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Explain the risks and the possible consequences for children and young people of being online and of using a mobile phone. A survey by Symantec Corperation in 2009 found that children in the UK aged 8–17 spend on average 44 hours per month online however their parents thought it was only 19 hours per month. Children and young people are open to a number of risks while online and using a mobile phone, they are vulnerable and may be lured into giving out their personal information like their name…

America has more opportunities than other countries. Most of the population have appropriate housing and well paying jobs. The technology we have in the United States is becoming more advanced everyday. My generation has many rights, freedoms, and so on and so forth. Most of them don’t even know what it’s like to be without them. Technology has taken over our generation, the thought of never having Google would devastate many people. Internet isn't available in some regions. In other countries,…

dressed characters up and even spent real world money to get outfits for their avatars. Maplestory is where I found my first online guild, which is like an organized group that is made with a similar interest or out of a group of friends. My Internet social life took off from there. I do not remember quite how I came to join them, but I became friends with its leader and we formed a small group, no bigger than maybe twenty people, who played the game together and talked through the chat. It was…

their own addictions by doing things. For example, drinking coffee or going on social media all the time. I get addictions too, especially from my own soft addictions, online and trying to succeed in school. First, let me talk about online. I get addicted from the internet a lot because there is just a new world for me to explore. For example, we have online videos, media chatting, work apps, trailers, digital movie networks, emails and much more. Sometimes I do feel like I want to take a break…

Good Morning. Video games are probably one of the most widespread forms of media in the 21st century, and they, like other media, use various marketing techniques in order to sell their product. One of the most popular marketing techniques being used is “sex sells”. Video games, like other forms of media, sexualize and objectify women to draw in interest in order to sell their products. Quite a few of the gaming industries nowadays just over-sexualize women and portray them as useless, helpless…

Attempting to Understand Personal Identity The most important concept in the work by Gary Foster, “Internet Dating: Challenges to Love and Personal Identity,” is the idea of personal identity and what makes up one’s personal identity. In his work Gary Foster states that personal identity is the result of each person’s unique set of characteristics, but he also apparently thinks that it is not just the characteristics themselves but each person’s own unique embodiment of those same…

Cyberbullying The Movie The movie cyberbullying was a wake-up call for me to show how people are just mean to other people for no reasons in this world. It also showed me how I need to choose my friends and show them my passwords online where my account because some can be trusted and some cannot be trusted. The movie also showed me it's better, to tell the truth instead not showing who you are as a person online and it's better, to tell the truth to the people that are around you. Like I said,…

Is snapchat safe? Have you ever heard from your kids, “mom can I have snapchat?” Snapchat is an app and 52% of snapchat users are kids and teens. This app is everywhere and parents really wonder if snapchat is safe. My opinion is it is safe because of boundaries, and only adding people I know. This app says it is only for 12 and older. Just like Instagram you can only get sent and send pictures to People you add. You can block people from your friend list also. There is obviously safety…

Have you thought about kids being on Instagram? Well if you did, do you think how dangerous it is? Everyday kids get cyber bullied or something bad happens to them. Do you really want this to happen to your child? Well if you said no, you are making the right decision. Some of the people say that kids being on Instagram is a good idea. People think that they will protect their child if something bad happens to them. But what they don't really know is, they can't. Kids that spend their…

Thesis Statement: Children should not be allowed to use technology in developing phase of their lives. Reason 1: Technology has negative impacts on the physical development of children. Evidence 1: According to researchers, 25% of children in the United States are obese because of excessive usage of home computers or television. (Subrahmanyam, E. Kraut, M. Greenfield, and F. Gross). Evidence 2: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children on average, spend eight…