Major Paper 1 Topic

I have chosen as my first topic to write about Facebook. I plan on writing on the consequences of the rising popularity of social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook. I find this interesting because with each generation comes new technology, and seeing this generation act upon this evolution of the internet is different even though I myself am still young. With social networking sites and the rise in popularity among teenagers, there can be many struggles good and bad. One example that has been discussed is cyber bullying, with that comes a great struggle of the downfalls of technology. To see this happening to kids that are just growing up can be very detrimental to society, and the ways to police this to prevent low self esteem are important with a rise of technology. When I went to school, I did not even own a cell phone, but nowadays, I see kids as young as seven with one. With online social networks there aren’t even any prerequisites for getting a login except an e-mail address. There are also the impact that the newer generation is not getting the social practices of face to face contact. With all the limitations removed, people can make their own applications including one that had to deal with a national security threat with Barrack Obama. On the good side, online networking has benefits like being able to keep in touch with people from far distances. All these different implications, good or bad, have an impact on today’s society and today’s youth.

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