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I was born in 1981. The days of Polaroid cameras were in full swing. As a kid, taking those pictures that developed almost instantly, with a little shake, was so exciting. The fad died out in the 90s and we moved back to regular film that had to be developed over several days. It was not until after I was out of high school that digital cameras came around. The best part was being able to see if your picture looked good right away, instead of having to take film to a store and wait two weeks for it to be developed. With the invention of digital cameras, came a great rise to the opportunity of how things could be placed on the Internet. We could see our pictures instantly and, in essence, delete them if we did not like them. This all gave rise to social media and what has become a huge part of our everyday lives.  Today, people post pictures on social media and websites throughout the day. Naturally, when I began reading  Argument in the Real World , I found it very interesting...