The Word Processor
The purpose of this assignment is to explore the many ways in which “cyberculture” has changed the way we think of writing and writers. It stems from a unit that is focused on the many ways that writing technology as well as reading technology has been altered with the addition of cyberculture to our previously basic ways of life concerning reading and composition. Using readings from Tribble and Trubek’s Writing Material, several articles were used to investigate this topic. Another issue of importance before I begin is the term “cyberculture” itself. For issues concerning this assignment, I refer to cyberculture as being things such as internet phenomenon’s such as the World Wide Web, Blogs, newsgroups, e-mail,
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To start with, the word processor needs no eraser or white out. When typing with a word processor, a mistake is easily covered up with a back space or a delete key. While writing, a writer may soon experience “writers cramp” but with typing, much more can be typed before experiencing pain of any sort. Typing with a word processor keeps all text even, neat, and of the same format that is recognizable to any of that particular written language. Writing with paper and pen my have a style that could be harder to read because of the way a person tends to write. Anything to your text can be changed after it is typed on the computer very quickly and easily whereas the need to make these changes while physically writing will give you more trouble. While all these facts make writing with a word processor convienent to the writer, there are other tools offered by the word processor that make the act of writing too convienent.
When typing on a word processor, handwriting becomes extinct. That is to say that handwriting no longer has as much importance in our day to day writing if the word processor is the mode of writing. In the past, handwriting used to play an important part in exercising both mind and body and was an accurate representation of the writer. In her essay The Art and Science of Handwriting, Naomi Baron states
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Proof of this comes when it is time to proofread a final draft of your work. The question becomes what is easier to proofread: the computer screen or the piece of paper? “Many persons print out a final draft because they prefer to revise their work in print…” (Sosnoski 400). I personally prefer to proofread my work in print but when it comes to giving an explanation as to why, I find it difficult to explain. I think that it is just plain easier to fully revise a paper if it is in the form of paper rather than on the computer
In “Modern Romance,” Celeste Biever describes romantic relationships in the Internet community. She describes how people can romantically be involved on the Internet and how the Internet teaches one to learn about a person from the inside out.In “Cyberspace and Identity,” Sherry Turkle also expresses her interest in the Internet and how it allows for the act of self-exploration. Even though their focus on what the Internet is used for are different from the perspective of one another, Biever and Turkle both see the Internet as a place for exploration in a general sense.
The essay “Into the electronic millennium” is a cynical observation of an author named Sven Birkerts, towards the electronic era of 21st century. Author’s overall intent of the essay is to put forth an awareness with a pinch of bias on the electronic damage to the society. He makes many assertions to argue his points which are some what valid even today, some of them which capture quick attention are: “The electronic media are invisible in process, but omnipresent in product” (Birkerts), “the only way that we can understand what is happening- what has already happened- is by the way of serve and unnatural dissociation of sensibility” (Birkerts). With all these impressive protestations, author is trying to make his readers ponder about the topic, as he says, “ To get the grip on the dimensions of the change, you must force yourself to imagine -deeply and in non-televisual terms- what the world was like a hundred, even fifty, years ago” (Birkerts).
In response to Mitoko Rich, “Literacy Debate – Online, R U Really Reading?” in the 21st century, children are learning via different sources, whether through textbooks, internet, blogs, etc. Therefore, it was not surprising to read what is mentioned in this article. Reading in the digital age is causing a debate, especially in regards to students. After reading the article, questions came to mind such as; is it possible that digital text can cause more harm than
With the idea of a sovereign state rapidly becoming an ideal of the past, globalization has already left its mark on the world. The main goal of globalization is to unite the globe under a single culture and government, which undermines the ideology of the nation-state, which has “citizens [which are] members of a nation living within the borders of a defined territory.” (Fulcher p. 1)Furthermore, globalization develops international relations, removing or transcending the borders of a nation-state, by economic marketing, increased labour, and transfer of information. Having the globalization movement as well as the development of nation-states both begin around the fifteenth century, it is apparent where the rivalry comes from, as well as just who is the victor in the struggle. This creates higher financial competition between a globalized country and a nation-state, as having a global open economy leads the sovereign state into a sense of “capitalist accumulation and competition” (Bresser-Pereira p. 559). Though the nation-state does not stand on equal ground with the globalization process...
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In the book “The Shallows” Nicholas Carr really stress how technology is ruining many brains. He believes in the natural ways of learning, the way of learning that drives a person away from technology. What Nicholas Carr fail to realize is that technology is toughening children’s ability to gather information quickly and thoroughly. Nicholas Carr said, “The net’s interactivity gives us powerful new tools for finding information, expressing ourselves, and conversing with others. It also turns us into lab rats. Contently pressing levers to get tiny pellets of social or intellectual nourishment.” This usage of technology by children has claim to be handy in writing skills because children are able to access sites and games that can help their writing performance. Children can also access information and sites about writing that teachers can’t show them. Sites such as “Read&Write,” “iWriteWords,” and “Write About This” (Saxenal 1). “Read&Write” is an app that helps children write letters (Saxena 1). “IWriteWords” helps and teaches children ways to improve handwriting. This app has up to 70 levels that require a child to trace letters both lowercase and uppercase (Saxena 1). “Write About This” is another app that helps with teaching and practicing different writing skills. This writing app is suitable for children of all ages and this app is also geared for children to be creative with their writing style (Saxena 1). Some people
The world is not a large and strange place anymore. The world is a place that is interconnected and intertwined. The world has become from a place that each country and their peoples are separate and isolated to a place that each country and their peoples are part of a global network. Thanks to globalization this is occurring. Globalization is the ‘international integration” or ‘de-bordering’ – “a number of highly disparate observations whose regular common denominator is the determination of a profound transformation of the traditional nation-state” (Von Bogdandy 2). Globalization is connecting different people from different cultures and backgrounds together. More and more corporations are entering new foreign markets to sell their products to the native populations. But at the same time globalization is negatively hurting people and countries. Globalization is hurting workers and small countries. Workers are forced to work for low wages and small countries are being manipulated by large countries. Globalization is having a negative impact on this world and it outweighs any positive it produces.
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With the uprising of unique and different forms of communication that technology has popularized comes a debatable controversy on what effect these new digital mediums have on literacy and our daily lives. Texting can lead to declining language and grammar skills, according to researchers. Text messaging has also begun to have an inimical effect on people’s writing skills, and also an indispensable part of our lives; it has developed very expeditiously throughout the world, it is also one of the world’s primary sources of communication. Texting can cause various complications in a student's ability: to conjure proper vocabulary, spell, write and socialize.
It is difficult to escape the influence of technology on modern life. It lurks behind every door: the classroom, home, office, and store. There are many who are resistant to new technology, saying that technology causes harm to society. These claims are often made without the realization that technology also includes important and indispensable parts in their life such as writing and the tools for writing. Writing was one of the first technologies invented. Technology has now become so entrenched in the majority of cultures around the world that it is hard to imagine a life or society without writing. For those that maintain a majority of technology beyond writing is harmful, imagine the difficulty in writing without the help of other technologies, which includes pencils, paper, computers, printing presses, and a number of other technological aids.
Technology affects everyone! Whether positive or negative, we are all affected, how it manifests itself into problems for youth will be studied and debated for years. Balancing technology throughout the educational process and keeping with current trends and uses of technology will affect everyone. Technology has transformed our youth’s daily and social lives. How do we measure the effects of technology on our ability to socialize or have a successful social life? Socializing is not just talking face to face, it’s our ability to interact, learn, and create original thought. Technology hindering today’s youth and their ability to socialize is affecting their capacity to read, write, and communicate. Today’s youth depends on careful considerations for the implementation of technologies. Our youth do not have the capability to convey their emotions through the use of technology, understand sadness, happiness or joy through simple text or emails. Communicating through the use of text, chat, and social network sites is lost using abbreviations and slang, inhibiting the use of the Standard English language. Using computers and hand held devices for relationships, reading, writing, and entertainment, turning them into introverted and socially inept individuals. Current trends resonating from our educational institutions to our workplace can be examples of how technology has altered the way younger people communicate. This tragedy transcends from youth to adulthood affecting the workplace. Social networking sites have begun to take hours away from employers. How do students understand ethical and moral dilemmas unless they are allowed to make mistakes and work through a particular problem? Creative and original thought needs...
Many people assume that the environment is not in danger. They believe that as technology advances, we do not need to worry about renewing natural resources, recycling, and finding new ways to produce energy. They state that one person in the world does not make a large difference. In reality, each individual's contribution greatly affects our environment. Our natural resources are slowly disappearing, and we must work together to save them and the Earth from ruin.
Rosen, senior editor if New Atlantis, on her essay published in Wilson Quarterly in autumn 2009 “In the Beginning Was the Word,” points out how digital technology, especially in communication and entertainment, affects negatively on our lives socially and cognitively. She believes that although technology might appear as sign of our progress as humans, it is withdrawing us from the core literature. Rosen explains th...
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