Polly Curtis argues that the, Internet Generation has left parents behind. She informs us about how children these days spend six hours a day in front of the screen and how they have become so influenced by the media.

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Internet Generation leave parents behind

Polly Curtis argues that the, “Internet Generation has left parents behind”. She informs us about how children these days spend six hours a day in front of the screen and how they have become so influenced by the media. She exaggerates on how young people spend their lives in front of the television without giving any attention to their parents.

To begin her argument, she uses, “Internet Generation leave parents behind” as her headline. She uses a metaphor which is very effective. This is because she wanted to show us how much devotion children have given to the internet. It draws attention to the readers and makes people think and want to know more. If she were to use a straight forward headline, it wouldn’t be appealing to the readers.

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She uses facts to begin her article in order to show the readers that she knows what she is talking about by proving her points through facts “This year has been a major boost to the intensity and the independence with which children approach online activities”. This is a good way to simplify her article because she wants to show the readers that she is not making any of the information up. Then she uses alliteration and a metaphor for example, “Building Barriers between parents and children”. She is indirectly saying that children lost their social life with their parents ...

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