Thanaphon Songsawatwong
Scott Guenthner
English 1021
30 April 2014
Effects of Social Media
Stop for a second and think about what you are setting yourself up for by using social media. Social media can be a helpful tool when used carefully, like how President Obama used Facebook to win the presidential election of 2008. It can also be a dangerous tool when using it without care like Ginger D'Amico, a Spanish teacher. She was careless when using social media, as a result, she was suspended 30 days from work without pay. Using social media is like walking on a thin sheet of ice. We need to be careful or the ice will break and we will fall in, and may end up crippling ourselves. Social media is a powerful, yet equally destructive tool; therefore, it should be used with caution.
The social media is a very powerful tool when used carefully.
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