Omar Campos Ms. Lehmann English2-2A 6 February 2020 Social Media Is Complicated Seneca once said, "everything that excessed the bound of moderation has an unstable foundation.” This applies to social media as well. Social media’s impact on teens is complicated, affecting well-being , connections with others, and even academie performance. In order to be wise users social media, teens need to know how it impacts their well-being . The effect of social media on teens’ well-being is complicated. Social media offers teens the ability to talk to people with similar experiences, challenges, and struggles anonymously, which gives them desired support. James et al write, "Theability to communicate anonymously can mitigate barrierssuch as shame that interfere with support-seeking offline”(72). The authors explain that social media allows teens to ask for help and receive support they might not ask for otherwise because they can remain anonymous. While social media does offer anonymous support, that is not the only way adolescents use social medial. Often times, people who use social media compare themselves to others or even experience crimes such as cyberbullying. James et al explain the negative impacts of social media on young adults’ well-being. “Several investigations document correlations between heavy media use and reduced well-being-related outcomes, such as diminished life satisfaction, internalizing negative experiences, and various dimensions of ill-being, such as depression,anxiety,attention problems, and stress” (James et al 72). When social media is used to much or irresponsibly, it canhave serious, negativeeffects on people’slives. Limiting time on social media and using it responsibly could help increase the positive effects on well-being while decreasing the negative. Social media not only impacts well-being, but can influence our relationships to other people as well. When examining the effects of social media, we cannot only examine the media itself, but must also consider the personalities of its users. “The child’s personality –not the platform-is the more important factor when determining the influence of social media” (KY.18). Every social media user is different, so its impacts are different for every user. One consistent finding is that an excessive use of social media increases negative effects. Teens todayuse social media constantly.“38 percent of teens today say they use social media multiple times and hour, including 16 percent who say they use it almost constantly.” (KY.18).Teensthinking about social media during school they’re not really focusing on what you're learning or what the teacher is saying at the moment. because yout probably thinking if your getiing likes on your post or maybe you were playing video games and you lsot to your friend and you guys are talking about it mean while the teacher is talking. Some argue that social media has only positive effects. While this sounds good, the reality is that social media’s impact is complicated and can be negative. Research has shown that too much time spent on screen media has a negative impact on academic performance. Peiro-Velert et al write,“Regarding academic performance, overall sedentary SMU[ screen media usage] is indirectly related to it, either because screen time displace’s homework and learning... or because it involves intermediate processes that negatively affect academic performance” (7). When young adults use social media excessively, It lowers sleep time, which causes lower academic achievement. It is obvious that social media’s effects are not all postive. Social media is complicated and should be used responsibly. Teens can control how social media affects them. If they use social media wisely, it can improve their well-being, connections with others, and academic performance. Monitoring time spent on social media can curb negative effects. When spending time in person with others, teens can strengthen connection by putting down their phones.Scheduling time to be off the phone and sleep can improve academic performance. By excersing moderation in social media use, teens can create a more stable foundation for their lives. Work cited James, Carrie, Katie Davis, Linda Charmarman, Sara Konrath,Petrslovak, Emily Weinstein And Lana Yarsosh. “Digital life and youth well-being, social connnectedness,Empathy and Narcissism.” Pediatries,vol.140, no s2, November 2017,pp 71-75. Academic Search Premier, doi: 10.1542/peds. 2016-1785F.Accessed 21 January 2020. K.Y. “ Social Media and Teens.” School Library Journal, vol.64, no.10,pp18-18 october 2018,Academic Search Premier, Accessed 21 January 2020 Peirô-Velert, Carmen,Alecandria Valencia-Peris, Luis M. Gonzales, Xavier Garcia-massô Pilar Serra Añô,and Jose Devis-Devis. “ Screen Media Usage, Sleep Time andAcademic Performance in Adolescents: Clustering a self-Organizing meys Analysis” PLOSONE, vol.9,no.6,June2014,pp1-9.AcademicSearchPremier,doi:10.137/journal.Pone.0099478.accessed February 2020. Research Paper Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1.Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific. we had to read the article from multiples sources, we took notes and give quotes from the article and wrote the research paper.
2.What qualifies this paper as an argumentative essay? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them? A. we gave a reason and we gave evidence and we did a rebuttal for it and we gave quotes.
3.Explain one thing you learned about reading research or taking notes on research that you can apply to your next research paper. one thing I learned is how to do a t chart and how to take notes in a better order I can apply this in the next research by making a t chart and it will help me takes notes in a better way .