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 the project may have influenced the

genre, and also how the genre may have influenced the project

 The genre is obtaining the advantages and disadvantages of technology 

-Your own assessment of the author’s project:

The authors' projects are mostly talking about how technology influences the world and the depths of what amount of evolution occurs. Since technology is more evolved, the political component of technology becomes impacted as well. There are a lot of benefits and disadvantages of technology, which includes the use of iPhones and specific apps through social media. Media is very different and there are parts of cancer culture in there while there are a lot of benefits, such as vaccines, but those also can create Harm to animals in the world.

- Did it succeed?

I think what she said succeeded because it also talked about technology as a whole and how it impacts the world then it also goes in depth into what technology does and the benefits and the disadvantages of technology.

-How does this source fit in with the larger “conversation” about

your topic?

It fits be us it discusses how it is fully taking over the world and how there are a ton of positives and negatives about the influence of technology. For instance, it can overcome climate change, famine and disease. Yet, it can lead to more dangers and hazardous 

-Use some direct quotes from your source here!

“Technology philosophers have argued that neither of these views is wholly accurate and that a purely optimistic or pessimistic view of technology is insufficient to capture the nuances and complexity of our relationship to technology (Oberdiek and Tiles 1995).”

Analysis 2

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsfnP_NWIs4 

-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 tone of the video was very interesting, for me personally I thought that it was an AI voice audio which indicates its monotone and lifeless voice that secretly  identifies a con of technology that can be very boring and hard to listen to all of the information thrown at you. 

The author talks about 

-The genre of the source and how the project may have influenced the

genre, and also how the genre may have influenced the project

Exploring the nature of technology pros and cons and its impact on society today. It is influenced by the project because multiple peel today are affected by the pros and also the consequences of technology and it is to talked about enough

-Your own assessment of the author’s project:

- Did it succeed?

 My own assessment indicates that it did succeed because it thoroughly discussed the pros and cons of technology and how it impacts society as a whole. Therefore it is successful because it is makings its point across.

-How does this source fit in with the larger “conversation” about

your topic?

 It fits into the larger conversation because it discusses society as a whole the pros and cons of technology and how it impacts the world through social media platforms and how we interact on technology has changed the way we interact with family and friends. Technology helps people get tasks done faster and efficiently to do more in a day and also economic development.

-Use some direct quotes from your source here!

“Technology saves time, completing tasks are quicker”

“Digital age has democratized access to information and education”

Analysis 3

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://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/fashion/a-pencil-shop-for-texting-the-old-fashioned-way.html

-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.)

kairos is very important because within the technology dense society we live in today, opening up a pencil shop is defying the social norms and going back into to the old days with just a simple pencil and paper

The author talks about 

-The genre of the source and how the project may have influenced the

genre, and also how the genre may have influenced the project

The genre is niche 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.

-Your own assessment of the author’s project:

- Did it succeed?

Yes it succeeds becaseit. Enhances her unique store and helps get people to come and buy her pencils with a purpose. Technology cannot have a cultural component while these specific pencils have multiple cultural components of where they’re made, how they are made and what they look like.

-How does this source fit in with the larger “conversation” about

your topic?

The ounce fit into the larger topic because discusses the nostalgia, the technologies and the simple times when kids used to use a pencil on a paper for many things rather than open up their computers or watching TV instead, they would draw something with a cool pencil.

-Use some direct quotes from your source here!

An elegant woman lifted a pencil with a crabbed grip. “Samantha, remember when you wrote like this?” she asked a younger woman. “I still do, Mom,” came Samantha’s withering reply.

“Because it’s cool,” he said. “And how often can you buy a functional thing from the 1950s in mint condition for $5?”