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What is the occasion?
As a result of new technology developing faster and faster in a blink of an eye, it has been noted that technology has taken a big part of our daily lives. People are now too busy documenting the moments rather than experiencing it. This commercial was made to raise awareness of this situation in hopes that it can soon be changed or at least let the problem be out in the open.
Who is the author, and what is the author’s purpose?
The author is Charlene deGuzman, which we can recognize in the video as the protagonist that appears in the commercial. Charlene deGuzman, who also goes by “Char,” studied theater at Arizona State University, and then moved to New York City to perform Off-Broadway (Charlene). She is …show more content…
When people identify and share this video, they put themselves in the protagonist’s shoes and realize that this has, indeed, become a problem. Nevertheless, the point of this video is for people to believe that people are now rude with their phones and miss out on real experiences because they want to record every moment. According to Margot Peppers, her article states that Charlene deGuzman wrote on her Tumblr, “It's not until very recently that I've discovered the joy in being in the moment…and it’s not until now that I've realized that everyone - including me - is on their phones. A lot.” The irony of this is that as she complains about everyone spending every minute looking down at his or her screens, she uses a mobile application to say this and admits to doing the same. However, in the video it can be seen that she thinks of herself as the “special exception” by the way she frowns at everyone always being on his or her phone.
There was also an advantage to this, however, that was not mentioned. That is, technology connects one to everything. For example, families that live miles and miles apart can be reached, even seen, easily and with a single push of a button. Technology has made many aspects of life easier, whether one wants to believe it or not. This does not mean that one has lost their “humanity” via technology; it just makes communities everywhere more
What is the occasion?
As a result of new technology developing faster and faster in a blink of an eye, it has been noted that technology has taken a big part of our daily lives. People are now too busy documenting the moments rather than experiencing it. This commercial was made to raise awareness of this situation in hopes that it can soon be changed or at least let the problem be out in the open.
Who is the author, and what is the author’s purpose?
The author is Charlene deGuzman, which we can recognize in the video as the protagonist that appears in the commercial. Charlene deGuzman, who also goes by “Char,” studied theater at Arizona State University, and then moved to New York City to perform Off-Broadway (Charlene). She is …show more content…
When people identify and share this video, they put themselves in the protagonist’s shoes and realize that this has, indeed, become a problem. Nevertheless, the point of this video is for people to believe that people are now rude with their phones and miss out on real experiences because they want to record every moment. According to Margot Peppers, her article states that Charlene deGuzman wrote on her Tumblr, “It's not until very recently that I've discovered the joy in being in the moment…and it’s not until now that I've realized that everyone - including me - is on their phones. A lot.” The irony of this is that as she complains about everyone spending every minute looking down at his or her screens, she uses a mobile application to say this and admits to doing the same. However, in the video it can be seen that she thinks of herself as the “special exception” by the way she frowns at everyone always being on his or her phone.
There was also an advantage to this, however, that was not mentioned. That is, technology connects one to everything. For example, families that live miles and miles apart can be reached, even seen, easily and with a single push of a button. Technology has made many aspects of life easier, whether one wants to believe it or not. This does not mean that one has lost their “humanity” via technology; it just makes communities everywhere more