Why are so many young people turning to prescription drugs to get high? By survey‚ almost 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs. Prescription drug abuse is a major issue that does not seem to be moving towards a solution. There’s a reason why prescription drugs are intended to be taken under a doctor’s direction if people don’t use them as they are to be taken‚ they can be extremely dangerous. Despite what many people think‚ abusing
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Pros of Social Networking 1) Social networking sites spread information faster than any other media. Over 50% of people learn about breaking news on social media. 65% of traditional media reporters and editors use sites like Facebook and LinkedIn for story research‚ and 52% use Twitter. Social networking sites are the top news source for 27.8% of Americans‚ ranking close to newspapers (28.8%) and above radio (18.8%) and other print publications (6%). Twitter and YouTube users reported the July 20
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Figure 1: BDI Logo An essay on the Black Dog Institute’s use of social media for public relations purposes. Major Assessment: How is social media being used by not-for-profit organisations for PR purposes? Choose one not-for-profit organisation operating in Australia and discuss – with reference to public relations and new media theory – how the organisation is using social media to manage their key stakeholders and community groups online. The practice of public relations has seen a change
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advantageous to our society‚ is now wreaking havoc on the innocent minds of young adolescents. Created in 1997‚ social media was envisioned as a tool that would help others communicate with those who live far away. Social media was a tool that was supposed to increase communication and allow for more socialness in the society‚ however its plan was flawed. The first symptoms of social media started to rise in the early 2000’s‚ when the internet became a common tool for anonymous users to say what they
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Asli Doymaz 3/20/14 P. 4 THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS It is amazing how the Internet is changing people ’s lives. People are able to quickly do research and gather data on the web‚ navigate through websites‚ and most people are able to find anything on the Internet in a matter of seconds thanks to search engines like Google. The Internet has provided our world with a different means of communication and is accessible to anyone at any time at a click of a mouse. Despite all the beneficial
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The “Unsocial-ness” of Social Media BlackLioness1111 Not too long ago‚ in the midst of a night out with my friends‚ I witnessed a social phenomenon: the antisocial nature of social media. As I was jamming out at this rave in the middle of the dance floor while simultaneously observing the other dancers around me‚ I noticed the many people sitting awkwardly on the surrounding couches and chairs. Most of them (the ones who weren’t completely and utterly intoxicated) were either staring blankly
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Gonzalez‚ Clarice English 9/Period 2 Rocheford 14 November 2013 The Good Effects on Social Media Social Networks have really changed my school dedication and grades. First‚ I always stay updated in these types of social networks‚ and all it does is waste my time. I spend countless hours on these websites and I don’t get anything done. Staying up late also affects my education because I stay up really late and I don’t get enough sleep. Therefore‚ I’m either late for school or I get to school
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Social network for business marketing and promotion ---Angry Birds Social network analysis Rovio Mobile‚ a Finnish computer game developer created one of the most popular video game Angry Birds in 2009.The game was initially released through APP IOS platform and sell to consumers through App Store. In order to catch customer attentions‚ Rovio had promoted Angry Birds through several channels especially the social network; people can download and engage in it everywhere like on
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2.2 Is Social Media Making Us Less Social? In a world where 850 million people are linked through a single website we feel more connected and social than ever before (Marino‚ “Is Social Media Making Us Socially Awkward”). Social media removes the need for people to physically talk and communicate to one another because we can connect with hundreds by the push of a button. From my own experiences‚ I see social media as a dark hole. We are all dragged into it and once we have started sharing‚ posting
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Technology has become very advanced and very important to our society. One thing that has become very big because of our technology is social networking. There are many positives to having easy access to social media‚ but there are also negative effects as well. The impact of all this social media has overall a negative effect of our daily lives in society. In “‘r u online?’: The Evolving Lexicon of Wired Teens”‚ by Kris Axtman‚ Kris talks about how instant messaging has affected the communication
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