The Age of the Selfie: Taking, Sharing Our Photos Shows Empowerment, Pride by Adrienne Sarasy and The Age of the Selfie: Endless Need to Share Tears Society’s Last Shred of Decency by Robert Wilcox.The two authors talk about taking selfies. One author explains how selfies can define how much confidence a person may have. The other author talks about how selfies may tend to get annoying.
Sarasy seems more of a woman who emphasises the gift of taking a selfie. “Adrienne Sarasy was a junior at Healdsburg High School and joint editor-in-chief of the school’s newspaper, The Hound’s Bark, when this editorial appeared in February 2014. It was reprinted in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, along with its companion piece by Robert Wilcox, on March 9, 2014 (Sarasy 533).” Her way of …show more content…
“By broadcasting racy images of yourself on all of your social networking accounts, not only are you annoying all of your friends, you are opening up your life to the rest of the world, which can be dangerous (Wilcox 534).” Anybody can go ahead and find out where someone else is because of what they have posted online. Either if someone was trying to find out where someone is, to meet up with them, it can also be the opposite. “The danger of releasing these photos of yourself becomes more apparent on a daily basis. Social media sites now post the location and time your photos were taken, giving anyone-including predators-access to very personal information, like where you live and your daily routines. The consequences of posting selfies could be much greater than you ever imagined; someone could rob your home when they know you are out, or even find and kidnap you based on the location of that ‘harmless’ photo you just took (Wilcox 534).” One will never know what could happen in their lives daily. Even when something is most unexpected, something may just pop up to ruin someones
Sarasy seems more of a woman who emphasises the gift of taking a selfie. “Adrienne Sarasy was a junior at Healdsburg High School and joint editor-in-chief of the school’s newspaper, The Hound’s Bark, when this editorial appeared in February 2014. It was reprinted in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, along with its companion piece by Robert Wilcox, on March 9, 2014 (Sarasy 533).” Her way of …show more content…
“By broadcasting racy images of yourself on all of your social networking accounts, not only are you annoying all of your friends, you are opening up your life to the rest of the world, which can be dangerous (Wilcox 534).” Anybody can go ahead and find out where someone else is because of what they have posted online. Either if someone was trying to find out where someone is, to meet up with them, it can also be the opposite. “The danger of releasing these photos of yourself becomes more apparent on a daily basis. Social media sites now post the location and time your photos were taken, giving anyone-including predators-access to very personal information, like where you live and your daily routines. The consequences of posting selfies could be much greater than you ever imagined; someone could rob your home when they know you are out, or even find and kidnap you based on the location of that ‘harmless’ photo you just took (Wilcox 534).” One will never know what could happen in their lives daily. Even when something is most unexpected, something may just pop up to ruin someones