Have you ever meet someone on the internet and even became friends with them? Making friends on the Internet can be fine you don’t have to share any information about where you live, how old you are, or any personal information about yourself. You can even become friends with someone who even lives in a different part of the world, you can be whoever you want to be or just be yourself. Making new friends online can have their advantages: can build up confidence, meet new people,connect with someone who is just like you.
In the article “Making Friends Through The Internet advantages and disadvantages of meeting friends online” by Sally Arthur he stated in paragraph 19 “While having friends online is good way to find people with similar interests,friend who exist only a computer screen do not provide the companionship necessary to sustain friendship.” This quote explains that you can connect with someone who is just like you who has similar interest in things like you. Another reason you can connect with someone online because in paragraph 8 stated “Online, you can be whoever you want to be, or be yourself. This allows people to practice their social skills”. This quote means that you can even connect with someone online to build your social skill so you can talk to people at your own school you can be yourself.
The article “Study The Internet Helps You Make More Friends, Be More Social” by Graeme McMillian on paragraph 1 stated that “ new study from the Pew Research Center has found that online social networks actually seem to make people more social” This quote explains that you can meet people on the internet without getting comfortable with telling your information you can become very popular on having so much friends on social media. Another reason you can meet new friends because in paragraph 3 stated “ But more interestingly,there’s also been a rise in the number of close friendship people are reporting when compared with 2008’s 1.93 with that increase being lead by those online, who reported an average of 2.26 close friends to the offline respondents’ 1.75. It gets even better when you look at those using social networks, who reported 2.45 close friends on average.This quote explain that meeting people new friends online can boost your friends (close-together).
My counterclaim meeting friends online can have their disadvantages in the article “ Making Friends Through The Internet have advantages and disadvantages of meeting friends online” stated in paragraph 4 “Making friends online also may prevent people from socializing outside of the Internet. While having friends online is a good way to find people with similar interests, friends who exist only on a computer screen do not provide the companionship necessary to sustain friendship. If having Internet comes at the cost of neglecting friends offline, the Internet becomes a disadvantage.” This quote explain why meeting friends on the Internet can have their disadvantages because not only you don’t know who you are talking to can cost you a-lot of things at the end of the day. Can stop you from talking to people you knew for a very long time.
In conclusion making friends on the Internet can have their advantages but in general if you do have a friend you meet on the Internet be wise and don’t tell them your information. But making friends online can build you confidence, meet new people, find someone who has the same interest like you do.
- Statement of purpose
I supported valid reasons why you can make friends on the internet can build your confidence up, meet new people, can connect with someone who is just like you.
I anticipated on the address of the opposing on how it can be an disadvantage on making friends on the internet can prevent people from socializing outside of the Internet also friends who exist only on a computer screen do not provide the companionship necessary to sustain friendship.
2. Organization
My section of my essay is organized in a logical way by supporting details about how can make friend on the internet.
There is a smooth flow from the beginning to the end because I went into details stating quotes about making friends on the Internet and towards the I wrapped the whole essay up by briefly explaining what the essay was about in details.
There is a clear conclusion that supported my argument about how you can meet friends on the Internet about even if you meet new friends on the Internet don’t be so cautious about who you tell your information to you don’t know what they will do with it.
I stayed on task the whole time about making friends online.
3. Elaboration of evidence
My evidence I used was relative to the topic for example “While having friends online is a good way to find people with the same interest.”
There is enough evidence to be convincing that it is good to be friends with someone on the internet.
4. Language and Vocabulary
I used formal, non-combative tone like states that, claims that,for example.
I used vocabulary familiar to the audience like this quote, disadvantages,support valid reason,advantages,stated,similiar interests.
5. I followed the rules of grammar usage as well as punctuation,capitalization, and spelling in my first second third and fourth paragraph.