Rhetorical Analysis The launch of the internet had an enormous impact on American history, which brought diverse ways for people to interact with one another. James Comey said, “Technology has forever changed the world we live in. We’re online, in one way or another, all day long. Our phones and computers have become reflections of our personalities, or interests, and our identities. They hold much that is important to us.” Technology has long enabled people to connect, yet many say it has also, driven people away from human contact. Forbes magazine published an article in 2007 called, “Can You Hear Me Now?” by Sherry Turkle, her article is written for the business world, but had many valuable points for everyone. Turkle’s main claim is how technology can have a negative effect on people’s lives because it is furthering people from real life. Turkle uses candid words to share a few personal stories to convince the audience that technology is making us “more
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The first “trouble” she shares is with technology and society in the 1990s, Turkle said, “the Internet provided spaces for the projection of self” (507) where people could be whomever they wanted, they could create the perfect life, but this blurs the boundaries between ourselves and the outside world. She adds, “online life provides an environment where one can be a loner, yet not alone” (507). Many people have become addicted to living in these virtual worlds, and as a result can forget or neglect their responsibilities or loved ones in real life. Her example is extreme when she addresses online role playing as if everyone uses technology to enter virtual realities. Turkle says, “it is easier to express intimacy in the virtual world than the real world” (507). Turkle's approach using logos does not state where she is getting her information from and would have made a stronger impact had she shared a personal
The first “trouble” she shares is with technology and society in the 1990s, Turkle said, “the Internet provided spaces for the projection of self” (507) where people could be whomever they wanted, they could create the perfect life, but this blurs the boundaries between ourselves and the outside world. She adds, “online life provides an environment where one can be a loner, yet not alone” (507). Many people have become addicted to living in these virtual worlds, and as a result can forget or neglect their responsibilities or loved ones in real life. Her example is extreme when she addresses online role playing as if everyone uses technology to enter virtual realities. Turkle says, “it is easier to express intimacy in the virtual world than the real world” (507). Turkle's approach using logos does not state where she is getting her information from and would have made a stronger impact had she shared a personal