http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35644001&site=ehost-live
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35405713&site=ehost-live
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35070268&site=ehost-live.
Each of my sources are peer reviewed articles that I found in the USCA library database. Each source contains vital information on my research paper, Facebook IM in the community. I plan to dissect each article and use the most valuable information to complete my research project.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Research Questions/Search Terms (blog #8)
Research Questions
How does Facebook IM influence how we talk over the web than in person?
How does Facebook IM affect our language toward peers?
How does Facebook IM help the college student enviroment?
Search Terms
Instant messaging
Instant messaging and college students
Instant messaging and confrontation
confrontation
Facebook socialize
How does Facebook IM influence how we talk over the web than in person?
How does Facebook IM affect our language toward peers?
How does Facebook IM help the college student enviroment?
Search Terms
Instant messaging
Instant messaging and college students
Instant messaging and confrontation
confrontation
Facebook socialize
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Prospectus(blog #7)
Facebook IM
Facebook is growing as we speak. From beginning with the networking of Harvard students only to the international networking of people around the world. During the course of my research I plan to study the amount of time spent on just Facebook instant messaging, and how it affects the average college student behavior and their community. IM slang is a popular terminology used with instant messaging. It sometimes can affect a person’s proper writing skills but also their way to articulate responsive conversation. Proving that Facebook instant messaging is not a complete waste of time and that it is beneficial not only to college students, but also to politicians, musicians, and families.
Instant messaging is just another form of communication. With texting and emailing being two of the biggest form of technological communicators, instant messaging especially Facebook IM is becoming the third link to communication. Facebook IM is extremely important. One has the ability to access and Facebook from the home computer and their mobile phone. Some cell phones are synced to recognize an incoming IM to let the holder of the cell phone respond. Not only is it important to typical college students it is important to all. During the 2008 presidential campaign a lot of the democrats and republicans created either a personal account or a group to boost their reputation and popularity. Musicians become users with the knowing of Facebook’s recognition, therefore are able to add links to there official page with lists of tour dates, biographies and photos.
Facebook is important. Facebook is all in the eye of the beholder. Users are more understanding to the benefits such as my topic; IM. Even though it can affect college student behavior it’s such luxury for us.
Facebook is growing as we speak. From beginning with the networking of Harvard students only to the international networking of people around the world. During the course of my research I plan to study the amount of time spent on just Facebook instant messaging, and how it affects the average college student behavior and their community. IM slang is a popular terminology used with instant messaging. It sometimes can affect a person’s proper writing skills but also their way to articulate responsive conversation. Proving that Facebook instant messaging is not a complete waste of time and that it is beneficial not only to college students, but also to politicians, musicians, and families.
Instant messaging is just another form of communication. With texting and emailing being two of the biggest form of technological communicators, instant messaging especially Facebook IM is becoming the third link to communication. Facebook IM is extremely important. One has the ability to access and Facebook from the home computer and their mobile phone. Some cell phones are synced to recognize an incoming IM to let the holder of the cell phone respond. Not only is it important to typical college students it is important to all. During the 2008 presidential campaign a lot of the democrats and republicans created either a personal account or a group to boost their reputation and popularity. Musicians become users with the knowing of Facebook’s recognition, therefore are able to add links to there official page with lists of tour dates, biographies and photos.
Facebook is important. Facebook is all in the eye of the beholder. Users are more understanding to the benefits such as my topic; IM. Even though it can affect college student behavior it’s such luxury for us.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Pleasures of Text (Blog # 6)
Technology has grown dramatically over the past ten years. From computer emails, instant-messaging, cell phone, to text messaging are all forms of communication that most people use everyday. As the communication industry is expanding it is effecting the way we use our language with others. In today's generation I can notice myself the way we speak to one another whether that is coming up with certain verbs to explain something or shorting words.
The way we speak to one another today is mostly a trend. Saying "wad up" or "word" meaning Okay or that's cool. It doesn't so much affect our relationships with family and friends, but after doing so much texting it can get to you when you have to sit down to write a formal paper. I notice these affects while writing in class or writing a paper. We are so used to these because the terminology is short, simple and cuts back on time.
The way we speak to one another today is mostly a trend. Saying "wad up" or "word" meaning Okay or that's cool. It doesn't so much affect our relationships with family and friends, but after doing so much texting it can get to you when you have to sit down to write a formal paper. I notice these affects while writing in class or writing a paper. We are so used to these because the terminology is short, simple and cuts back on time.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Reflective Draft (Blog #5)
Mid-Semester Reflective Cover Letter
I entered English 101 with no clue on how the class was going to be. I surely came in with the perspective of “I got this in the bag.” After leaving high school and a high school were teaching was an effort for our teachers. My teachers were very careless and my English skills were according to them, excellent. I believe that one of my strengths that I developed on my own was forming good points in each of my paragraphs. I was able to take a piece of work and read it, analyze it, and break it down. The lacking concept that I had was the ability to take my ideas and form it into a comprehendible paragraph. My sentence structure was weak. With run-on sentences and pathetic grammar, my paragraphs were hard to understand to my professor. But as I’m writing this reflective paper I am being very careful on structuring. In the two papers I wrote for Professor Fornes there were mistakes of clarity and punctuation on both papers. Fornes wrote notes and ideas for improvement such as “you have great ideas”, “hard to understand what is being said.”
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Paper revision (Blog #4)
Paper 1"Foreign Athletic Limits"
Grade: C -Explanation: The grammar is poor throughout the paper. Run on sentences and lack of clarity. Seems to be very bias toward foreign athletes and how they are receiving the scholarships.
Paper 2
"Online College vs Online High School"
Grade: D
Explanation: There is a mistake in the first paragraph which distracts immediately. Commas are not used properly. Spelling and punctuation are weak. Conclusion is not strong.
Paper 3:
"Predisposed Divorce"
Grade: B-
Explanation: Too many question proposed to the reader. Again run-on sentences and weak punctuation. Citations were poor. But overall paper was well written
Paper 4:
"NAACP Case Against Gun Manufactures"
Grade: BExplanation: Spelling and grammar are poor. A lot of minor mistakes. Anyway needs to be changed to any way. Minor spelling errors. Just a lack of attention.
Grade: C -Explanation: The grammar is poor throughout the paper. Run on sentences and lack of clarity. Seems to be very bias toward foreign athletes and how they are receiving the scholarships.
Paper 2
"Online College vs Online High School"
Grade: D
Explanation: There is a mistake in the first paragraph which distracts immediately. Commas are not used properly. Spelling and punctuation are weak. Conclusion is not strong.
Paper 3:
"Predisposed Divorce"
Grade: B-
Explanation: Too many question proposed to the reader. Again run-on sentences and weak punctuation. Citations were poor. But overall paper was well written
Paper 4:
"NAACP Case Against Gun Manufactures"
Grade: BExplanation: Spelling and grammar are poor. A lot of minor mistakes. Anyway needs to be changed to any way. Minor spelling errors. Just a lack of attention.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Blog Post #3
In the article written by Hagelin, she goes into detail with specific events that relate to the video gaming world and how it effects our younger generation. Being a gamer myself, even though supported with actual events, it does not mean that video games are the root of our criminal world. Hagelin does state that "I am not saying that every kid who plays a violent video game will become a criminal." Even with this being said, Hagelin is very bias towards the gaming world. Even though the population of these games are teenage boys and young men, and the mind is still developing, being a teenager they are instilled in them the rights from wrongs. Blaming the violent games for criminal actions is unnecessary. People learn best from experience, and it seems that Hagelin hasn't had much experience behind the controller of a "form" of entertainment.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Video Games Violence and Our Sons (blog #2)
Between the two articles that I read, I chose "Video Game Violence and Our Sons" by Rebecca Hagelin. The reason for me choosing this article, is because I disagree with Hagelin, she argues the point that video games influence violence, even though she says something like not all gamers are not going to become criminals. Being a video gamer myself, it never had a negative violent influence on what I did, I always new that it was just a game. Video games do not have negative influence the young, it is all what the person takes it to be. It is not mind warping system, its just a Hobie, a time killer, a social thing, and that's my argument against Hagelin.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Class Prompt (Free writing)
I found out quickly that college life was not quite what I had expected. As soon as I stepped forth into my dorm, it all hit me at once. After saying my goodbyes to my mom and dad, it was just like "WOW" this is it. With waking myself up, doing my own laundry, paper assignments already due the next week, this was clearly not the high school life I was used to. There is a whole lot more responsibilities than I never thought there could be. My parents always told me that college is going to be a lot different than from what you were used to Andrew. But being the all-knowing teenager I thought I was, it was going to be a walk in the park. I'm going to clearly tell all incoming student this, "College life is NEVER going to be what you expected."
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Facebook Addiction (Blog #1)
The Facebook Addiction Spreads
“Angela Adair Fowler”
MSU Jan14th, 2005
With the two given articles on the popular website known as “Facebook.” The first one being entitled “Facing the Facebook” by Michael Bugeja, a professor and director at the University of Iowa, explains the distractions of the internet site. The second article written by Angela Adair Fowler, a senior at the Mississippi State University, goes into detail on the positives yet effective ways to limit your self to Facebook.
Being a Student myself at the University of South Carolina-Aiken, I was more in favor of the article written by Fowler. As a frequent Facebook junkie, I can relate to the young population of a student body to a university. I agree with Fowler in the fact that Facebook does seem to have this sweeping addictive twist to it self. With its hundreds of groups for those with common interest in music and activities and its widespread population for a easy way to communicate to your friends and sometimes family, I find myself spending at least a few hours a day on Facebook, just chatting to friends and joining groups. Fowler does state in her article that even though this “pestilence” does have its side effects of descending grades and loss of sleep. I believe personally that it’s the user that needs to prioritize their time, when it comes to doing homework or attending a certain meeting, or whatever the case may be it is their responsibility to complete the task on time. Facebook, is probably the one of the most common used forms of communication, not only is most useful in planning weekend activities and catching up on the latest media and gossip, it is a good form of meeting new people, classmates and teachers to communicate back and forth on there weekly assignments or missed work.
In Fowler’s article, her views are most certainly very balanced out. Fowler states in paragraph three “side effects may cause grade reduction and sleep deprivation” (pg.94). These side effects are due to the amount of time spent joining pointless groups and searching for friends that you see everyday. But Fowler also stated on paragraph seven and eight that, “anyone can talk to anyone without barriers. And we can do it all on our own time, without leaving our own comfort zone. And where can you find a place that you only talk about one common interest. People do not have a sign on their foreheads proclaiming they’re interested in ‘80s movies and skeeball” (pg.94/95). Facebook is so popular because if you look the young adult generation, its consisted of high technology, games, communication, and Facebook contains all of those, which attracts a massive amount of people. People find this site so addictive due to the endless possibilities that Facebook offers and not many things are out there that can be accomplished by sitting on the couch with the laptop in hand. People are more than likely to be them selves online rather than offline, because they will not have to deal with confrontation, which gives them a couple of minutes to reply to the guy or girl they are talking to on IM. I strongly believe that Facebook defiantly has its positives and negatives, and as Fowler is more for the Facebook website, she understands the negative influence that they can have on users, which she clearly states in this article.
“Angela Adair Fowler”
MSU Jan14th, 2005
With the two given articles on the popular website known as “Facebook.” The first one being entitled “Facing the Facebook” by Michael Bugeja, a professor and director at the University of Iowa, explains the distractions of the internet site. The second article written by Angela Adair Fowler, a senior at the Mississippi State University, goes into detail on the positives yet effective ways to limit your self to Facebook.
Being a Student myself at the University of South Carolina-Aiken, I was more in favor of the article written by Fowler. As a frequent Facebook junkie, I can relate to the young population of a student body to a university. I agree with Fowler in the fact that Facebook does seem to have this sweeping addictive twist to it self. With its hundreds of groups for those with common interest in music and activities and its widespread population for a easy way to communicate to your friends and sometimes family, I find myself spending at least a few hours a day on Facebook, just chatting to friends and joining groups. Fowler does state in her article that even though this “pestilence” does have its side effects of descending grades and loss of sleep. I believe personally that it’s the user that needs to prioritize their time, when it comes to doing homework or attending a certain meeting, or whatever the case may be it is their responsibility to complete the task on time. Facebook, is probably the one of the most common used forms of communication, not only is most useful in planning weekend activities and catching up on the latest media and gossip, it is a good form of meeting new people, classmates and teachers to communicate back and forth on there weekly assignments or missed work.
In Fowler’s article, her views are most certainly very balanced out. Fowler states in paragraph three “side effects may cause grade reduction and sleep deprivation” (pg.94). These side effects are due to the amount of time spent joining pointless groups and searching for friends that you see everyday. But Fowler also stated on paragraph seven and eight that, “anyone can talk to anyone without barriers. And we can do it all on our own time, without leaving our own comfort zone. And where can you find a place that you only talk about one common interest. People do not have a sign on their foreheads proclaiming they’re interested in ‘80s movies and skeeball” (pg.94/95). Facebook is so popular because if you look the young adult generation, its consisted of high technology, games, communication, and Facebook contains all of those, which attracts a massive amount of people. People find this site so addictive due to the endless possibilities that Facebook offers and not many things are out there that can be accomplished by sitting on the couch with the laptop in hand. People are more than likely to be them selves online rather than offline, because they will not have to deal with confrontation, which gives them a couple of minutes to reply to the guy or girl they are talking to on IM. I strongly believe that Facebook defiantly has its positives and negatives, and as Fowler is more for the Facebook website, she understands the negative influence that they can have on users, which she clearly states in this article.
Andrew Mewshaw
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