Instagram, twitter, and Facebook feeds or snap chatting peers? Seventy three percent of wired teens use social media websites (CNN). We live in a society where social media dominates a vast majority of our life. Lapointe Lapointe, through a relatable series of emotional developments, targets teens and families caught up in social media to clearly inform them about the dangers of tech-based social apps and the vitality of monitoring what we say, do and like. Our actions, although they may seem immensely
remember the days when I was naïve enough to think that when someone went through the trouble of uploading a photo of a product into their Instagram account (or Facebook, or any other social media handle) it was because they actually, truly enjoyed using it (eating it, wearing it, you get my point). Oh, how social media has grown and changed in recent years! There are various studies that indicated that to be considered an “influencer”, a person had to have over 10,000 followers. More recent data shows
“We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how we do it” (Qualman, n.d). According to Merrain Webster 1828, “social media is form of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messaging, and other online (such as video). Technology has involved into something that everyone can utilize effectively just by the swipe of finger or by pressing a single
Name: Nur Syamimi Liyana Tutorial Grp: W4 Date: 28 March 2015 Title: Social Media for a Good Cause Topic: Persuasive Speech Specific purpose: I want to persuade my audience to put social media to good use and support their favourite cause by sharing information to their circle of friends. Central Idea: To persuade the audience to raise the awareness and raise funds for the cause of their choice through social media ___________________________________________________________________ Introduction
Throughout the last decade, social media has grown to play a significant role in the lives of teenage students, and it is not hard to see why. Social media allows young students to communicate with their relatives and peers in a convenient and efficient way. With just a few clicks, someone could message someone on the other side of the world! Social media also allows for students to share their feelings and discover how others feel. Since social media is such an integral part in many students’ lives
There’s no beating around the bush; as technology has grown in usage so has the usage of social media websites online. This of itself has led to many concerns regarding privacy in the digital age. Due to this, many have become advocates in the fight for what they believe should occur to either regulate or abolish such websites that infringe on their privacy. As the issue has become more prevalent, major groups with clear intentions of how to resolve this issue have risen to promote their ideas for
Analysis and Comparison Essay English Language Assignment In this essay I will be comparing and analysing Emma Watsons ‘Gender Equality is your issue too’ speech, executed on the 20th of September, 2014. Watson had pre-prepared this speech, as it was performed for the HeForShe campaign at the UN Headquarters, in New York. Alongside Tim Collins’ speech to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment, in Iraq, 2003 – of which was an eve-of-battle rousting and of which had not been prepared, prior to British
Adam Ostrow is a new media entrepreneur and commentator of the twenty first century. One of the main titles that Ostrow holds is being the editor in chief of Mashable.com, one of the most-read independent news sites in the world, covering the latest technologies, trends and individuals that are driving the current evolution of the web. Since joining Mashable in 2007, Ostrow has contributed more than 2,500 articles. Under his direction, Mashable has grown more than tenfold to 13 million visitors per
an individual’s views who left their dream career to become a gun control activist. Dan Gross uses rhetorical speech and persuasion in order to educate his audience on why “gun violence can’t be our new normal.” Dan Gross, the head of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, entices the audience by using the following rhetorical, persuasive, and visual elements throughout his speech: ● Dressed professionally in a suit. ● Began speaking about his passion, then tied it into a personal tragedy
In Rhetoric, Aristotle states, “Let rhetoric be [defined as] an ability, in each [particular case], to see the available means of persuasion” (Kennedy, 2007, p. 37). Aristotle is saying that rhetoric is not just the art of persuasion through speech. He was saying that rhetoric is the art of discovering the methods of persuasion available in all situations. This relates to the goal of many figures in the current day political climate. This goal is to discover methods of persuading as many people as