Michael L.

Move Beyond the Page, Analysis p.145: 3, 4

 

p145 Q3. In terms of Rashid’s description of a typical day in the future, what are the benefits of these technological advancements and what are the drawbacks?

In Rashid’s description of the future, everything seems to be very convenient. Future technology become much more personal. Which the benefits of these technologies can enhance our lifestyle and experiences. Visual communications implanted to our eyes can make our communications with friends much more simple and easy. Transportation had make humans to walk less as we can travel to places without much effort. However through these benefits, it makes us more and more lazy as we rely more on technology. Through the accessible communication with friends, we will be more adapted to social networking rather than communicating with people in real life, this might cause communication problems between people. Furthermore, the convenience of transporting makes people more lazy as we do not need to walk as much as before, increasing chances of obesity in the general population.

 

p145 Q4. According to Rashid, “there is nothing to be afraid of” in the future. Do you agree with him? If not, what is there to fear?

Through the benefits and drawbacks of technology, I do agree Rashid’s statement. Technology is something that goes along with time and are invented by humans. From the past we invent things to make our life more convenient. Through the centuries, things got better and better. Technology transformed to a better tool for our lifestyles. Technology are invented by humans with the aim to make our lifestyle better. Therefore we should not be afraid but to have the right ethical judgement to make use of technology.

 

They Say/I say p 100:1

 

p100 Q1. Find several texts (scholarly pieces, newspaper articles, emails, memos, etc.) and see whether they answer the “so what?" and "who cares?" questions. Probably some do, some don't. What difference does it make whether they do or do not? How do the authors who answer these questions do so? Do they use any strategies or techniques that you could borrow for your own writing? Are there any strategies or techniques recommended in this chapter, or that you've found or developed on your own, that you'd recommend to these authors?

From the different types of text, some of them did and did not answer the “so what” and “who cares” questions. For the text that did answer the “so what” and “who cares” questions, it relates to the real world application and how it is important to us. It creates an attraction that draw us in that we get to be more aware of the issue presented. For the text that didn’t, it makes it less interesting since it doesn't relate to our life and makes its less interesting which ultimately make us lose interest on the text. For the text that answer the “so what” and “who cares” questions, they often uses strategies that identify the target audience for the issue presented. Then it slowly relates to the real world application and the ultimate result of the claims. These strategies can make the readers to be more attracted to the issue presented and show how it is related to their life.