The evolution of technology has brought many positives in today’s world, although when there is good, evil always follows it. Gary Colombo writes “Thinking Critically, Challenging Cultural Myths” and talks about how we connect to people with our beliefs and views, how college will give us obstacles and we will grow as individuals, and lastly, about our identities and how our culture can affect how we relate to others. Sherry Turkle “Growing up Tethered” says mostly negative things about technology and how we must be careful attending events or posting things about a certain topic that can destroy a relationship between two people because of having less privacy. Independence is not being taught to kids in today's world because of the connectivity
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When there is a friend who has different views on politics and you see that they say something political on social media, you will probably be upset with that friend and argue. Today, people have to be cautious about what they say on social media, otherwise their friends and peers could be in a disagreement and ruin a relationship. In “The Power of Cultural Myths” Colombo talks about how cultures keeps people together. He then continues to say how culture also makes people misunderstand other views, he brings up an example about the “American Dream” and the people achieving success. People learn these things from an early age and they do not even know it. Colombo states “It [culture] holds people together by providing us with a shared set of customs, values, ideas, and beliefs, as well as a common language”(2). This quote means that cultural myths are important in communities and it allows people to relate to one and another. On the other hand, in “Privacy has Politics” by Turkle talks about how everyone has no privacy and people have to be careful about going to …show more content…
In Colombo, in the same section about “Becoming a College Student” he says “As you meet the personal challenges of college, you’ll grow as a person”(1). Colombo talks about the growth college students experience throughout college and various obstacles they will run into. These obstacles could be as simple as waking up and attending class on time or being responsible enough to do the homework and turn it in when it is due. During high school, it is easier for kids to rely more on their parents for waking them up or making sure they are on top of their homework. During college when college students do not have their parents to rely on so much, they’ll grow as a person and start transitioning into adulthood, as they do not need their parents to wake them up or do certain tasks. It is not just a learning experience in the classroom, but also outside. Turkle thinks the opposite due to technology. In Turkle’s essay she explains that “adolescents don’t face the same pressure to develop the independence we have associated with moving forward into young adulthood”(238). In the section of “Degrees of Separation”, Turkle talks about how in today’s world, it is harder to learn that sense of independence because they always have to tell their parents where they are going and need to respond when their parents text or call them. When parents do this they are not teaching their kids how to become independent and
When there is a friend who has different views on politics and you see that they say something political on social media, you will probably be upset with that friend and argue. Today, people have to be cautious about what they say on social media, otherwise their friends and peers could be in a disagreement and ruin a relationship. In “The Power of Cultural Myths” Colombo talks about how cultures keeps people together. He then continues to say how culture also makes people misunderstand other views, he brings up an example about the “American Dream” and the people achieving success. People learn these things from an early age and they do not even know it. Colombo states “It [culture] holds people together by providing us with a shared set of customs, values, ideas, and beliefs, as well as a common language”(2). This quote means that cultural myths are important in communities and it allows people to relate to one and another. On the other hand, in “Privacy has Politics” by Turkle talks about how everyone has no privacy and people have to be careful about going to …show more content…
In Colombo, in the same section about “Becoming a College Student” he says “As you meet the personal challenges of college, you’ll grow as a person”(1). Colombo talks about the growth college students experience throughout college and various obstacles they will run into. These obstacles could be as simple as waking up and attending class on time or being responsible enough to do the homework and turn it in when it is due. During high school, it is easier for kids to rely more on their parents for waking them up or making sure they are on top of their homework. During college when college students do not have their parents to rely on so much, they’ll grow as a person and start transitioning into adulthood, as they do not need their parents to wake them up or do certain tasks. It is not just a learning experience in the classroom, but also outside. Turkle thinks the opposite due to technology. In Turkle’s essay she explains that “adolescents don’t face the same pressure to develop the independence we have associated with moving forward into young adulthood”(238). In the section of “Degrees of Separation”, Turkle talks about how in today’s world, it is harder to learn that sense of independence because they always have to tell their parents where they are going and need to respond when their parents text or call them. When parents do this they are not teaching their kids how to become independent and