Is the social network becoming a modern day super power or is it ruining us?

Is the social network becoming a modern day super power or is it ruining us?

What will be included?

My essay will mainly be based upon the social network system (in particular Facebook and Twitter). I will create an essay style argument between whether the social network is good for us as a society or bad for us. I will also keep this argument un-biased so as not to show any favouritism to which side of the argument. At the end of the essay I might include a small opinion on how I feel about the matter but I will mostly be using information I find from the internet, news and books to back up both sides of my argument.

A lot of the information included in my essay to back both sides of the argument will be taken from news articles or internet although I will digest it down and put it in to my own words and at the end I will most likely include a list of where I found all my information which will be put in the credits at the very end of my essay.

I am also very likely to insert pictures and embed videos from the internet onto my essay to backup parts of the argument that I have written down. Pictures and videos also keep the audience more captivated during reading or having the essay presented to them.

Although the essay is mainly based around whether the social network is good or bad I will probably write down in my own words an introduction telling people what the social network is and possibly go into a little extra detail on what twitter and Facebook are.

Near the very end of the essay I will most likely end with a summary of which side of the argument looks strongest against the other side. But most likely I will keep it as equal and fair as I can because it’s not my role to decide on which side of the argument won because I wrote the essay argument so that would make me biased if I did.

Layout

1: Title of essay, name and any other necessary information that is required for the project.

2: Introduction to what the social networking is (what Facebook and twitter are and how they work)

3: Introduction to both sides of the argument. Start with for and then move on to against.

4: Main part of the essay which will include all my argument points for each side. After an argument “against” has made and explained one of their points it would then be the argument “for” turn and then after that back to the “against” side of the argument. This is also where I would use a large majority of news articles and internet information to back up both sides of the argument. If I do include videos or pictures this area is most likely where I will use them.

5: Summary where I will conclude with the argument without giving away which side of the argument I support and at this point I will most likely ask the audience/ viewer which side of the argument they agree with.

6: credits section at the end telling people where I got my resources from such as newspaper articles, Internet information or videos and pictures.

List of websites so far that will help me with my essay

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dv9hq   BBC information on social networking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network     Wikipedia explaining the social network.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8521598.stm    BBC news article talking about how dangerous it is using Facebook

http://www.identity-theft-scenarios.com/dangers-of-social-networking-sites.html dangers of social network

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5230506.stm BBC news, US children face being banned from social network sites in schools

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Social-networking-sites-fast-becoming-anti-social/articleshow/10776009.cms Times of India, hackers and public are hacking and humiliating other peoples FB accounts by writing rude posts on them and uploading explicit imagery.

http://newsflavor.com/world/usa-canada/facebook-party-leads-to-parents-deaths/  17 year old murderers parents because he sends out FB invitations to a party at his house but his parents say no after he sends them.

http://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-craziest-deaths-caused-by-social-media/whitney-milam?page=3&format=BLOG&sortby=&sortdir=&limit= Deaths over facebook

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/creator-of-the-antifacebook-a-social-network-with-privacy-20111117-1nl0e.html  news article on guy who made a social network site that is anti-Facebook and much more private for users.