Let's Talk By Andrea Lunsford

In the textbook Let's Talk written by Andrea Lunsford, new ideas and habits are introduced that will help people learn how to communicate better and interact with others. The first four chapters revealed concepts that were used by the authors of the following readings: "Arranging a Marriage in India," "Your Smartphone is making you stupid," and "Small Change". The concept that influenced the understanding of “Arranging a Marriage in India” is to get to know people different from you. Next, the concept that influenced the understanding in “Your Smartphone is making you stupid” is to research your views. Lastly, the concept that increased understanding of “Small Change” was to listen when people express their views. One concept that helped

In the story, Serena is a young American woman in India for the first time and she is getting insight on the idea of arranged marriages. Serena initially disagreed with the idea of arranged marriages. Serena exclaims, “How could any intelligent young person agree to such a marriage without great reluctance?/defiant and rebellious!”(Nanda 548). She speaks with her friend Sita whom is soon going to partake in an arranged marriage. This slowly changes Serena's viewpoints and she becomes more fond of the idea of your parents picking who you marry. Serena received enlightening responses from her friend Sita. After the interview, Serena says, “Her response made further sense, and I began to have second thoughts on the matter” (Nanda 549). This reveals that her view was changed. But then she even goes on to state, “In fact, I thought I might even participate in a arranged marriage myself” (Nanda 549). So she also wants to participate in arranging a

The research allowed me to grasp and truly understand how big of an issue technology really is. In this reading, Eric discusses how technology is negatively impacting our society. He interviews educated and credible people who state facts and statistics on how technology brings negative results. Eric states,” The evidence for this goes beyond the carping of Luddites. Its there, cold and hard, in a growing body of research by psychiatrists/ family time” (Andrew-Gee 6). The research is mentioned to be done by people who can be trusted and have a high level of education. This makes me understand how big the problem is when it comes to technology. When using a piece of technology, you don’t consider what it does to your brain. You don't research the effects it has on your brain but that's what the research has shown in Eric’s piece. An example of a fact mentioned was,” As the New York University marketing professor Adam Alter/ our portable computers”(Andrew-Gee 11). This shows how research can put into perspective the main point Eric is trying to make. In chapter 2 of Let's Talk, Andrea suggests the importance of knowing what you use and that companies aren't going to tell you the negatives of technology. She says, ”Then you’ll need to do some RESEARCH, checking out product reports and reviews. Don’t just trust the information