One of the most common things you'll see in modern society is someone typing away on their cell phone. This small, shiny device has captivated anyone who can afford to own one, and the addiction to phones, as well as tablets and computers, is only growing, especially as new generations emerge and newer, more attractive technology is produced. Having this technology, and especially social media, can have both positive and negative effects on people. Social media allows people to connect with one another, share their interests, and discover new things, but it can also be addictive and damaging to a person's self-confidence. Someone can become obsessed with the number of likes or comments they get on a post, and this can affect their self-esteem. Social media can also boost a person's self-esteem when they receive positive comments or feel confident in the way they look in a picture they post. Either way, social media can have great affects on both people's confidence and the ways they interact with others.
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In George Logothetis's short story The Liker, he satirizes obsession with technology and social media. The main character is obsessed with the number of likes she gets on her Facebook posts, so much so that it dictates her entire life, and she misses all the great things in life she would have experienced, had she not been so caught up in her technology. Her obsession is exaggerated so much in the story that it's comical, and it effectively satirizes something that's so common in our society today.
Language is a powerful tool, and those who are skilled with it can easily manipulate people in believing or doing anything. In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, after the animals on the farm have rebelled against the owner and driven out all of the humans, the pigs on the farm assumed positions of leadership. They were educated, and knew how to read and right, and because of this it was easy for them to assume not only a position of authority, but an air of authority as well. The other animals regarded them as smarter and more capable because they understood language and used it well. The pigs used language to control the other animals. One of the most effective ways was with their mantras. The pigs implemented a saying among the animals: "Four legs good, two legs bad", which controlled the animals' every action. The other animals were so terrified of humans coming back and retaking the farm that the pigs could use that fear as an excuse to justify anything they did. The animals also found community a sense of community through language. They all learned a song called "The Beasts of England", which they sang regularly as a moral booster. Similarly, in the movie The Wave, the students in Mr. Ross,s classroom found a sense of community through their mantra ("Strength Throigh Discipline"), but this was more corrupted idea of "for the good of the group". In
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