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Course Reflection English

Introduction

Addressing different situations like interpersonal arguments requires persuasive writing

that involves various rhetoric features that are essential in writing. Based on rhetoric features, the

main objectives are to educate and persuade the majority of youths who represent the targeted

audience on the importance of social skills and the negative sides of internet use.

Based on a global situation where a majority of teens prefer the use of the internet to

social life raises the alarm to different stakeholders that involve parents, teachers, and technical

personnel. This critical situation brings in national debates and arguments on the impacts of the

internet on the social skills of the majority of teenagers. According to the emerging issues of

internet and social skills, it’s beyond doubt that the rapid global advancement of technology in

the 21st century has been received and viewed differently by diverse stakeholders based on their

contrasting viewpoints on human social skills and the internet.

In contemporary society, different parties bring in their thoughts and claims on the

impacts of technology, in this case, the internet on the social skills of American youths. Due to

the different contrasting standpoints of the internet impacts on social skills situation by various

parties that entails parents, teachers and Information Technology specialist brings in a sensitive

national debate on whether internet causes more harm than good to the society concerning

aspects of social skills.

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From the technical professionals, parents, and the educationalist's arguments, it's evident

that the internet has both positive and negative impacts on social skills matters. According to

most teachers, lecturers and parents' point of view, the use of the internet by most youths who

happen to be majorly high school students affects their social skills negatively. On the other

hand, it’s quite the opposite because the technical specialist believes that the use of the internet

positively affects most youth’s social skills. Therefore, to determine the accuracy of the two

contrasting ideas and thoughts, different viewpoints from both teachers, parents, and IT experts

need to be deeply analyzed because any argument or debate is only valid when tangible evidence

is available.

The complexity of subject demands analysis of different opinions that range from the

parents, educationalists and general specialists. According to most educationalists' opinions, their

argument aims to prove that the internet significantly affects the social skills of not only

American youths but young people all over the world. First, parents and teachers argue that

advancement in technology has promoted the social seclusion of most young individuals in

society. In that, the majority of youths globally only concentrate on their phones or computers

without indulging in other vital activities in their homes or schools. The use of online

communication platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube has corrupted the minds of

many youths who prefer to be locked in their rooms the whole day rather than indulging

themselves in healthy activities such as sports or group reading.

Every educationalist has observed that several youths that seem to be hooked entirely on

online communication platforms such as Instagram and Twitter perform poorly in most schools

due to the divided attention and lack of concentration in class. This bad performance caused by
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internet obsession leads to low self-confidence, along with low self-esteem that affects the social

skills of the affected young people.

Contrary to what parents and teachers believe, the technical team argues in the fact that

the internet has more to offer to society; thus, the internet affects the social skills of most

teenagers positively. Their goal is to educate the community that the internet brings more good to

the nation than harm to youth’s social skills. According to technology specialists, the

advancement of technology has enhanced social skills through the creation of many online

international social relationships. Continuous extensive use of the internet by most youths

enables them to share vital information inform of texts, videos, and calls that promote

socialization at greater heights.

The professionals on technology matters confirm to the teachers and parents that the use

of the internet does not only affect youths within a state but influences socialization of several

adolescents internationally, which was not possible in the olden days. Currently, a teen from

Africa can interact with a fellow teenager in Europe through social media platforms such as

Instagram and Facebook to share different experiences concerning various matters such as

education, and this experience promotes social skills.

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Works Cited

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Soh, Patrick Chin-Hooi, et al. “Parents vs. peers’ influence on teenagers’ Internet addiction and

Risky online activities.” Telematics and Informatics 35.1 (2018): 225-236.