Social Networking

This first blog will be about Social Networking and what other people have said about it effecting the people of today and my response to their posts.

http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/academic/article/485925/The-Effects-of-Social-Networking-upon-Society/

On this website, it is talking about teens and social networking. As a teenager myself, I love social networking just like the majority of people, but it does have some disadvantages. Like the article says, it is replacing friendships, bullying occurs, and it gives us a lack of communication. All of this is so true. Social media can be such a mean place. People get made fun of too much on things like Facebook and Instagram. People, mainly young girls get upset and feel like they are worthless if they do not get a certain amount of "likes". I use to be one of those girls, but the thing is, you don't need to worry about any of that. You have friends and family and a God who loves you no matter what, so why worry what others think about you? Lack of Communication. This is a negative thing going on with Social Networking. I feel like everywhere I go I see people together, but instead of talking to one another they are looking down at their phones. People do not know how to communicate anymore. You can go on a date, and never find anything out about the person because the two of you just sit there because you do not know how to carry on a conversation without a phone screen and keypad. It really is sad that this is what life has come to.

Although those were negative effects of social media, there are positive effects:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/positive-impact-social-networking-sites-society-opinion/

On social media, you do have friends, and you are able to talk to your friends through social media and share photos of you and your friends with everyone else. Social media also helps you meet new people and communicate with them, giving you a chance to have even more friends. Like the website says, empathy is a thing that is on social media. This can be both a good/bad thing. But, from the good stand point about it, you are able to tell people issues going on in your life and ask for prayers or anything else you may need. This is good, unless you are friends with that one person who has something wrong with them every second of every day.... Speedy communication! That is another thing about social media; word travels in the speed of lightning so you are able to send messages back and forth extremely fast, which is a really good thing when you need to know something as soon as possible. Social Networking has positive and negative effects on the world and more and more people are using it daily. Let's keep the drama off and positive things on! Happy Posting! :)

Allison's Information

My name is Allison Lumley and I am from a small town in south Arkansas: Hampton. I live on a farm, so my hobbies include gardening with my family, taking care of the animals, and doing anything that involves the outdoors! I love to hunt, fish, and mud-ride during the summer, but I also like to shop and have Starbucks every now and then! My friends and family play a huge part in my life. I have some of the best friends and family members a girl could ask for. My church family also plays a big role in my life. My great grandpa is a preacher, so Ihave a little brother and sister who I love to death even though that can be annoying at times. I am currently studying at Henderson State University where I am getting a degree in Elementary Education. I hope to teach somewhere between Kindergarten-3rd grade. I was a teachers aide my senior year of high school for a Kindergarten class and I fell in love with that job! Seeing little 5 year old's in a classroom learning and getting so excited when they can just add two simple numbers together is priceless. I felt so amazing being able to help them learn something and I'm glad I had a part in teaching them something, and I want to have my own class to do that one day have been in church all my life. It's a small church, so everyone there is like my family; they act like it too. My mom is my best friend; I go to her about everything and tell her anything and everything that goes on in my life. I . My blog is going to be about me and my hobbies. I will be writing blogs about gardening, hunting, and I may even talk about the girly side of me too, and give any advice to people I can give about things I have been through. I feel like my blog will be able to relate to a lot of people just because the topics I will be blogging about are so broad. I hope everyone enjoys it!