Personal Narrative: Birth Of A New Life

Birth of a New Lifestyle Social media is generally one of the most controversial topics of the 21st century. The infamous form of communication has many different opinions about it destroying true human interaction or that it is the true meaning behind the millennial generation. Starting with the fall of myspace soon facebook, twitter, and instagram began to be a part of every young adult’s daily lives. However, many older generations do not find it as enjoyable but for millennials and generation z it is a staple piece to their lifestyle. Twitter was introduced to me at the peak of every teenagers social awkwardness, middle school. It was the first social media website I joined and I used too much. Moreover, Twitter quickly helped shape my …show more content…
I quickly began to feel more independent after I saw tweets about how cool it is to be religious and for the most part liberal. I also lost friends by seeing the way they acted on twitter, and it helped me become confident in what I believe in. The millennial generation mixed with social media is the cause of cyber-bullying. I first hand have seen how bullies act on twitter. I had never witnessed bullying before until it was on twitter. The internet is a scary world, anything that is posted on the internet can never be taken off. Pictures and posts spread so fast through all different places on the internet and being a young girl, it made me fearful. Because of twitter I believe it made me more aware of my surroundings. Overall, I have become smarter with what I post on twitter and how in general I present myself to others. After I noticed the ugly truth of twitter, I truly found what I believe in. It gave me confidence to stand up for others and who my true friends …show more content…
It led me to become more compassionate to others and I now rationalize when analyzing people and situations since I’ve had exposure through twitter to all spectrums of opinions. Twitter was an impactful part of the history of my life, and if the event never happened my identity would be different. It has affected my identity by making me more aware of society and overall helping me come out of my shell and find out who I really am. It created a blank space where I can see all types of views and opinions which persuaded the formation of mine. Twitter was a direct outlet for my opinion and helped me build self confidence. The rise of twitter led me to the person I am today because it truly gave me unlimited amounts of information to use to shape my