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    and wet tears. The recent shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado is only another example of the repeating violence in the United States. Many blame these psychotic killings on the violence our children grow up with in the media and toys. “Shootings” by Adam Gopnik‚ expresses the views of others such as me‚ who believe that the blame on these shooting is not on the media‚ rather on the lack of control and actions the government takes to prevent further massacres. Violence is inevitable. Some of the greatest

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    Turkle reflects on how “only a decade ago” teenagers would hang out in local shopping malls and parks to visit and talk to each other‚ and today people would rather tweet each other than go out with one another (Turkle 91). The use of the word “only” illuminates how we have become so engulfed in our devices today‚ and makes the audience feel a sense of remorse due to how distant we’ve become over such a short period of time. This helps Turkle present her ideas in a satisfactory

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    hinder people from the physical and verbal realm of communication. Although Turkle backs her argument well‚ I disagree with her in the sense that social media acts as a villain in this case because Facebook helps friends and families to connect and communicate‚ it helps people say what they want to say and in some cases is a great way to get your voice heard on a higher platform. In “The Flight from Conversation”‚ Turkle tends to be a more one sided and bias towards her opinion without truly recognizing

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    In today’s society‚ intelligence is often mistaken as the most dominant trait a person can have however‚ what makes us unique among all species is the power of imitation.Some people may feel as if intelligence and imitation are two entirely separate terms but if one closely examines these words they are more alike then one would think. Imitation is a form of intelligence. Susan Blackmore in her essay‚ “Strange Creatures‚” argues that the theory of memetics controlling the world.Blackmores disputes

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    Art Forgeries When one enters into an art museum‚ one would expect all of the pieces of art to be that of the original. However‚ when an art lover does not know the difference between an original from a forgery‚ then they may have been fooled by both the museum and by the forger. No one can really look at a painting and distinctly know whether it is a forged piece of work or an original piece of work. Art forgeries may seem like an artist copying a well-known artists work‚ but it depends on how

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    Wallis emphasizes the importance a parent plays in monitoring an adolescent’s technological use‚ while Turkle appears to rely on the adolescent’s own self-awareness to determine the appropriate use of technology. The importance of family and technology can be felt when reading how Wallis chose to start her essay; Wallis’ short story not only highlights the disconnect felt between family members‚ but also how much control parents have lost to technology. Wallis’ “The Multitasking Generation” puts

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    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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    Sherry Turkle‚ a psychologist and a professor at MIT‚ uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to convey her opinion about modern technologies. Additionally‚ she exhibits some ways she believes technology is harming relationships in one of her Ted talk. TED (Technology‚ Entertainment and Design) is a non-profit organization that supports the ideas through strong rhetoric and persuasive appeals. In 2012‚ social media‚ texting‚ and online communication were on the rise; it was affecting human ability

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    experience of thirty-six years old Mario Della Grotta‚ who is diagnosed with obsessive – compulsive disorder‚ or OCD. He suffers from a live of looped-loop in which he repeats actions fearing incompleteness. In Sherry Turkle’s essay‚ “Alone Together‚” Turkle explores the idea of authenticity and how in the future robots could offer humans better relationships as well as a better life. We ask how much technological control is too much control and whether these growing advancements in technology shape our

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     A quick check on networking site is becoming the norm verses actually picking up the phone and calling the person you are catching up with. Sherry Turkle‚ in her essay “Can You Hear Me Now?‚” discusses points and personal experiences that persuade the reader that today’s society is becoming “more connected- or more alienated”‚ than ever before. Turkle utilizes the pathos appeal by using the rhetorical appeals of anecdotes‚ assertion‚ and reasoning. She relies heavily on the use of pathos throughout

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