Throughout Sherry Turkle’s TED Talk “Connected, but alone,” she discussed the effects of technology on our society and ourselves. Many people assume that texting is considered a conversation; however, texting only offers discrete bits of conversation. While technology is beneficial for sending a quick message, it does not offer face-to-face communication which is necessary for the development of children and young adults. Turkle claims technology has three major “gratifying fantasies”: it puts attention wherever we want it to be; we will always be heard; we will never have to be alone. While many people rarely admit as much, texts are edited versions of yourself which can be rewritten and words can be deleted before being sent. Turkle believes texting produces a personality that does not truly represent you. Another point she makes is that people use their phones to be heard. She observed many people avoid loneliness by turning to their phone, which many of us could relate to. Turkle advocates technology is appealed most when someone is vulnerable. It is easy for anyone to go to their social media account and say how their feeling. It has become common today to dismiss the issue that technology has replaced people. As Turkle mentions, a modified version of Siri will become someone’s best friend. This TED Talk is extremely relevant to many generations. Many people own phones or social media accounts; however, not many of us think about what technology is costing us.
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For my presentation, I am going to use iMovie. I have made an iMovie twice before; however, I created them over 5 years ago. While watching the iMovie tutorial, I never realized iMovie has sound effects or transitions. I want to incorporate pictures along with my voice recording. I think the features iMovie offers will be fun and interesting to experiment with.
I chose to read the Commas section since I have difficulty deciding where to put commas in my writing. The book reassured my knowledge of comma use when placing a comma before a coordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses. The section also reviewed the use of commas after to set off introductory words, nonessential elements, parenthetical information, transitional expressions, direct quotation, or to separate items in a series, as seen in this sentence. I learned that commas could be used to set off yes or no and tag questions. I also found out commas should not be typically placed after “like” or “as.”
For example, a comma should be placed after the “yes.”
Yes, I did fold the clothes in the dryer.
For example, a comma should not be placed after the “as.”
I enjoy many desserts, such as brownies, ice cream, and chocolate chip cookies.
Within my essay, I placed commas before coordinating conjunctions that connect two independent clauses.
For instance, I wrote, “I always had the mindset to work hard and do well, but I felt discouraged.”
Throughout “Superman and Me,” Sherman Alexie, the author, used narrative elements to keep the reader engaged. He started the passage by giving the reader a descriptive explanation of his life as a child growing up. Alexie described the location where he lived, his accessibility to books, and his social standing. Alexie introduced characters other than himself including his family and other students. When Alexie himself was a child, he admired his father for being able to read. As Alexie’s motivation and ability to read developed, a conflict started to arise between students of other ethnicities and among his own. Native Americans were stereotyped as unintelligent. Alexie not only was judged by students but adults too! With his growth mindset, Alexie accomplished what was considered nearly impossible. He did not stop there. Alexie continued to read and became a writer. He also tries to encourage children by attending classrooms and giving them hope.
Elise
Dedicated, organized, persistent, curious
Lover of animals
Student of Pre-Dental Medicine
Who feels excited about taking this class
Who hopes to learn new material in this class
Who fears the workload in this class
Who loved the story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as a child
Who read the series The Hunger Games
Who struggled to get through the book The Scarlet Letter
Who checks Instagram every day
Elise
