Before I deliver this speech, let me just check my instagram and snapchat. Oh no there’s a video of someone doing this speech. I’m probably not gonna do as good as that guy but let me find out. I need to put my phone away. Okay.
Now, the amount of followers on instagram and the number of views on snapchat are constantly stressing us out cause there’s always someone with more. An article on businessinsider.com says that today social media dominates users’attention with nearly 20% of total time spent online in the US across both desktop and mobile devices being on social media, Facebook alone making up 14% of that total time. Teens alone spend about 9 hours using media for their enjoyment according to CNN.com. Those 9 hours don’t include using media at school or to do homework. Some 13 year olds check social media 100 times a day for god’s sake. That’s like what 5 times an hour, so that’s every 12 minutes.
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All of that because we wanna stay connected to our friends and find out what’s happening all around us. Then again...it’s easier to go on snapchat and watch a video of John wrestling a chicken then to go out and actually wrestle the chicken with John. Although I’m not so sure it’s a good idea.Yeah John, hey we gotta go wrestle Conner the chicken cause he tried to take my pancakes. Yeah don’t worry about the claws or beak just wear plastic gloves. Yeah and don’t forget to bring the knife for that
Almost 87% of teenagers in the UK are hooked on to social media. Now everyone has their own private life and hobbies that they enjoy, however being glued onto a mobile phone or a tablet and browsing on sad websites such as Facebook is damn right insane.
Since the Bulletin Board System there has been hundreds, and counting, of social networks created: most notably Twitter, Facebook, Kik, Snapchat, and Instagram. Today there are just over 3 billion active Internet users (45% of the world’s internet users), 2.1 billion of those people have social media accounts (Jeffbullas.com). People use social media for many numerous reasons. Most use social media to stay close to relatives and maintain social ties. Some of people’s most essential daily needs are accounted for by social media: whether it be interacting with friends or coworkers, following politics, or following the latest fashion trend set by the Kardashian
Are we abusing social media? Can we live without it for an hour or two? Is it a must to be on social media ever day? Or why can’t we just give it a break? On a normal school day, I wake up at 6:00am. Firstly, I give thanks to God for a brand-new day. Immediately after prayers, I search for my phone which is usual underneath my pillow or covers. I browser through my notification tabs to see what I missed while sleeping. After replying to all my notifications, I go onto snapchat and twitter to post my good morning
They’re selling your attention span.” (Are You Addicted to Your Phone?) Instead of reading books and finding hobbies, youth today are absorbed in social media. We are so addicted to it, we created a new phobia, the fear and anxiety of being without a phone. These mindless distractions turn us away from what’s happening in the world.
The availability of technology intensifies each year, and has become the main source of entertainment for people worldwide. As it becomes more available, more people use it in their everyday lives. Teens on average spend 9 hours a day on social media. That is more time than most spend asleep every night. This is a perfect example of how much time we waste on that single form of “entertainment”.
Now, it’s easy to point to kids and teenagers and say, “you kids and those smartphones!” However, if you go back you’ll notice that I didn’t specify an age group. While kids and teens ages 8 to 18 spend 6-9 hours a day in front of some kind of screen, “… just over an hour of that time (1:11) is spent on social media,” Jordan Shapiro of Forbes said. What’s interesting is that 18 to 34 year olds spend 3.8 hours per
Lately you have found that I had snapchat and as you should know I had only had it for about two day. I was thinking about telling you about it and telling you that snapchat is not bad, but I was nervous to. I'm very sorry that I got snapchat without your permission. Snapchat is not a bad thing though and it should not be something you are worried about .I believe that I am mature and ready to have snapchat.
When exploring the app, you can find different, fun filters to take pictures or videos with. You could easily become the life of the party by sending hilarious pictures of you dressed up in a Santa Claus suit dancing to a Christmas song. It all depends on how you feel! Or you could be an alien from space! The possibilities are endless and the great thing about it is that snap chat updates new filters often. You’ll never want to stop!
Attention-getter: What if I told you Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are bad for your well-being. Many of you won’t believe me or many of you will deny it, because you know it’s true. There are many negative effects from these apps that have found its way into your life whether you have noticed it or not. These apps appear to be fun, convenient, and interactive ways to talk with friends or catch up on the latest trends, but they are not as harmless as they may seem.
The oration sometimes asks the audience to imagine some of the more dangerous effects of Snapchat. This activates the emotions and forces them to imagine the dark world where Snapchat has taken over. For example, “In the blink of an eye, your friends will disappear, just as a magician disappears a bird, except in this case, your friends will not return at the end of the trick. Here I show how Snapchat can make you lose your friends. I use a simile to force the audience to imagine what their life would be like without their friends. This activates their feelings and persuades them to delete Snapchat.
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Each speech throughout public speaking was delivered by the use of unique speaking styles and techniques. I felt the speeches delivered- personal narrative, redefinition, advocacy, and commemorative- built on each other. This allowed myself as well as other students to effectively use old speaking techniques while learning to adapt new techniques. The goal of these various speaking techniques was to keep the attention of the audience while trying to get the overall message of the speech across. Although the first few speeches were difficult and made me feel nervous, with time, I felt more relaxed and confident while delivering my speeches. I have always learned from mistakes and practicing in anything in life. This same concept applied to
We live in a generation where losing your phone is worse than losing your virginity.
Over the past few years something has taken a toll in most people’s lives, we use it, love it, talk about it, and check it almost every hour of every day: this thing is called social networks. It was only a few years back, in 2003, when MySpace was discovered, and in 2004 when Mark Zuckerberg established Facebook, and soon after in 2006 Twitter followed. These sites became more than just an online destination, but a way of life. Notifications, follower counts, friend requests, photo comments- all what might seem like silly things that teenagers and adults alike await the moment they come home to check. We scroll unconsciously through feeds and pictures of people we barely know, from the inquisitive human nature. At school everyone is
Studies have shown that the average person now spends more time each day on their phone and computer than they do sleeping according to Nick McGillivray (“What are the Effects of Social Media on Youth?). Social has become part of our social society, especially for the many youths. There are positives to being on social media and also equal amounts of danger that come with using social networking sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. These social networking sites also have effects on today’s youth by altering the way they behave, the way they learn, in not only a classroom setting but also in the real world setting, and the way that they socialize with their peers and others.