity, as a bully or victim. In a similar study, Li (2007) found that 39% of students have been involved in cyberbullying, while 52% were aware of a peer being harassed through electronic m...
The technology nowadays has an influence on our lives, it has affected everything in it. When this technological revolution started, we didn't expect that it would affect our emotions, and our feelings. All we expected is that technology would develop our ability to have easier life and control nature. But what really happened is that the technology started to be part of us that we can't live without. The Internet is one of the technologies which appeared in our lives, and now it is dominating our lives. The Internet is replacing many things in our lives : Email has replaced the postal services , E-shopping (e.g., ebay) is replacing regular shopping, and now you can arrange your dates and relationships on the Internet.
What is Cyber bullying? Cyber bullying is just like regular bullying but instead of bullying face to face, it’s done on the internet. In America, cyber bullying has gotten out of hand during the past year. Unfortunately kids who are bullied through the internet have a difficult time getting away from the bullying. Children today walk the street while thinking or knowing they will get picked on. This has also caused teens to commit suicide. Usually teens that are the bullies have a lower self-esteem than the person they’re bulling. Teens today use the internet more than anything excluding sleep. In two thousand and eight young teens ages 12-17 had access to the internet. Cyber bullying needs to stop before more of our children hurt themselves. Studies show that most likely a female would be the most bullied. A high percent of teens have been angry, frustrated, sad, embarrassed, scared and shockingly a small percent weren't even bothered.
In conclusion, the Internet has built up our society, but it could also tear it down with a major Internet black out. The Internet offers great opportunities for technological advancement. It has created a new way of personal, social, and business interactions. I believe the Internet was one of the best creations of time and I cannot wait to see what is in store for the future of the Internet and its relationship with human kind.