Sunday, March 27, 2011

Quote, Summary, Source Analysis, and Citation #3

Author's quote:  "Trusting a child or teenager with a computer is much like trusting them with a car. Their inexperience can lead them to avenues that they may not know what to do with while they’re alone in their room."

Paraphrase: This quote is very powerful for my topic, because it is true. When a computer is given to a student, it is the perfect option for them to make fun of someone or to pick on them online or on a social networking site; especially when no one is with them. Just like the quote: "Character is doing the right thing when no one is watching."Without the knowledge on something, it can lead to children or teens more likely to making mistakes (in this case being bullying on the computer) and then regretting them in the long run.


Summary of the article: The article talks about how cyber bullying has increased and now how it is starting to become a problem with social networking sites and also texting. Cyber bullying has become a big problem of many people slowly over time. In the article it states a quote from Dr. Kimberly S. Young: "The Internet has been called a big city with no police."

Source Analysis: In this article the author uses different ways to intrigue the audience, other than just boring them with facts. One thing that I noticed the author used, was quotes. The author used these quotes to make the article more appealing with information. When you see a quote by a professional in the topic, you tend to use that source more. Also, the author used a picture to draw more emotion toward the topic and the article.

"Staff Editorial: WHERE WE STAND: Discretion important to combat cyber bullying." Flyer 6 November 2010: n. pag. Web. 27 Mar 2011. <http://thelewisflyer.com/opinion/staffed/staff-editorial-where-we-stand-discretion-important-to-combat-cyber-bullying/4190/>.

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