Rhetorical Analysis

http://blog.internetsafety.com/

This website has two blogs that both related to the widespread use of the internet and their role with kids. The first blog that I looked at is called "Its all Rock and Roll... To parents." This blog relates the widespread use of the internet and how many parents are worried about the influence that it has over kids. It compares the rise of rock and roll and how parents were worried about the influence it had on their kids to how many kids are now influenced by the internet. Kids have access to so much information and are subject to many things that parents are worried about. The tone of this blog was of caution, but noted that there is no way to keep your kids from accessing dangerous information. It relates to the readers by paralleling the internet with the rock and roll era that many parents lived through.

The second blog on this website that relates is called "Smartphones in the classroom Smart Policy?" This blog also notes the large influence that the internet and the ease of access is affecting kids today. It notes that there are many dangers that kids are able to access on the internet, and talks about how many schools and parents need to adapt to the new changes rather than try to block kids from using it. The tone of this is also of caution, but notes that the best way to protect the kids is to regulate it through apps and software to make it safer.

Both blogs agree that the way to deal with the changes and dangers kids face in the internet is through smart software and guidance from those who are in charge of the kids. Whether it be teachers in a classroom or parents, they must accept and adapt to the influence the internet has on kids in order to protect them. They relate to the readers by pathos, bringing out emotions regarding the readers kids safety. I agree with the two blogs. There is no way to eliminate the threats on the internet entirely, but by education and care taken by parents and teachers, the dangers can be largely regulated.