"Identify Constructions on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships"

"Identify Constructions on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships" was orginally published in 2008 as topic in Computers in Human Behavior . This article is written by professionals at Temple University's Department of Sociology so I can automatically assume that they are experts with the illustration and processes of Facebook. The authors Shanyang Zhao, Sherri Grasmuch, and Jason Martin all have the intentions to explore how Facebook users expose the more positive side of their self instead of the real side. Explicitly stated,"the purpose of this article is to increase our understandings of self presentation in general and identify construction in the online environment in general." They explained how users would rather show images than to convey a true statement.
The article is organized into five different sections: the introduction, literature review, showing research, focus of the present study, and the results. They used math and statistics to explain the methods they approach throughout the study. When the writers use specific terms, they interpret how they used the term and why they use them in that way. From the evidence that they gave, I can come to understanding of the information they were trying to convey to their audience. The author's article can be applealing to facebook users or public population.
Markus and Nurius were cited in this article saying that “ a person’s conception of him or herself at a given time can be divided into two categories: the ‘‘now selves” and the ‘‘possible selves.” "Now selves" being the truth and "possible selves" being the fake. Both men and women were cited to share their academic beliefs on this topic. I think that I’m expected to get a understanding about how highly complex Facebook is and how it puts pressure on someone to show their online "self".
Even though its said that the study needs more research, I feel that I did get a better comprehension of other people’s views about why the chose to reveal certain information to the public and why not. I feel that I have a connection with this article because I’m in a environment now where Facebook is used daily and to most people it’s like a addiction which is supported by social behavior. If I had to write on this topic, I would consider to write about the importance of facebook, chat rooms, blogs, and on-line dating and why are these so popular in today‘s society.

Writing to Succeed

Hi! My name is Johneche Marsalis born and raised in McComb, Ms. I'm currently a junior at the University of Southern Mississippi and majoring in Community Health Science with an emphasis in Health Policy and Administration. I'm involved in the organizations on campus such as I.D.E.A.L Women the acronym that stands for Intelligent, Dignifed, Elegant, Ambitious, Leaders. I'm also a proud member of Legacy and NAACP. Even though I'm undecided on where I would like to go, I still plan to attend grad school to earn my masters degree in Health Policy and Administration. In the future, I plan to manage/coordinate a large hospital facility in Texas or Georgia.
Writing to me at times can be a struggle especially if I'm writing about a topic that is puzzling or just plain boring!!! On the other hand, I enjoy writing because I feel like I can express my thoughs and opinions better through my writing.
Writing was once difficult to me when I had to write a paper about a deceased family member. I chose to write about my grandmother. While writing on such a extreme subject I became so emotional because every word I wrote about her was true and my mind was completely on her instead of the assigned topic but in my mind I knew that I would get a good grade. Unfortunately, my grade wasn't what I expected because I failed to declare to my audience why I was writing about her. Even though I failed in the beginning, the end paid off when I revised the paper and I got the grade I wanted. I learned that sometimes failing gives me a sense of accomplishment and motivation to do better.
I'm really beginning to enjoy the class already. I hope to strenthen my writing abilities and learn new strategies to organized my thoughts and also how to convey them to an audience. Even though writing isn't my strongest subject, I plan to succeed in technical writing!!