Last Name 5 Date Name Professor’s Name Course Social Media: Its Advantages, Its Short Comings and Its Untapped Potential for Greater Change. Sheila Allison, “Youth and the Potential Power of Social Media.” 2013. Vol32 (3). The Author acknowledges Social Media as being of more value than just a source of entertainment. She sees it as a tool for change, change that clearly will not be handed freely to those opposed to Authoritative Leadership Regimes, but use Interactive media as a means of getting their agenda out there. She makes findings about youth below the age of 30 years that they not only use Social Media for interaction, but see it as a way of discovering their inner selves: their identity. The Dictatorial Communist Regime has been up in arms with attempts of self-expressions through Social Media or phone messages through regulation. The Author does indeed point out at the short comings of this sought after Democracy, where it brought instability to both Egypt and Tunisia after the ouster of Mohammed Morsi and the Assassination of then opposition leader respectively. The author of this article uses different strategies to achieve of explaining the role of social media among the youths. She makes use of examples, of both the positive and the negative impacts that social media has had among the youths. For instance, she uses the example of Arab revolution that left countries such as Egypt and Tunisia unstable to explain the shortcomings associated with social media. This source will be very important when it comes to completion of my research. It will give vital information about the advantages that are associated with social media. On the other hand, the source will be critical in completing my research as it will give information on some of shortcomings related to social media. Fleur, Gabriel, “Sexting, Selfies and Self-Harm: Young People, Social Media and the Performance of Self Development.” Media International Australia, May 2014; 151:104-112 The Article’s Author makes disturbing findings about how misuse of Social Media is corrupting social ethics by instilling perceived ill-mannered and corrupted ones. Girls are mostly susceptible to this, having to prove their identity by posting naked selfies or photos of their drunken selves in a bid to bolster their approval rating an acceptance. This article aids readers in viewing Social Media in a different light rather than the perceived, hence taking drastic measures to curb the vices painting the tool in bad light. The article is well explained and easy to understand in relation to the way that social media contributes in corrupting social ethics among young people. The author makes use of images, texts and other objects to show the reader how social media has contributed in corrupting the morals of the young people. This article is important when it comes to completion of my paper. It will provide important information on the negative side of social media, by giving a detailed ...

1. Last Name 5
Date
Name
Professor’s Name
Course
Social Media: Its Advantages, Its Short Comings and Its
Untapped Potential for Greater Change.
Sheila Allison, “Youth and the Potential Power of Social
Media.” 2013. Vol32 (3).
The Author acknowledges Social Media as being of more value
than just a source of entertainment. She sees it as a tool for
change, change that clearly will not be handed freely to those
opposed to Authoritative Leadership Regimes, but use
Interactive media as a means of getting their agenda out there.
She makes findings about youth below the age of 30 years that
they not only use Social Media for interaction, but see it as a
way of discovering their inner selves: their identity. The
Dictatorial Communist Regime has been up in arms with
attempts of self-expressions through Social Media or phone
messages through regulation. The Author does indeed point out
at the short comings of this sought after Democracy, where it
brought instability to both Egypt and Tunisia after the ouster of
Mohammed Morsi and the Assassination of then opposition
leader respectively.
The author of this article uses different strategies to achieve of
explaining the role of social media among the youths. She
makes use of examples, of both the positive and the negative
impacts that social media has had among the youths. For
instance, she uses the example of Arab revolution that left
countries such as Egypt and Tunisia unstable to explain the
shortcomings associated with social media.
This source will be very important when it comes to completion
of my research. It will give vital information about the
advantages that are associated with social media. On the other

2. hand, the source will be critical in completing my research as it
will give information on some of shortcomings related to social
media.
Fleur, Gabriel, “Sexting, Selfies and Self-Harm: Young People,
Social Media and the Performance of Self Development.” Media
International Australia, May 2014; 151:104-112
The Article’s Author makes disturbing findings about how
misuse of Social Media is corrupting social ethics by instilling
perceived ill-mannered and corrupted ones. Girls are mostly
susceptible to this, having to prove their identity by posting
naked selfies or photos of their drunken selves in a bid to
bolster their approval rating an acceptance. This article aids
readers in viewing Social Media in a different light rather than
the perceived, hence taking drastic measures to curb the vices
painting the tool in bad light.
The article is well explained and easy to understand in relation
to the way that social media contributes in corrupting social
ethics among young people. The author makes use of images,
texts and other objects to show the reader how social media has
contributed in corrupting the morals of the young people.
This article is important when it comes to completion of my
paper. It will provide important information on the negative
side of social media, by giving a detailed explanation of the
way that social media has contributed in making young people
less moral. Therefore, it will help me in getting some points
related to disadvantages of social media.
Khalil, Ahmad &KarimSajjad S. “Social Media and Youth
Participatory Politics: A Study Of University Students.” A
Research Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 28, No. 2, July-
December 2013; 353-360
The Authors document a study carried out at a university in
Pakistan to find out the participatory rate of students below the
age of 26 years, but above 18 years of age in National politics.
The results were carried out on the basis that these students
were of a younger population; had access to the internet and

3. owned a laptop. Social Media was seen as an attractive means of
pushing their agendas compared to the traditional conventional
ways of that needed approval from those in authority.
This article is well organized and make use of primary data to
support its arguments. The author collected data from primary
sources, thereby making it easier to understand from the
participants’ point of view the role that social media play in
enabling the youths to participate in politics.
As a result, the high quality information contained in this
article will be instrumental in completion of my research paper.
It will provide useful data on the benefits that are related to
social media, particularly in the area of enabling people to
demand accountability and transparency in the way resource are
used in a state.
Marko M. Skoric& Nathaniel Poor.“Youth Engagement in
Singapore: The Interplay of Social and Traditional Media.”
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 57(2), 2013; 187–
204 DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2013.787076
The Authors detail how political information is disseminated
among Singaporeans with most having embraced Social Media.
A survey conducted ruled in the affirmative confirming the
widespread social media use among Singapore locals.
Traditional forms of sources of political information relies
heavily on key political figures who control and monitor
information the public has access to. Yet again social media is
regarded as a tool for advocating for political and social change.
The article in this case makes use of various research strategies
to collect quality data that makes the information contained in it
more reliable. Primary sources of data are heavily relied in
making conclusions in this article. This makes the article very
outstanding as far as understanding the role of social media in
the society is concerned.
The article is very crucial in completing my paper. It will
provide information on the benefit of social media, especially in
the area of bringing political and social change in the society. It
will also be instrumental in understanding the huge potential of

4. social media that has not been tapped.
Min-Woo,Kwon ,Dave Wilcox&Dhavan V. Shah. “The Role of
Recreational Media Use in Youth Socialization: Extending the
Citizen Communication Mediation Model.” Online Journal of
Communication and Media Technologies: Volume: 4 – Issue; 1,
January 2014.
The Authors have researched on the continued widening gap
between the older generation and the younger with regards to
the decline in the civic and political participation.. The effects
on civic participation were outlined under two models namely:
the model fit and the path model which both detailed the effects
of various variables on both political and civic participation.
The survey, conducted clearly isolated those practices that were
for the good of public integration and participation from those
that were not.
The article is well written, using both primary and secondary
sources of data to support various arguments put forward in it.
The authors, for instance, uses information from a primary
study that was conducted to support their main findings.
Therefore, the article’s findings are well supported making them
reliable to use in any study. The use of examples from past
studies also makes the article to be of high quality.
Therefore, this article will be very useful as far as completing
my research paper is concerned. It will in understanding the role
that social media play in the distribution of information. It will
also be instrumental understanding the untapped potential of
social media, particularly when it comes to civil participation in
running the state.
Eric, white &Anamika Barman-Adhikari. “Internet and Social
Media Use as a Resource Among Homeless Youth.” Journal of
Computer-Mediated Communication: International
Communication Association, (2014) 232–247.
The Authors observe in their findings that homeless youths
actually use the internet at least once per week. It further details
how these individuals use social media as a tool to communicate

5. with their peers; keep in touch with their family members; and
also talk to their present or preferred future employers. Social
media is seen as a positive tool for true rehabilitation and
reform to homeless individuals.
The authors of this article explain their findings in detail. They
also make use of supporting evidence from the available
literature on the topic of their discussion. Furthermore, the
article makes use of various examples available on the way
homeless youths make use of social media as a vital resource to
them. Therefore, the source has high quality information on the
benefits of social media to the society.
It is critical to understand that this source will be important as
far as writing my research paper is concerned. The source will
provide significant information on some of the benefits of social
media, especially in reforming of homeless children. As a
result, it will help in understanding the untapped potential of
social media in the area of rehabilitating individuals in the
society.
Amanda, Hynan, JaniceMurray&JulietGoldbart.
‘Happyandexcited’:PerceptionsofusingDigital
technologyandsocialmediabyyoungpeoplewhouseaugmentative
and Alternative communication.”Child Language Teaching and
Therapy (30)
In their publication, Amanda et al., credited Social Media with
improving social inclusiveness of people who use Augmentative
and Alternative Communication. It has, however, faced a
number of setbacks, citing lack of technical support, and know-
how available in their localities. Accordingly, notwithstanding
the participants of a recent survey conducted that revealed their
satisfaction in the role the technology advancement had played
in their lives.
The authors make use of existing literature as well as primary
data to support various claims made in this article. Therefore,
this makes their work more reliable when using it for academic
purposes. It’s also important to note that the authors also make
use of tables to illustrate their findings, thereby making it easy

6. to read and understand the content of the article.
The article will be instrumental in the completion of my paper.
It will provide useful information in relation to the benefits of
social media in the area of teaching. Therefore, the source will
help me in discussing the untapped potentials of social media in
the field of education.
Works Cited
Amanda, HynanJanice, Murray&JulietGoldbart.
‘Happyandexcited’:Perceptionsof usingDigital
technologyandsocialmediabyyoungpeoplewhouseaugmentative
and Alternative communication.”Child Language Teaching and
Therapy (30)
Eric, white &Anamika Barman-Adhikari. “Internet and Social
Media Use as a Resource Among Homeless Youth.” Journal of
Computer-Mediated Communication: International
Communication Association, (2014) 232–247.
Fleur, Gabriel, “Sexting, Selfies and Self-Harm: Young People,
Social Media and the Performance of Self Development.” Media
International Australia, May 2014; 151:104-112
Khalil, Ahmad &KarimSajjad Sheikh, “Social Media and Youth
Participatory Politics: A Study Of University Students.” A
Research Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 28, No. 2, July-
December 2013; 353-360
Marko M. Skoric& NathanielPoor.“Youth Engagement in
Singapore: The Interplay of Social and Traditional Media.”
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 57(2), 2013; 187–
204 DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2013.787076
Min-Woo, Kwon, Dave Wilcox&Dhavan V. Shah. “The Role of
Recreational Media Use in Youth Socialization: Extending the
Citizen Communication Mediation Model.” Online Journal of
Communication and Media Technologies: Volume: 4 – Issue; 1,

7. January 2014.
Sheila, Allison, “Youth and the Potential Power of Social
Media.” Vol32 (3). 2013.
DIMOND WRIT 200
ASSIGNMENT SHEET
Research Document: Analytical Research Paper
Assignment Overview Based on your knowledge of discourse
communities after our class readings, our class discussions, and
our group activities, you will produce an analytical research
paper that engages an original research question related to your
field of discovery. From your research question, you will
develop a thesis statement with a clear stance. You will have
the opportunity to engage in processes for reading, writing, and
research, as well as understand writing as a social process.
Rhetorical Situation In an Analytical Research Paper, you will
provide a critical interpretation of sources that answer your
original research focus. Your aim is not to persuade your
audience, but demonstrate your ability to analyze sources
related to your research focus. Your interpretation of the
sources should support your thesis.
Assignment Details Using findings from your Annotated
Bibliography, you will generate a five (5) – six (6) page
Analytical Research Paper that critically engages your research
focus. Note: 4 ½ pages does not meet the requirement. You
must use at least five (5) academic sources, with a minimum of
seven (7) sources. Do not exceed ten sources.
Deadlines March 26 Workshop Draft of Analytical Research
Paper due for Writers’ Workshop. Bring two complete drafts:
30 points
April 2 Submission Draft of Analytical Research

8. Document due, including all corresponding documents listed on
the rubric: 45 points
April 30 Polished Draft for Portfolio Submission. With
revision, this may fit the Polished Research Document
Requirement of your FYC Portfolio.
Other Requirements Following completion and to be submitted
with this document, you will write a 1-2 page self-reflection
professional email detailing your writing process and
identifying which learning outcomes you achieved. In the cover
letter you must also explain why you choose your citation
method. A physical copy of your Submission Draft is due in
class on April 2, as well as a single attachment to the
assignment description in the Assignment section of Sakai.
Please name it: YOURNAME-ARP.docx
RUBRIC/INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS: Analytical Research
Paper
Contributes two complete drafts and participates in Writer’s
Workshop on March 26
___/20
Addresses the assignment’s rhetorical situation, utilizing textual
conventions to address the document’s purpose
___/10
Correct bibliographical citation for each source

9. ___/5
Selects, organizes, and cites evidence in ways that are ethical an
appropriate to academic genres
___/10
Establishes a thesis with a clear stance, focused by a sense of
purpose and audience
___/10
Engages, integrates, and evaluates the ideas of others
___/10
Submits the following documents in order on February April 2:
· Cover Letter
· Submission Draft
· Workshop Draft
· Writer’s Workshop Comments
___/10
Total:
Additional Comments: