English 2 Page Essay
Stephanie MacKenn MacKenn 1
Alexander
Honors CA 10 p.4
9-28-13
Do you agree or disagree about the topics? Why or why not? REDO I do agree with what Ashton Kutcher and Christine Rosen are saying. Our technology is starting to pull us too close together. Today’s Facebook members are off the charts especially with younger people. Romance has changed from back in the day and has become a new completely different version. It is not all that bad if used the right way between people. Can we still live in a face to face world? Or will everything become digital? Today in this age we are drawn closer and closer together without ever seeing anyone. “Are we all becoming so in touch with one another that we are in danger of losing touch?” (Kutcher). This quote to me strikes so many unanswered questions. Because of the way things are today with internet profiles and phones, we are starting to all become more and more awkward in front of people. We are so used to not seeing their face, but only the screen and keys. It is starting to tear us apart because we do not know how to react to someone’s face. This new technology also helps creating internet trolls or bullies because they don’t see your face or emotions and type away anything that they want. Because of this closeness we are drifting apart. Facebook members are climbing higher and higher everyday with more young people. “Nearly eight million American children age 12 and younger who are currently registered on MacKenn 1
Facebook (having easily evaded restrictions created in response to federal laws prohibiting data collections on children under 13)” (Rosen). What does this say about all people? Young people get influenced by everyone around them getting not directly pressured into
Alexander
Honors CA 10 p.4
9-28-13
Do you agree or disagree about the topics? Why or why not? REDO I do agree with what Ashton Kutcher and Christine Rosen are saying. Our technology is starting to pull us too close together. Today’s Facebook members are off the charts especially with younger people. Romance has changed from back in the day and has become a new completely different version. It is not all that bad if used the right way between people. Can we still live in a face to face world? Or will everything become digital? Today in this age we are drawn closer and closer together without ever seeing anyone. “Are we all becoming so in touch with one another that we are in danger of losing touch?” (Kutcher). This quote to me strikes so many unanswered questions. Because of the way things are today with internet profiles and phones, we are starting to all become more and more awkward in front of people. We are so used to not seeing their face, but only the screen and keys. It is starting to tear us apart because we do not know how to react to someone’s face. This new technology also helps creating internet trolls or bullies because they don’t see your face or emotions and type away anything that they want. Because of this closeness we are drifting apart. Facebook members are climbing higher and higher everyday with more young people. “Nearly eight million American children age 12 and younger who are currently registered on MacKenn 1
Facebook (having easily evaded restrictions created in response to federal laws prohibiting data collections on children under 13)” (Rosen). What does this say about all people? Young people get influenced by everyone around them getting not directly pressured into