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3 questions  Do you think people should be more aware of their social media use because of the negative mental impacts it may cause? P1- I do think that people should be more cognizant of what content they are taking in and how it affects them P2- I think that people would be better off by limiting their use of  social media. P3-  It is obvious that a lot of social media is carefully curated and fake so it does not effect my moods or mental health much.  I have detached social media and the perceived value that some people have surrounding it How does social media affect your daily life? P1- I use social media all the time, ranging from posting on my snapchat stories to scrolling my Instagram when bored.  I use it to connect and share with my friends and family that I can't see everyday or might not have the time to have a phone call with. P2-  Social media barely affects my daily life, and I actively try to limit its impact on my life.  I actually cha...

  Rory Day Lyndsey Weiner  Wrt 205  2/15/24                                    Unit 1 reflection Technology is such a broad term and I have always had trouble narrowing down what I wanted to research about.  There are so many different ways that you could take this opportunity, but I chose to take a closer look into the relationship between social media and people's minds.  Whether that was mental health, how people connect with each other, or how it changes how your brain works and operates.  I had trouble really connecting the first source to any of my other sources because it was an article talking about a small pencil shop and the appreciation of an outdated piece of technology.  Seeing the good in something considered obsolete was interesting but I had a hard time connecting it to any topic regarding technology that interested me....

  Rory Day                                                                                Curated Source Collection A pencil shop, for texting the old-fashioned way By, molly young Young, Molly. “A Pencil Shop, for Texting the Old-Fashioned Way.” The New York Times , The New York Times, 19 May 2015, www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/fashion/a-pencil-shop-for-texting-the-old-fashioned-way.html.  It is an article written in the New York times website Starts by giving examples of items that are being seen as less and less useful in everyday life because of newer inventions. Paints pencils in a light to be see as almost obsolete in the technologically advanced society we live in today Then begins talking about Caroline Weaver's vast amounts of knowledg...

  Source Analysis for Unit1 by Rory Day A Pencil Shop, for texting the old-fashioned way By, Molly Young https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/fashion/a-pencil-shop-for-texting-the-old-fashioned-way.html It is an article written in the New York times website Starts by giving examples of items that are being seen as less and less useful in everyday life because of newer inventions. Paints pencils in a light to be see as almost obsolete in the technologically advanced society we live in today Then begins talking about Caroline weavers vast amounts of knowledge about pencils that many people would not even notice. She even has a pencil tattooed on her are showing her passion for the topic Shows the vast amount of different reasons to buy her pencils\ Cheap prices Great smells Different shapes, colors, sizes With or without erasers Molly Young’s goal was to give an example of someone turning something becoming obsolete into a new and thriving business My topic bases around the fact that t...