Unit3-Alienation-and-the-internet

ALIENATIONANDTHEINTERNETUnit3Unit3ALIENATIONANDTHEINTERNETUnit3Unit3Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.AccordingtoMark,whydidpeoplecometotheFacemashinastampede?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationItwasn’tbecausetheysawpicturesofhotgirls,butbecausetheysawpicturesofgirlstheyknew.Foronething,therewasnothingtohack.Peoplewouldprovidetheirownpictures,theirowninformation,andpeoplehadtheabilitytoinvite,ornotinvite,theirfriendstojoin.Inaddition,inaworldwheresocialstructurewaseverything,thatwasthething.2.AccordingtoEduardo,whatwassogreatabouttheidea?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFromYou’veGotMailMark:Eduardo:Mark:Eduardo:Mark:PeoplecametotheFacemashinastampede,right?Yeah.Butitwasn’tbecausetheysawpicturesofhotgirls.YoucangoanywhereontheInternetandseepicturesofhotgirls.Yeah.That’sbecausetheysawpicturesofgirlstheyknew.PeoplewanttogoontheInternetandcheckouttheirfriends,sowhynotbuildawebsitethatoffersthat?Friends,pictures,profiles,whateveryoucanvisit,browsearound.Maybeit’ssomeoneyoujustmetataparty.ButI’mnottalkingaboutadatingsite.I’mtalkingVideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVideoScript1Eduardo:Mark:Eduardo:Eduardo:Mark:Mark:abouttakingtheentiresocialexperienceofcollegeandputtingitonline.Ican’tfeelmylegs.Iknow.I’mtotallypsychedaboutthis,too.But,Wardo?Yeah?(recalling):“Itwouldbeexclusive.”Youwouldhavetoknowthepeopleonthesitetogetpastyourownpage,likegettingpunched.Now,that’sgood.Wardo,it’slikeafinalclub,exceptwe’rethepresident.VideoScript1Eduardo:(recalling):ItoldhimIthoughtitsoundedgreat.Itwasagreatidea.Therewasnothingtohack.Peopleweregonnaprovidetheirownpictures,theirowninformation.Andpeoplehadtheabilitytoinvite,ornotinvite,theirfriendstojoin.See,inaworldwheresocialstructurewaseverything,thatwasthething.TheInternetisawonderfulsourcefromwhichwecanretrievevaluableinformation.Moreover,itfacilitatesourcommunicationwithpeoplefarawayfromusatacostsubstantiallylessthanthatoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Also,itcanbeanimportantbuildingblocktochildren’slearningbecauseavastamountofinformationisonlyclicksaway.Thereisevidencesuggestingthatcomputeruseislinkedtoslightlybetteracademicperformance.Culturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationProsandConsoftheInternetCulturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationHowever,thereissufficientevidenceindicatingthattheInternetcanexertaharmfulinfluenceonpeople.Forexample,itsaddictivepowerhasincreasedchildrenandyoungsters’timespentinfrontofthecomputerscreensattheexpenseofotherhealthierphysicalactivities,thusincreasingtheirchanceofgettingoverweightandshort-sighted.Inaddition,childrenhavelimitedabilityoftellingrightfromwrongandthereforearesubjecttothepotentialcontaminatinginfluenceoftheharmfulmaterialsontheInternet.GlobalReading-Mainidea1StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesIftheInternetallowsforthefreeexchangeofideas,ithelpstounifyus.Thenhowdoesitalienateuswhileunitingus?Howdoesitfragmentsocietywhileglobalizingideas?Thisistheissuethattheauthortacklesinthetext.Thispieceofargumentativewritingfallsintothreeparts.PartI(Paragraphs1—2):Thewriterpresentshisthesisintheopeningpart:theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.GlobalReading-Mainidea1StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesPartII(Paragraphs3—6):Theauthorsupportshispointwithevidenceandreasonsinthebodyofargumentation.PartIII(Paragraph7):Thewriterreiterateshismainideaintheconclusionofthetext.GlobalReading-Mainidea1StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesThethesisstatementofthetextisinthesecondparagraph:“...theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.”Theconcludingstatementappearsatthebeginningofthelastparagraph:“Allthisbeingsaid,IbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.”Structuralanalysis1StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesTheseemingself-contradictionthattheInternetcanleadtoglobalizationontheonehandandcausethealienationoftheusersfromthepeoplearoundthemontheotherisreinforcedbytheuseofpairsofantonyms.Someexamples:globalization/alienation;real/notreal;reality/virtualexistence;outsideplayingwithhisfriends/playhisgamesagainsthisfriendsinthecyberspacePractice:Pleasefindmoreexamplesofantonymsinthetext.TheInternetprovidesanamazingforumforthefreeexchangeofideas.Giventherelativelyfewrestrictionsgoverningaccessandusage,itisthecommunicationsmodalequivalentofinternationalwaters.Itismypersonalbeliefthatthehumanpotentialcanonlyberealizedbytheglobalizationofideas.IdevelopedthispositionyearsbeforetheInternetcameintowidespreaduse.AndIamexcitedatthepotentialfortheInternettodramaticallyalterourglobalsocietyforthebetter.HoweverIamalsotroubledbythepossibleunintendednegativeconsequences.WillBakerALIENATIONANDTHEINTERNETDetailedreading1Detailedreading1Detailedreading2Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutthe“newinformationage.”ButmuchlesswidelyreportedhasbeenthenotionthattheInternetmayberespo