Mia

I read an article from Newport Academy discussing the odds and ends of social media. This article was appropriately titled “Effect of Social Media on Teenagers” and it dug deeper into both the positive and negative outcomes of said topic. It began by comparing and contrasting how Social Media, while contributing to the declining mental health in teenagers, also had become a safe space for marginalized groups, people who crave acceptance, and LGBTQ+ individuals. It followed this by analyzing how Teens have faced declining mental health, secrecy from their family, and common depression symptoms. It then began a new section focusing on why social media has become detrimental, primary factors that are causing this, and smaller categories such as body image, specific hazards, identity, friendships,  addictive qualities, treatment, and often asked questions.

This article has helped me explore my topic in a multitude of ways. It has allowed me to continue working on my thesis by introducing new subtopics, allowing me to look deeper into my research than ever before. This is occurring because this article in particular contains a multitude of subtopics that I never would have thought to discuss. It seems simple but I was so focused on the negative parts of social media that I forgot that this is an unbiased research paper and I should cover both sides of the figurative coin. I also never thought to bring up family secrecy. So much of what teenagers do nowadays is unknown by their parents and it it an interesting thing to bring up. And that is barely scratching he surface. Overall, this is a very well thought out article and i can’t wait to include it.

Effects of Social Media on Teenagers

 

Could Social Media be a major factor in the damaged self confidence, body insecurities, and ever changing staples and trends of teenage girls? If so, what are the limits to this? When did this begin? How does it happen? How young does it affect children? Is facetune a factor of this? Is every type of social media harmful or is it just instagram? Do celebrities influence this? If so, how much? What are avenues to fix this? Is it even possible to fix this?

#1

How can something so small represent an entire state? Aren’t oranges the fruit of Georgia? Or maybe it was Florida? Now that I am writing this…I cannot quite remember. The bumps and ridges on the peel do resemble a landmass, although I doubt it was planned as such. The sweet smell could be reminiscent of a setting, perhaps a perfume shop in New York or a farm in Mississippi. However, that was probably not pre calculated either. The taste could be from a bakery in Maryland. Perhaps a soap shop in downtown Leesburg. The world will never truly know what clementines were inspired by. Or perhaps the state instead was inspired by the fruit. Either way, oh my little clementine is is a sweet fizzy adventure, much like traveling the world. A world as round a the fruit itself.

 

#2

Hands reveal much about a person. The fact that this fruit does not fit snugly in mine is an interesting development. Does the size of my hand dictate my personality? My future? My fate? Fortune Tellers often look at the lines in one’s palm to determine their future. I wonder why. Do I have no control over my destiny? Is my fate set in stone through my hands? I doubt I’ll ever learn the answer to any of these questions. All I know is, the citrus fruit resting against my fingers is sweet and delicious, grown fresh from the farm we import our produce from. We ran out of fruit yesterday. I wish we had more. My lunches every day are not complete without them. Nor is my body complete without my hands, adorned with rings and bracelets large enough to rival the size of the clementine itself.

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