Ashley Seidel Professor Kincaid ENG 102 - 1008 24 January 2018 Journal 2 In the article‚ “I Tweet‚ Therefor I am: Life in the Hall of Mirrors” by Andrew Lam‚ he implies that as a society we are reaching the point that the online‚ digital world is becoming important‚ or just as important‚ to the real world. He describes how many are prone to ‘multitasking’ – where they keep “one eye on the electronic (device)… and one eye on reality”. Also‚ he writes about how many use the digital platform as a
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everywhere. There is though‚ a considerable number of people that are really concerned about the changes that modern technology implies‚ stating that it embodies potential risks to social values‚ freedoms‚ and relationships and this is what Sherri Turkle also states in her Forbes magazine article ‘Can You Hear Me Now?’. I must agree with Turkle’s point of view that technology‚ along with all the positive aspects it brought into people’s lives‚ it also brought loneliness and sameness of lifestyle because
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Counterfactual thinking makes people different from other creatures because of this ability make the imagination come true‚ while other creatures also cannot imitate behaviors as humans’ do. According to “Possible Worlds: Why Do Children Pretend?” Gopnik introduces the idea of counterfactual thinking‚ which is “the woulda-coulda-shoulda of life‚ all the things that might happen in the future‚ but haven’t yet‚ or that could have happened in the past‚ but didn’t quite (163).” This definition gives people
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Us Mad?" The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast‚ 09 July 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. Nauert‚ Rick. “Social Media’s Impact on Kids A Mixed Bag.” PsychCentral. (2011): n. page. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. Turkle‚ Sherry. "The Flight From Conversation." Nytimes.com. The New York Times‚ 21 Apr. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2013. Turkle‚ Sherry. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. New York: Basic‚ 2011. Print.
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We develop different new technologies in order to “project” our desires and emotions thereby making our lives easier. Certainly‚ this does not intend to benefit us always. In her essay‚ Turkle mainly talks about the “projection” and “engagement” kind of relationships between individuals and the technologies they create. “Projection” is a kind of relationship in which only one person’s own desires and wants are taken into consideration which
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PIP pt 1: Proposal: Introduction – 273 words The general topic of my PIP is the younger generation’s (specifically Gen Y and Z - the digital natives) inherent captivation with social media and the moral and social quandary this poses. The benefit of social media is ambiguous to say the least; does it serve as a tool to better network with the world around you? Or are its effects much more negative in nature? Accordingly‚ my hypothesis in relation to my topic is that “Social media
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au/theverdict/2008/06/the_truth_about.html Ditton‚ P.M.‚ & Wilson‚ D.J. (1999‚ January). Truth in Sentencing in State Prisons. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report‚ (NCJ 170032). Retrieved from http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/tssp.pdf Gopnik‚ A. (2012‚ January 30). The Caging of America. The New Yorker. Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/12030crat_atlarge_gopnik Schmalleger‚ F. (2012). Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century
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relatively light‚ on topics where people feel that they can drop in and out” (para3). Turkle has spent the last 5 years studying the interaction of families‚ friends‚ and people in relationships along with businesses and schools who use technology in their everyday conversations and is still trying to understand why people would rather use technology to talk then to have face-to-face conversations. Furthermore Turkle elaborates that‚ “Where we learn to make eye contact‚ to become aware of another person’s
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Do we rather live in a very lonely place or choose to live in a solitude way. The “Tethered Self: Technology Reinvents Intimacy and Solitude” (2001)‚ Sherry Turkle‚ a MIT professor argues that as we expect more from technology‚ we expect less from each other. The technology changes the way we view ourselves. Turkle claims that our technological devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication. We are more connected but alone‚ which in turn could have harmful effects
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Allison Gopnik compares the development of a child’s mind to a scientist experimenting with their surroundings. Young children are able to absorb large amounts of information at a time while being able to explore their environment through hypothetical deductive
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