PBS, MyBO, and Virtual Communities

The PBS presentation “Growing Up Online” brings up and serious issue that affects the future of the world. Why? It is because the issue pertaining to kids on the internet and their addiction to the World Wide Web (WWW) which is corrupting their minds. Some may this doesn’t make any sense whatsoever like the adolescence. The parents are those who are actually concerned about this epidemic. The new trend of being online is making parents concerned of their children’s well-being.

Majority of kids are spending their time locked up in their rooms spending their time on their computer. The children have created a virtual community that takes time away from the real world, hence Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, and many other sites. The parents can never get through with their kids by just calling them. Parents have a better chance of sending an email to their child and therefore have a better chance of getting a response.



A lot of parents are scared because they are isolated from seeing what their kids are doings. There are a lot of obstacles that the Internet has that can corrupt the mind of a child. For example, on the Internet there is pornography: explicit pictures of nude individuals, predators, molesters, stalkers, basically there are a lot of crazy psychotic individuals in today’s society.

The Internet has its flaws but also it can be very beneficial to a lot of people in world. Today is known as the Information Age and all the information that is essential is just a click away.

I would say the person who spends the most money on their campaign is the one who turns out victorious. And my idea was proven right in the 2009 presidential elections. Our former president Barack Obama was the one candidate who raised and spends the most cash on his campaign. Barack Obama has his own social-networking site, www.barackobama.com which I believe helped him for his win the 2009 presidential elections.



Barack Obama social networking site also known as MyBO was part of the reason why he won. He gathered fifty five million dollars in just donations in a single month. The social networking site help promote his campaign because people can get in contact with other people and they could spread the word. Most of Americans spend their time online and that was what Obama campaign did, they seized the opportunity by “dominating the new media.” Nowadays many people spend less time watching commercials on T.V. reading advertisements in newspapers and magazines. The only efficient way o getting the people’s attention in today’s society is to capitalize on the new media; which is what led President Barack Obama to his victory.

The use of the internet cannot always be a harmful addiction. The internet is a fundamentally source which can help “business school students and help abuse children rediscover social skills.” Second Life is a computer game which allows you to fly, drive and other things, just like if someone is living a regular life. The game helps the abused children, by teaching them socialization, collaboration, team building, and computer skills. It shows them what life if really like, but out them actually experience it only virtually.

Many Professors agree with computer game “Second Life.” The game also give a sense of starting your own business by selling things like housing, cars, etc etc ……… The game is not a chatting network or has any sort of interaction with other people, if so there is a limit to how much people can interact with each other. The idea of making a game that is fun and it is educational is a wonderful idea, but making a game like Second Life, which is also safe from chatting away with people you don’t know and helps abused children is a phenomenally idea.

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Cell Phones Rule In School

Students should not be allowed to have cellular devices in high schools. Since the invention of cell phones, many have used them but have abused the rights of having a cellular phone. Cell phones are a good thing to have when one is in trouble, but what is the use of having it in school when a student is learning "diddly-squat." Cell phones are used for emergencies; kids think of it as a hot trend, and parents feel more secure when their kids have one. However, what is the point when they are distracting the students from learning during classes. Cell phones cause interruptions to others trying to learn, and they may even use it to their advantages in an unlawful manner. I feel that having a cell phone in school is not a necessity for education such as a notebook or a pen.

It is unwise for students to have a cell phone in high school for many reasons. Cell phones are given to students primarily because it is a way to get in contact with someone in case of an emergency. But what good of an emergency is texting in class and playing games when the teacher is teaching. Texting is a quick, quiet, and easy way for communicating while in class, without disrupting the class like passing notes; however, it still distracts the students from paying attention. According to Scholastic news, a former teacher Jesse Scaccia states "I can tell you that cell phones don’t belong in the classroom. A student with a cell phone is an uninterested student, one with a short attention span who cares more about his social life than education." With technology developing every day, new programs coming out, and student being able to add applications to their phones, i.e., games or even access the Internet; encourages entertainment in classrooms rather than listening to a teacher educate students.

Parents allowed their kids to carry a cell phone because they feel closure that if their child is in danger they can call for help. What the parents doesn’t know it that by allowing their kids to have a cell phone they are attracting danger. Many students are jealous and feel’s the urge to rob or hurt another student for their phone. The fancy phones that the parents are giving their children can be the reason why their child becomes the victim of a savage attack or even lose their life.

Many students think that having a cell phone is cool, even though many of them do not need it. Having a cell phone in the minds of students is a new trend; they just want a cell phone because they want a cell phone not because they need one. They don't want to feel left out of the cyber world where every teenager seems to have one. What students don’t realize is that having a cell phone may make them look cool, but having one cause’s disruption towards their education and affects learning abilities. According to www.foxnews.com, "Bells aren’t the only things ringing in school these days. Cell phones are, too." When a student’s phone rings in class, it is like a domino affect. The cell phone rings and causes disruption, it then causes a distraction, which then causes the teacher too loose the student’s attentions. For students to be able to learn, they must be in a stable environment without any distractions. A simple ring and even a loud vibration can be heard across class.

I think one of the major reasons why students should not be allowed to use cell phones in school is because many students take advantage of them and use it as a device to cheat. Many people use their cell phones to cheat on their test’s and the teacher is unaware. A student can cheat off of another student even though they are sitting across the class from each other, by simply texting each other the answers to the questions. According to The University of Alabama Computers and Applied Technology Program, there was a situation with two students at Millport High School, "Both Laura and Jessica are in the 10th grade, next door neighbors, best friends and have all the same classes. They were caught by the teacher texting each other answers during a test while one hand was in the lap holding the phone and the other on the desk. They both received a zero." With the use of phones, we can access the Internet and people also use the Internet to cheat on their exams.

I feel that cell phones in school should one day be banned from students. It is the causation of many problems. There is no need for a student to have a cell phone in high school. If a student needs to make a call, they can go to the main office. Also, if parents are concerned with their child’s safety, they can call the school to make sure their kid is where they are suppose to be. Personally speaking I knew many kids who passed test by cheating with the usage of a cell phone and I don’t think it is fair to the other students who are not cheating. Cell phones in class are doing nothing good for the people of the future. Rather than causing distractions, disruptions, and students getting into more trouble; cell phones should just be banned from schools





Works Cited
"Cell Phones A Tool for Cheating." Www.docstoc.com. The University of Alabama Computers and Applied Technology Programs, 2006. Web. 21 Dec. 2009. .
Donaldson-Evans, Catherine. "Schools Make Rules for Cell Phone No-Nos." Www.foxnews.com. Fox News, 23 Sept. 2004. Web. 21 Dec. 2009. .
Scaccia, Jesse. "Should cell phones be banned in school?" Http://teacher.scholastic.com. Scholastic News, 11 Dec. 2006. Web. 21 Dec. 2009. .

Cell Phones Rule In School

Students should not be allowed to have cellular devices in high schools. Since the invention of cell phones, many have used them but have abused the rights of having a cellular phone. Cell phones are a good thing to have when one is in trouble, but what is the use of having it in school when a student is learning "diddly-squat." Cell phones are used for emergencies; kids think of it as a hot trend, and parents feel more secure when their kids have one. However, what is the point when they are distracting the students from learning during classes. Cell phones cause interruptions to others trying to learn, and they may even use it to their advantages in an unlawful manner. I feel that having a cell phone in school is not a necessity for education such as a notebook or a pen. It is unwise for students to have a cell phone in high school for many reasons. Cell phones are given to students primarily because it is a good way to get in contact with someone in case of an emergency. But what good of an emergency is texting in class and playing games when the teacher is teaching. Texting is a quick, quiet, and easy way for communicating while in class, without disrupting the class like passing notes; however, it still distracts the students from paying attention. According to Health & Wellness Resource Center, a former teacher Scaccia J. states " I can tell you that cell phones don’t belong in the classroom. A student with a cell phone is an uninterested student, one with a short attention span who cares more about his social life than education." With technology developing every day, new programs coming out, and student being able to add applications to their phones i.e. games or even access the Internet; encourages entertainment in classrooms rather than listening to a teacher educate students. Parents allowed their kids to carry a cell phone because they feel closure, that if their child is in danger they can call for help. What the parents doesn’t know it that by allowing their kids to have a cell phone they are attracting danger. Many students are jealous and feel’s the urge to rob or hurt another student for their phone. The fancy phones that the parents are giving their children can be the reason why their child becomes the victim of a savage attack or even lose their life. Many students think that having a cell phone is cool, even though many of them do not need it. Having a cell phone in the minds of students is a new trend; they just want a cell phone because they want a cell phone not because they need one. They don't want to feel left out of the cyber world where every teenager seems to have one. What students don’t realize is that having a cell phone may make them look cool, but having one causes disruptions from their education and learning abilities According to www.foxnews.com, "Bells aren’t the only things ringing in school these days. Cell phones are, too." When a student’s phone rings in class, it is like a domino affect. The cell phone rings and causes disruption, it then causes a distraction, which then causes the teacher to loose the student’s attentions. For students to be able to learn, they must be in a stable environment without any distractions. A simple ring and even a loud vibration can be heard across class. I think one of the major reasons why students should not be allowed to use cell phones in school is because many students take advantage of them and use it as a device to cheat. Many people use their cell phones as a way to cheat on their tests. A student can cheat off of another student even though they are sitting across the class from each other, by simply texting each other the answers to the questions. According to The University of Alabama Computers and Applied Technology Program, there was a situation with two students at Millport High School, "Both Laura and Jessica are in the 10th grade, next door neighbors, best friends and have all the same classes. They were caught by the teacher texting each other answers during a test while one hand was in the lap holding the phone and the other on the desk. They both received a zero." With the use of phones, we can access the Internet and people also use the Internet to cheat on their exams. I feel that cell phones in school should one day be banned from students. It is the causation of many problems. There is no need for a student to have a cell phone in high school. If a student needs to make a call, they can go to the main office. Also, if parents are concerned with their child’s safety, they can call the school to make sure their kid is where they are suppose to be. Cell phones in class are doing nothing good for the people of the future. Rather than causing distractions, disruptions, and students getting into more trouble, cell phones should just be banned from schools.

Cell Phones should Not Be Allowed In High School

Students should not be allowed to have cellular phones in high schools. Since the invention of cell phones many have used them, but have abused the rights of having a cellular phone. Cell phones are a good thing to have when in trouble, but what is the use of having it in school when a student is learning "diddly-squat." Cell phones are used for emergencies, kids think of it as a hot trend, and parents feel more secure when their kids have one, but what is the point when they are distracting to the students from learning. Cell phones cause interruptions of others trying to learn and they many even use it to their advantages in a unlawful manner. I feel that have a cell phones in school is not a necessity for an education like a notebook or a pen.
It is unwise for students to have a cell phone in high school. Cell phones are given to students primarily because it is a good way to get in contact with someone if in case of an emergency. But what good of an emergency is texting in class and playing games when the teacher is teaching. Texting is a quick, quiet and easy for of communicating while in class, without disrupting the class like passing notes, but it distracts the students from paying attention. According to Health & Wellness Resource Center a former teacher Scaccia J. states that " I can tell you that cell phones don’t belong in the classroom. A student with a cell phone is an uninterested student, one with a short attention span who cares more about his social life than education." With technology developing every day, new programs coming out and student being able to add app’s to their phones, like games or even access the internet; encourages entertainment in classrooms rather than listen to a teacher lecture and learn somthing.
Parents allowed their kids to carry a cell phone because they feel closure, that if their child is in danger they can call for help. What the parents doesn’t know it that by allowing their kids to have a cell phone they are attracting danger. Many students are jealous and feel’s the urge to rob or hurt another student for their phone. The fancy phones that the parents are giving their children can be the reason why their child becomes the victim of a savage attack or even lose their life.
Students think that having a cell phone is cool, even though they do not need it. Having a cell phone in the minds of students is a new trend, they just want a cell phone because they want a cell phone. They don't want to feel left out. The students don’t realize is that having a cell phone is may make them look cool, but having one cause disruptions in class. According to foxnews.com, "Bells aren’t the only things ringing in school these days. Cell phones are, too." When a student phone rings in class, it is like a domino affect. Cell phone rings and causes disruption, which causes distraction, which then the teacher loses the students attentions. For the students to be able to learn they must be in a stable environment without any distractions. A simply ring and even a loud vibration can be heard across class.
I think of the major reasons why I think students should not be allowed to use cell phones in school is because many students take advantage of them as use it as a device to cheat. Many people use their cell phones as a way to cheat on tests. A student can cheat off another student even though they are sitting across the class from each other, simply by texting each other the answers to the questions. According to The University of Alabama Computers and Applied Technology Program, there was a situation with two students at Millport High School. "Both Laura and Jessica are in the 10th grade, next door neighbors, best friends and have all the same classes. They were caught by the teacher texting each other answers during a test while one hand was in the lap holding the phone and the other on the desk. They both received a zero." With the use of phones, we can access the internet and people use the internet to cheat on exams.
I feel that cell phones in students possession in school should one day be banned. It is the causation of many problems. There should not be a need for a student to have a cell phone in high school. If a student needs to make a call, they could go to the main office and if parents are concern is their child is safe, they should call the school to make sure their kid is where they are suppose to be. Cell phones in class are doing nothing better for the people of the future rather than causing distractions, disruptions, and students getting into more trouble in and out of schools.


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Vegetarian Not The Way To Go

Statistics show that there are about three percent of vegetarians in the United States, which is approximately six to eight million adults who are true vegetarians. Choosing to be a vegetarian is an unhealthy and unethical choice, but in the eyes of many it may seem to be the best choice. Many may argue that being a vegetarian is the most healthiest diet a person can consume, which I disagree. Vegetarians may have a proper nutritious diet, but they do not have a balance of the things they eat and may not get enough of the right nutrients or even may not get any at all. This can lead to many health issues and eating disorders. People even become vegetarians because they want to change the way they eat to loose weight, but by doing they’re causing more harm to themselves. Many people do not see or are unaware of the affects of being a vegetarian, until later on in life when all damage is done. Being a vegetarian can even be a matter of life and death. There is nothing worse than when a person realizes that throughout their life they have been triggering their own death, by feeding themselves to death.
Being a Vegetarian can be the causation of why many people have low bones density. In a report from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition many "vegetarians and vegans ( a type of vegetarian who does not eat products from animals) tend to have a lower body mass index, which increases the risks for osteoporosis." Osteoporosis is a medical condition where the bones in your body become fragile. In a study of a total of 2,749 participants, the bone mineral destiny of about four percent of the vegetarians where lower in the neck and spine compared to the people who consumed meat as part of their diet. The vegans have a even higher percent of low bone mineral destiny, at six percent. The reason why many vegetarians and vegans have a higher risk of low bone destiny is because their lack of consumption of dairy food products. Dairy products are high in vitamin D and calcium and that makes the bones in our bodies stronger and heather. Also many people do not even consume the substitutes products like soy milk, instead of real milk because either they may not like the taste or even because of financial reasons.
Vegetarian is the cause of why many people have problems with their dietary habits causing, the people to have eating disorders. In a research done in Minnesota by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 107 participants from ages 12-20 who are vegetarians and 214 non-vegetarian youths were surveyed. The results of the survey shows that kids who are developing from a child into a adult and called themselves vegetarians, " had higher rates of eating disorders." The vegetarians also "had higher rates of dieting, binge eating, intentional vomiting, and laxative use." The reason why many people start being a vegetarian is because they want to lose weight and it can be a way to "express independence." People used the idea of being a vegetarian as an excuse to themselves that they are being healthy because we have the idea groomed in us to think that being a vegetarian is the most healthiest choice. What people don’t realize that in reality they are hurting themselves and are oblivious to see that outcomes and causation of the eating disorders that comes with began a vegetarian.
Being a Vegetarian may be the right choice in our minds, but in studies shown it is not the correct choice. The risks that comes with being a vegetarian can cause major health issues. A person should not deprive themselves of not having enough of the right nutrients or a vitamins for their body. Everyone should be health and eat a balance of right foods. Many people think that becoming a vegetarian is the best way to lose weight, which is not true. People can loose weight by not becoming a vegetarian by having a balance diet and eat in moderation, while having the proper nutrients to be health