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  Rory Day Lyndsey Weiner WRT 205 3/26/2024 Unit 2 reflection The topic of technology is an extremely broad topic so originally I had a difficult time deciding and narrowing down the focus of my final research article.  Through the unit one and unit 2 assignments I grew to narrow my focus on something that I personally am very interested in and find extremely important in today's day and age.  Using the sources given to us in class and found as homework I chose to write my final part of the portfolio about the negative impacts of social media and content addiction.  This is a topic that I think that all people my age can relate to and should know more about.  Especially me, because I always find myself on my phone trying to distract myself from boredom and using two different screens at the same time for entertainment.  I knew this was a problem about myself personally so I wanted to look deeper into the topic so that I can improve myself and ...

  Rory Day  Lyndsey Weiner  WRT 205 3/6/2024                     Unit 2 Persuasive Research Piece Technology has been an ever evolving concept within our society, and has drastically changed human development and the way that we interact with the world around us.  More specifically technology surrounding the way that we connect with one another.  The internet age and rise of social media has been the catalyst for innovation and the connection of people all around the world and as of 2024 research has found that over 5 billion people use social media making up 63% of the world's population.  This has allowed for people to be able to communicate and spread ideas, as well as make friends throughout the world more than ever before.  There are countless positive and great impacts to our world that would not be possible without the innovations and growth of the internet and social media....

Rory Day  Lyndsey Weiner  WRT 205 3/6/2024                               Unit 2 Rough Draft Technology has been an ever evolving concept within our society, and has drastically changed human development and the way that we interact with the world around us.  More specifically technology surrounding the way that we connect with one another.  The internet age and rise of social media has been the catalyst for innovation and the connection of people all around the world.   As of 2024 research has found that over 5 billion people use social media making up 63% of the world's population.  This has allowed for people to be able to communicate and spread ideas, as well as make friends throughout the world.  There are so many positive and great impacts to our world that would not be possible without the innovations and growth of the internet and social media....

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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...