Social Media Downfall

Even though Technology is a great and useful tool, it 's starting to takeover our lives. Text messages have killed the concept of phone calls. The total number of messages sent monthly has increased from 14 billion in 2000 to roughly 188 billion in 2010. Everyday Americans receive and send out an average amount of 88 text messages per day (CNN.com). These statistics show that people are obsessed with their mobile devices, and are using them almost every other minute.

Emma Greathouse Mr. Krack Academic English II, pd 11 16 Feb. 2018 Dragooning Adolescents to Acquiesce Oxford dictionary defines conformity as “behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions”. For the majority of the time, conformity is not something willingly chosen. School-age children are very impressionable and therefore easily coerced to conform.

Also, it shows that they were happier while using the computers to access the information at the speed they had. Michelle Schmit, a former teacher, reported to Education Weekly that, “My students have been doing amazingly well on their papers since we got up to date technology. All of my students have had their essay skills improve when technology was given to the students. They can still use books to find information, although if that’s not enough, they can use many different resources online to further their findings.”

One reason why the Internet shouldn 't be Limited is because in the article 9 positive effects of social networking on teens it says," communicating online is simpler than communicating personally virtually chatting with an acquaintance allows teens to learn more about each other thus strengthening the trust between the two parties. " This helps boost our self-confidence with other people. Our communication skills become better and it is easier for us to do. This also makes it easier to communicate with others that we do not usually communicate with. It is easier to do group projects if we are not able to meet up outside of school.

  The balance of themes that was created throughout Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton was used to make the film more relatable to teenagers. This then exemplified how teenagers react to certain situations during this period of life. Edward experienced many of these different circumstances. He is shown to be conformed through peer pressure, and the gender stereotypes of his elder peers.

Behavioral changes from one generation to the next naturally occur little by little. Nonetheless, changes in adolescent behavior from the millennial generation triumphing it have been substantial and revolutionary. Today’s teens have never witnessed a world without internet. The majority of them possess smartphones and waste several hours each week on social media. But while numerous parents may feel allayed about their teens’ seeming uninterested in drinking, driving and dating, they could perhaps be overlooking the effects that continuous internet access has on their teens’ mental well-being.

As they go through this stage young people will begin to solve problems more easily and have an appreciation of other people’s views and opinions. However as they are still inexperienced in life a young person may appear immature at times with regards to their ways of thinking and speech. During the Emotional Development stage, a young person will begin to spend less time with their parents and want to spend more time with their friends socialising instead. A young person may also feel conflicted at times, as they will want the affection from parents, however this is usually short lived as the young person will then also reject it when it is given.

The biggest risk a cellphone poses is addiction. A FORBES article gives the statistic that 48% of teens feel and “Addiction” to their cell phone (Walton). Many scientific institutions tell that addiction can be classified as a disease and it is shocking to see that almost half of the teens have this disease. The statistic shows one way that kids have health problems because of there concerning attachment to phones. In addition to the last piece of evidence another health problem students may suffer is lack of sleep.

Most students already know quite a bit about the complexity of emotions and the ways they and others experience them (Saarni and Harris 1991), although they may not be able to express what they know. Schools should encourage students to talk about their emotions and listen to their classmates' feelings so that they are able to understand their classmates to create better relationships improving children’s performance. The two basic kinds of self-esteem, global self-esteem and situational self-esteem, affect teenagers in many of the same ways they affect adults and learning how to cope with these issues are important. A child with a low self-esteem will most likely perform poorly than a child with a high self-esteem. Abuse is a complex phenomenon with multiple causes such as parents receiving a low income and using their income on alcohol or illegal substances.

Smartphones Are Hurting Our Kids Although smartphones have only been around for 30 years, it has become a crucial part of our life. With smartphones, we are able to connect with colleagues, teachers, friends, families, and even the outside world. We have instant access to countless information and continuous updates on current events and issues. However, our obsession with smartphones has a dark side.