No class Tues, conferences Mon-Wed.
Complete draft of Interacting with Texts Essay Due at Conference. Bring 2 copies.
In Class Thurs 10/20
Go over Rewrite Policy
Consider how Carr and Sullivan would view Facebook.
Assign Interacting with Texts Essay
Sample Topic Sentences
Facebook illustrates fears that Carr outlines in "Is Google Making Us Stupid" in the following ways.
Sullivan's claim that blogging is "writing out loud" can be extended to Facebook.
Sullivan's enthusiasm for writing in the Information Age is complicated by the emergence of Facebook as the dominant social-media platform.
Nicholas Carr's contention that use of the net is making us "pancake people" can be extended to the use of Facebook.
Sullivan's enthusiasm for the possibility of shared public diaries must be revised in light of the rise of popularity of Facebook.
My own analysis of Facebook provides a way in witch to refute the argument of Carr/Sullivan.
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