Christian Flores
April 2,2013
essay#2 The social media
The Computer is Where my Friends Live.
In a hurry world is very difficult meet someone in some place. I really don’t have time to make friends and hang out with them, that’s right is easier to use the social programs to have my friends. The social media is an interactions among people in which we create, share, exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and network.
the most famous social program now day is FACEBOOK, I am one of his user. I have people from different parts of the world, all I have to do is send an invitation, if they accept me we become friends. I can see all their information.
I am not the only one, I am pretty sure that out there are a lot of people like me. they prefer make a profile in one of the social programs and start their network life. I accept that I depend of the technology, whenever I go, I always check my profile out to see what's new with my friends, things they do, how they are, how they feel, etc.
In a globalized earth, with all this technology people become lazy, there are different situations for each of us. some of us use the web to have fun with people that probably they never will see in person, this first one is because this people work a lot and he or her do not have enough time to find friends around the neighborhood. other people simply do not come out their home to see what's going on outside.
living this life, I have a lot of experiences. I became in a relationship with an Asian girl in 2010, the big problem was that she was married, but she was separated from her husband, and also she lived in Asia, so we use to talk only on Facebook. she felt in love of me, she had planed to come to New York in October 2010. few days later her ex-husband sent me an email asking me to leave a long his wife.
I had a lot of troubles because of that, but the point is that I never meet her, she never came to visit me, and I wasted my time in this stupid relationship in the web. the technology is a double-edged sword, you should do good things or bad things, you can find anything you are looking for, but let me tell you something, any information that you upload in the internet will be safe, there will be someone who have access to your information.
some people in the web, want to be your friends to steal your personal information, later you might have problems.
I like to have my friends in the computer, but at the same time, I'm trying to change because I want to have real friends, someone to share a coffee with, or anything in real life. the time fly when I'm sit-down in front of my computer exploring the web, after long hours I got nothing to remember my past life.
April 1, 2013
ReplyDeleteSatoko Inagaki
Essay #2
How Influence Social Media is for Children’s Life
How many People do you think who don’t have mobile phone or personal computer in this world? It’s getting very normal to have especially own mobile phone. Can you imagine your life without mobile phone? I definitely can’t do. But, how about for children?
When I was a child, of course I had never had or even heard about mobile phone either. But now, it completely changed. In Japan, most of children who are under 10 years old have mobile phone. Their parents need to discuss from how old their children should have mobile phone. This is a serious problem. I’m sure this is the biggest reason that children loose their communication skills. When my brother was 6 years old, he started asking our mother for video game until when he turned 12 years old, but she had never accepted his asking. She was strict, and she loved to raise her children by traditional way. Now, I really appreciate with her patience.
When we used to use letters instead of emails, we could wait for the response with imagination. We tend to want quick response, but I think we have to be careful for especially for children. I feel many children now can say their opinion, but they don’t have enough ability to listen someone’s speaking. I’m afraid of that many children who can’t be patient grow up without never be changing their personality.
Children’s curiosity is sometime cruel. Bullying through Internet or with mobile phone is vicious problems in every school. Many children lost their lives by bullying with social media tools. Nobody can ignore this terrible problem.
We can’t shun living this world with social media, but we must not forget to be patient and teach children about this.
Christian,
ReplyDeleteI love your title! It tells me so much about what this essay will be about, and it is very original. Be careful of offering your reader too many general statements before really getting into the central "story" that develops the essay.
Also, as funny as the story about the married woman is, it doesn't seem to match the main idea of your essay. It doesn't tell a story about making a real friend, or maintaining meaningful social contact via Facebook -- in fact, it tells the opposite story! I would recommend swapping this story for one that is more related to your main idea.
Technology changes people lives
ReplyDeleteNearly a decade technology have been spread and became somethings very important in our lives. Eighteen Century is Century of technology, especially cell phones and computers. however, cell phones and computers also effect to people lives in different aspect and different ways.
When I grew up, I didn't know anything about computers or cell phones. I had no idea how important of computers, till today.
I live here in America, but my parents live in Vietnam. We live thousand thousand miles away each other, I miss my parents very much, to go to see them is not easy for me, because I have two kids beside that the air plan ticket is extremely expensive.However,now by
computers I can talk to my parents and see them everyday on the
computers screen.Many and many soldiers in the Army can get in touch with their families and friends by computers and phone.
Computer also amke people lives easier, these days, people can go online to find all the information that they need to know,people can buy products food, materials online,people also can study and do research.
However,computers also effect in the bad ways if we don't use them wisely,or for the right purposes.Some people spend too much time on the computers, instead of doing other activities or enjoying families time, they lock them self with computers and cell phones.Some people can not live without computers or cell phones.
In 2011 a research showed that if there are teen couple get divorce, there are almost seven couple divorce because of facebook. And that is crazy.
Another annoying thing is these day young people don't communicate with their parents or friends face to face. They just text or email, when they want to communicate. Kids and teenagers spend 80 percent of their free time on computers or phones.
computers can help us and make our lives easier, but they also make our lives worse, therefore we have to use computers and phone wisely and for the right purpose.We also need to educate our kids to use computers wisely.