Hi Eunice, I think you made a valid point on your post regarding Archie’s likely to have a negative perception about the Evans’. I think part of the problem is that Archie see the world in a different lens as opposed to most folks. He grew up in time that a lot of things that are acceptable now, and they weren’t acceptable then. No wonder he belittle anyone that is not white. Back then, racism was considered the norms, and it was not usual for white folks to see themselves as superior than blacks’.…
Okay For Now starts with Doug’s father getting fired from his job and Doug’s family having to move to Marysville. Doug is unhappy in his new home until he meets Lil and she offers him a job at her father’s deli, Spicer’s Deli. Christopher immediately finds his own pack of criminals to hang out with. Doug visits the library weekly and gets drawing lessons from the librarian, Mr. Powell. As a result of Christopher hanging out with the pack of criminals, he gets accused of robbing Spicer’s Deli.…
Big questions always seem to surround food. The debate may start with simply asking how can we eat healthily, but eventually, the questions drift and somehow, we are left wondering, how can we feed the world. Working together, in a way that almost tag-teams, authors Wendell Berry and Michael Pollan establish that healthy eating surrounds the consumption of plants with the intent of being an active participant in the agriculture behind the foods we eat. Although Louise Fresco doesn’t reject their claim, she argues that fruits and vegetables are not going to end world hunger. Accordingly, she offers her own solution to this big picture question but ultimately agrees with the base of the others’ claim.…
The presence of a phone in a conversation shifts the close attention from the conversation; the person is merely present, but not fully engaged in the conversation. Also, technology has taken away our patience; we act and respond like “an app, quickly and efficiently.” Therefore, we do not invest time in our conversation. In addition, technology has changed who we are and taken away our solitude. In solitude we “find ourselves,” without knowing oneself, one cannot comprehend and appreciate others for who they are.…
The perspective that this book is written for an older audience is too limited because Heinrichs uses countless examples that include his children using rhetoric. The author even suggests a tip on editing your resume by ethos instead of chronology, which appeals to a spectrum of ages. This book so far has encouraged me to fine-tune my words in order to persuade someone successfully. An example of this would be the chapter which Heinrichs clarifies how the use of verb tenses affects our perception of the text; this encourages me to use less of the past tense and more of the future tense. I have yet to use any of these strategies, however I would use them in arguments with my parents, as we often go into the past tense and tend to blame each…
Nowadays people prefer to spend time alone, with their devices rather than socialize with others. A group of 14 years old boys in a device-free camp, said “Time where you having nothing to do but think quietly and talk to your friends” (Tuckle, 4) shows how they feel with life away from devices. Also shows that without phone, they would be bored, and would rather use their devices than talk to their friends. Devices also change your personality, “Our phones are not accessories, but psychologically potent devices that change not just what we do but who we are” (Tuckle , 6) people should stop carrying their devices everywhere they go. Find a time to leave their devices, so that they can interact and socialize with others.…
“You've heard that romance starts in the kitchen and not in the bedroom. Well, researchers at Drexel University finally have the science to support that saying -- but not the way you might think.” In the article, Stomach is the way to a woman’s heart, too, it was revealed that studies show that women’s brains responds more to romantic signals on a full stomach than on an empty one. The most recent finding, was based on a small pilot study, grew from Ely and her Drexel colleagues’ earlier work, which investigated how the brain changes in response to food signals. The researchers specifically, looked at whether the brain’s reward to food differed significantly in women at risk for future obesity versus those who never dieted.…
In society these days people are constantly glued to their phones. They cannot take their eyes off of their phones for even a minute out of fear that they will miss something. Many are guilty of this bad habit. Phones have corrupted people’s minds and have made them believe that texting or emailing are the only forms of communication.…
Burgoon et al. (2016) use expectancy violations theory to examine how different forms of interfaces that confirm or violate user expectations affect the communication process, social judgments, ability to influence, and accuracy to recall associated with HtEAC (communication with a computer generated person). Burgoon et al. , (2016) have participants interact with an embodied agent or with a human partner to solve a task. Their results suggest that people trust EAs more than actual human beings (Burgoon et al., 2016).…
Disconnected Urbanism by Paul Goldberger argues cell phone usage initiates the isolation between the reality of society’s surroundings and presence by insisting that calling or texting someone diminishes the importance of culture and place. Goldberger states, “You are there, but you are not there,” which means cell phones demolish a person's potential to experience complete urbanism in a precise location, but instead transports individuals to another realm. His entire argument on phones is based on opinion and fails to deliver evidence in support of his claim. Although, technology is overused, cell phones provide means of communication and enable humans to encounter a more profound culture by allowing people on different sides of the world to have discussions with people in different hemispheres and time zones. The Pew Research Center and American Life Project orchestrated a survey in 2011 showing that 51% of cell phone users need their phone for information, which shows the impact technological devices have on society.…
In the New York Times article, “ Stop Googling. Let’s Talk,” the author, Sherry Turkle, uses her chance to show parents and young adults how having access to internet all the time is hurting the world today. She informs the audience with specific statistics to show how technology is not only taking over how we find new information, but changing how we communicate. In addition, it shows that not only teenagers are being affected but adults also. Devices are not just changing what we do but changing who we are as people.…
Such as people tend to bring their phone everywhere and use it every hour, even in bathroom. And people tend to check their phone perodicaly with on reason and always afraid that they will miss any new noticifaction. The article shows a strange sence that people tend to limit interactions with people and live in the digital world. People will feel anxious when they loose their phone. A lot of fact in this book is about the “unreasonable phone check” to the people.…
Annotated Bibliography Twenge, Jean M. “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 4 Aug. 2017, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/. The author Jean M. Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State. The article was about smartphones and the effect that they have had on society as a whole. It pointed out that people feel more comfortable behind a screen then they do in real life and the problem that it is creating today. This article was really helpful to me.…
• Topic and Summary Paragraph Even though mobile phone devices and its related services offer immense benefits to people all over the world, older adults are lacking behind as they encounter difficulties in accessing these devices and its services. These difficulties they encounter are mainly due to the natural decline of their cognitive abilities and the rarity of mobile phone developers and service providers considering older adults as users in the development of their products. The existence of current mobile phone devices and its related services promoted shows evidence that older adults are not considered in today’s production of mobile phone devices and its related services.…
Think of the last time you went out to eat with friends or family, and actually held a conversation without someone going on their phone. Can you remember? Because I don’t. No matter where you go now, everyone around you has a phone on them. People use their phones for every little thing, even if its just to text the person right next to them.…