Studies have shown that this age of technology is putting a stunt on the young adults and teens’ social skills. For many, texting, Facebook, and other sites are the preferred form of communication over face to face conversing. It’s harming the ability and also desire for real life social interaction, when it’s so easy to avoid having to start conversations by texting the message instead. When we are out in the world, we should be anxious to communicate with people, not hide behind the wall of technology. We need to take time to focus on the here and now, not be distracted by less important, distant things. On the other side of things, I have seen many friendships/relationships started or strengthened through talking on Facebook and other social networking sites, so I wouldn’t say that it is “ruining love” completely. But take care not to replace spending quality time with people in the real world with wasting time in an imaginary one.
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I realize there is great hesitancy in involving youth to have
any say in politics for fear of their immaturity and superficial priorities.
However, no one should assume that all the youth of today are interested in is
drugs and crime. There are some extremely responsible and intelligent youth,
genuinely interested in the welfare and betterment of America. Also having the
responsibility of being involved in politics at a younger age could potentially
increase the maturity level of young people, if they were to realize that their
opinions and knowledge could have a lasting impact on a nation and reevaluate
themselves. I agree that teenagers today are more open to ideas and forming new
opinions on issues such as legalizing gay marriages and abortion, more so than
the previous generation who already has set opinions. The education system is a
huge part in raising the future of America and I agree, is a great concern to
the young students of today. It should be at the top of U.S. leaders and
representative’s minds.
On another note....why not just have a kid president? (;
Nowadays, teenagers are spending hours and hours on internet like Pinterest, instagram, or facebook. They usually communicate with others through these socail network even if their friends are sitting right next to him/her. Now facebook has taken the place of their mouths and minds, they no longer function them.
ReplyDeleteI am not saying that these social networks are poisoning us, but we need to have a balance between internet and studies. Also We cannot let these networks to be our first priority of our life! We should always put the Lord and our family in the first place!
I really like that video! "Don't stop believing unless your dream is stupid" this quote has become my favoraite quote! Thank you for sharing it!