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Online Dating Threatening Relationships Most people would say they find it easy to date. For others, it does not come too easy. Some find it harder to connect with people to date because of the choices not being at a large variety. People tend to lean more towards online dating for a broader range, but what people do not recognize is that it can potentially ruin relationships. What is the downside of online dating? Online dating can threaten relationships because it is an unorganized way of dating

Internet Connections The Internet has had an immense impact on society. Although, it is still under debate whether this impact is positive or negative. People are able to communicate simply by a click of a button. However, a new way of creating relationships has sparked in the new digital age. Teens are meeting strangers online and forming friendships with people they have never seen in real life. Some people believe online teenage friendships are healthy because it brings people together who wouldn't

Trying to find a good friend is like finding a four-leaf clover; it's hard to find, but lucky to have. The term friendship is a unique bond between two individuals—whether it’s a charming boy and a geeky girl, an elder woman and a young adult, or even between a cat and a dog. Friendship takes no form, instead it is the individual trust toward others. Dating back to the creation of the human species, people were familiar with the idea of companionship, in addition of being a companion, it relies on

Although technology can bring people together and has educational tools it can tear us away from what's real in life. Technology has become such a big part of our lives that people can now just look at a watch and check their emails or watch a video. People are being consumed by their own technology devices technological to the point that instead of spending actually face to face time with their family they are in their room and in their bed just watching youtube. There are many problems with the

Growing up my grandfather would always say, “Boy, you can’t find any wisdom, if you don’t experience life.” Of course, part of his reasoning for say this was to get me to leave him alone; however, there is a great deal of truth to his statement. Just like with John Dewey claiming, “Through experience man learns about the world….” Dewey continues to claim, “…that students should be involved in real life tasks…” Through these tasks, students can build experience and thus develop the wisdom to serve

Through computer applications such as Second Life and Twitter, we create personas that we wish we could be. The Internet allows us to express the side of us that is too afraid to come out in real life because of social judgement. The way we look online reflects what we wish we could look like in real life. In Second Life at Flotsam Beach, Luisa gave her female avatar large breasts and a slim physique, something she has always wanted to have in real life. She dressed her avatar in a revealing two

Searching for Identity In a Virtual World In Ready Player One, the creation of a virtual identity, or avatar, unleashes one’s true self. In this cyberworld game, one can create their character to be their ideal person; physically, intellectually, and emotionally. The virtual reality creates the backdrop against which the action takes place and the characters play out their roles. Interestingly, the gamers who control their respective avatar have within themselves some of the same characteristics

Searching for Identity From a Virtual World In Ready Player One, the creation of a virtual identity, or avatar, unleashes one’s true self. In this cyberworld game, one can create their character to be their ideal person; physically, intellectually, and emotionally. The virtual reality creates the backdrop against which the action takes place and the characters play out their roles. Interestingly, the gamers who control their respective avatar have within themselves some of the same characteristics

Analysis of Sherry Turkle’s “Can You Hear Me Now?” What will we be like if we continue to develop intimate relationships with our devices? Will we be more connected than ever, or more alienated? In “Can You Hear Me Now?”, by Sherry Turkle, a professor of the social studies of science and technology, argues that technology has made people more connected, but has also made us more alienated from each other. How now, when in public people mostly want to be alone with their personal networks, or devices

Digital technology has emerged as a necessity for some in today’s world, though it still remains as a fog to others as they can see it all around but do not want it to engulf them. People are now divided into two digital groups: online and offline. The offline group is often also referred to as digital immigrants as they do not partake in the digital realm. While this is the case, both sides have valid reasons for which group they are a part of. Several factors go into who is online or offline such