Waste time on internet (ANSWERED)

QUESTION

First, select and read any closed research theme reading (for the list of readings, click the Modules link and scroll to find the Module entitled “Closed Research Theme”). In your initial post, Identify your selected reading by full title and author. Then, identify at least 2 “They Say” moves in the reading. (“They Say” moves are places in the closed research theme reading where the author quotes or summarizes the ideas of another person, group, or source AND responds to it in some way.)

Next, respond to at least 1 “Looking Deeply” question AND 1 “Looking Broadly” question below.

Looking Deeply:

• How effective / objective / accurate / useful / and/or appropriate are the  “They Say” moves? Explain why or why not.
• Why do you think the author quoted, summarized, or referred to the ideas of these people or sources? How does it add to the writing as a whole?
• What kind of sources do the “They Say” moves identified refer to? (Examples: Experts? Celebrities? Politicians? Everyday people? A print source, such as a magazine or newspaper? Maybe unidentified “some people say” sources, or a mix of types? Some other kinds of source?) How does the type of sources referred to in the “They Say” moves support or detract from the point the author is making?

Looking Broadly:

• Comment on what “conversation” you see this closed research theme reading as participating in. What specific issue or question or conversation within our broad topic of the class’s Closed Research Theme Question is the reading responding to? (There may be hints in the title, the “They Says” that are used to frame the writing, or the conclusions the author comes to.)
• What questions do you have in response to this closed research theme reading? What would you ask the author, if you could? What would you like to understand better or know more about regarding the conversation? What are you skeptical about or doubt in the reading and why? NOTE: be sure to ask questions, rather than make statements or assertions (though you are welcome to explain your questions).
• Consider other closed research theme readings you have read so far (for the M01 Exercise and/or the M02 Closed Research Theme check-in). What connections or disconnects do you notice between the reading you are analyzing for this discussion board and other closed research theme reading? Do the two readings see the issue in a similar or a different way? Do they seem to “talk” to each other or past each other? Explain your reasoning and be sure to identify the second reading by author and title.

ANSWER

Waste time on internet

KENNETH GOLDSMITH

While going through the Goldsmith’s article “Go Ahead: Waste Time on the Internet,” I see how often the author uses “They Say” in his article. The part regarding what individuals say about utilizing the internet drew my attention the most, according to the author. Most people think that when we use our smartphones, “we’re skimming, not reading,” the author claims. Deep engagement with a subject is not something we can do anymore.

The second “They Say” is when the author tells us what the internet critics say about internet use. According to the author, “Internet critics tell us time and again that our brains are being rewired.”

Looking Deeply

• Why do you think the author quoted, summarized, or referred to the ideas of these people or sources? How does it add to the writing as a whole?

I believe the author cited these sources to back up his claims. To help the audience understand his thesis, he makes use of these allusions. For instance, the author informs us what the internet’s detractors have to say in my second They Say. He utilizes this argument, nevertheless, to refute and disagree with the criticisms. Since it enables readers to consider the position from a different perspective, the notion that has been summarized enriches the reading.

Looking Broadly

Comment on what “conversation” you see this closed research theme reading as participating in. What specific issue or question or conversation within our broad topic of the class’s Closed Research Theme Question is the reading responding to? (There may be hints in the title, the “They Says” that are used to frame the writing, or the conclusions the author comes to.)

This reading, in my opinion, argues against controlling internet. The article’s author makes an effort to disprove the accusations throughout. For example, in my second selected, “They Say,” the author believes there is nothing wrong with the internet rewiring our brains. The author claims that because the world and we are both evolving, everything will eventually change. Moreover, he makes the case that not all of what we do online is bad. He gives the example of his wife, who was engrossed in a book and staring at the television. According to the author, there is nothing wrong with the changes we are adjusting to as the world and we both evolve.

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