Social Isolation and the Internet

Hello LINC 7 Students,

In discussing culture shock, we talked about the increase in alienation and social isolation, particularly for young people in our culture.

Here's a great webpage on five different ways that social media can contribute to social isolation. Each of the five ways is on a different page -- just click on "NEXT". Each page is short!

https://www.activebeat.com/your-health/women/5-ways-social-media-contributes-to-social-isolation/


By the way, regarding the confusion between 'lay' and 'lie':

You lie down on the sofa (no object), but you lay the book down on the table (the book is the object). This is in the present tense, where you are talking about doing something now: you lie down on the sofa, and you lay down a book.

How do we remember?  
Well, remember that lay, which begins with the letters L-A, has a long A sound like its definition: to place. On the other hand, lie, which starts with the letters L-I, has a long I sound like its definition: to recline.