Assignment 7-Henry Lee

Reflection:
     After the in class activity, I realized that the judicial system at the University at the Pacific weren't adequately trained to handle sexual assault cases like the one of Beckett Brennan. Also, I learned that 95% of sexual assaults on college campuses aren't reported, which is a scary thought because what if a close friend of mine was sexually assaulted but never told anyone? That would make them feel very uncomfortable at the university and would most likely interrupt their learning at the school. Something I didn't realize about the story was why the school didn't bring in police to help them determined the consequences that the perpetrators  should receive, and for the two players who were allowed to return to the school and play basketball again is just wrong. I would never want my university represented by some people  who were involved in a sexual assault, it just wouldn't be right. As for my own research process, I learned that I need to be through in my research and find all evidence necessary  to compose a great research paper that will pass at portfolios.

Application:
     In my annotated bibliography there are several perspectives that are presented, but there are also some that are left out since I only used ten sources. To me a perspective is the different views about my topic that I am researching about, which is social media and I am trying to figure out if it affects the way teenagers communicate. Many of my sources on the AB had the perspective of an adult researching about social media and if it changes teenage communication. Also a few of my sources had the perspective of teenagers and why they choose not to use social media, a majority of them said the main reason was a lack of motivation or poor use of their time. Another perspective one of my sources has is the outside researcher's perspective, which includes focusing on why teens use these sites and what they found was that they used them to build new relationships with people that share the same interests and build on their existing relationships as well. Although I have many perspectives on my topic, there are still some that got left out. Off of the top of my head I can think of a parent's perspective, a teacher's perspective, and a grandparent's perspective. These three are important to add because many parents and almost all grandparents have never used social media sites since they have just become widely popular within the last decade so they never had the opportunity to use them when they were teens. I also want to include a teachers' perspective because it seems like a lot of teachers don't like teens being on Facebook or texting on their cell phones when their in class because they see it as a distraction, so I want to see if the new era social media sites help or harm a teens communication skills.
     By my research so far I would say that the story being told is the one that's about all of the different social networking programs out there and how most teens are spending a lot time of them and how it helps or harms their communication with others in their offline lives. As I said before some perspectives that I would consider are parents, teachers, and grandparents since I feel like they are all important and would provide my essay with a diversified group of perspectives. Also I could consider adding the psychology field to my essay because it would provide some solid evidence to show if a teens communication is affected by their use of social networking sites.
     An example of a researcher's perspective I have as a source is "topic is that they perceive teenage usage of social media to help build and keep relationships." And that shows that the study they completed shows a big reason on why teens use the social media sites. Another example I have is from a teenager's perspective on why they don't use these sites, "The most popular reasons were: lack of motivation, poor use of time, preference for engaging in other activities, and cybersafety." Again, here's an example of a researcher's perspective, "The study showed that they are using these communication tools to reinforce existing relationships, with friends and partners. The article also makes a point by saying that online content in general can be both positive and negative depending on the context." As you can see I have multiple perspectives already on my AB but I will continue to look for different perspectives because the more I have, the stronger my essay will be. So to reflect on my work so far, I would say that I have a good start on my project but I need to specify a couple words in my research question to make my project more narrow so I can stay on task without needing to include a million different pieces of information. Also I think that I will use almost all of the sources that are on my AB since I spent a good amount of time looking them up. Finally, I think that with continued research on my topic, my essay will be very strong and pass the portfolio review at the end of the year.