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    "The Social Network" tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg and how he created the popular social media platform Facebook. Zuckerberg was a college student at Harvard University when he first came up with the innovative idea of Facebook. The movie shows how popular the network got within a few weeks.

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    "The Social Network" tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg and how he created the popular social media platform Facebook. Zuckerberg was a college student at Harvard University when he first came up with the innovative idea of Facebook. The movie shows how popular the network got within a few weeks.

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    ArianaLozner

    Mrs.Hope
    WorldLit
    12January2016

    TheSocialNetworktellsthestoryofMarkZuckerbergandhowhecreatedthepopular
    socialmediaplatformFacebook.ZuckerbergwasacollegestudentatHarvardUniversitywhen
    hefirstcameupwiththeinnovativeideaofFacebook.Originallyhenamedwebsitehiswebsite
    facematchwhichwasonlygearedtowardsHarvardStudents.Zuckerbergwantedafastand
    efficientwayforHarvardstudentstocommunicate.Themovieshowcaseshowpopularthe
    networkgotwithinafewweeks.Eventually,thewebsitespreadtootherIvyLeaguecollegesin
    whichitevolvedintoFacebook.However,Zuckerbergisfacedwithmanyobstaclesthat
    interruptFacebooksprogression.Oneofthemainobstaclesheisfacedwithisgettingsuedby
    theWinklevossbrothers,inwhichtheyclaimthattheycameupwiththeideaofFacebookfirst
    notZuckerberg.Also,ZuckerbergsbestfriendandcofounderofFacebook,EduardoSaverin
    getsintoafightwithMarkabouthimbeingtooovercontrolling,makingallthebusiness
    decisions.Inretaliation,ZuckerbergreducesSaverinsshareofFacebooksignificantly.Bythe
    endofthisfilm,theWinklevossandSaverinreceiveasettlementandFacebookbecomesthe
    numberonesocialmediaplatformintheworld.Also,Zuckerbergbecomestheyoungest
    billionaire.
    Arevolutionisdefinedas
    adramaticandwidereachingchangeinthewaysomething
    worksorisorganizedorinpeople'sideasaboutit.
    Thismovieisanexcellentportrayalofa

    technologicalrevolutionasthefilmshowstheevolutionofthepopularsocialmediaplatform
    Facebook,whichhasgrowntobeaworldwidephenomenon.FacebookfirststartedoffasFace
    MatchandwasonlyusedforHarvardStudentstocommunicate.Zuckerbergwantedtobuilda
    tightknitcommunityofstudentsthatkneweachotherandwenttothesameschool.Eventually,
    Facebookexpanded,andnowitsusedworldwide.Facebookchangedthewaypeoplekeptin
    touchasitofferedanew,innovativewaytocommunicateandallowedindividualstomeetnew
    peoplewhosharedsimilarinterests.Italsosetaprecedentforothersocialmediaplatforms(e.a.
    twitter,instagram).

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