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1. I think the author's intent with this one was to raise a question in our heads. His writing provokes us to think and analyze our own lives to see if the internet has "rewired our brains." I think his writing does a great job of raising the reader's curiosity levels.
2. I loved the author's use of framing by starting and ending with the example from Space Odyssey. I think it really tied together the piece and made you reflect on what you had read. I even turned back to the first page to find the similarities between the two. Very effective. I also loved his analogy and simile on the second page: "Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a jet ski." Not only does it illustrate his point, but it provides amazing imagery. He also does quite a bit of counterarguing, which really raises his credibility.
3. I think the audience's reaction to this article is exactly what the author intended it to be: to raise our curiosity. I don't think a reader could walk away from this paper without first reflecting on whether or not their reading habits had changed and whether it was due to the internet or not. I thought the article was extremely effective, as it made me skeptical of the internet molding my brain.
Good pointing out of tools and strategies. The scuba and jet ski are very clever and keep the reader involved
ReplyDeleteI think that not only does the article raise our curiosity, but I know that for me, it definitely made me a little nervous to think about how the internet is making me less capable of deep thinking...
ReplyDeleteGood analysis. I really like the imagery of the scuba diver and jet skier as well. It was a really well written article and very interesting to think about.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it really made you re-evaluate how much your reading habits have changed. I like when you said, "...skeptical of the internet molding my brain," because it made me think of how in some ways the internet brain-washes us. It gives us good ideas and bad ideas and it is up to us what we do with them but are we changing in the direction of a one-way course? Are we all moving toward the same direction in the new way or reading and writing? Definitely something to think about.
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