Final Essay 6

Community college advice

People go in and out of school for many years going through elementary school to high school, but when things, such as choosing to go to school or not, become their choice their minds begin to wander. Transitioning to college is a big step and many things cause people to not go to school or cause people to drop out. The biggest reason for people dropping out of community college is money. Money is a universal problem and whether you are wealthy or poor money is at the top of people’s minds. Tuition of a dream school could make or break your attendance. Money is also the reason why most students go to community colleges because they are more affordable. Even though college is scary and brings a bring problem to the table when it comes to money, you should not let money stop you from getting a degree because there are many people out there willing to help you with financial problems. It is possible to succeed in college without having money.

Money is a basic need for living to everyone no matter the age or occupation so being asked to be a full time student instead of working is a tough choice to make when deciding to attend college. We are told by many people going into college that the higher the degree the more money you will make. We know this is true but some people aren’t fortunate enough to take the time out of working to go to school. A lot of people, such as aspiring community college students, have bills to pay and can’t afford not having a job. Now if you add other people into the situation such as a little brother or sister or even a child, you have someone else you have to take care of which is even harder because you have to provide financially for more than one person. Take me for example. I am not dropping out of college but me being a freshman at west valley community college I have decided not to play soccer for the school in the fall. I was super excited and pumped about playing for the team and knew I could handle work, school, and family/friends. I have come to realize I want to move out and with that I need a job, a better one than I already have. Soccer was going to take up to much of my time so I decided to cut out soccer in order to work so I could afford rent. It is not cutting college out of my life but it is a part of college and if I am not careful can lead to me dropping out. For most people they can handle bills and taking care of people on top of school. For me I get tired and it wears me out. When I am tired I cut out homework or I sleep in which causes my grades to drop. Other students who have the same issue may eventually drop out. You need to find a balance in your time and learn different ways to stayed organized. 

Organizing has a lot to do with money and fixing money problems. Getting an organizer can keep you on track for the many things you have to handle. It gives you a sense of peace of knowing what you have to do and not running around like a chicken with its head cut off, making you more likely to be able to handle work and college. Prioritize and don’t give yourself too much to handle. You feel like you have too much on your plate and too many classes, take one less class. You should never stress about money because inside and outside of school there are programs to help you. Look for help if you need it!

There are student grants, food stamps, Medicaid, and many other programs that help you financially. In an article written by Katy Hopkins she states, “The federal, state, and local governments spent about $4 billion on the incomplete degrees, and those students likely wasted their own time and money, too.”(Hopkins). This quote does say that those people given money had incomplete degrees but the point is they have given $4 billion to those who haven’t completed. You don’t want to waste your own time or money so take advantage of the money offered to you by schools and make sure you apply for things such as grants and FAFSA. Other programs such as Medicaid/medical and food stamps you can get to make it by day by day. Don’t be embarrassed or ashamed. In the end you will have a degree in your hand and it won’t matter how you got there or who helped you. Getting assistance from people saves time and money which is precious being a student in college.

Tuition at community colleges varies from person to person but when it adds up can be very expensive. The first thing you should do is look into financial aid when attending a community college. In the article “Class Matters”, they talk about many reasons why drop-out rates are increasing and one of them which is money. In the article they state that, “Like Virginia, a handful of other colleges are not only increasing financial aid but also promising to give weight to economic class in granting.”. Community colleges, like some 4 year colleges, will not penalize you for not having the money or not coming from a family without money. They also don’t penalize you for having money. They are there to help you but only if you ask for that help. You can always get money no matter where you go. There are scholarships where all you have to do is write a paper and you will get $1000. Most people won’t put in the time to write an essay therefore it is easy money. There are certain organizations as well as programs that will help you. Financial aid is there to help students who want to get a degree but maybe struggle when it comes to the money aspect. This year I got my classes paid for as well as financial aid on top of it. I don’t consider me or my family lower class but because of my parents income I had gotten a lot of money from the school. You never know what scholarships, grants, or awards you will receive that give you money so don’t let money be the reason you can’t go to school. Apply to organization that will give you money for school!!

            Most people are impatient to move out of their parents house and start life on their own getting a good paying job, better than minimum wage. Most of us teenagers want liquidated money and don’t want to stay in school when we could be getting money. We fail to realize that the higher degree we have, the more money we will have in the future. In the article “Class Matters”, they also talk about a guy named Andy Blevins. He had a decent paying job in a supermarket company and his grades were slipping in his first year in college. He decided to take time off of college to work and in the end he now has a son and is still working the same job. The reveals that, “He worked his way up to produce buyer, earning $35,000 a year with health care benefits and a 401k plan. He is on a path typical for someone who attended college without getting a four-year degree. Men in their early 40’s in this category made an average of $42,000 in 2000. Those with a four-year degree made $65,000.”. If Andy Blevins would have stuck out college and decided to choose school over a good paying job then he could have been making $30,000 more than he is currently making. That is a lot of money to be missing out on just because you wanted to receive liquidated money. Of course we all need money for tuition and bills but college is about setting yourself up for your future for success. If you fail to go to college because of a job, unless it pays you an amount that you can live off of with a family, you will only set yourself up for failure. Most people who choose a good paying job over college have to go back to college after 10 years because the economy and its needs changes along with jobs and they will need more education to get more money. In an article written by Mary White she states, “For example, telecommunications professionals who are not knowledgeable about computer systems and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology may have a hard time finding employment without seeking college level training in modern technology.”.(White). People are out of a job after a couple of years later because they thought they were making a good choice by making more money rather than going to school. Little did they know the economy would still grow. Look at the technology today, we now have cars that can drive themselves.  At some point or another people need a higher degree to get more money especially in this very competitive society we live in. it is better to stick it out and get through college now working a part time job rather than having to catch up later when you have even more responsibilities. All you need to do is prioritize your time. If you have to work, work but allow yourself enough time for class and homework. If you need to pay for a child and have bills it goes back to seeking help from people. You aren’t alone in your college experience and money is the one thing every college student worries about but it can be easily fixed with time spent wisely and seeking help with financial issues.

Community college should be an exciting and new experience for incoming high school students. The last thing you want to worry about is financial problems. Even though some students drop out because of bills, tuition, and a good paying job, don’t let money aspects affect you getting a degree because there are many programs inside and outside of school that can help you financially. All you have to do is manage your time to handle obligations and you have to be willing to seek help. 

Final Essay 5

The negative effects on emotions due to social networking

Albert Einstein said, “It has become exceedingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”. That is exactly what social networking has done. Social networking has become a way for people to get away from the real world and take a step back. It has become an outlet if you will and a way for people to express themselves. People use it so much that there are infants who are two years old who already know how to open an app on an IPhone.  People often find themselves not being able to multitask when engaged in a conversation over the internet. That one response to the person on the other side of the devise becomes the center of their world. They await their response and think of what they will say next. With this type of interaction it is often difficult to be able to connect emotionally. You aren’t saying what you truly feel, you are just thinking of some witty remark and saying what you think other person wants to hear so you can be accepted. This effects people’s emotions more than they realize. People often become disconnected rather than connected and lose the emotion in conversation that one receives in a face-to-face scenario. The sense of knowing who is on the other side of the computer is gone and for some reason what they have to say is more important than people we interact with every day. Social networking can be a dangerous place where emotions are lost and people forget how to interact in person.

            Social networking has a different effect on different people, however for most people they lose a sense of who they really are. In Greenfield’s article there was a quote that stated, “Building a Facebook profile is one way that individuals can identify themselves, making them feel important and accepted.”(Greenfield, 510). One might say that someone has self-conscious issues if they need a social networking profile to feel accepted but that’s the world we live in. Maybe there really are some people out there that have problems fitting in and social networking allows them to meet new people who they can be themselves with. In an article online written by Kathleen Hall she states, “Psychologist Amy Wood describes Facebook depression as the sense of inadequacy we feel when we feel when we assess ourselves according to enticing images presented by others online, and come up short. She says we have idealistic assumptions that what’s online is what’s happening in real life.”(Hall). Not always do people feel accepted through social networking sites. Most people look at other people’s lives and see that they have it better and may get jealous often leading to false statements about their own life just to compete. Social networking for those who rely on it for social interactions seem to worry about other people and what they think more than the relationships built. This can lead to negative emotions about themselves and may cause isolation or depression. They begin to think that everyone has a perfect life outside of social networking and theirs is the worst. They believe their life on a social networking site has to be the way it is in person. Isolating themselves from people on the internet emotionally can also isolate them emotionally in face-to-face interactions.

Social networking can be an outlet to show your true self, but at the same time it is hard to tell who you are really talking to. The football player Manti Te’o was preparing to get ready for a draft pick when he was a part of a scam over the internet. In an article written by Patrik Jonsson, he talks about the scandal of Manti Te’o’s girlfriend and says, “The uproar over Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend hoax is certainly a commentary on how Internet anonymity ironically can breed trust, but it’s also a cautionary tale about the sorts of Internet pretenders, or “catfish”, who lurk in the turbid depths of digital waters.”(Jonsson). This football player had been lied to by the person behind the screen and he had no idea. Although some people may think that he was involved to get sympathy for an upcoming draft, things like people creating fake people and getting that person to fall in love with them happens all the time. There is a television show called Catfish and it reveals the truths and lies about dating. The show focuses on couples who have met on social networking sites and want to find out if the person they have been in a relationship with is really the one for them. Curious to know the meaning to the title of the show, an online document states, “On the internet, a “catfish” is a person who creates fake personal profiles on social media sites — pretending to be someone more outwardly appealing than his/her true self, by using someone else’s pictures and false biographical information. These “catfish” usually intend to trick an unsuspecting person or persons into falling in love with them. The term “catfish” is derived from the 2010 documentary film, in which Schulman discovered the woman he’d been carrying on an online relationship who he thought was a 20-something girl was really a middle-aged mother of 4.”(Wikipedia). If there are people out there who intentionally create these profiles to mess with the emotions of people it only results in the damage to both people’s emotions. One person is emotionally damaged for having done such a thing and they seem to get some reward out of it. Is it possible they have something mentally wrong with them? Yes it is but it is also just as likely that the need people have for social networking sites amuses them and they simply want to show them there is more to the world. For the victim in this situation their emotions become severely damaged. They now believe they can’t trust anyone and wonder why them. It is very hard to determine if someone is lying to you about their life if you have met face-to-face but you are less likely to be lied to. If they say they are a 25 year old that models and turn out to be a 40 year old that is overweight it is obvious that you will catch that lie in person. Social networking leaves large gaps for people to be lied to, false identities, false belonging, and a loss of who they are leading to the negative effect on people’s emotions.

It is impossible for someone to receive all of the emotions you feel interacting with someone face-to-face over the internet. In his article David Disalvo states, “Social networking is what psychologists call a thin-strand technology, lacking many of the essential elements of communication, such as body language and touch.”. If one were to have a spouse who is a part of the army and they got to receive one FaceTime call from them for the first time in a year I don’t think anyone would agree that that conversation could capture all of the emotions that they could possibly share if they were to meet face to face. There is no possible way to feel a hug or a kiss from someone you love through a screen. People need to be able to touch and read the bodies of people. Social networking sites will not suffice. If someone were to not interact with people in person for a couple of years and were to suddenly have to face a face-to-face interaction they would have lost the ability to show emotion through body language. They would not know whether to shake a hand or to give a hug. Yes there are ways over social networking sites such as videos or pictures to see a person and to talk to a person but it will never compare to the emotional interaction one can receive from a face-to-face meeting.

            Interactions in person leave no room for people to hide who they truly are and people are required to speak up. People who stay quiet or isolate themselves in real life situations are often categorized as awkward or have difficulty talking to people and are often lonely. In her article The Emotional Toll of Social Networking, Kathleen Hall says, “They may feel pressured to respond quickly to contacts, and they check frequently to see if others commented on their posts. Youth are also at risk for cyberbullying, which leads to depression, anxiety, isolation, and even suicide.”. People’s emotions get wrapped up in what other people say and it takes over their lives. They only worry about others who criticize them and even though that one nice comment someone left about them might be true they choose to let the negative comments affect their lives. Many students who are hurt emotionally over the internet often isolate themselves in person because they feel everyone will feel this way about them. Unfortunately cyberbullying has led to suicide in young teenagers and it is due to the want to be accepted over social networking cites. The people who are doing the bullying, on the other hand, may gain acceptance over social networking cites but also may be hiding behind a screen. People act different due to the internet and in result they act different in person, almost like they have multiple personalities gaining an alter ego from social networking.

 Although some people may get an alter ego some people genuinely can receive benefits in social networking. In Disalvo’s article he states, “In a 2009 study of loneliness and Facebook membership, psychologist Laura Ferberg of California Polytechnic State University and her team found that college students who are socially connected in their face-to-face lives bring that persona online and really do derive benefits. The lonely students who used the technology became lonelier.”(Disalvo,504). Some people can benefit but it does not benefit those who already have trouble interacting with people it only makes it worse. If people have trouble interacting face-to-face and lean on the internet to help them they are only looking for isolation. They cannot connect with people’s emotions or learn to interact when put in a situation. The skill of knowing how to interoperate and feel people’s emotions can be helpful in situations such as study groups, dating, sports teams, and jobs. Not knowing how to interact in person can cause many problems even a loss of a job. You become isolated after the constant use of social networking and you get lonely. Emotions can only be hurt over the internet whether it be bullying or isolation. On the television show “The Doctors”, four professional doctors state how social networking effects people’s emotions and they say that despite all of the positive postings people become envious of other people’s lives and they call it the “Facebook envy cycle”. They also state teenagers feeling depressed and seeking comfort from their friends won’t happen over social networking sites, all they will see is everyone else having a good time and they will become more depressed and lonely. Yes there are positive effects from social networking sites but most people let it affect their lives and often become isolated.

            Younger generations are only getting more involved in technology and social networking. Most people have ways to communicate with people through apps on their phone. They can access it anytime they feel. Which means that the risk for social networking taking a toll on people’s emotions is that much higher. People may not realize it but social networking lacks the essential emotions that you receive communicating face-to-face. The way people communicate in person will never be the same if interactions on social networking sites keeps growing. Soon it will all be cyber and there won’t be the need to give a hug to someone, we will just press a like button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Cited

“Catfish: the Tv show.” Wikipedia. N.p., 18 July 2013. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish:_The_TV_Show&gt;.

 

Disalvo, David. “Are Social Networks Messing With Your Head?.” Trans. Array Social Networking Sites. Web. 26 Jul. 2013. <http://english905section29633.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/disalvo1.pdf&gt;.

 

Diaz, Yamalis, Lori Evans, and ichard Gallagher. “Anti-Social Networking: How do texting and social media affect our children? A panel discussion by CSC clinicians at the Nightingale-Bamford School.”The Child Study Center. NYU Language Medical Center. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/antisocial_networking_how_do_texting_social_media_affect_our_children_panel_discussion_csc_&gt;.

 

Greenfield, Susan . “Children:Social Networking Sites, A Debate in the House of Lords.” Trans. Array Social Networking Sites. Web. 25 Jul. 2013. <http://english905section29633.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/greenfield1.pdf&gt;.

 

Hall, Kathleen. “The Emotional Toll of Social Networking.”SanTanValley.com. MyBizNow.com, 02 Aug 2011. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.santanvalley.com/mental-health/item/5157-the-emotional-toll-of-social-networking

 

Jonsson, Patrik. “Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax: What deceit lurks in Internet’s depths.” Christian Science Monitor (2013): n.pag. MAS Ultra – School Edition. Web. 25 Jul 2013. <http://0-web.ebscohost.com.library.wvmccd.cc.ca.us/ehost/detail?vid=6&sid=941bd5ef-4276-4092-b63d-39832ab0d1c1@sessionmgr114&hid=121&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ==

 

Stork, Dr.Travis, perf. “The Effects of Social Networking on People’s Emotions.” Perf. Dr.Jim Sears, Dr.Lisa Masterson, and Dr.Andrew Ordon. The Doctors. CBS Television Distribution: 21 February 2011. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://on.aol.com/video/the-effects-of–social-networks-on-peoples-emotions-516975876&gt;.

 

 

 

 

Final Reflection

Over the summer course in the English 905 class I have learned a lot in a short amount of time. I have learned things from the writing process to learning MLA formatting. I have learned to not just think as writing a paper as a linear process but to go back to steps and repeat them multiple times. In this class I practiced revisions not only in fixing lexical repetition but fixing conceptual repetition. For me I learned the terms lexical and conceptual mean that I shouldn’t just look at my grammar errors nut I should look deeper into my concepts and revise my dissonance. As a thinker I have learned to view different options and ways to approach my paper. Peer review has helped a lot getting feedback from others and getting to see someone elses views. I now feel I am prepare to take on my English 1A course in the fall.

            My reading and writing habits have improved in many ways. By being able to peer review I have seen what different people suggest about my writing. I now know that separating different ideas in the same paragraph into two paragraphs is very important. From the readings we read I have also learned that revising a paper isn’t simply fixing obvious things pointed out. Revising is about brainstorming new ideas and thoughts and if needed erasing and starting over. I have learned there is always room for improvement no matter the grade you receive, no paper is perfect. I now feel more comfortable as a writer. As for my reading I have learned helpful skills such as annotating and doubled sided journals to help me get through difficulty readings. Interacting with a reading and asking questions makes conversations in class easier to have as well as allowing you to have a better understanding of the reading. I know that these skills will help me in future English classes.

            I would like to continue developing my writing skills by working on my writing process. I think I still follow the linear writing process and need to stray away from that, I would also like to continue working on showing my writing style and developing a writing style for myself. I will continue to use the strategies I have learned when it comes to reading such as annotating. It makes the process of going back to something I though was important a lot faster. I would also like to work on brainstorming. I often find myself just jumping into my writing.
            I have learned a lot in my English 905 class and will take everything I have learned on to my next English course. I think the thing that helped me the most along with other students in my class is having a teacher that is willing to help you and gives good advice. English can be a boring topic but when topics are interesting and there is help for you success isn’t hard to achieve. 

The negative effects on emotions due to social networking

Albert Einstein said, “It has become exceedingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”. That is exactly what social networking has done. Social networking has become a way for people to get away from the real world and take a step back. It has become an outlet if you will and a way for people to express themselves. People use it so much that there are infants who are two years old who already know how to open an app on an IPhone.  People often find themselves not being able to multitask when engaged in a conversation over the internet. That one response to the person on the other side of the devise becomes the center of their world. They await their response and think of what they will say next. With this type of interaction it is often difficult to be able to connect emotionally. You aren’t saying what you truly, you are just thinking of some witty remark and saying what you think other people want to hear so you are accepted. This effects people’s emotions more than they realize. People often become disconnected rather than connected and lose the emotion in conversation that one receives in a face-to-face scenario. The sense of knowing who is on the other side of the computer is gone and for some reason what they have to say is more important than people we interact with every day. Social networking can be a dangerous place where emotions are lost and people forget how to interact in person.

            Social networking has a different effect on different people, however for most people they lose a sense of who they really are. In Greenfield’s article there was a quote that stated, “Building a Facebook profile is one way that individuals can identify themselves, making them feel important and accepted.”. One might say that someone has self-conscious issues if they need a social networking profile to feel accepted but that’s the world we live in. Maybe there really are some people out there that have problems fitting in and social networking allows them to meet new people who they can be themselves with. In an article online written by Kathleen Hall she states, “Psychologist Amy Wood describes Facebook depression as the sense of inadequacy we feel when we feel when we assess ourselves according to enticing images presented by others online, and come up short. She says we have idealistic assumptions that what’s online is what’s happening in real life.”. Not always do people feel accepted through social networking sites. Most people look at other people’s lives and see that they have it better and may get jealous often leading to false statements about their own life just to compete. Social networking for those who rely on it for social interactions seem to worry about other people and what they think more than the relationships built. This can lead to negative emotions about themselves and may cause isolation or depression. They begin to think that everyone has a perfect life outside of social networking and theirs is the worst. They believe their life on a social networking site has to be the way it is in person. Isolating themselves from people on the internet emotionally can also isolate them emotionally in face-to-face interactions.

Social networking can be an outlet to show your true self, but at the same time it is hard to tell who you are really talking to. There is a television show called Catfish and it reveals the truths and lies about dating. The show focuses on couples who have met on social networking sites and want to find out if the person they have been in a relationship with is really the one for them. Curious to know the meaning to the title of the show, an online document states, “On the internet, a “catfish” is a person who creates fake personal profiles on social media sites — pretending to be someone more outwardly appealing than his/her true self, by using someone else’s pictures and false biographical information. These “catfish” usually intend to trick an unsuspecting person or persons into falling in love with them. The term “catfish” is derived from the 2010 documentary film, in which Schulman discovered the woman he’d been carrying on an online relationship who he thought was a 20-something girl was really a middle-aged mother of 4.”(Wikipedia). If there are people out there who intentionally create these profiles to mess with the emotions of people it only results in the damage to both people’s emotions. One person is emotionally damaged for having doing such a thing and they seem to get some reward out of it. Is it possible they have something mentally wrong with them? Yes it is but it is also just as likely that the need people have for social networking sites amuses them and they simply want to show them there is more to the world. For the victim in this situation their emotions become severely damaged. They now believe they can’t trust anyone and wonder why them. It is very hard to determine if someone is lying to you about their life if you have et face-t0-face but you are less likely to be lied to. If they say they are 25 year old that models and turn out to be a 40 year old that is overweight it is obvious that you will catch that lie in person. Social networking leaves large gaps for people to be lied to, false identities, false belonging, and a loss of who they are leading to the negative effect on people’s emotions.

            It is impossible for someone to receive all of the emotions you feel interacting with someone face-to-face over the internet. In his article David Disalvo states, “Social networking is what psychologists call a thin-strand technology, lacking many of the essential elements of communication, such as body language and touch.”. If one were to have a spouse who is a part of the army and they got to receive one FaceTime call from them for the first time in a year I don’t think anyone would agree that that conversation could capture all of the emotions that they could possibly share if they were to meet face to face. There is no possible way to feel a huge or a kiss from someone you love through a screen. People need to be able to touch and read the bodies of people. Social networking sites will not suffice. If someone were to not interact with people in person for a couple of years and were to suddenly have to face a face-to-face interaction they would have lost the ability to show emotion through body language. They would not know whether to shake a hand or to give a hug. Yes there are ways over social networking sites such as videos or pictures to see a person and to talk to a person but it will never compare to the emotional interaction one can receive from a face-to-face meeting.

            Interactions in person leave no room for people to hide who they truly are and people are required to speak up. People who stay quiet or isolate themselves in real life situations are often categorized as awkward or have difficulty talking to people and are often lonely. In her article The Emotional Toll of Social Networking, Kathleen Hall says, “They may feel pressured to respond quickly to contacts, and they check frequently to see if others commented on their posts. Youth are also at risk for cyberbullying, which leads to depression, anxiety, isolation, and even suicide.”. People’s emotions get wrapped up in what other people say and it takes over their lives. They only worry about others who criticize them and even though that one nice comment someone left about them might be true they choose to let the negative comments affect their lives. Many students who are hurt emotionally over the internet often isolate themselves in person because they feel everyone will feel this way about them. Unfortunately cyberbullying has led to suicide in young teenagers and it is due to the want to be accepted over social networking cites. The people who are doing the bullying, on the other hand, may gain acceptance over social networking cites but also may be hiding behind a screen. People act different due to the internet and in result they act different in person, almost like they have multiple personalities gaining an alter ego from social networking. Although some people may get an alter ego some people genuinely can receive benefits in social networking. In Disalvo’s article he states, “In a 2009 study of loneliness and Facebook membership, psychologist Laura Ferberg of California Polytechnic State University and her team found that college students who are socially connected in their face-to-face lives bring that persona online and really do derive benefits. The lonely students who used the technology became lonelier.”. Some people can benefit but it does not benefit those who already have trouble interacting with people it only makes it worse. If people have trouble interacting face-to-face and lean on the internet to help them they are only looking for isolation. They cannot connect with people’s emotions or learn to interact when put in a situation. The skill of knowing how to interoperate and feel people’s emotions can helpful in situations such as study groups, dating, sports teams, and jobs. Not knowing how to interact in person can cause many problems even a loss of a job. You become isolated after the constant use of social networking and you get lonely. Emotions can only be hurt over the internet whether it be bullying or isolation. On the television show “The Doctors”, four professional doctors state how social networking effects people’s emotions and they say that despite all of the positive postings people become envious of other people’s lives and they call it the “Facebook envy cycle”. They also state teenagers feeling depressed and seeking for comfort from their friends won’t happen over social networking sites won’t help, all they will see is everyone else having a good time and they will become more depressed and lonely. Yes there are positive effects from social networking sites but most people let it affect their lives and often become isolated.

            Younger generations are only getting more involved in technology and social networking. Most people have ways to communicate with people through apps on their phone. They can access it anytime they feel. Which means that the risk for social networking taking a toll on people’s emotions is that much higher. People may not realize it but social networking lacks the essential emotions that you receive communicating face-to-face. The way people communicate in person will never be the same if interactions on social networking sites keep growing. Soon it will all be cyber and there won’t be the need to give a hug to someone, we will just press a like button. 

Sommers Article

What i can take away from this article is that its not just about grammatical errors or switching up words so you don’t repeat yourself but its about the message you are sending and making sure everything in your paper corresponds with each other. Using a linear model does not help your writing process but revising as much as possible as you go along is the best way to go!

“shitty first drafts”

Anne Lamott is an author of 6 novels and used to write food reviews for the California magazine. she describes how we think writers have these moments where things come to them and they start writing away, but just like people learning to write they get stuck. she got stuck and would procrastinate and  not know what to start off with. she would overcome this by writing a shitty first draft because no one would see it ad she would fix it the next day. she states that all writers have this trouble and that writing a horrible first draft would get you over the hill and give you something to work with. the first draft is “shitty”, the second draft you fix up, and the third draft is a dental draft where you check for any last changes.

I completely agree with Lamott’s way of approaching writing. the toughest part of writing for me is the introduction even if i know what i want to write in my paper. once i overcome the introduction i can  begin to write everything else. i never know what to begin to say but once i have a draft i can go back and fix it. I, like Lamott, will go get a snack and procrastinate if i get frustrated while finding a way to begin my writing. “shitty first drafts” are a perfect way to start off writing and is a better idea than writing one draft without making any corrections. i can take away that i’m not the only one with this problem and i should expect to ‘get frustrated and mad but not to give up on my writing piece. with a clear head and something to go off of on my paper i should be able to complete a decent final draft. 

 

first post!!

my name is Keyanna Bradford and i am studying to be a nurse. i wanted a head start so i am taking my English and math classes over summer. i am also playing for the women’s soccer team starting in the fall. i am from san jose and i am 18 years old. i am the youngest of 4 daughters. i work at yeganeh bakery on Stevens creek (Persian bakery).