new and exciting alternatives to the way we live our lives‚ in doing so it has also brought problems with it. I like to note a couple of problems dealing with the media and social networking by using a quote from Christine Rosen and Clay Shirky. I will start with a quote from Christine Rosen from the essay “Virtual friendship and the new narcissism”‚ it highlights a problem of losing personal contact‚ “We should also take note of the trend toward giving up face–to–face for virtual contact – and‚ in
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and the New Narcissism‚ Christine Rosen explores and comments on the various ways social networking sites have affected how users interpret and define a relationship. Rosen starts by comparing how our modern day social media pages are no different from the painted portraits of the people from the past. Rather than the painters retouching their work to define an image‚ we now update‚ tweak and post specific things on our “online” self-portraits to display who we are. Rosen concludes that the reason
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The Hidden Dangers of Cell Phones Within the essays‚ “Our Cell Phones‚ Our Selves‚” by Christine Rosen and “Disconnected Urbaism” by Paul Golderger‚ both authors expressed concern about the usages and the path our society was heading down. Furthermore‚ it is remarkable that within 30 years the cell phone went from a large mobile phone called the brick to what it is today. Additionally‚ if we are not careful with the cell phone and our dependence on it‚ our social communication skills will be permanently
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THE PROBLEM OF SNS Nowadays‚ more than 750 million people across the world use Facebook to share photographs and videos and post regular updates of their movements and thoughts. Millions have also signed up to Twitter‚ the “micro-blogging” service the lots members circulate short text and picture message about themselves. Herein that comes with the problem. Just like several of writers in Unit One of What Matters are critical of social networking sites‚ noting that these SNS promote self-centeredness
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In the Electronic Intimacy by Christine Rosen she discusses the idea that using electronic devices can change how we communicate. She explains how she formed this weird bond with a friend they only used letters nothing else deepening their friendship without facebook or a cellphone‚ she also discusses the difference between the two‚ with email or texting encourages as she said “more efficient and instantaneous affirmation or rejection of our feelings” which cause a new form of anxiety‚ created from
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BMGT 2211-901 Dr. Bartlett Writing Assignment Two In Douglas Merrill’s Forbes article titled “Why Multitasking Doesn’t Work”‚ the contributing author makes various statements on the scenario-based appropriateness of multitasking. It is the opinion of the author that multitasking during simple‚ menial tasks such as folding clothes and speaking on the phone does not require a high order of mental capacity to execute; therefore‚ it is acceptable to multitask when engaging in these activities.
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What are the Pros and Cons of Cosmetic Surgery? 4 May 2011. 10 April 2013 . Goddard‚ Jacqui. American teenagers resort to plastic surgery to beat bullies. 2 September 2012. 11 April 2013 . Mayo Clinic. Body dysmorphic disorder. 10 April 2013 . Rosen‚ Christine. "You - Only Better." Nature. n.d. 612-616.
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Christine Rosen’s "Virtual Friendships and the New Narcissism" discusses how social networking gives people the power to portray themselves as they like‚ all while online connections are leading to dwindling human connections. Social media is like a self-portrait and users can portray themselves in any manner‚ Rosen says‚"...self-portraits can at once expose and obscure‚ clarify and distort." With the power to create their image‚ users of social networks become more involved online then offline and
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productivity. Researchers have tried for decades to map out the science of networking and figure out “how many intermediate acquaintance links are needed before [person] X and Z are connected‚” says Christine Rosen; senior editor of The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology & Society (Rosen 23). The verb network is often used to describe an
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The Myth of Multitasking‚ an article by Christine Rosen expresses peoples’ attempt to work like computers; executing multiple tasks concurrently in a shorter time span. Multitasking is the ability to swing attentions in between tasks by evaluating the importance of the tasks on hand and prioritising them. Technology has made it possible to multitask and soon‚ corporate workers began to include multitasking as a proficiency to portray themselves as tech savvy and efficient. The article “Who can
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