information society of the twenty-first century. Kwame Anthony Appiah’s essay “Making Conversation” tell us about human’s conversation is better expressing themselves in person. Marshall Poe said in his article “The Hive” talks about the evolution of Wikipedia and how people are interacting online. The internet serves a purpose for research‚ schoolwork‚ and connections. However‚ the result from the internet age is loosing communication‚lack of social interaction‚ and the unreliable nature of websites.
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ideas through posting photographs. Instagram is an online photo-sharing‚ video-sharing and social networking website that enables its users to take pictures and videos of themselves‚ friends and family and share it with people across the world. (Wikipedia) Leading brands use Instagram as their marketing channel. Many firms like Hieneken‚ Oreo‚ Special K and Armani used Instagram as their platform to campaign for their products. By posting innovative and attractive photos of their brands‚ more and
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Alexander. The material that will be analyzed is the Wikipedia entry of Alexander the Great. Wikipedia is an online-based free encyclopedia that is written by multiple online-users. There are no requirements for this collaboration‚ meaning that anyone can contribute to writing Alexander’s Wikipedia narrative. The entry is extensive and covers various topics of Alexander’s life such as his early life‚ his campaigns‚ and his final years. The Wikipedia page presents one narrative of Alexander the Great
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"My space ship can fly at 1‚000 times the speed of light and nobody cares." Credibility always matters in non-fiction. Even when looking for support for an opinion‚ it is important to consider the source. Credibility is most important if you want people to know that you are dependable and reliable and your word is good. If you say you are going to do something‚they know it will be done and it is
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was to provide the audience with her position in a respectful manner while degrading her opponent‚ Professor Singer‚ in the process. “Rogerian argument is a conflict solving technique based on finding common ground instead of polarizing debate” (Wikipedia). It emphasizes a "You win and I win too" solution‚ one where negotiation and mutual respect are valued (Winthrop). Throughout the article‚ it is noticed that while McBryde Johnson’s view is different from that of Singers‚ she shows empathy towards
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the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates programming in the public interest. (Wikipedia 1) Minow’s purpose and target audience in his speech is very clear. As Minow states‚ “I intend to find out whether the community which each broadcaster serves believes he has been serving the public interest.” (Minow 41) His target audience is the
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critique the viewpoint made by Andrew Keen that “Today’s Internet is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy.” First‚ the brief introduction of Andrew Keen’s book and his viewpoints will be introduced. Second‚ the Web 2.0 applications such as 1) Wikipedia‚ 2) Blog‚ and 3) YouTube will be brought up into the essay and discuss their pros and cons to the Internet environment. Third‚ Keen’s arguments about these three Web 2.0 applications will be demonstrated. Finally‚ the conclusion to Keen’s arguments
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the near failed settlement at Jamestown‚ Virginia. There are a lot of theories and arguments about Smith’s credibility as an author. Considering the early failure of Jamestown and the Virginia Company’s desire to cover up the disaster‚ Smith was first hailed as a hero by the Company only later to be used as their scapegoat. Wikipedia has an excellent short explanation on the doubtful credibility of Smith as a writer of “true relations” of his experiences (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer)#cite_ref-20)
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activities is the act of coordinating the efforts of people to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. The main purpose of general interest is to provide information in a general manner and Wikipedia does that. I consider this source to be somewhat credible because it is the substantive news or general interest category but also a popular resource according to definition of scholarly. I guess it is scholarly‚ because it is concerned with academic
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Job: College Athletes Shouldn ’t Be Paid." The Pendulum. The Pendulum‚ 1 Apr. 2014. Web. 20 Sept. 2014. "Pros and Cons of Paying College Athletes -." Pros and Cons of Paying College Athletes-National Debt Relief‚ 15 Jan. 2013. Web. 21 Sept. 2014. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
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