As you stand in front of a mirror, an exact copy reflects back in your direction. But what happens when you place a second mirror next to the first one? Now there's two of you projected within meters of your existence. Place a third, fourth and fifth mirror beside the other two, and you are multiplied yet again. You then shatter every single one of these mirrors with the full understanding that these multiple reflections can now be replicated through numerous social media sites that entrench the Internet today.

Many students today are living their lives as if un­der a microscope. Every action and every sentence could end up on a website on the Internet, forever inhabiting the space the World Wide Web has made.

So what does this then mean for the average student in America? They no longer need to aspire to become like their favorite celebrity. More or less, they are a celebrity.