Should the Government regulate social media? Why or Why not?
Question/Essay Topic:
Should the Government regulate social media? Why or Why not
Essay Requirement
The essay will have at least three cited sources. The following criteria:
1. Describe how this topic may or may not affect you and/or your community.
2. Typed Written Paper Criteria:
A minimum of three (3) references must be from Professional sources. These include journals, books, and reports of national organizations/agencies. Do not use popular magazines and websites, Wikipedia, Glamour, Sports Illustrated, Essence, etc.
References from web-based sites must include information describing sponsoring organizations(s), full citation of data sources/reports used, and information documenting the professional/scholarly reliability of reports. Example;
Title Page
• Title page will be bold, centered, and typed in uppercase and lowercase letters on the page. If the title requires more than one line, double-spaced between all the lines.
• Double spacing between the title, Student’s name, course and date.
Paper
• The typed written must be saved as a Microsoft Word document
• MLA format, double spaced, Times New Roman – 12 font
• Repeat title on top of first half page
• One-inch margins at the top, bottom, right and left sides
• No more than a 2 page typed written
• Double spacing is required throughout the paper.
• Each page is numbered, not including the title page or reference page
• The paragraphs are indented five spaces.
• All typing is done flush-left, not right justified nor full justified. In other words, leave the right margin uneven or “ragged right”.
Reference Page
• Center the word, REFERENCES, in bold at the top of the page
• List the references alphabetically
Sample Outline
Important: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Your work must be your own with the correct citations.
Sample outline format.
Topic: Short Message Service and Spelling Ability
Introduction:
– SMS has revolutionized communication
– Recent Statistics (Nielsen): Average American teen: 3,339 messages per month
– Objective/Purpose of Research Paper:
o To explore the benefits of SMS
o To expound on the effects of SMS use particularly on the spelling proficiency of teens
Body:
– Background:
o A mechanism of delivery of short messages over the mobile networks (http://www.wirelessdevnet.com/channels/sms/features/sms.html)
o Concept development: 1984 by Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert (http://mashable.com/2012/09/21/text-messaging-history/)
o First text message: “Merry Christmas” from Neil Patworth to Richard Jarvis on 1992 (http://mashable.com/2012/09/21/text-messaging-history/)
– Benefits of SMS
o Relative ease of message typing with the use of shortcuts in spelling (e.g. “you” -> “u”)
o Fast transfer of messages from sender to recipient
o Strengthens literacy
(http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/can-texting-help-spelling)
– SMS and spelling proficiency
o Fear: poor “textism” (language used in texting) leads to poor spelling
o Studies show that texting improves reading and writing
Coventry University and University of Tasmania: text shortcuts improve spelling ability of primary school, secondary school, and university students
Conclusion:
Texting and usage of text shortcuts do not negatively affect the spelling ability of learners at any age.