Originally Posted by Rumiena

My essay outline

"Modern day communication via social networks puts an end of true and sincere relationships."

Introduction

"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god"

Communication as a basis for society
-Verbal and non verbal communication
-evolution of language as a medium of communication
- language needed for expression and socialisation

Advent of modern means of communication
-postal system
-telegraph
-internet and email
-blogging
-microblogging

Social media
Social media thrives on our basic need to express ourselves
-facebook
-Twitter
- Orkut
- Google Plus

- laptops and hand held devices for social networking
- Social media used by people from all walks of life
- Journalists, politicians, celebrities , common man and even taliban
(here i discussed how taliban have been using twitter and social media to interact with outside world and even recruit)
-Social media used by rebels in the arab spring

Impact of Social media on our lives
-Impact on personal relations
- impact on marriage and increasing divorce rate
-impact on parent - child relationship
- growing gender gap
- Parents have no time for children
-example of woman who killed her child because he disturbed her while playing farmville
- Impact on youngsters and their behaviour
- Impact on other relations (friends/peers)
- Impact on work ethics
- increased procrastination and decreased productivity
- Relationship with neighbours
- people prefer to stay indoors decreasing their real life social activity

-Impact on personality
- increased depression
- Multiple personaities
- Pressure to keep up appearances
- loosing self confidence

Suggestions to improve this scenario

-solution lies within the individual
- role of parents in sensitising their children
- knowing how to balance life
- role of governments
- providing safe environment for people to go out without fear

Conclusion

Social media is here to stay but it depends up the individual to decide whether its benefits outweigh its cost.




I did my best, now just praying for a good result!