Some of these critics tell us that contrary to popular belief‚ "far from making us smarter‚ online technologies are actually making us dumber." (Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. 2006‚ 168) On the other hand‚ there are people who challenge this school of thought; they bring up the point that students are able to find a target audience and tweak their writing to appeal to their directed audience because of the use of social media. This whole time the author’s advice or opinion on the use of technology
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Logan Gaskey Film Paper: Ender’s Game When I walked into the movie theater‚ there were a good amount of people that came to see it. They all seemed to have a feeling of anticipation for this movie adaptation of the novel. I bet that most of the people that were in the theater the night that I went to watch it all read the book about‚ so they know what they are getting into and the book has been out for a while so needed to have established some sense of familiarity with the movie. I noticed
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Chris Lee FYS 20 August 2012 In the introduction to “They Say/ I Say”: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help with academic thinking and writing. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer realistically help set up a conversation and argument. As the authors themselves put it‚ “In our view‚ then‚ the best academic writing has one underlying feature: it is deeply engaged
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too violent. Peter is four years older than Ender. Colonel Graff‚ the commander of the Battle School‚ offers Ender a position at Battle School. He explains to Ender and his family that Ender’s reaction to the bullying and the removal of the monitor was part of Ender’s assessment. Battle School is located on a ship in earth’s orbit. On the flight there Ender shows Colonel Graff that he understands how zero gravity works in space. Graff separates Ender from his classmates‚ and Ender has few friends
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The term gluten-free tends to be synonymous with prick or hippie in many people’s minds. They see gluten free diet followers as a cult that brainwashes its followers into eliminating an essential part of their daily diets for an abstract goal of consumer awareness. However‚ few gluten free followers choose their lifestyle just to follow the crowd. On the contrary‚ many of these supposedly brainwashed people are actually independent thinkers‚ concerned citizens‚ and compassionate human beings. For
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isolation‚ which is caused by Graff on purpose‚ however he has learned a lesson from Graff that in this world the one he can really rely on is himself. Later on he unfolds his progress that he modifies the isolated situation. As a result‚ Ender’s developing self-reliance is setting up his mind to be strong enough to face the difficulty in the future‚ but it does not interference building up his ability of cooperation. In scene four‚ to make Ender understand his position‚ Graff gives his statement that
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How the Media Affects Women’s Self Esteem In today’s society and even past decades‚ women have been expected to live up to certain societal standards. Photo-shopped models in magazines‚ commercials‚ and other forms of advertisement define what is socially acceptable. Stick thin leading ladies epitomize the acceptable figure for women to attain. These different media‚ as well as these portrayals of beauty‚ are the constant goal for women around the world‚ especially young women‚ and the impact has
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whether TV is good or bad. This bibliography can be used by anyone who wants to decide if watching TV is good or bad‚ either for their children‚ or themselves. Johnson‚ Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” They Say / I Say With Readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2012. 277-294. Print. The argument in Johnsons article is that media has had to get more cognitively challenging to keep pulling the attention of viewers. He explains how he believes watching television
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In the article‚ “Hidden Intellectualism”‚ Gerald Graff‚ is arguing that street smart people are unable to apply their intelligence to academic work. Graff wants schools to expand avenues of what is taught in class. Graff expresses that the educated life is narrow and exclusive with subjects and text that are boring and heavy. I believe schools should allow students to learn about topics that interest them. Schools should create a setting where no subject is discriminated. If we talk about actual
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people claim should be off air are talked about their intellectual points‚ and how society has gone downhill from reality on TV. Johnson‚ Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” They Say I say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing.Eds. Gerald Graff‚ CathyBirkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2009. 213-230. Print. In the article written By Steven Johnson‚ “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”‚ states that the TV audience has become more cognitively demanding then earlier generations. Johnson
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