First Paragraph Paper Four

I’m pregnant! I hate my job! My boss needs to take a shower! Yesterday was terrible: first my arthritis started up again, then my boyfriend dumped me at that crunk party last night! Such is the language of online oversharing-a few little words or pictures that might result in a big loss. Nowadays, an employer can search through online profiles and decline jobs to applicants based on what they find on online mediums such as Facebook, Myspace, and many types of blogs. Although future employees may be surprised by the effects of their online overshares, the employers have the upper hand. After all, studies show that online presence actually is a reliable indicator of actual personality, specific instances point to a workable definition, and adequate psychological reasoning is available for explaining the motivations of online oversharers. The fervently debated stasis of definition resolves itself through specific examples and closer examination of the psychological and sociological elements involved in this complex transaction. The evidence favors the employer’s perspective: the employer holds the keys to the job, no matter how desparately students may argue free speech. Therefore, students should take note of this definition and change their online persona into one that will get them hired, not fired. Carefully negotiating the rickety bridge of secondary education only to fall though on the last and only faulty board made flimsy by online oversharing is not only risky, but preventable.

-Gail Parsons

I realize the frequency of  ‘to be’ verbs is too high, and the thesis is slightly implicit. The scheme or trope is the bridge metaphor.  Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you!