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  Most students are struggling or failing their online courses because many of them find it harder to engage digitally.     Due to the fact that I am a student myself who is also taking online courses, I immediately sparked interest in this topic because I am currently going through the same issue now. Ever since Covid-19, a majority of school systems decided to do virtual learning for the safety of the students and staff. For most of these students digital learning came completely new to them, including myself. I know that a lot of students were not prepared for virtual learning because the pandemic did come as a shock for most. Students were expecting to be going back to the classrooms face-to-face with their instructors, not at home on a computer screen.   I also took interest in this topic because I am seeking ways that could help me improve with my engagement online. As mentioned in the article, many students find it nearly impossible to navigate through online courses or programs

  I feel like it should go without questioning that social media is zombifying the public. Nearly everyone has a phone nowadays, even kids! Social media has become so widely used that it is becoming normal to see kids on these social apps and not think much of it. In fact, people are thinking much at all when they are carelessly scrolling down their timeline. I see all the time in public how glued people will be to their phones and will have their heads down while walking, not realizing they are about to bump into something or someone. As stated in the article ‘Learn from These Bugs. Don’t Let Social Media Zombify You,” the chemical dopamine spikes in our brains at the sight of likes coming in. Scientists have afflicted the brain response to social media to the response of drug/alcohol addiction. That is why many people have developed phantom vibration syndrome where they believe that their phone is vibrating when it is not.   Additionally, because social media has become such a normal

  The song “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King is a popular and excellent song with a great message. The song is familiar worldwide because everyone can relate to it. The message in the song “Stand by Me” is that no matter how strong you are, at some point we all just need someone to stand by us.    The artist Ben E. King communicates through the song that it is ok for anyone to need someone by their side because as humans we all need somebody. He also communicates that things are easier to handle when you have someone standing by your side because there’s less weight for one person to carry. For example, when he says, “No I won’t shed a tear, just as long as you stand by me.”   I love the message that the song conveys because it tells us that it is ok to be vulnerable. I believe that this a good message for everyone to hear especially with us being in such an egoic society, many people believe that they do not need anyone. This song reminds them that we all need someone at some point and the