Thesis Statement: Social Networking sites can cause both beneficial and harmful effects on young adults.
Introduction:
Social Networking can be a great tool to help us connect with family and friends that we've somehow lost touch with. It can be the one thing that help us to get to know someone better. However, can you imagine having to go to the hospital and possibly never coming out all for playing to many online games? I never really thought about these things happening until a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, it does happen.
Facebook and Twitter can be very beneficial to many of us. Businesses even use them as a way to easily promote their business. But, it can also harm you in a social sense as a physical sense.
I did some research on regarding social networking and what I've found was pretty interesting. I mean don't get me wrong - I have both facebook and twitter account. I even have a gaming account too.
Social Networking continues to be the most popular form of communication throughout the world. Although, it may be very useful to us, it can also affects us negatively. Today I will inform you about how social networking can help you, examine how it can harm you, and explore the things you can do how to protect yourself from potential hazards.
I. Social Networking can be very useful to us in many ways.
A. Based on my research statistics shows that about 92% of people who fall in the age of 16 above are the most active users of social networking sites.
1. We us sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YM, and other sites to connect with our friends, relative and for us to be updated in news etc.,
2. We can even use Facebook timeline as visual aids to complete class projects.
3. Many of us use google where you can search all you want to know.
B. Some researches have been experimenting with a sites combines social networking to the academic lives of their student.
1. Social Networking websites are helping to reduce high-school and college drop-outs
2. Schools that use integral to build a social networking site; see a decrease in retention rates of some students.
3. The more kids that stay in school, the less money the school spends on replacing them.
II. Social Networking can pose a serious threat on your health and social development.
A. Prolonged usage of Social networks can cause dangerous health risks.
1. Obesity from reduced movement of our muscles.
2. Death by gaming from formations of blood cloths due to long periods of sitting.
3. Poor-Eye-Sight by staying to much on computer using social networking sites.
B. Staying online to much can lead us to psychological disorders.
1. Social anxiety and depression caused by networking.
2. Teens who use facebook more often show more narcissist tendencies while young adults who have a strong facebook presence show more signs of other psychological disorders, including anti-social behaviors, aggressive tendencies etc.,
3. Short attention spend. Social networks can also destruct us from our work.
III. Things you can do to protect yourself from potential online hazards.
A. Maximizes the time you spend online playing games, tweeting and etc.,
1. Engaged yourself in other activities either indoors or outdoors on the days you don't have important thing to do.
2. Get up and stretch your body every now and then. Walk around to get your blood flowing.
B. Be careful of what you post online.
1. Avoid putting too much personal information about yourself on social networks. The more info they find, the easier it is for them to stalk you or commit crime.
2. Think twice before posting pictures or videos you wouldn't want your parents or some people see.
3. Limit the pictures or videos you will post because they can easily get it and use it their other malicious articles.
IV. Conclusion
Today, I raised your awareness of the good and bad about social networks. Hopefully you feel more informed about the effects it has on us as a students and better understand how it can help you, how it can harm you, and what you can do to protect yourself. A vast majority of people have some type of social media which the use daily various reasons. The next time you log in to your accounts, you can enjoy yourself using it but don't over look the danger that can pose on yourself.
V. Recommendation
I recommend that it is okay to engaged ourselves in social networking sites but first we should know hot to use it properly like using it in a short time and use it only when you have important thing to find or to do. Consequently, we should be aware about the good and bad effect of social networks.
VI. Bibliography
- Ali, Syed Noman."Social Media, Good thing or Bad thing?". (http://socialmediatoday.com/syed-noman-ali/60781/social-media-good-thing-or-bad-thing), 2012
- Statistic Brain."SOcial Networking Statistics". (http://www.statisticbrain.com/social-networking-statistics), 2013
- Wong, Justin."Is social media bad for you?". (http://justinwong0409.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/is-social-media-bad-for-you),2013
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