What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” by Brent Staples
What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” by Brent Staples
1.Define three new words.
2.What are the author’s thesis and supporting points, in your own words?
3.Do you agree with the author’s thesis? Why or why not? Try to think of two or three reasons.
4.Think of a specific example or anecdote that would prove one of your three reasons.
5.The internet has changed a lot since Staples wrote his article. Do you think the situation is any different now? How so?
-APA in-text citations and reference
•Resources allowed: text book, dictionary, APA reference guide, a copy of the article, and an outline (no more than 50 words long)
Write an essay responding to the article. Fourteen years after Staples wrote this article, do you think his thesis is still correct?
•5 paragraphs (intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion)
•In the introduction, the background information should be a brief summary of Staples’ article.
•Each body paragraph should give one reason why you think Staples is right (or wrong).
•Support your points with specific examples and anecdotes. You may talk about yourself.
•Quote/paraphrase the article at least two times.
•Give APA in-text citations and reference.
Please use simple words，thank you
Article resources:
“What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” by Brent Staples
http://www(dot)nytimes(dot)com/2004/05/29/opinion/editorial-observer-what-adolescents-miss-when-we-let-them-grow-up-in-cyberspace.html
What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” by Brent Staples
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Outline
Introduction (Paragraph 1)
Summary of the article by Staples
Body
3 reasons to support his argument (Paragraph 2&3)
1 adolescents spend more time on the cyberspace at the expense of their families and friends
2 Pseudonyms on the cyberspace allow teens to mask their true selves when forming social bonds
Anecdote (Paragraph 4)
* I agree with his thesis on the subject
* Teens are increasingly getting addicted to cyberspace and some are getting depressed as a result
Conclusion (paragraph 5)
Sum up the main points
Definition of three new words
These words are defined as they are used in the article.
Quotidian - occurring every day CITATION Mer184 \l 1033 (Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, 2018)
Pseudonym - a name someone uses instead of their real name, especially on a written work CITATION Cam18 \l 1033 (Cambridge Dictionary, 2018)
Hermetic - Insulated or protected from outside influences ( CITATION Oxf181 \l 1033 (Oxford Dictionaries, 2018)
What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” by Brent Staples
Brent Staples describes how his youthful years were different from the modern times because of the cyberspace. He starts by narrating how he approached the girl of a steelworker and how the events of the era were instrumental in developing real strong social bonds. He compares that experience with the interactions on the cyberspace and how they have a negative impact on the psychosocial development of the teenagers. He argues that cyberspace lacks some of the necessary elements of preparing adolescents for adulthood and offers few reasons for his assertions which are outlined below.
Firstly, adolescents spend more time on the cyberspace at the expense of their families and friends. CITATION Bre04 \l 1033 (Staples, 2004)published his article before social media took root in the lives of adolescents and exponentially increased the time they spend on the cyberspace. Teens have become are addicted to the social media and it has started taking a toll on their physical and emotional growth. Today the cyberspace is highly addictive and it takes much of the time teens to spend on building strong social bonds CITATION Pan14 \l 1033 (Pantic, 2014). Face-to-face interactions are very important in forming strong social bonds and the cyberspace has replaced this fundamental element of interaction with a screen and a keyboard.
Secondly, Pseudonyms on the cyberspace allow teens to mask their true selves when forming social bonds CITATION Bre04 \l 1033 (Staples, 2004). This practice has increased especially in the age of social media and it allows kids to mask their true identities. When they leave their ‘quotidian identities’ for more glamorous ones it signifies a pr...