“Specific Page Title or Article Title” | Social networking and your self-esteem |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) | Author: Ashley at Nourishing the Soul |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) | Nourishing the Soul |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) | Not Applicable |
Date Page was Last Revised | 29 September 2010 |
Date You Read It | 2 February 2012 |
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FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): |
The article begins with the question that asks, “have you ever considered the threat of these sites to your self-esteem” (Ashley)? |
When there is nothing else to do with your time, most people are, “transporting [themselves] away from the realities of [their] own situation and allowing [them] to immerse [themselves] in snippets about [their] ‘friends’ (Ashley). |
After a few hours of realizing how much time she has spent on her laptop, Ashley found that, “facebook was my [her] feel like crap” (Ashley). |
Although individuals choose how much time they spend on social networking sites, “social networking sites are not themselves to solely blame” (Ashley). |
No matter how much, “these sites continue to wear you down instead of lift you up, it may be time to close twitter and go spend time in (gasp!) the real world” (Ashley). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
Nourishing the Soul is an organization for people to write about how they feel the world has affected them in anyway. In this particular article, Ashley talks about how the internet and social networking sites have impacted her self-esteem as well as decreasing the amount of time she spends with her husband.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The Author: Ashley, the one who is impacted by this situation talks about her own personal experience instead of gathering up studies to show how much social networking sites affect people’s self-esteem.
Site: Nourishing the Soul is an organization that helps people with body image problems and how it impacts their life in any way. They come together to help mostly woman on their image and how to better shape their lives instead of focusing on the media of women.Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
Because the author had personal experience with her self-esteem due to social networking sites, the author helps others out there and tries to better shape the way they see themselves.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? Due to the personal experience of this author, Ashley only talks about the negative effects that Social Networking sites have on individuals. She does not completely put down social networking sites but she puts the blame on the individual instead.
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