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Directions: Use your knowledge of the reading-writing process to answer these questions about the following passage.
"Social media is not an easy concept to define. Like a cloud, the more closely you look at it, the foggier it becomes. The word social has to do with human interaction, and the word media means 'systems of communication.' Together, they seem easy enough to understand as 'human systems of communications.' But social media is most often used for electronic communications on the Internet. Usually that consists of posting text messages, photos, and maybe short videos online for friends. People use it to stay in touch with friends. People also use social media as a form of self-expression. A person who is having a bad day can mention it online, and friends can sympathize . Or when something great happens, a person can post it, and friends can help celebrate. In addition, as Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center says, 'If it's set up right, it's a rich environment of lots of learning and sharing of important material.' In the end, the best definition of social media may be 'a special form of conversation.'"
What inference can be drawn from the passage?

Definitions:

Plastic Responses

The capacity of organisms to adjust and adapt their morphology, physiology, or behavior in response to changes in environmental conditions.

Specific Prediction

A detailed forecast about the future, often used in the context of scientific research to hypothesize about the results of an experiment.

Ethnicity

Refers to the shared cultural practices, perspectives, and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory describing how personality develops through five stages from infancy to adulthood, each associated with a different pleasure source.