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In my blog I will be talking about social media and teens. I will have five posts relating to social media and teens those topics will be about: bullying, suicide, drinking, smoking weed, and teen pregnancies. Two of my other post will be coming from a book called 50 Essays and I will be summarizing "Is Google Making us Stupid?" by Nicholas Carr and "A Reunion with Boredom" by Charles Simic. I will also be linking my classmates Melanie blog because she talks about teen depression. I will about be talking about teen violence, teens lives not and how social networking tied to teen drugs and alcohol use.

Social Networking Tied to Teen Drug, Alcohol Use(Free Post)

Teens that use social media like Facebook and Twitter and other networks may drink alcohol, smoke or use other drugs. It's more like what they see on these sites that make them want to try it. Teens see other teen’s pictures of drink peers or pictures of them using drugs. CASA's reports shows that nine out of ten teen parents don't think the internet would promote drugs and alcohol like it really does. Most teens are always one their phone or watching television discovering new things which plays a hug toll on the teens. Teens who watch reality shows like Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, Gossip Girls, etc. are mostly to see alcohol or drugs on the show.

I think it all boils down to their parents.Where are the parents to put a stop it. Nowadays parents let their child so anything and everything they want. With that where is the discipline in all that? If the teens lost all respect for their parents. There goes their relationship of trust and honestly. Most parents would do everything and anything for their child and that still isn't enough.Teens are always one their phone or watching television discovering new things which plays a hug toll on the teens. Where are the parents teaching their child right from wrong? Maybe it’s the parents fault for not being there for their child aligned.

Social Networking Tied to Teen Drug, Alcohol Use. (2011). Retrieved November 2014, from http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20110824/social-networking-tied-to-teen-drug-alcohol-risk?page=2

Teens and Violence(Free Post)

Violence among young people has been increasing. Today child growing further and further away from their parents and family members. Some teens grew up by other teens and adults who are criminals. Today teens can easily ask alcohol and drugs, which would result in conflict. Changes in family, schools and communities can teach teen conflicts with violence and aggression is starting to get bad among our young generation. Also some teens to violence as a type of bullying and some bully may beat the kid just just for fun. We need to put a stop to it before teen over populate jails and prisons. 

Teens Lives Now(Free Post)

Phone keep teens busy for hours on end. They're always on their phone, texting, facebooking, snap chatting and Instagraming. Teen’s now-a-days chat in the phone rather than in person hanging in person. When it comes to being honest to a friend, it’s harder to tell them in person then through your phone. Kids now days would text all kinds of things they wouldn't say in person. Teens are never alone. They have friends that update their status', share what they are doing, share what they're watching, reading, listening to and they also show where they are at all the time.

Soon technology will rule or lives. It's likes a video I watched a few weeks back. It covered how technology has grown so much in this generation. More people are meeting online rather than in person, less people pen and paper, they do their assignments on some electronic whether it's a laptop, phone or tablet. Shopping as grown to a whole new level you can use your phone with a square gadget and that swipes the card. Soon robots will be designed, I hope. I'm tired of doing the dishes everyday. Soon everyone will be do dependent on technology.

Ehmke, R. (2013, November 26). Teens and Soical Media. Child Mind Institute.
Retrieved November  2014, from http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2013-11-26-self-esteem-and-anxiety-digital-age

Classmates Blog

Depression is a big thing while teens are growing up. As they grow through puberty life is kind of tough for them. Some teens overreact and they may think some thinks didn't go their way. Not only has that but the bullying played a huge role with depression. As my classmate Melanie talks how bullying lead to depression and in some cases like this one.

Growing up I was one of those kids that were fortunate to get anything and everything I wanted. I had to easy life. It wasn't tell I reach have my first semester of college that I really knew what it was like to become sad not depression because of my stupid actions.

"A Reunion with Boredom"

In Charles Simic article "A Reunion with Boredom" he talks about how boring it would be with electrics. He says "Being temporarily unable to use the technology we've grown dependent on to inform ourselves about the rest of the world, communicate with other, and pass time, is a reminder of our alarming dependence on them" (2011). How would it be with no television, no, phones, no computers and no Facebook! What would teens do without electrics?

 I'm sure people more then half of the world had grown dependent on electricity if the power turned off right now I'm sure half of use wouldn't know how to survive this winter. There would be no heat, no running water, no television, and no Internet.  Even though people aren't worried about electricity when they should be. Their all worried about social media and internet turning off because everybody hates slow internet. I'm sure people become bored by his/her's phone.  I don't am always distracted from all the electrics around me. There are too many things we can do with our phones and tablets that can easily get distracted by Facebook, Instagram or shopping sites etc.

"Is Google Making us Stupid?"

“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” By Nicholas Carr talk about how using technology has been negatively affecting our brains. He talks about how we can us for Internet for almost anything. Our generation has grown dependent on the Internet. Now you and just click on some words that are hyperlinked to it takes you to a whole new site. He also talks about how google is always getting off topic with all the things we can find on google.(2008)

I grow up using computers and floppy disks in elementary school. In some way google is making up stupid. You can just Google what you are trying to look for and the answers come up. In other ways it’s helpful because soon everything will be on our devices and we won’t be lugging around heavy book. When I am doing my assigned homework I am always getting distracted by my phone because I’m checking Facebook to stay update with this world. Also if were trying to anything and our phone goes off were more than likely to drop everything were doing to check why it went off. 

Carr N, (2008). Is Google making us stupid?