I t ’ s hard to be yourself
on social media
B y : Ya a k o v S h m u e l J . G r u n s f e l d
Barkai Yeshiva
Social media kids all over the world
Be
change
B y : D a n i e l l e Tu a c h i
Barkai Yeshiva
When you see that someone popu-
are using Instagram, Facebook and
your whole personality based on
lar has something that you want, just
Twitter. Kids are following and friend-
what people like and don’t like.
because they have it will you get it?
ing random people to look popular. It
Maybe in school you don’t have so
Put yourself in their shoes. When the
might look cool to pull a prank or act
many friends, so you would think
most popular person in your class gets
mischievously
to fit it. When
By: Coral Cohen – Saban
Barkai Yeshiva
yourself!
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could
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that popular item and
you don’t even like
a kid feels he
it, you will go home
ranks
he
and beg your parents
would want to do
for it. Then they will
something
silly
get it for you and you
and funny to fit
won’t even appreci-
in.
pres-
ate it. By the time
sure comes out
you got this item, ev-
of all of this. Of-
eryone is moved into
low,
Peer
ten, fake friends
online make you
act a certain way.
This pushes you
to be someone
else. On social
media,
you
try
to please people
You were born
an original.
Don’t end up
a copy.
These aren’t your real friends who
that on Instagram or Facebook and
you could share problems