Monday, February 25, 2013

commentary #1


In response to Semiramiss's essay, the opening is great and I really like the first sentence because I think that everyone can relate that we all us and/or rely on technology. The point of the essay is stated very clearly in the introductory paragraph. I also like how you don’t shoot down how technology and the internet are helpful to us and that it is not all negative. Your main reasons are stated in the first paragraph, which is good. I think you should have included not staying in touch with family and friends as part of your three reasons in the intro because it is a topic you speak about in your body paragraphs.

            I also enjoyed how you admitted that you might also be someone who overuses technology because you are relating to the reader and not just saying how people that use technology too  much are lazy. I also liked the quotes you chose from different articles, they fit well with what you’re talking about and back up your argument. You also have good rebuttals’ and back up your arguments well.

            One thing that confused was the part where you talked about how the percentage of people addicted to the internet is correlated with the amount of people addicted to cocaine or alcohol, I’m not really sure if that is a valid correlation and you might not want to add that in your paper. But if you did, I would elaborate on it more and explain in detail, possibly taking a full paragraph. All in all I enjoyed ready your paper, even though I wrote about the exact opposite view point haha. I could still relate and understand your points and view on how technology may be affecting us badly. I wrote the same thing in my essay how technology is making us lazier, so I do agree with you on that!

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