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In Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman compared the public discourse between before and after telegraph invention, he suggested the telegraph altered the very nature of social and personal discourse in American culture."The telegraph made a three-pronged attack on typography 's definition of discourse, introducing on a large scale irrelevance, impotence, and in coherence.”Said in The Peek-a-Boo World chapter. The author believed modern technology from telegraph to television, makes…

When you hear the word “social media” what do you think of? Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, even Snapchat is what I would imagine. I am sure we can all admit that we have one or even all of these that were named. While Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are easy ways to communicate with friends and family, few stop to consider the implications its usage may have for them in the future, or the hidden dangers of having an account. Besides the effect of your eligibility for employment that…

Critical discourse analysis is a, somehow, new field in linguisticstics. Many scholars have worked on developing this new field which is really useful in people’s everyday life. Critical analysis of media discourse has been worked by Van Dijk (1988). He considered a comprehensive analysis of both the textual and structural level of media discourse and analysis at the production and comprehension level. Wodak (2001, as cited in Shyholislami) and her colleagues have worked on discourse…

from a tradition of Western Culture in which the ideal was the complex, dense and “cathedral-like” structure of the highly educated and articulate personality”. Stephen Marche (2012) writes “… connection is not the same thing as a bond, and that instant and total connection is no salvation… Facebook denies us a pleasure whose profundity we had underestimated: the chance to forget about ourselves for a…

Wikipedia accuracy is very low a lot of people say not to use Wikipedia just for the simple fact you can change the words and everything on this site. The content of this site is more or less more valid then the accuracy of the site. Most of the stuff in Wikipedia is true it really just depends on what exactly it is about 80-85 % of it is true. When I was in high school I remember people knowing how to put their own words in Wikipedia. Meaning that you can search something up on this site and it…

At the time, Facebook and Myspace were big amongst the adult communities. With a steady amount of children accessing computers and the internet, parents did not want their kids to associate themselves with the adult group. This sparked Lane Merrifield, a father himself, to create a virtual world where kids could interact with each other in a safe but fun community with no advertising and negative messages. “Kids had too much advertising in their lives and we didn’t want to add to that clutter”…

Slang Can Be a Positive Thing Many articles are written in order to discuss topics that people do not agree with. Martin Grebing wrote an article titled “Don’t Say Animations” in order to argue that the use of slang or improper grammar in a professional field makes the speaker sound ignorant. Martin Grebing claims that the use of slang in the business world takes away from the appearance of professionalism and cliches make you seem as if you do not know what you are talking about; it is the…

Technology-Assisted Abuse Stalking has been a controversial issue due to that the majority of the behaviors did not cause physical harm to the victim. It was not until recent years, after several high profile stalking cases, that laws regarding stalking come into existence. The growth of technology and social media as given perpetrators greater access to their victims. While digital technology and social media can be useful, even to the victims that have suffered abuse, perpetrators can also…

In the Fall of 2017 Dr. Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, published a book about today's generation that she named IGen. Her book is called IGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. IGen were born between 1995-2012, so they have always have some sort of smartphone during their childhood. Smartphones have ruined that generation, with the poor mental and physical health…

Relationships are not what they used to be fifty years ago. Fifty years ago people would go on dates or go grab some coffee and just sit and talk and get to know each other. The internet can be one of the powerful tools that can help people with their relationships, but the internet can also be harmful to relationships. Some people who are busy and do not have time to be with their spouse or even if their spouse is away on a business trip can use the internet to help with long distance…