Week 1: Assignment 1: Your Favorite Social Media
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Objectives: Course Objectives 1 & 2
Description:
Being in a digital world, most of us use social media in one way or another. For this assignment, please write a 500-700 word paper that explains:
• Your favorite form of social media and why. • Your least favorite form of social media and why. • In your own experience, what kind of impact you think social media has on our society.
This can include all forms of social media and is not exclusive to social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. Writing in the first person is acceptable for this assignment, although typically academic writing is in third person. All direct quotes and paraphrases from social media platforms should be cited in APA format. For example, if you quote a Tweet, it must be cited.
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