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    photographs (known as “selfie”), usually using a smartphone or a digital camera, and posting them on social media platforms. This phenomenon is so popular that Katz and Crocker (2015) found that between 96 and 100% of participants aged between 18 and 24 reported having taken selfies, and most of them also reported uploading selfies to SNS. As well, there are currently more than 300 million selfies shared on Instagram alone, which does not even include selfie posts without a ‘selfie’ hashtag. The popularity

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    photograph starring — who else? — herself. The image itself is unremarkable, its main features being her primped cleavage and a face obscured by her iPhone's bright flash. That didn't stop critics — both professional and otherwise — from highlighting the selfie as "bizarre," even though it would eventually be forgotten as just one of the starlet's many. The attention lavished on an otherwise ordinary arrangement of pixels prompts the question: Why are we so obsessed with selfies and, in particular, the

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    Paul Titlows’ #Me: Instagram Narcissism and the Scourge of the Selfie. In this reading, a spotlight is shown on what teenagers are willing to post in the search for acceptance, as well as what teenagers are learning from this volatile relationship. The rise in the value of a “like” on social media, as well as the corresponding number of views a post receives, has teenagers willing to push all boundaries in the quest for the perfect selfie. One teenager posted “several large nuggets of marijuana.”

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    The selfie has been around since the beginning of time. Once called the self porterted but with the advancements in technology we are now able to take our own self portraits in the form of selfies. Selfies has played a huge part in social media and would not be as popular as they are today without the top social media platforms. Social media has allowed users to post selfies with the click of a button and upload picture instantly for the world to see. The effects that selfies have on modern day beauty

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    #SELFIE by The Chainsmokers Interpretation and Analysis In the music video #SELFIE from The Chainsmokers, the cultural phenomenon of selfies is used to critique the contemporary youth as superficial as it exposes selfie taking as a way society teaches youth, especially women, that their most important quality is physical appearance. This goes directly against my own belief system because one’s appearance should not take precedence in defining oneself. This music video highlights the youth party culture

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    to Instagram and Tumblr, do these media sites promote egotistical behavior? In January of 2013, John Paul Titlow discusses some of the disadvantages and advantages that Instagram has in his essay: “#Me: Instagram Narcissism and the Scourge of the Selfie” that was posted on a website called ReadWrite. Although Instagram was primarily created to simply share pictures, it has evolved to do much more than that. Some businesses use it to advertise, some people use it to share their art, but then there

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    On graduation day, do you focus on being happy? Thinking that you are done and forgetting about how much student debt you have? Nate Beeler, the artist of the cartoon “Graduation Selfie” captures how that exciting day truly is. Beeler is an editorial cartoonist for the Columbus Dispatch. His work has appeared in an abundance of news programs and other publications. Beeler has also won many awards for his cartoons, such as the Fischetti award in 2014, and the Thomas Nast award in 2010 (The Association

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    The Selfie of Dorian Gray If one looks up from their phone and looks around they’ will notice everyone around is on their phone too. This is not an issue, but it does create a few. Technology has many branches, but the one that pushes the importance of perfect beauty is social media. Most people who use social media use it to keep in touch with friends and talk about how their day is going, but like Dorian Gray, society puts emphasis on the importance of beauty and aesthetics. Social media is used

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    In regards to South Korea, I think the fine of 30 million associated with using the selfie stick is insane including going to jail for having a device that is utilized by the entire world. I can see the reason behind implementing a strict law if the use is causing an unsafe environment or death. Crimes punished in other countries tend to be harsher than in the United States which we have no control over. South Korea commented that blue tooth devices are being recognized as health concerns. Going

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    The Bad Selfie Selfies are negatively affecting people’s lives. They are creating a narcissistic community. Everyone thinks that they are the best and no one else matters. The camera on them just changes them. In the article “The Selfie Craze,” Judy Farah speaks out about how selfies cause problems. She even explains ways to help such as, “point the camera away from yourself for once, you just might find someone interesting on the other side.” People need to focus more on the world and the ones around

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