Conversely, Phelps-Roper’s story contradicts what Konnikova says about how social media cannot form interpersonal relationships. Phelps-Roper began preaching her Westboro Baptist Church ideals on a Twitter account which soon grew a large following due to its deranged ideas. Ultimately, she would converse with people who messaged her, eventually becoming close with some of the users. She met one of the users, C.G., on Twitter, and soon began to argue in a friendly way about Westboro’s beliefs. Naturally, they grew a close relationship, and she started believing his arguments against Westboro, which rebelled against the Church. Phelps-Roper herself states, “And the fact that I dreamed about him, and the strong feeling of wanting that relationship, represented huge danger to me” (Chen 12). Although they had not met in person, it was enough of a connection for Phelps-Roper’s beliefs to be changed and ultimately cause her to leave the church. 

Phelps-Roper benefited from strong messages between C.G. that caused her to realize her hurtful actions and ultimately leave the church. Twitter only allows users to have a maximum use of 140 characters, meaning many of Phelps-Ropers and C.G. ‘s messages were brief. In short having this limitation on the length of messages, it prompted Phelps-Roper and C.G. to write concise messages, making strong justifications for every message they sent to each other. By including this level of strength within their messages, it made it easier for C.G. to illustrate why Westboro was hurting people, leading to a convinced Phelps-Roper. Furthermore having C.G. advocate for decent human beings, Phelps-Roper admitted, “He seemed to genuinely like people and care about people, and that resonated with me” (Chen 11). This type of conversation really resonated with Phelps-Roper because she now viewed him as a respectful and caring person. In short, it made it much easier for her to develop a relationship with C.G. because he depicted characteristics that piqued her interest. 

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