In the PBS documentary “Digital Nation‚” producers Rachel Dretzin and Douglas Rushkoff analyze the pros and cons of the technology developing in our world. The documentary explores several different aspects of technology in education‚ the military‚ and gaming to emphasize the notion that the technology and the internet are becoming ubiquitous throughout our society. After watching the documentary‚ I realize that technology and specifically the internet has extremely positive affects by improving
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is taking us‚ or its long-term effects‚" says Dretzin. Joining Dretzin on this journey is commentator Douglas Rushkoff‚ a leading thinker and writer on the digital revolution -- and one-time evangelist for technology’s positive impact. "In the early days of the Internet‚ it was easy for me to reassure people about what it would mean to bring digital technology into their lives‚" says Rushkoff‚ who has authored 10 books on media‚ technology and culture. "Now I want to know whether or not we are tinkering
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Rui Gong Rob D ’Annibale English 002-008 May 4‚ 2015 In “Isolated by the Internet‚” believing only strong social ties buffer us from stress and lead to better social interactions‚ Clifford Stoll points out that the internet affects our relationships in a negative way: superficial bonds‚ infrequent face-to-face communication and a narrow “focus.” On the contrary‚ frequent contact‚ deep feeling of involvement‚ and broad content which are the foundation of strong social ties are necessary for developing
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Dramaturgy is defined as “a sociological perspective that is a component of symbolic interactionism and is used in sociological analysis of everyday life” (Boundless‚ 2016). It represents an individual’s identity through society engagements. Identity is how an individual act for impressions of who they “really” are. Individuals can make videos‚ tweet‚ post a status‚ and make their profiles represent who they are. It is a way to communicate who we are to the society‚ which is also called impression
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assess the amount of advertising you see? Too much? Too little? Just right? In your view‚ what difference does it make to know that people today see much more advertising in their daily lives than people 20 or 30 years ago? MARKETING CULTURE Douglas Rushkoff asks‚ "What happens when advertisers assume the roles of our writers‚ journalists‚ and entertainers?" How would you answer him? QUESTIONS FOR‚ IS WALMART GOOD FOR AMERICA 1. What did you know about Wal-Mart before viewing the documentary
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Tina Le Professor Brannon English 1301 2S3 08/03/14 How The Media Affect Teens And Young Adults? The media is inescapable given that everywhere we go. We are surrounded by magazines‚ newspapers‚ computers‚ and televisions. Being we are massively exposed to the media‚ it is sculpting our society as it controls the structure of our civilization. Granting everybody is being affected; teenagers are more vulnerable to the media and suffer the highest impact. This is because; they are exposed to the
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what they view‚ which is why violence on television negatively affects the way children behave. All too often today‚ we hear about children committing some heinous crime which is frequently media-related. Take for instance this excerpt from Douglas Rushkoff ’s essay "Hating What Sucks": In October of 1993‚ a five-year-old named Austin Messner set a fire that cost his baby sister Jessica her life. The local fire chief blamed Beavis and Butt-head ’s antics for having inspired the child ’s pyromania
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Documentary The documentary entitled Generation Like tries to convince the audience that all teenagers are obsessed with social media and are sucked in to the depths of multiple forms of social media. Throughout the documentary the narrator‚ Douglas Rushkoff explores the many kinds of social media and how they influence the lives of teens all around the country. He portrays kids to be obsessed with social media and almost makes them look stupid. The argument the film is trying to make it that all
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Programmed: Ten Commandments for a Digital New Age Rushkoff argues that in order for humanity to have control of future digital technology and maintain the forward development of humankind‚ we need to become active participants in the ways that this technology is created: “In the emerging‚ highly programmed landscape ahead‚ you will either create the software or you will be the software. It’s really that simple: Program‚ or be programmed” (Rushkoff 8). Essentially‚ we need to understand the functions
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