The Dumbest Generation- How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under The age of 30) published by the Penguin Group in 2008 was written by Mark Bauerlein. Bauerlein is a professor of English at Emory University and has previously worked as the director of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts. During his time as director, he also oversaw American life and culture. The Dumbest Generation is a national bestseller and has caused a “swift and judgmental response from the media” according to Bauerlein in his preface to the paperback edition of The Dumbest Generation. In The Dumbest Generation Bauerlein writes about this generation's drive to learn and how it is dissipating quickly.
Dan Ariel discusses how people own decision can be influenced by others. For example, he uses the organ donor example to show how some countries in Europe had far better organ donors than other countries in Europe. His argument is based on the fact of how different the two forms were written for getting participants being part of the organ donor program. European countries that have high rate participants of the organ donor program has a written form that mentions to “To check the box below if you don’t want to participate in the organ donor program” So many people don’t check that box various for reasons.
Preceding the climactic battle for Pandora in the movie Avatar, protagonist Jake Sully presents a speech to the Na’vi, specifically the Omaticaya clan, in preparation for the upcoming battle. Utilizing rhetorical elements such as anaphoras and, emotional appeals, both paired with notable visual elements including distinct camera angles, lighting, and color contrast, Sully sells his message effectively to both his Na’vi audience and his viewers beyond the fourth wall. Prior to his monologue, the Na’vi’s habitual routines and sacred sanctuary were gruesomely disrupted by external, uncontrollable forces: the “Sky People,” otherwise known as the humans. Sully, who is one of the Sky People by birthright, dwelled amongst the reigns of the Na’vi
Kelly followed up asking Cruz why “doesn’t make sense" to draft women in combat. “It risks putting women in an unsafe situation,” Cruz said. “If you are dealing with a 200 pound jihadist, the idea that we would be forcibly take our daughters and put them in the position of close combat doesn’t make sense. The job of our war fighters is to defeat the enemy not to be a cauldron for social experiments or political correctness.”
Carr sees this change as dangerous; he has lost his ability to immerse himself in his reading. Fortunately for Carr, he is a “Digital Immigrant.” Unlike the youth of this generation, referred to as “Digital Natives,” the Internet has merely stunted his practice of deep reading, whereas the Digital Natives never learned
The passage is mainly talking about Professor Wolfs and what he teaches his students and what he tells him what to do when in a scienctific related problem. Professor Wolfs talks about a method, "the process by which scientists, collectively and over time, endeavor to construct an accurate representation of the world. " This is what he tells his students. For the limitation of a scienctific method, you must look threw some research, form a hypothesis to use in the future for studys and tests. Use the hypothesis you made and expirement with it to see if the results are true or false.
A prominent political analyst and author Mark Braider recently made the case in a 2015 New York Times piece stating that corporations and their influence on our government is a major, often un-recognized pitfall of America. While many may be ignorant of the issue, those who are informed often come to the same conclusions as Braider in his argument about to which the extent of corporations in America affect our government and way of life; often for the worse. Looking at the macro scale at which government has an effect the lives we live; private prisons serve as the epitome in commercial-political interaction. The issue of private prisons the reason why I strongly agree with Braider’s controversial opinion about the importance of informing the ignorant of this pressing issue. American politics work somewhat simply at the legislative level in regards to their relationships with major companies and corporations.
In this essay the author, Dana Gioia, discusses his opinion on the effect of a decline in reading. Gioia starts by introducing his topic and than giving his theme statement. Now we all know his purpose for the article. He begins his explanation by discussing the development of a young adults mind. The theme of reading being important to young adult’s, seems to flow through this piece.
Jaana Paske G. Christopher Williams English 150 Sec 14 2/20/2016 Rhetorical Evaluation of Jason Boog’s article, “Hello Barbie’s war on imagination: The childhood-destroying gift you don’t want to give your kid” on Salon.com Jason Boog’s article “Hello Barbie’s war on imagination: The childhood-destroying gift you don’t want to give your kid” on Salon.com talks about the consequences of technological advances in the children’s toy industry on the natural creative development and personal relationships that parents form with kids. In “Hello Barbie’s war on imagination: The childhood-destroying gift you don’t want to give your kid”, Jason Boog is using powerful, fear-invoking language to make a point of how technology, and specifically the
An expository text written by Mike Steketee, a former columnist well known for his affairs and articles concerning the political aspects and happening in Australian society. One of many opinionative texts by Mike, this one aimed at the large majority who “don’t know” as Mike states, which political candidate to vote for. A number of techniques can be found in the beginnings of the text, especially the title. The title that author Mike Steketee chose to publish, headlined “Trust me, we find it very hard to believe our leaders”; Obviously common knowledge that might derive from the article if one were to read, is that this text is more-or-less subjected to the majority of Australians who are permitted to vote, or are deemed old enough due to
Due to our evolution and progress in social, cultural, economic, and technological factors, as well as increasing human interconnection through social media, etc. We therefore can say that we as a community are happier with our current state than our ancestors before us. However the reading era has come and gone, many children as well as young adults opt out of this activity that is precedent to jobs, education, as well as a multitude of other situations. Fareed Zakaria, a famous CNN reporter and author, has written a book about this very circumstance we face, In Defense of Liberal Education that fights against the loss of
In the article, The World Might be Better Off Without College for Education, written by Bryan Caplan, explains how people do not apply what they learned in college into their actual jobs. He mainly focuses his argument on people who are deciding if they want to go to college or not because he is expressing if going to college is actually worth the money being spent. Through the use of rhetorical strategies like testimony, statistics, exemplification, and authority they help the audience have a clearer understanding of his argument. Throughout the article Caplan uses testimony to prove to high schoolers that a lot of people do not apply what they learn in college to their jobs.
actually affects our brains and the way we use them. Many people would argue that technology has more cons than pros, however it’s quite the opposite. We use technology in our everyday lives and it helps us to gain more knowledge than we’ve ever been able to before. The technology we have today is one of the greatest advantages we could have. Andrea Lunsford, who wrote “Our Semi-Literate Youth?
“Hidden Intellectualism,” by Gerald Graff starts off with an older argument between being book smart and street smart. Throughout the reading, Graff uses his own life experiences to critique the education system today. Points made focus on the idea of overlooking the intellectual potential of those who come across as being, “street smart”. Different authors cited in the reading to show how to accept another’s different intellectual. However, we realize that people who come across as being intellectual weren’t always labeled as that.
As I was reading Melissa Duffy’s “Inspiration, and Craig Vetter’s “Bonehead Writing,” I found myself connecting with Vetter’s paper more than Duffy’s. I found that the presentation in “Bonehead Writing” to capture my attention, and that Vetter’s feelings about writing was similar to my opinion on writing. Through his wording and humor, I think Craig Vetter wrote the best essay. I find that the wording and presentation of an article or essay influences my opinion of the writer, and it affects how I receive the idea they are trying to present to me. Craig Vetter uses a blunt approach to convey his idea that writing is nearly impossible to teach, and describes writing as “A blood sport, a walk in the garden of agony every time out.”
