The second paragraph states, “I’m not thinking the way I used to think

To now pick apart the article.

Is Google Making Us Stupid?” stuck out to me.

google

Interviewing my friend Rebecca about our childhood was a fun experience.

myspace, Facebook, twitter,

adults to social media

VS where the internet and society tell them they should be.

appropriate standers

myspace

I pulled from “Why Parents should Fear Myspace” a couple of important sentences. Pg. 73 states, “

Your best friends, or people you

Getting older Myspace

“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”   Beware of the Internet

Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/ https://www.ted.com/speakers/adam_alter?language=en https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/10/08/google-is-making-you-more-forgetful-heres-why-thats-a-good-thing/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b49c543006de https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/top-seven-dangers-children-face-online http://www.futureofbusinessandtech.com/online-and-mobile-safety/parents-wake-up-the-hidden-dangers-online

Peer Pressure

Griffiths & Meredith, 2009; Kuss & Griffiths, 2012; Liu & Peng, 2009)

a chemical that ferries information between neurons is released, it’s usually done through something pleasurable, and in this case achieving a goa

as much as they are, instead

whom stated when asked

Robert Waldinger

Which in short, describes the discomfort felt when we lose opportunities or must make irreversible decisions. 

The second motivational factor 

ocused mental state, flow i

one of these factors being “Competence” how is competence implemented in gaming?

Self Determination Theory

study found claiming

(Introduction of a new instrument to measure motivation for gaming: the electronic gaming motives questionnaire) 

Lastly, there is what is known as the “immersion component”

sets in you

When you

One of those motivation components being an “achievement component”, which explains the “want” to advance in a game, perhaps to win as well as the interest in the rules and system of the game, along with the passion to compete with others.

Numerous studies have been done showing the key factors as to what motivates us to play games. Nick Yee, a scientist who made one of the first steps in building a framework for studying motivations, found three motivation components regarding why we find games intriguing.

Human Movement Science

With

for example, although it’s not a

A new study has found that “gaming can stimulate neurogenesis (growth of new neurons) and connectivity in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning.” 

claims have also been made claiming

“Games have sometimes been praised or demonized, often without real data backing up those claims. Moreover, gaming is a popular activity, so everyone seems to have strong opinions on the topic.” says Marc Palau,

Which in turn, plants a seed of “normalness” to violence where as it might not affect them the same when compared to someone who doesn’t engage in violent video games.

use to

a child engages

Another example of a negative claim being, “emotional desensitization”, “responsiveness to a negative, aversive, or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.” (Wikipedia) F

brains in a negative way. Gamers are often ridiculed for having issues that cause decrease in “moral values”, with the point being made that violent video games are displaying a lack of reprimand for bad behaviors where children will tend to “mimic” what is being displayed from a violent video game and find ways to implement these behaviors into the real world.

t is often analyzed from researchers that

The Effects of Gaming

aming up to 80-100 hours a week,

While a lot of research has been done concerning both the positive as well as negative health claims related to gaming in the mass media.

 http://www.bristolcc.edu:2054/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=03ea96bb-aff5-47a4-9dbb-824a1d71932f%40sessionmgr4010 

cited: 

(Date accessed March 15th 2019) 

they have great

apposed

story’s

e German Shepard have a true emotional connection

the affects

sell, this puppy

Coombs,2015)

or my popular media resource, I found a website called Science Line that has many interesting articles all revolving around science-based

not to the extent of humans “the sort of information unification that is the most important prerequisite for our kind of consciousness is not anything we are born with, not part of our innate, but in surprisingly large measure an artifact of our immersion in human culture” (Dennett)

Throughout the article it takes

In the third article called

their conscious behavior one experiment that was done by Darwin to provide more evidence was his story about this dog, when he walked

W. Cornel)

and are able to think with corresponding behaviors it was even stated th

pursuing an understanding of animal consciousness: implications for animal morality and a creaturely theology” researchers talk about the consciousness, awareness, language, and though within animals.

In another article called

there is forms

(Simon, Meric)

“For exam

reflexive consciousness

irreflexive consciousness

During one article

researches

For this assignment my research question is if animals are consciously aware of feelings or events, or in effect if they are just capable of

human like

I have always had an interest in animals and how they act, I have also had

though.

Coombs, Chelsey B. “Do Animals Have Consciousness?” Scienceline, 9 Mar. 2015, scienceline.org/2015/03/do-animals-have-consciousness/.

Examining the factory worker, we see someone who has become a “machine”.

The New Cyborgs

Winick, Erin. “Every Study We Could Find on What Automation Will Do to Jobs, in One Chart.” MIT Technology Review, MIT Technology Review, 20 Feb. 2019, www.technologyreview.com/s/610005/every-study-we-could-find-on-what-automation-will-do-to-jobs-in-one-chart/

13 June 2018,

Aristotle. Metaphysics. Penguin Books, 1998

Works Cited

This migration marks the shift in the types of labor people were doing, and the shift in the relationship between humans and technology.

that less human workers

lets look

losing their job, the change

an industries

While one may think that this is a great development, there are many unintended consequences.

Where before technology augmented human efforts, it is now replacing human labor

Thanks to technology, the security exists that is required for leisure and that “frivolous” work that would have caused our ancestors to starve.

has never been more options

Before discussing the present situation

Seocnd

writing techniques

Gloria

parents language

the audience was a very select few people and it shows in his writing. He uses quotes from the bible

bible

a spoken word poem to address educators graduating from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

MLK wrote a letter to the clergymen of Birmingham, Alabama to get his point across and The audience is important for readers to understand the reasoning and purpose of the writing.

Donovan

How to Tame a Wild Tongue

King, Martin Luther Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” King Research and Education Institute. 16 April 1963.okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf Livingston, Donovan “Lift Off” Harvard School of Education. 25 May 2017.https://singjupost.com/full-transcript-donovan-livingstons-harvard-graduate-school-of-education-student-speech/ Andalzua, Gloria. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” 1987.https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf

Post Write: This writing reminded me of a lot of writings I did in high school. I had experience because of the pre-AP classes. I would want to do work with pieces of literature that I have picked out.

Collins purpos

His genre was a poetic.

To add on in “Commencement” by Billy Collins he describes in one of his quotes

the students that are listening to his speech.

Donovan word is herd

Livingston encourages students, educators an

n addition, in the “Livingston Commencement” by Livingston a college grad and a great speaker

How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua describes she is who she is as a person because of her language and cul

Her genre was autobiography.

Gloria l

be your basis

When Anzaldua says “Chicanos, there existed a sense of shame at being caught listening to our music”.

describes s

article

The crowd was roaring as high school Basketball star James hunter scores a three-point buzzer beater to send his team to the Basketball finals. T

articles

We were underdogs many didn’t believe in us.

our goal we made it

we surpass

hunter

Basketball

t gave them motivation to not think anything is not impossible it gives them hope to accomplish what they want to

peech is to inspire students

also for present and future educators

Lift off.

the genres of poetry and speech

A quick internet search would define autobiography as “an account of a person’s life written by that person”.

autobiography, memoir, academic essay, and poetry

How to Tame a Wild Tongue

the audience has an idea of what to expect from them.

Genre can be defined as the organization of artistic pieces by characteristics of which each piece shares.

your ideas

Livingston, Donovan. “Lift Off.” Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2016, www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/05/lift?fbclid=IwAR3I4uFsAEptNAzCrQQWy7fVX_ctYt7rChBpvExNTuIq8kiUnlTnUzIyc88.

King, Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Aug. 1963. Accessed February 13, 20

Anzaldua, Gloria. How to Tame a Wild Tongue. Accessed February 13, 2019.

, Purpose is what you are writing your piece for is it Informative, entertainment, or even persuasive.

Donovan knows this well because he understands his audience of Harvard graduates.

In Donovan Livingston’s Speech

genre in writing is a description given too a writing to describe the content it will explain and inform you about.

empowering his audience t

audience too get

et when it is over”.

going too be

Audience, Genre, and Purpose

your Audience, with knowing our

Then as well show you how

show too you

Collins, Billy. “Commencment Address.” Six Rules of Success | Graduation Speech 2009 Livingston, Donovan. “Donovan Livingston’s Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Speech.” YouTube, HarvardEducation, 25 May 2016, m.youtube.com/watch?v=9XGUpKITeJM.

Audience, Genre, and Purpose

your writings

Collins, Billy. “Commencment Address.” Six Rules of Success | Graduation Speech 2009 Livingston, Donovan. “Donovan Livingston’s Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Speech.” YouTube, HarvardEducation, 25 May 2016, m.youtube.com/watch?v=9XGUpKITeJM.

future educators of America

The genre of this piece is a commencement address that is motivational in nature.

She’s giving the voiceless a voice and letting them know that they aren’t alone in this world

autobiography but also has other elements throughout the piece.

foreign speaking individuals.

speech is to uplift and motivate

Billy Collins gave an amazing commencement address in May of 2008, to Colorado College

commencement address. Although this is a commencement address Collins uses poetry and even humor to keep the graduating class focused and entertained. He tends to poke fun at himself, and a joke that I found pretty funny was when he said “all the pre-law students just looked at their watches” (Collins par 1) after saying he was going to speak for only 13 minutes.

Collins work

purpose is defined as the reason the author decides to write about a specific topic.

You have

Anzaldua, Gloria. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” How to Tame a Wild Tongue, www.everettsd.org. Collins, Billy. “Billy Collins Poet Laureate.” Six Rules of Success | Graduation Speech 2009 |  www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm. Donovan, Livingston. Commencement Address, Harvard University, Boston. 25 May, 2016

In its simplest form, this turn to rhetoric shifts attention away from student writing as an artifact and towards student writing as an activity, and in this way mirrors a fundamental change in approach from the current-traditional model to the process model. When students write, they participate in a community of readers and writers engaged in thinking, reading, discussing and writing about shared issues, ideas, and concepts. To be effective in this community, the writer must learn to be aware of the rhetorical situation. What do I want to accomplish with my writing? To whom am I appealing and what are their needs? What expectations of the audience must I satisfy or risk going unheard.  

Donovan Livingston Lift off

She made a statement “I would like to challenge you tonight” (Faten Aggad) This is a clear indication that she is challenging

He his clearing addressing new teachers how to teach, only teachers will be addressed like this because this is matters that concerns them. 

fellow clergymen who criticized him first and foremos

“you guys still awake” (Faten Aggad) This is an indication she is talking to young group of people because this is basically how college students act in classes,

She told me that our stories are ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars” (Livingston) this statement caught my attention because he engaged me to picture myself climbing a ladder to reach the stars

writing is Letter

he main genre here in this art is Pecha-kucha which is 20 slides presentation shown for 20 seconds each

g as you listen

The presentation is very catchy with the graphics and very quick slides, each slide was about 20 seconds each

Analysis: Genres 

“Donovan Livingston spoken  word commencement

The purpose of mine own writing is to persuade my audience that I know what it takes to make a successful writing using genres,

these key terms involved in successful writings which are genre,  audience and purpose.   

e to clearing define

Aggad, Faten. “Every 60 seconds in Africa.” Pechakucha presentation. 29 Feb. 2016. 17 Feb. 2019 <https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/every-60-seconds-in-africa-dot-dot-dot>.   King, Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham jail.” 16 Apr. 1963. King research and education institute. 17 Feb. 2019 <http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf>.   Livingston, Donovan. “Lift off.” 25 May 2016. Harvard Graduate School of Education. 17 Feb. 2019 <https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/05/lift>. 

She explicitly reaches out to “chicanos” like her

written essay,

a poetic manner

Because of the audience being religious leaders, Martin uses religious (specifically Christian) motifs throughout the letter, in order to better appeal to them and explain himself. For example, Martin describes his visit to  Birmingham to protest “Just as the eighth-century prophets left their little villages and carried their “thus saith the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Greco-Roman world”. (King

specific focus in audience and purpose in mind

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Some writers simply wish to entertain, while some wish to educate the audience about a certain subject, and others want to make a statement about society and make strong criticisms towards it.

. Should it be for more mature audiences with a higher age rating, or a should it be more family friendly? Should the game appease to a casual market who just want to have simple fun, or should it have a harder edge to appeal to hardcore players who seek a challenge?

When it comes to writing anything, writers typically have to consider three separate things. Firstly, what the genre of what they’re writing is. Second, what the work’s intended audience is. And third, what the purpose of the work is. These three things are fundamental when it comes to writing, especially when creating the foundations before the major aspects are created.

King, Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Birmingham Jail, 16 Mar. 1963, Birmingham, Alabama. Livingston, Donovan. “Lift Off.”, 25 May 2016, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA. Graduation Speech.

“How To Tame A Wild Tongue.” Borderlands / La Frontera: the New Mestiza, by Anzaldúa, Gloria.

the audience relies on the genre because certain kinds of genre draw in different people.

you must