social media vs. social life
Fatima Baaboud | 1
Social Media VS Social Life
The Negative Effects of Social Media on Social Life
Fatima Baaboud
Effat University
Fatima Baaboud | 2
The Outline
Thesis statement: Though many people use social media to strengthens the real world relationships, it has many negative effects where it threaten person’s privacy, present fake profiles, and make people have a tendency to lose touch with reality.
I. Threaten privacy
A. It can put your personal safety at risk
B. It can reveal something about you that your employer or school not know
1. Employer can monitor your social networking to monitor your illegal activities 2. Recruiters can preview many sides of a candidate’s personal skills
a) Example
II. Present fake profiles
A. People can write wrong information to look perfect in order to attract others
1. Example that explain the idea
B. Other types of people may miss present their personal characteristics
III. Make people have a tendency to lose touch with reality
A. Use social media to touch with friends and relatives instead of reality
B. People start to be social networking addicted
1. They will less productive in life and their societies
2. They will start to be isolated and unsocial
3. They will create and live the life that they wanted to be in this visual world and cannot achieve
Fatima Baaboud | 3
The Negative Effects of Social Media on Social Life
Many popular social websites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and others have been introduced to our lives. The basic concept behind all these websites is to improve our social lives where we can contact and keep in touch with our friends and relatives. It allows us to share photos, personal information, interests, and other information. However, we have to make sure that our social networking does not cause any problems or negative consequences on our social
Social Media VS Social Life
The Negative Effects of Social Media on Social Life
Fatima Baaboud
Effat University
Fatima Baaboud | 2
The Outline
Thesis statement: Though many people use social media to strengthens the real world relationships, it has many negative effects where it threaten person’s privacy, present fake profiles, and make people have a tendency to lose touch with reality.
I. Threaten privacy
A. It can put your personal safety at risk
B. It can reveal something about you that your employer or school not know
1. Employer can monitor your social networking to monitor your illegal activities 2. Recruiters can preview many sides of a candidate’s personal skills
a) Example
II. Present fake profiles
A. People can write wrong information to look perfect in order to attract others
1. Example that explain the idea
B. Other types of people may miss present their personal characteristics
III. Make people have a tendency to lose touch with reality
A. Use social media to touch with friends and relatives instead of reality
B. People start to be social networking addicted
1. They will less productive in life and their societies
2. They will start to be isolated and unsocial
3. They will create and live the life that they wanted to be in this visual world and cannot achieve
Fatima Baaboud | 3
The Negative Effects of Social Media on Social Life
Many popular social websites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and others have been introduced to our lives. The basic concept behind all these websites is to improve our social lives where we can contact and keep in touch with our friends and relatives. It allows us to share photos, personal information, interests, and other information. However, we have to make sure that our social networking does not cause any problems or negative consequences on our social
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