Name : Ayesha Arif

Roll no : 58

Class: BS English 7th semester (R)

Course : Introduction to Stylistics

Topic : Newspaper Columns on Social media with Stylistics

effects

Submitted to : Ma’am Mariam Akram

Topic: Education in the era of social media

Education is as essential as breathing for an individual life. In this age of globalization,

Social media emerged as a seed sprouting into a plant. It has a great impact on the

educational life of students nowadays. It is as important as the foundation of a house in

the life of students as it makes study easier and students just get their desired work in the

blink of an eye, which enables them to learn things easily and quickly.

The use of social media is a newsstand for every student and even teachers to learn

things more effectively and efficiently. Everything is at hand (phrase) and students

fulfill their desired goals more easily. It makes learning easy that's why students and

teachers consider it a great weapon to unlock the door of learning.

The Internet, as a whole is like a water cooler due to its vast information and resources.

People living in different countries easily get information about other countries and about

the research conducted due to the internet.

Using social media for an educational purpose has many more advantages, it increases

student engagement, and they learn more actively, as it has a heap of information.

Moreover, social media has a very positive impact on English language learners to learn

English more effectively they learn language skills, grammar, pronunciation, and

spelling, their reading skills, writing, and speaking skills are polished and it also helps in

making their thinking more creative and critical.

Google, YouTube, Twitter, etc. are the platforms where students find a bundle of

information that helps them in learning. YouTube is full of amazing channels related to

education according to the needs of the students where students find informative videos
that help them in their learning. Twitter acts as a great torrent in which there is a flood

of information on every topic and the related news and researched reports are there to

engage its users with the world.

Many students in these busy days find blogging and making useful educational channels

and pages boosting their confidence and self-esteem. All these opportunities that social

media provides them will make them more independent and empowered to share their

thoughts and spread their ideas to the whole world. All these positive aspects of social

media towards education make it a huge deal in the field of education.

Along With its vast advantages, it has some negative impacts also on education. The

most dominating factor that comes under its negative impact is its distraction. The

notifications and the constant urge to check those notifications distract the students from

their task and ultimately they will not do any productive work in a given time.

Furthermore, the spread of Wrong information on different channels and social media

platforms can distract the students and they believe in that news without examining the

news. Another negative impact of social media is that the people who mirror their

achievements and goals can lead to a feeling of failure and self-doubt for other students.

In a nutshell, social media paints a picture having colored and dark sides, it is up to the

users how they perceive the picture. If they use it positively then it will open a door of

success and learning.

Analysis
Semantic level
Simile: as essential as breathing
Effect:. Engage the reader by comparing two things
Simile : as a seed sprouting into a plant.
Effect: create a somber mood by comparing
Simile. : as important as the foundation of a house
Effect : Provide more descriptive image to the reader
Metaphor : blink of an eye,
Effect :. Convey deeper meaning with few words
Metaphor : newsstand
Effect :. Engage the reader
Phrase:. Everything is at hand
Effect: Make sentence attractive
Simile:. like a water cooler
Effect: spices up the line to engage the reader
Metaphor: as a great torrent
Effect :. create a vivid image
Idiom: huge deal
Effect : Shifts the reader to think more abstractly
Topic : Impact of Social media on mental health and academic

performance:

In this age of technology social media is become the inevitable part of a life and makes

life impossible and difficult for those who used it daily and excessively. It has attracted

the attention of people as bees attract flowers due to its fast communication and

bundles of information. It acts as a dinner party, a powerful tool for social attraction

where people connect and share their content and they become popular. But this

popularity has affected their lifestyles which resulted in some mental issues among them.

Social media affects mental health badly. Its excessive use doesn't lessen productivity but

also leads to many problems like anxiety, depression, lower confidence, and depression.

Nowadays, our young generation finds it as difficult as to pin a medal on a shadow to

imagine their life without social media. Excessive use of social media leads to serious

issues like privacy issues, cyberbullying, and immoral attitudes towards others which has

a very awful impact on the mental health and academic performances of teenagers. This

excessive use causes mental distress because of too many connections with the world.

Social media usage has incredibly increased over the last 10 years, especially TikTok,

but Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms have been

used over many past years. These apps are made for helping and communication

purposes but their negative usage affects mental health badly.

Social media is a digital technology where everyone can find information related to the

whole world at a single click, but the youth misuses these platforms especially TikTok,

which leads to lower self-esteem and immorality. Spending too much time on social

media they started to compare themselves with the lifestyles of others and without

considering the struggles and achievements behind it, they started to compare themselves

with others which leads to stress, anxiety, and mental disturbance in many of them .

Social media becomes Pandora’s box , offering students a virtual life , and guiding them

with a stream of knowledge . It acts as a double-edged sword having positive and

negative impacts on the life of students . Gaming, advertisements, and notifications from

every platform is like enchanting spells , that distracts students from their academic

tasks and assignment which lessens their academic productivity .

Moreover , excessive time spent on these platforms can lead to a decline in academic

performance .Too much scrolling affects studies , increases stress levels and reduces the

overall productivity of students .Along With its powerful and helpful impacts on the

student's life , such as helping students in many ways such as helping them in enhancing

their skills , communication, and productivity, It also possess some harmful effects and

risks for students such as affecting their mental health and academic performance.

To sum up , Social media platforms are an influential force in the lives of students

worldwide , Along with offering opportunities to students ,enhancing their skills and

productivity, and connectivity with the world , they also possess some risks like privacy

issues , social comparison , cyber crimes and it's too much usage causes mental

disturbance and effected student's productivity regarding studies due to distraction

caused by social media .

Analysis

Semantic level

Simile: as bees attract flowers

Effect : describe concept more clearly.

Simile: as a dinner party,

Effect : engage readers to look at the depth of the idea .

Simile: as difficult as to pin a medal on a shadow

Effect : provides more descriptive details

Metaphor : Pandora’s box ,

Effect : create connection

Metaphor : double-edged sword

Effect : provides deeper understanding

Simile : like enchanting spells

Effect: create a vivid image in the readers mind