For the previous essay, I had focused on creating timelines and “spider webs.” On this essay, I switched up my pre-writing routine, and decided to individually answer each question that was presented on the rubric for the style that I chose. One thing that I should have originally done differently was to avoid using my experience in the notes, since I wasn’t going to use it in the essay. However, I can simply use the same concepts and beliefs, but…
[Topic] Today’s generation is being corrupted by technology to dis-enable our productiveness.[Restriction] There are concerns throughout society, about teens lacking in independence due to the presence of their phones.[Exhibit] For example, in “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” journalist Jean Twenge develops examples on how high school students are not facing the same behaviors of those from previous generations. For example, being able to achieve your drivers license. According to Twenge, “Nearly all Boomer high-school students had their driver’s license by…
“Many teens post information on social media that they think is funny or intended to give a particular impression to a narrow audience without considering how this same content might be read out of context”(Boyd 44) “Many teens today go online to socialize with friends they know from physical settings and to portray themselves in online contexts that are more tightly wedded to unmediated social communities.”(Boyd 38) “. . . .switching contexts online is more challenging than doing so in…
I had 15 minutes of alone time on Thursday, October 10th, in my dorm room. I technically was not alone, for my roommate was in the room with me. However, I specifically requested that she would not interact with me until a timer went off. During this time, I would lay on my bed and look out of the window. I would watch the people walking by, and predicted how I expected my weekend would go. I think the experience…
Sherry Turkle, a public speaker represented by Ted Talk introduces a fear of losing social abilities through new technologies. With the world at our finger tips, it seems that our sense of reality is slowly vanishing. Turkle believes that generations are beginning to fear the state of being alone, so they resort immediately to their phones. That may be the case for younger children who are developing technology skills at earlier stages than ever before. However, adults and older generations…
The filters that are available do not have to be used. They look too intense and dark for the pictures that you are posting. Also, your posts are very random and do not get many likes for a reason.
Reflection: It took a long time for me to create this podcast.Creating the script lasted for around 30 minutes. Before I did any recording, I had taken about 45 minutes looking up tutorial videos on Audacity and how to use it. Then, during recording, I had some points where I had made lots of pauses or “ums.” Rather than writing out a full script for myself, I had written a full questions and phrases for my interviewer, but I only…
After writing my first paper of the semester, I have seen vast differences from what I would’ve written in high school. First of all, I was not allowed to write arguments that reflected my opinions and experiences at my old school. So, this is a new process for me. What was most helpful was annotating my documents and highlighting appropriately. Something that I found slightly unhelpful, was that we spent so much lot of time on global revisions, that I…
The podcast that I had listened to, was the reading of The Wizard of Oz. This podcast has a different structure compared to generic podcasts, because rather than giving information, or expressing opinions, there is simply a narrator who is reading a novel that either they or someone else as written. This is technically considered an “audio book.” Even though it is not directly considered a podcast. Following the audio book, I listened to a science related podcast called, Relative…
Recently in class, we had critiqued ourselves, as well as did peer review work with some two of our classmates. What I noticed was that I specifically enjoy leaving suggestions, but along with that, I give each author an example of what I would write/say if I were to be writing their paper. However, it had become a challenge when some students had veered away from the topic and rubric. The required comments that I had to give them thereafter…
