Nicholas Carr The Shallows Analysis
Chris Dejesus
Mrs. Thomen
AP Lang (3)
October 5, 2014
Synthesis Essay Language has changed so much over time, in good and some bad ways. Today we have so many different definitions to language, most definitions depend on our culture, and others come from the way we live our every day life as an individual. Language to me is not only the way that we speak or write, language is the way we present our thoughts to other people. I say that it 's not only about writing or speaking to one another, because today we have many other ways of communicating with other people all around the world, whether that is in person or it is with someone thousands of miles away. A huge example of this, would be with all the new and improved technology that we have …show more content…
Nicholas Carr wrote a book "The Shallows", and a majority of the book is based on how our language has changed because most reading today is done online. Carr believes that the improvement in technology today, has a great impact on the way we speak, think, and read on a daily basis. In his book, Carr says that the internet and technology has in a way "remapped" the way our brain is used (Carr 5). Carr explains that even professional authors are falling into this, he uses a lot of flashbacks to authors in history, comparing them to todays authors, and he explains that as technology improved, we can see that many writers began to write with more "simplicity" (Carr 32). On the other hand, author Harvey Daniels, wrote that "language changes naturally" in the essay "The 9 Essentials to Language". Daniels believes that we should let the language change as we change, basically saying that language will not change unless we change. In his argument he is more of an author that says we just need to "relax", because we control our own language so don 't let it become something that overpowers …show more content…
We as people have so many different cultural beliefs, and we can see the variety everywhere we go. Author Malala Yousafzai, wrote an essay speaking out on not only her beliefs, but the people she was surrounded by also. In her essay, Malala says that we must use our words, instead of physical interaction, in order to take control over a situation (Malala). This shows that we control our language and how we use it in any situation, rather than it controlling us; but Malala says that if we do not speak out on the thoughts that we have made up in our mind then our language is useless (Malala). Author Sherman Alexie, wrote an essay called "Superman & Me", he says that the only way that our culture can control our language, is if we let it. As a kid Sherman went to a school where it was okay to be in his words "stupid", Sherman took contol of his language and broke the "cultural norm" that he saw all the other kids falling into (Sherman). In Sherman 's essay he believes that the only way that language can have control over us, is if we let language take us
Mrs. Thomen
AP Lang (3)
October 5, 2014
Synthesis Essay Language has changed so much over time, in good and some bad ways. Today we have so many different definitions to language, most definitions depend on our culture, and others come from the way we live our every day life as an individual. Language to me is not only the way that we speak or write, language is the way we present our thoughts to other people. I say that it 's not only about writing or speaking to one another, because today we have many other ways of communicating with other people all around the world, whether that is in person or it is with someone thousands of miles away. A huge example of this, would be with all the new and improved technology that we have …show more content…
Nicholas Carr wrote a book "The Shallows", and a majority of the book is based on how our language has changed because most reading today is done online. Carr believes that the improvement in technology today, has a great impact on the way we speak, think, and read on a daily basis. In his book, Carr says that the internet and technology has in a way "remapped" the way our brain is used (Carr 5). Carr explains that even professional authors are falling into this, he uses a lot of flashbacks to authors in history, comparing them to todays authors, and he explains that as technology improved, we can see that many writers began to write with more "simplicity" (Carr 32). On the other hand, author Harvey Daniels, wrote that "language changes naturally" in the essay "The 9 Essentials to Language". Daniels believes that we should let the language change as we change, basically saying that language will not change unless we change. In his argument he is more of an author that says we just need to "relax", because we control our own language so don 't let it become something that overpowers …show more content…
We as people have so many different cultural beliefs, and we can see the variety everywhere we go. Author Malala Yousafzai, wrote an essay speaking out on not only her beliefs, but the people she was surrounded by also. In her essay, Malala says that we must use our words, instead of physical interaction, in order to take control over a situation (Malala). This shows that we control our language and how we use it in any situation, rather than it controlling us; but Malala says that if we do not speak out on the thoughts that we have made up in our mind then our language is useless (Malala). Author Sherman Alexie, wrote an essay called "Superman & Me", he says that the only way that our culture can control our language, is if we let it. As a kid Sherman went to a school where it was okay to be in his words "stupid", Sherman took contol of his language and broke the "cultural norm" that he saw all the other kids falling into (Sherman). In Sherman 's essay he believes that the only way that language can have control over us, is if we let language take us