E N CO U R AG I N G

S E L F E X P R E S S I O N

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if you can THINK it,

you can MAKE it

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NEW technology makes it

possible for us to EXPRESS our thoughts

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instantly

instantly...

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with everyone

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YouTube allows us to

upload OUR thoughts

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as ORIGINAL content

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and COMMENT

our OPINIONS

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twitter makes it EASY for us

to VOICE our thoughts

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for INDIVIDUALS to CREATE

social trends

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that INFLUENCE

social media

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INSTAGRAM gives people the opportunity

to instantly share IMPORTANT images

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we use social media to VIRTUALLY

define our REAL feelings

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these forms of social media

DEFINE our socialization

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and by extension ourselves

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we now SHARE our

thoughts INSTANTANEOUSLY

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these pieces of INDIVIDUALITY cannot

be ERODED by TIME

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our CREATIONS are

now PERMANENT

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for ALL to see

SOURCES

!•! http://www.socialmagnets.net/how-social-media-influences-people/! !•! http://learn.bowdoin.edu/courses/soc022-joshua-zalinger/2010/04/self-

expression-on-the-internet/!