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Unit 1 Reflection

  Within all of the analysis that I have done I can conclude that the first source I chose was a news article How is Technology Changing the World and How Should the World Change, by Josephine Wolf, is a solid and non-bias article and I feel as though the quality is very good. This article discusses the pros and cons which determines both perspectives of technology thus indicating there is minimal bias, for instance technology advancements can overcome “climate change, famine and disease”(Wolf, 2021). This indicates the positives of technology while she also includes “But it can also be a tool of tremendous fear and oppression, embedding biases in automated decision-making processes” (Wolf, 2021). This portrays both perspectives of the advancements of technology, indicating that it is a credible source. Within the YouTube video, it seems that YouTube can sometimes not be as credible because anyone can post on it and it is not an educational site. Therefore it’s not as credible a...

Unit 1 Portfolio

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Analysis 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/fashion/a-pencil-shop-for-texting-the-old-fashioned-way.html Within the news article, A Pencil Shop for Texting the Old-Fashioned Way, by Molly Young, the genre is special business ideas due to the magazine including a different outlook on the pencil industry and marketing it more original and meaningful with different types of pencils from all over the world for instance, “Ms. Weaver indicated a marbled Creamsicle-colored number with “‘Made in India’ stamped on the side (30 cents). ‘I also like this one at the moment,’ she said, offering a pencil from the century-old company Caran d’Ache ($4.50). ‘It’s made of beechwood.’ There was no eraser on the pencil; instead, a shiny nub lacquered with a Swiss cross gleamed at one end” (Young, 2005). This expresses diverse cultures in which technology cannot do and creates a sense of personalization and meaning when using the pencils, even talking about the intricate details of each specific pencil...

Unit 1 Draft

  Analysis 1 -Links to/previews of each of your four sources (this is where I’ll be checking to make sure you’re citing in an appropriate way). Make sure that all of your sources come from different genres (more on this in class). https://online.ucpress.edu/gp/article/2/1/27353/118411/How-Is-Technology-Changing-the-World-and-How -A detailed analysis/summary of each source where you address: -The author’s project (challenge yourself here to identify why and how the author undertook this project -- consider kairos, exigence, tone, style, methods, audience, etc.) The kairos which basically is the right time or a moment indicates that this was the perfect time to talk about this in the press because of the evolution of technology that is occurring today, such as surveillance cameras and how it benefits society today. The audience can be adolescence as well as middle aged parents and even government workers.  The author talks about  -The genre of the source and how...