Instructors posting grades up for students and posting up study guides. There are tons of impressive points computers can accomplish – but has anyone ever thought about the imperfect concepts of using computers? David Gelernter‚ the author of “Unplugged: The Myth of Computers in the Classrooms‚” used ethos‚ because he showed both sides of the arguments to prove why computers occasionally can be helpful and not as useful. He also used logos and pathos to give the reader the reasons and evidence to support
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Christian Holcombe Sociology 81164 October 2‚ 2012 Unplugged This assignment quite caught my interest; at first I wasn’t sure if I could fully commit to a day without electronics‚ but it sure did sound nice. Sunday‚ at midnight‚ I turned off my phone‚ television‚ tucked away my computer‚ and very gladly unplugged my alarm clock. The evening went swimmingly as I cuddled up with my cat and fell asleep. I woke with the sunshine on my linens‚ feeling as if it were vacation. I slid out of bed
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The unplugged task Feature article Year 8 experienced a weekend without technology (The unplugged task) from Friday (5:00 pm) to Monday (9:00 am). To see how much we use it and how frequently we need it. We couldn’t use our laptops‚ phones‚ iPods‚ TV’s‚ Radio’s and so much more. At the start of the unplugged task‚ it was very easy for most of us. When the weekend went by it got harder and harder. Everyone noticed that morning’s
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Nicholas Pratt Professor Campbell The Unplugged Challenge Back to the Stone Age. That is what went through my mind as I prepared to begin the Unplugged Challenge and disconnect from the internet for five days. Several questions crossed my mind before I began. How will I stay connected with people? What if I miss an email naming me the Publishers Clearing House ‘Grand Prize Winner?’ Could I live for nearly a week without the search capability of Google or the hilarious videos of YouTube? It seemed
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I feel like many people think it will be hard to unplug because there is always something that we need to know. During both times I unplugged‚ there were many times where I thought of a question that typically I would just Google on my handheld device and find the answer to in a matter of seconds. However‚ without that little answer in my pocket‚ I was able to challenge myself as a thinker
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Why Televisions Should Be Unplugged I believe all the televisions in America should be unplugged‚ and we should become a nomadic‚ goat-herding race- well‚ maybe not the part about the goat herding. Anyway‚ television programming is corrupting our youths’ minds; they are being stupefied and are becoming virtual vegetables as they are molded by the programs they view to be lazy‚ selfish‚ and to forsake all their moral and ethical values. The so called "entertainment value" to the shows is what’s
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When I first received this assignment of being unplugged from all technology for three hours I completely freaked out! I really had no idea what to expect as I’m always constantly using technology to keep myself entertained. The big question that came to my mind was like what am I going to do for three whole hours. Since a lot of my homework took technology to complete I made sure to schedule this experiment on the least busiest day that I had. I started the experiment at eight am on February 1
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Composition 1 19 November 2013 Welfare Unplugged Welfare is nothing new to the citizens of this country. It is a concept that arose over a century ago. Welfare was made famous by Bill Clinton‚ in 1996‚ and it has brought up much controversy. Arguments suggest the welfare system is highly abused by its members while others believe it is the answer to the nation’s poverty. Although the welfare system is state regulated‚ many people believe it is taken advantage of by underserving people. Often
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I completed the 24 hour unplugged assignment Wednesday October 18th. I was actually about to stay completely offline all day. The only exception is that I am a baseball players at LSUA and if our coach text us then I had to check and respond to that but other than that one thing I was able to stay off for the full 24 hours. I gave up texting‚ checking sports scores‚ games on phone‚ and social media. The only activity I couldn’t give up was if my coach was texting us. To me the most difficult challenge
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Unplugged The world is full of technology; Almost everywhere you look you will see some form of technology‚ from a cellphone that can speak to you‚ to a computer that can run anything your heart desires. As Martin Lindstorm writes in his article “Friends who have accidentally left home without their iPhones tell me they feel stressed-out‚ cut off and somehow un-whole.” (Lindstorm). People tend to be overly attached to their phones‚ as if they were people capable of loving them back. I see how this
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