The Changing American Family I chose the reading‚ "The Way We Really Are"‚ by Stephanie Coontz. The author’s viewpoint focused on the changes in family values over the years that have led to more single mothers and fewer successful marriages. She refers to several quotes from resources about the American family tradition slowly dying. More unwed mothers are emerging‚ and more women are single‚ as they believe marriage is secondary to their social and personal commitments. I believe psychiatrist
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a Latin quote which means “times change‚ and we change with them.” This quote may be true in some situations such as fashion‚ but for the most part is not. Things such as trends and word “lingo” are expected to change‚ and they do. Other things such as people’s behavior and actions seem not to change as much. High school students for example‚ still act the same way they have for who knows how long. High school is a perfect example for “times change‚ and we change with them.” If you were to look
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development‚ I believe social technology is evolving the ways in which people communicate. Many years ago‚ the ways people communicate were limited to face-to-face‚ letter or telephone. However‚ emails‚ text’s and internet (Facebook‚ chat rooms‚ etc)‚ which are dominant in the technological medians have changed human lifestyles tremendously. People rather text than talk; use social technology to communicate with the loved ones whenever it is. In Sherry Turkle’s essay: “” she worries about human connection
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the article “Can Computers Think‚” John Searle makes the claim that computers‚ while they can simulate understanding or emotions‚ cannot think in the same way that a human mind can. John Searle objects to what he calls “strong AI‚” the claim that the brain is just one type of hardware that can “run” the program that is essentially the human mind‚ and thus that if computers cannot currently think‚ they will one day be able to. Searle supports his claim on the basis that while computers run entirely syntactically
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From this perspective‚ telling a lie can be beneficial because the truth sometimes causes more damage than a lie would. To illustrate‚ a person might lie about how someone looks so that they are not offended. However‚ others argue that it is never morally right to lie. Stephanie Ericsson‚ who maintains this view‚ argues in her essay “The Ways We Lie” that “When someone lies‚ someone loses” (425). According to this view‚ a lie always leads to someone being negatively affected. Therefore‚ lying is wrong
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e Meghan Lichtenwalter Intro To Human Communication April 4‚ 2013 The Way We See Me The way I see myself definitely varies from one degree to another. For instance‚ I am not at all tactful as I am imaginative. This is another reason why I perceive myself as being slightly quiet. I chose these answers because I know that I like to think a lot to myself and am more observant of others around me than I am of myself. Since I am rather quiet‚ I haven’t really practiced my communication skills
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In Sherry Turkle’s essay “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” she explains how people are so immersed in their electronics‚ that they fail to connect with others during conversation. She argues that people have become less empathetic when they communicate with each other. She also claims this is caused by excessive use of electronic devices. She writes this essay so that people will observe how electronics change us. She describes how people rely on technology to communicate by introducing the ideas that
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7 ways of how the usages of computers affect the environment negatively When talking on computers effects on environment‚ it can be clearly seen even from the manufacturing stage. Along with the advancement of technology that reduces its size while increasing power‚ their environmental impacts also increase. This is because of the materials-and energy-intense production process and the rapid rate at which users discarded for newer machines. An automobile or refrigerator only requires 1-2 times
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Sherry Ortner’s theory‚ females are to nature and males are to culture. Her belief of this theory is to make us think or give us a vision of the differences that went into females and males. How males were higher praised as females were not. The inequalities between the two sexes. Rosaldo argued that “females are not powerless. Females exercise informal influence and power‚ often mitigating male authority‚ or even rendering it trivial.” (Page 82‚ Gender in Cross – Cultural perspective.) Ortner tells
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“No Need to Call”‚ Sherry Turkle starts by making a point. Her point is that phone calls have been replaced by text messages‚ instant messages and emails. She gives examples to show how people benefits from text messages and instant messages. Her first example is Elaine who is seventeen year old. Elaine is a shy person. She uses text messages and instant messages instead of phone calls. She said that shy people can write freely on the screens. After Turkle’s first example‚ Turkle argues that not only
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