Introduction First Bruce Mazlish (1967‚ p.14) claimed “we cannot think any longer man without a machine” in 1967‚ then Sherry Turkle discussed the issue of people growing up with computers and loving them and identify themselves as machines in 1984. Today‚ there is a new direction and discussion about the relationship between human and machines. As Mazlish and Turkle emphasized the future of interaction between machines and human‚ today‚ the discussion has various aspects and one of them is that
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the St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch‚ Author Philip Slater poorly emphasizes that American society has contributed and amplified Americans’ addiction behavior. The article is initially engaging to a reader‚ however‚ the transitions between topics can lose the reader’s interest because of the ambiguity. Slater also brings good points for the reader to consider but he fails to correlate them together in a manner that could easily identifiable. Slater is also unclear as to the intention of his argument
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effort to build‚ physically or spiritually‚ to develop them from the interior. To assert that there would be a higher stage of the human being‚ accessible only by technology‚ is at the bottom‚ to consider that the natural person is disabled. Sherry turkle added that‚ "Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities." So innovations are almost always presented from the reassuring angle of a handicap to be compensated. A desire of aid justifies these inventions‚ but at a long
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discusses how some of the civil rituals humans have had for so long aren’t a good thing‚ and make society worse as a whole. Other authors disagree though. In the essays “Alone Together” and “Small Change‚ Why the revolution will not be tweeted”‚ Sherry Turkle and Malcolm Gladwell wrongly assert that authenticity in interpersonal relationships are strengthened by the civil
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Addictiveness.” In his essay‚ Slater argues how addictive behavior in America arises from society’s exploitation of Americans’ susceptibility to social pressure. Despite its intriguing subject‚ Slater’s essay demonstrates how the misuse of stylistic elements can quickly impede an argument’s persuasive power.
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In the beginning of the chapter "Opening Skinner’s Box‚" Lauren Slater acknowledges B.F. Skinner’s remarkable ability to conduct experiements with animals‚ and had many great successes with them. However‚ Slater would remind us in her own opinion that he had used his baby daughter was an experiment too. Skinner’s plan with his daughter was to "shape" her behavior‚ as he demanded from the rest of his experimentations. Furthermore‚ Slater continuously questions Skinner’s motives for everything‚ from
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rhetorical questions to involve her audience‚ and she uses a lot of metaphors to explain her meanings. And finally‚ yet in my opinion the most important in this speech‚ Ends. Prof. Turkle has an exact meaning for her speech‚ to spark conversation about the way we immerse ourselves in technology‚ she
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Orientation: Antecedents and Consequences"‚ by Jaworski and Kohli (1993) and "The Effect of a Market Orientation on Business Profitability" by Narver and Slater (1990). Summary of "The Effect of a Market Orientation on Business Profitability" by Narver & Slater (1990) In "The Effect of a Market Orientation on Business Profitability" (1990)‚ Narver and Slater address the lack of empirical evidence surrounding the effectiveness of market orientation. They begin the article by stating: "market orientation
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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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in his car by himself and got a phonecall from Slater. Slater need Kevin answer a riddle: What falls but doesn’t break and breaks but never falls? ( quote from chapter one). If Kevin can’t tell te answer‚ Slater will Blow up the car and kill Kevin. The answer of riddle is Night and Day. The relationship of day and night is opposite. It signify the relationship of Kevin’s good personality and his evil personality. In face‚ when Kevin talked to Slater‚ he is talking to himself. Kevin has bad childhood
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