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Is Facebook Making You Mean By Lauren Tarshis

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Author and editor of two magazines, Lauren Tarshis in the essay, Is Facebook Making You Mean?, published on September 5, 2011 in a classroom magazine addresses the topic of online bullying through the popular social networking site, Facebook, and argues that these sites should be used responsibly to ensure the safety of all users. Tarshis supports her claim first by providing incidents and facts that prove the immense effects rude comments and thoughtless jokes have on the person receiving them. Second by, making an emotional appeal to her audience which creates a unity between the reader and writer. Finally by, establishing her credibility as a writer by providing an extensive amount of educated assertions supported by scientific studies. …show more content…

She explains in her essay that when social media is not used responsibly and is instead used to make hurtful remarks or insensitive jokes, it could have irreversible effects on the person being cyberbullied. Tarshis presents an incident in where a group of middle school students tease a “friend” about a recent picture that was uploaded while on vacation. Tarshis expounds that many young users often times don’t think before they post, which can be detrimental to the self-esteem of the person receiving the insults, “Maya had been so distraught over the comments that she stayed home from school that day” (Tarshis 595). However, Tarshis further develops her argument by stating that the problem goes beyond the snide posts, because the issue deepens when the individuals making the comments don’t realize they're wrong. In other words, the author is stating that if the bully does not acknowledge their online behavior is wrong, then they will most likely continue their ways. Ultimately, this makes for a negative online community because, “the words you post, typed with barely a thought, are out in the world forever” (596). Tarshis effectively concludes her essay by connecting back to the incident provided earlier about the middle schoolers, “In the meantime, some kids, like Anna, are learning through experience. The day

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