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Carolina Rodrguez
Pro/Con essay
regarding social media, nowadays. Apart from the above, people is starting to grow apart from their
families because they spent almost all of their time on social media. These days, is very common to
see family meetings where the teenagers are stick to their phones with little or no face-to-face
interaction between them, this also happens between friends. A study called Clicks and Cravings
(done with U.S citizens) showed that more than 29% of social media users are on a social networking
website while eating or drinking at home. About 32% of them text or socialize on a mobile device at
meal time and people between 18-34 years old tweet, Facebook and text during mealtimes at a
higher rate of 47%. Statistics are not needed to show that these situations are real and getting worse
every day, especially in first world countries where the majority of the people have access to devices
that ease the ingress to social networks.
To conclude, it is clear that Social Networks have its positive and negative sides. It all depends on the
way we use them and the use we give them because at the end of the day Social networks are just
tools, so it is up to each one of us to determine whether they are good or bad. Personally, I think
spending so much time on social networks brings more disadvantages than advantages because
even if we think we are connecting with many more people, what counts for me is real interaction that
can only be done in face-to-face situations.
References
Youtube debate viewership proves the power of digital. (2016) Wired. From
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/youtube-crushed-tv-total-debate-viewership/
The 5 biggest social media movements of 2014. (2014) The wall street journal. From
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/12/03/the-5-biggest-social-media-movements-of-2014/
Cant put down your device? Thats by design. (2015) The new York times. From
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/technology/personaltech/cant-put-down-your-device-thats-bydesign.html?nlid=20136690&tntemail0=y&_r=0
Clicks and Cravings. (2012). United Fresh Show. From
http://www.unitedfreshshow.org/files/clicks_and_craving.june_lee.pdf
The purpose of this activity is twofold. On the one hand, it intends to raise your awareness
regarding different aspects in your essay, and on the other, it aims to help you evaluate your
paper trying to go beyond the linguistic and textual features.
You may need to work alone. Read through the criteria to edit your paper and check if your essay meets
them. You may need to write on your draft, or take notes in your notebook so as to make future
amendments, if necessary. If you have other comments, you can include them; they can be important too.
I.
YOUR AUDIENCE
1. Who is your intended reader?
2. Did you consider your reader when you wrote the essay?
Underline any sentences that you included thinking that your reader
may have counter-arguments.
YOUR PURPOSE
5. What is the main purpose of your text? (e.g. convince,
persuade the reader)
6. Do you use enough rhetoric elements and arguments to
achieve your purpose?
Your ideas
7. Are the ideas clearly presented?
10. Did you express your points of view and feelings in the text?
Underline the ideas that are not yours, i.e. that you took from other
sources.
Check if there are more borrowed than personal ideas.
12. Did you explain or clarify any words that the reader may find
difficult to understand in the context of your text?
SITUATEDNESS
13. Did you situate the issue of your text in a place and time?
14. Did you base your ideas on your own social/cultural context,
or are they taken from other realities? They are taken from other
realities
II.
__X__ yes
_____ no
__X__ no
III.
OTHER COMMENTS:
Adapted from: Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (1997). Introduction to Academic Writing. New York: Longman.