New generations now days prefer to keep the new and leave behind the old, and that is happening with books. Author Motoko Rich, of “Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?,” published on July 27, 2008 in The New York Times, She compares and explains in a convincing way how people are transitioning more with the use of technology, than traditional books. “At least since the invention of television, critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading. What is different now, since literacy experts say, is that spending time on the web, whether it is looking up something on Google or even brittneyspears.org, entails some engagement with text” Rich said. It then debates with organization patterns to show her comparison and contrast, using several sources to prove every point, examples to support her argument on why online reading is both good and bad.
In the essay, Rich focuses first by telling a story about a girl whose name is Nadia, this is an example on how kids from this generations are addicted to technology. Then, she gives her main points “As teenagers’ score on standardized reading tests have declined or stagnated, some argue …show more content…
She mentions that the transition between books and online reading is more harmful than helpful because it distracts more than strengthens readers, affirming that several websites on the internet have grammar and spelling errors. Adding point of view to support saying that specialist are worried about people spending too much time online considering that many young adults are addicted to the internet more than ever before, besides that hours spent online wrecks attention and weakens contemplation causing failure scores in reading tests. Rich then added a quote demonstrate how critics feel about reading online “What the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation.” Nicolas Carr
In the essay, Rich focuses first by telling a story about a girl whose name is Nadia, this is an example on how kids from this generations are addicted to technology. Then, she gives her main points “As teenagers’ score on standardized reading tests have declined or stagnated, some argue …show more content…
She mentions that the transition between books and online reading is more harmful than helpful because it distracts more than strengthens readers, affirming that several websites on the internet have grammar and spelling errors. Adding point of view to support saying that specialist are worried about people spending too much time online considering that many young adults are addicted to the internet more than ever before, besides that hours spent online wrecks attention and weakens contemplation causing failure scores in reading tests. Rich then added a quote demonstrate how critics feel about reading online “What the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation.” Nicolas Carr