- What is the thesis or main idea?
- Describe the plot in one or two sentences by identifying the conflict, climax, and resolution.
- Select a specific part, passage, or phrase from the story; quote it and identify which rhetorical strategy it
represents.
Assignment 2
In this task, you will identify which student submissions are plagiarized, noting what type of plagiarism is used.
Three of the four student submissions are plagiarized.
Original source:
A problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can’t identify what’s harmful to them on a conscious level, according to Holly Shakya, an assistant professor at UC San Diego.
negative social comparisons. That’s when people see carefully curated versions of other people’s lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won’t think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds.
Kelly, H. Facebook worries it might be bad for you, adds a mute button. (2017, December 15). CNN Wire.
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Student submission #1:
Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform’s effects on its users’ mental health. A problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can’t identify what’s harmful to them on a conscious level, according to Holly Shakya, an assistant professor at UC San Diego. Shakya studies the impact of Facebook on mental health. She says one way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That’s when people see carefully curated versions of other people’s lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won’t think to mute these kinds of friends,
who could number in the hundreds.
Student submission #2:
Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform’s effects on its users’ mental health. Users will be able to suspend notifications for the groups, friends, and pages they do not wish to see. Assistant professor Holly Shakya notes that the problem with this is that Facebook users probably won’t mute the friends they need to, those who offer perfect versions of their lives, which can lead to damaging comparisons (Kelly, 2017).
Student submission #3:
Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform’s effects on its users’ mental health. Users will be able to suspend notifications for the groups, friends, and pages they do not wish to see. However, a problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can’t identify what’s harmful to them on a conscious level. One way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That’s when people see carefully curated versions of other people’s lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won’t think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds (Kelly, 2017).
Student submission #4:
Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform’s effects on its users’ mental health. Users will be able to suspend notifications for the groups, friends, and pages they do not wish to see. Assistant professor Holly Shakya notes that the problem with this is that Facebook users probably won’t mute the friends they need to, those who offer perfect versions of their lives, which can lead to damaging comparisons.
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