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Louie Zarate
Professor Boyer
English 115
20 November 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Wang, Qingya; Chen, Wei;; and Liang Yu. The Effects of Social Media on College Students.
MBA Student Scholarship (2011): 1-12. Print. Provides specific detail based on the effects
of social media in college students lives. Introduces the common use of social media and
common social media that people use like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Gives several statistics
to claim the effects of social media and students. Provides examples to back up claim of
The Effects of Social Media on College Students.
In my research paper I will use this article to provide evidential support of the hours that a
college student spends on social media. I will also use the article to backup my claim of
the negative effects of social media on students
Pawlowski, A. "Fake Texting, Sleeping with Phones: 'Hyper-connected' Students Try to Get Real
in Class." Today. NBC News, 30 Oct. 2014. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. Introduces the idea of how
people react when they do not have their phones with them. Describes the social scene
with technology in peoples lives. Introduces a psychological study of what people
desperately do without access to their phones. Depicts the use of Social Media and effects
of students academic performance. Overall, technology and social media are disrupting
the social skills of many individuals.
The newspaper article will be used to support the paragraph in which I will discuss the
negative impact of addiction.

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Roxby, Philippa. "Does Social Media Impact on Body Image?" BBC News. N.p., 13 Oct. 2014.
Web. 23 Nov. 2015. The news article discusses social media as a tool for bullying and
impact on body image. Introduces social media as a way to destroy self-confidence of
girls who see the perfection of other girls pictures on social media. Also describes that
people go as far as to get surgeries to enhance their physical attributes just to fit in with
other people.
Will use the article in order to support the claim of social media and its negative impact on
self esteem and possibly bullying.
Birch, B.A. "Social Media's Impact on a Student's School Life." Education News Social Medias
Impact on a Students School Life Comments. Education News, 10 Feb. 2012. Web. 09
Nov. 2015. Explores the effects of social media in students life in school. The article
provides detail to describe the younger generations are being limited to mature socially
and affecting academic growth. Gives actual examples from school faculty and their
opinions on social media and the students. The change of culture of the use of cellphones
in class.
Will show the progress of how students academic life in school is being disrupted
in the classroom.
"The Evolution of Social Media Use Among College Students." CampusQuad The Evolution of
Social Media Use Among College Students Comments. Campus Quad, 19 Feb. 2014. Web. 07
Nov. 2015. Reveals the use of our phones as an addiction. In general, people are on social media
more than other electronics such as video games, television. etc. Snapchat has become more
popular than Facebook. A survey conducted by a professor, allowed him to view his students
computer habits and shows that social media is the highest.

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Another source to show the true addicitive habits of social media.